If you ask : what is the value of the humanities? I would say that it teaches you to read with acuity, to analyse wild claims, to argue responsibly to questions to which there are no right answers. Do we need the humanities? Let’s hear it for yes!!!

We invite you to nominate a jazz artist or advocate who has been significant to the field of jazz through vocal & instrumental performance, creative leadership, mentorship, and education for an NEA Jazz Master Fellowship. Nominations due 10/31/24. More: bit.ly/3M4EGXY

Listen to this. She’s gonna win.

Olympic breakdancing looks like how Eminem sounds. No further questions.

On this day in 1920, music changed forever. nytimes.com/2020/08/08/opi…

⭐ Welcome, Class of 2025: we're just as excited as you to bring you into the Columbia University Journalism community. Here, you'll gain the cutting-edge skills needed to tell important stories in your neighborhood and around the world.

BREAKING: In a stunning admission, one of the most conservative Senators, Senator James Lankford, admits that it was Donald Trump who sabotaged the toughest border security legislation proposed in decades. Retweet to make sure every American sees this.

A reminder that Mary Oliver also wrote this:

A new #NEHgrant to @uchicago will fund a project to build a platform that would bring together data from five digital humanities projects focused on the cultural history of late-medieval and early modern Florence. neh.gov/news/neh-annou…

New NEH grants! National Endowment for the Humanities awards $37.5 million for 240 humanities projects nationwide. Grants will support the creation of centers for AI research, new nonfiction books, documentaries, podcasts, exhibitions, summer programs for teachers & more! tinyurl.com/sbuk2f7m #NEHgrant

The National Endowment for the Humanities has awarded $37.5 million in grants for 240 humanities projects. Funds will support the publication of 25 nonfiction titles as well as research into the implications of AI. buff.ly/3T6NlfY

I’m thrilled to receive an award from the NEH (National Endowment for the Humanities) Office of Digital Humanities (NEH Digital Humanities) for the Music Informatics for Radio Across the GlobE (MIRAGE) project! neh.gov/news/NEH-grant… #NEHGrant #TTUArts /1

Tonight at the Village Vanguard: Dave Douglas and Joe Lovano’s Sound Prints ensemble will give the world premiere of a newly discovered work by Adrianne Geffel. For real! In a way. This will truly be an event not to be believed.

The Harris campaign should run this ad in all the swing states

A wide-ranging, fascinating conversation: Diana Hubbell puts the yerba mate🧉 story on the map in Atlas Obscura atlasobscura.com/articles/yerba…

For nine years one man has caused unseen chaos, conflict, and division. In 64 days we are leaving him in the past, and we are not going back.

#ICYMI, PoetryOutLoud is celebrating its 20th anniversary! 🎉 #POL lifts poetry off the page, creating community & connection. Learn more about how to get involved in this dynamic recitation competition & free arts education program on our website ⬇️ bit.ly/4cOtrNP

🚨Upcoming Deadline! Don't miss your chance to nominate an artist or arts organization for a 2024 National Medal of Arts, the highest award given to artists & arts patrons by the U.S. government. Nominations are due 10/3/2024. For more info, visit bit.ly/3Z91q0f

M.A. Columbia Journ Arts and Culture Concentration Professor David Hajdu contributed an essay on MAD's movie musical spoofs to Library of America's new book "The MAD Files: Writers and Cartoonists on the Magazine that Warped America’s Brain!" Learn more: loa.org/books/the-mad-…