The irony of Bruno Mars, a karaoke machine come to life, suing someone for copying one of his songs

Sam Valenti IV spot the difference

1 in every 3 people killed by a stranger is killed by a police officer. So you might think the biggest threat to your life is some random shooter or gang. But the one organized group that is most likely to shoot and kill you is the police, and it’s not even close.

John Cougar Mailchimp

Gideon Yago in the cut

New issue of JPMS just dropped!! It’s a free issue and one that is the penultimate issue of my term as co-editor. Check it out!!! 👇🏾👇🏾👇🏾

Check out JPMS 36.3 with Jason Lee Guthrie on Bob Dylan, Matthew Jones on Queer Country, Amanda Marie Martinez on Black Country, Elizabeth Lindau on Roadrunner, Amy Skjerseth on Hearing Sexism. A deep bench for my last issue as Book Reviews Editor. Thanks! online.ucpress.edu/jpms/issue/36/3

The new issue of JPMS is out and free access! Glad to have my review of Francesca Royster’s important book, Black Country Music: Listening for Revolutions, featured.

the last thing you see before you hear the 17th take of the "Hot Stuff" guitar solo

the only Woj take

I've never seen that many football beat writers in one place before

Join more than 350 scholars, journalists and health professionals who stand with Dr. Steven Thrasher (🍉 Dr. Thrasher still cares about Covid & Gaza🔻). He has been unjustly suspended by Northwestern University for speaking out against Israel's war in Gaza and for defending his students. forms.gle/F4K6WMHdMxNzAH…

It's great how the primary political counterargument to the dehumanization of Haitians as pet-eating monsters is "no, they're actually very useful to exploit as cheap factory labor!"

Plea Diddy