Scott Ashworth
@soashworth.bsky.social
Professor at the University of Chicago. Philosophy, Politics, and Economics, in proportions tbd. He/Him.
Introduce yourself with five concerts you’ve seen
Pixies
Breeders & Nirvana
Bikini Kill
Sonic Youth
Shonen Knife
Pixies
Breeders & Nirvana
Bikini Kill
Sonic Youth
Shonen Knife
Introduce yourself with 5 concerts you’ve seen
Ozzy & Metallica
SRV & Joe Cocker
Iron Maiden & Yngwie
Jazzfest
U2
Ozzy & Metallica
SRV & Joe Cocker
Iron Maiden & Yngwie
Jazzfest
U2
Introduce yourself with 5 concerts you’ve seen
• James Taylor, Hourglass
• Ben Folds, Supersunnyspeedgraphic
• Motion City Soundtrack, Commit This to Memory
• Sara Bareilles, Kaleidoscope Heart
• John Mayer, Sob Rock
• James Taylor, Hourglass
• Ben Folds, Supersunnyspeedgraphic
• Motion City Soundtrack, Commit This to Memory
• Sara Bareilles, Kaleidoscope Heart
• John Mayer, Sob Rock
November 28, 2025 at 1:25 AM
Introduce yourself with five concerts you’ve seen
Pixies
Breeders & Nirvana
Bikini Kill
Sonic Youth
Shonen Knife
Pixies
Breeders & Nirvana
Bikini Kill
Sonic Youth
Shonen Knife
Time to insist once again that everyone learn about the quadrivium.
November 27, 2025 at 8:51 PM
Time to insist once again that everyone learn about the quadrivium.
Reposted by Scott Ashworth
Now conditionally accepted at @thejop.bsky.social. Very proud of this paper. Full paper here: shorturl.at/TjEWx
November 27, 2025 at 2:25 PM
Now conditionally accepted at @thejop.bsky.social. Very proud of this paper. Full paper here: shorturl.at/TjEWx
I’m holding out for a Bears Super Bowl victory.
BRB am becoming Catholic
Pope Leo XIV told students not to use artificial intelligence for homework, saying that AI ‘won’t stand in authentic wonder before the beauty of God’s creation.’
November 26, 2025 at 5:16 PM
I’m holding out for a Bears Super Bowl victory.
Three books from this list is surely a record for me.
I unreservedly recommend all three.
I unreservedly recommend all three.
November 26, 2025 at 4:56 PM
Three books from this list is surely a record for me.
I unreservedly recommend all three.
I unreservedly recommend all three.
Annual reminder:
November 25, 2025 at 4:34 PM
Annual reminder:
Used bookstores are the best.
November 23, 2025 at 6:29 PM
Used bookstores are the best.
Can’t participate in the Die Hard/Home Alone discourse as I’ve never seen either.
November 23, 2025 at 3:22 PM
Can’t participate in the Die Hard/Home Alone discourse as I’ve never seen either.
That Grok gave this answer shows the answer is correct.
November 21, 2025 at 1:27 AM
That Grok gave this answer shows the answer is correct.
Reposted by Scott Ashworth
man we should bring back the pamphlet
Hey historians 🗃️: Do you know of presses that publish short books (around 30K words / 90 pages plus notes)? I have been working on an article project that could easily turn into an great micro-history of that length, but I'm not sure it would make it to the usual full 60-90K words...
November 19, 2025 at 3:48 AM
man we should bring back the pamphlet
Currently reading a good book that would be excellent if the autobiographical “academic trade” layers were stripped away.
November 19, 2025 at 3:02 AM
Currently reading a good book that would be excellent if the autobiographical “academic trade” layers were stripped away.
He should’ve cut the invasive bamboo out of the article at the root.
November 18, 2025 at 2:17 PM
He should’ve cut the invasive bamboo out of the article at the root.
Topical book of the evening.
November 17, 2025 at 3:38 AM
Topical book of the evening.
Top 5 movie genres are:
Driving
Downtown NYC circa 1981
Stalked by my Doctor extended universe
AIP counterculture exploration
Technicolor
Driving
Downtown NYC circa 1981
Stalked by my Doctor extended universe
AIP counterculture exploration
Technicolor
Top 5 movie genres are:
heist
intelligence/espionage thriller
pitch perfect
cerebral ensemble oscar fodder drama
heist some more
heist
intelligence/espionage thriller
pitch perfect
cerebral ensemble oscar fodder drama
heist some more
Top 5 movie genres are:
People being shits at a dinner party
Rotting mansion, faded starlet/society beauty, high-camp fuckdown
Either nothing or everything happened, glacially slowly & visually stunningly
Woman is being haunted or maybe there’s actually a gross guy
Tilda Swinton hears a weird noise
People being shits at a dinner party
Rotting mansion, faded starlet/society beauty, high-camp fuckdown
Either nothing or everything happened, glacially slowly & visually stunningly
Woman is being haunted or maybe there’s actually a gross guy
Tilda Swinton hears a weird noise
November 16, 2025 at 9:11 PM
Top 5 movie genres are:
Driving
Downtown NYC circa 1981
Stalked by my Doctor extended universe
AIP counterculture exploration
Technicolor
Driving
Downtown NYC circa 1981
Stalked by my Doctor extended universe
AIP counterculture exploration
Technicolor
You know Thomas Crow’s new book is going to be good with these as figures 1 and 2.
November 16, 2025 at 1:39 AM
You know Thomas Crow’s new book is going to be good with these as figures 1 and 2.
RETVRN
People won’t believe us when we tell them syllabi used to be short. I barely believe it myself!
November 14, 2025 at 9:44 PM
RETVRN
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singer/songwriters should all be put on an island somewhere they can sing to/songwrite at each other to their oh-so-sensitive hearts' content and leave the rest of us the hell alone
November 14, 2025 at 5:56 PM
singer/songwriters should all be put on an island somewhere they can sing to/songwrite at each other to their oh-so-sensitive hearts' content and leave the rest of us the hell alone
The Charli XCX/John Cale single is amazing.
November 14, 2025 at 12:01 AM
The Charli XCX/John Cale single is amazing.
I’ve got some new opinion data to enliven the debate on popularism.
November 8, 2025 at 10:12 PM
I’ve got some new opinion data to enliven the debate on popularism.
At the neighborhood chipotle:
November 6, 2025 at 11:09 PM
At the neighborhood chipotle:
Not even Noam Chomsky!
November 6, 2025 at 1:08 AM
Not even Noam Chomsky!
I hope no one who spent last week getting religion about error bars on inferences from election results falls into apostasy today.
November 5, 2025 at 12:11 PM
I hope no one who spent last week getting religion about error bars on inferences from election results falls into apostasy today.
Found the worst take in substack history.
November 4, 2025 at 8:51 PM
Found the worst take in substack history.
Becoming an antivaxer only for the morning after my Covid shot.
November 4, 2025 at 5:58 PM
Becoming an antivaxer only for the morning after my Covid shot.