Gabrielle Cornish
@gcornish91.bsky.social
Assistant Professor of Musicology at UW-Madison. Lover of all things Slavic and sonic (bonus points if they’re noisy or electronic). Views my own, not my employer’s.
Read some words at www.gabriellecornish.com
Read some words at www.gabriellecornish.com
Working on my ASEEES panel response paper and so far this is what I’ve got
November 20, 2025 at 4:18 PM
Working on my ASEEES panel response paper and so far this is what I’ve got
Just think: two years ago, Henry Kissinger died the first night of ASEEES. This year, the conference hotel is the site of where Hinckley shot Ronald Reagan. The wall may have fallen, but I’m starting to think the Slavists are getting the last laugh in the Cold War!
November 20, 2025 at 3:14 AM
Just think: two years ago, Henry Kissinger died the first night of ASEEES. This year, the conference hotel is the site of where Hinckley shot Ronald Reagan. The wall may have fallen, but I’m starting to think the Slavists are getting the last laugh in the Cold War!
I winced. I winced wincing. I winced being winced at. I winced wincing itself.
November 18, 2025 at 3:31 AM
I winced. I winced wincing. I winced being winced at. I winced wincing itself.
Truly iconic car parked next to me at the vet
November 17, 2025 at 7:08 PM
Truly iconic car parked next to me at the vet
Went to buy some stamps at the post office and was greeted by this horrifying option:
November 15, 2025 at 8:15 PM
Went to buy some stamps at the post office and was greeted by this horrifying option:
A dog shot me in the face, so I got a better face: the Celeste Cunningham story
November 14, 2025 at 3:36 PM
A dog shot me in the face, so I got a better face: the Celeste Cunningham story
Just remembered the person who told me that this photo of young Stalin (taken 1902) “proves” he was in Hamas (founded in 1987) because it turns out that anyone can be a Soviet historian if they believe in themselves enough.
November 11, 2025 at 3:13 PM
Just remembered the person who told me that this photo of young Stalin (taken 1902) “proves” he was in Hamas (founded in 1987) because it turns out that anyone can be a Soviet historian if they believe in themselves enough.
feat. my all-time favorite footnote I've ever written
November 3, 2025 at 6:01 PM
feat. my all-time favorite footnote I've ever written
my favorite kind of party (out in the not-so-distant future, but if you want to read proofs now lemme know!)
November 3, 2025 at 5:56 PM
my favorite kind of party (out in the not-so-distant future, but if you want to read proofs now lemme know!)
She’s a babushka
October 31, 2025 at 10:01 PM
She’s a babushka
I chuckle every time I see this ad because it makes it look like the United States is on sale and honestly, yeah, we have some clearance-rack-from-the-back-of-the-Goodwill-ass politics going on right now
October 31, 2025 at 1:53 PM
I chuckle every time I see this ad because it makes it look like the United States is on sale and honestly, yeah, we have some clearance-rack-from-the-back-of-the-Goodwill-ass politics going on right now
Now wait a damn minute
October 29, 2025 at 10:54 PM
Now wait a damn minute
New author photo just dropped
October 24, 2025 at 7:34 PM
New author photo just dropped
Did you know that JC Penny's photo studio still exists? And that they offer a $25 groupon for a pet photo shoot? Oh, and that you can get yourself and your dog matching anoraks from LL Bean? And ask for the most unhinged session possible bc you want your holiday cards to be ridiculous? Anyways
October 24, 2025 at 7:33 PM
Did you know that JC Penny's photo studio still exists? And that they offer a $25 groupon for a pet photo shoot? Oh, and that you can get yourself and your dog matching anoraks from LL Bean? And ask for the most unhinged session possible bc you want your holiday cards to be ridiculous? Anyways
Not enough people on here are talking about how the moderator asked what their “favorite live music venue” in the city was, and Sliwa’s answer was that he saw the Chainsmokers under the Kosciuszko bridge while Cuomo pretended he’d been there before saying he’d only picked his daughters up there.
October 23, 2025 at 12:56 PM
Not enough people on here are talking about how the moderator asked what their “favorite live music venue” in the city was, and Sliwa’s answer was that he saw the Chainsmokers under the Kosciuszko bridge while Cuomo pretended he’d been there before saying he’d only picked his daughters up there.
“Potential ethical conflicts” could we please please PLEASE be so fucking for real right now
October 21, 2025 at 7:00 PM
“Potential ethical conflicts” could we please please PLEASE be so fucking for real right now
A metaphor so obvious even Aaron Sorkin would call it heavy handed
October 21, 2025 at 4:53 PM
A metaphor so obvious even Aaron Sorkin would call it heavy handed
Although even with all my caution, my sister did definitely think it was a sperm the first time she saw it. But not Nazi! (She’s not super up-to-date on her Soviet space history…)
October 21, 2025 at 4:35 PM
Although even with all my caution, my sister did definitely think it was a sperm the first time she saw it. But not Nazi! (She’s not super up-to-date on her Soviet space history…)
Living in Madison means having no fewer than five people say they like your shirt when you’re at the Kwik Trip to get some dunkers
October 18, 2025 at 6:21 PM
Living in Madison means having no fewer than five people say they like your shirt when you’re at the Kwik Trip to get some dunkers
CIA coups in Latin America, growing civic unrest, and an increasingly likely economic crisis? Hey, babe, wake up, the 1970s are on!
October 15, 2025 at 9:45 PM
CIA coups in Latin America, growing civic unrest, and an increasingly likely economic crisis? Hey, babe, wake up, the 1970s are on!