Kinohi Nishikawa
@kinohi.bsky.social
English & African American Studies and Director of the Interdisciplinary Doctoral Program in the Humanities at Princeton.
Greg Brown went the distance with lyrics like these, RIP:
Bowel-shaking earthquakes of doubt and remorse
Assail him, impale him with monster-truck force
In his mind, he’s still driving, still making the grade
She’s hoping in time that her memories will fade
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/12/a...
Bowel-shaking earthquakes of doubt and remorse
Assail him, impale him with monster-truck force
In his mind, he’s still driving, still making the grade
She’s hoping in time that her memories will fade
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/12/a...
Greg Brown, Guitarist Who Wrote Cake’s Biggest Hit, Dies at 56
www.nytimes.com
February 13, 2026 at 4:02 PM
Greg Brown went the distance with lyrics like these, RIP:
Bowel-shaking earthquakes of doubt and remorse
Assail him, impale him with monster-truck force
In his mind, he’s still driving, still making the grade
She’s hoping in time that her memories will fade
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/12/a...
Bowel-shaking earthquakes of doubt and remorse
Assail him, impale him with monster-truck force
In his mind, he’s still driving, still making the grade
She’s hoping in time that her memories will fade
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/12/a...
“It makes it difficult for newer authors to be discovered, because the swamp is teaming [sic] with crap.” www.nytimes.com/2026/02/08/b...
The New Fabio Is Claude
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February 12, 2026 at 2:17 AM
“It makes it difficult for newer authors to be discovered, because the swamp is teaming [sic] with crap.” www.nytimes.com/2026/02/08/b...
Thursday, 2/12, at 5:00pm @princetonpl.bsky.social: POETICS OF PROPAGATION, a salon co-curated by Kierra Duncan and Nicole-Ann Lobo for the Interdisciplinary Doctoral Program in the Humanities @princeton.edu. Hands-on activities + archival exhibition. Come by! It's free and open to the public.
February 9, 2026 at 4:38 PM
Thursday, 2/12, at 5:00pm @princetonpl.bsky.social: POETICS OF PROPAGATION, a salon co-curated by Kierra Duncan and Nicole-Ann Lobo for the Interdisciplinary Doctoral Program in the Humanities @princeton.edu. Hands-on activities + archival exhibition. Come by! It's free and open to the public.
Are you a Ph.D. student @princeton.edu working in and across humanistic fields? Apply to the Interdisciplinary Doctoral Program in the Humanities, a unique fellowship opportunity that facilitates intellectual and practical work outside one's discipline. humanities.princeton.edu/2026/01/21/i...
Interdisciplinary Doctoral Program in the Humanities Accepting Applications through March 2 — Princeton University Humanities Council
Applications for the Council’s Interdisciplinary Doctoral Program in the Humanities (IHUM) are now open. Graduate students are eligible to apply to IHUM in their third year of graduate study. Students...
humanities.princeton.edu
February 9, 2026 at 12:41 AM
Are you a Ph.D. student @princeton.edu working in and across humanistic fields? Apply to the Interdisciplinary Doctoral Program in the Humanities, a unique fellowship opportunity that facilitates intellectual and practical work outside one's discipline. humanities.princeton.edu/2026/01/21/i...
Couldn’t agree more about how MARTY SUPREME turns the corner on model-minority, pathos-driven art about the ethnic American experience. Great piece of criticism. www.nytimes.com/2026/01/21/m...
‘Marty Supreme’ Has a Lot to Say About Being Jewish in America
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February 9, 2026 at 12:12 AM
Couldn’t agree more about how MARTY SUPREME turns the corner on model-minority, pathos-driven art about the ethnic American experience. Great piece of criticism. www.nytimes.com/2026/01/21/m...
Uplifting post of the day, with a whimsical headline to boot. www.nytimes.com/2026/01/18/u...
See You Later, Claude: San Francisco Mourns Its Beloved Alligator
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February 4, 2026 at 9:15 PM
Uplifting post of the day, with a whimsical headline to boot. www.nytimes.com/2026/01/18/u...
RIP Carla Freccero, literature professor at the University of California Santa Cruz and pathbreaking scholar of early modern gender and sexuality studies. literature.ucsc.edu/people/in-me...
In Memoriam – LITERATURE DEPARTMENT
literature.ucsc.edu
February 4, 2026 at 1:13 PM
RIP Carla Freccero, literature professor at the University of California Santa Cruz and pathbreaking scholar of early modern gender and sexuality studies. literature.ucsc.edu/people/in-me...
This was laugh- and groan-out-loud loony: a perfect Sunday afternoon treat. Great cameos from Tim Thomerson as a c*ke-snorting investigator and Mickey Rourke as the bully who bets the main character on his knowledge of CASABLANCA trivia. www.lightboxfilmcenter.org/events/sunda...
SUNDAY SCARIES: Fade to Black | Lightbox
New Restoration
www.lightboxfilmcenter.org
February 2, 2026 at 1:00 PM
This was laugh- and groan-out-loud loony: a perfect Sunday afternoon treat. Great cameos from Tim Thomerson as a c*ke-snorting investigator and Mickey Rourke as the bully who bets the main character on his knowledge of CASABLANCA trivia. www.lightboxfilmcenter.org/events/sunda...
An incredible virtual tour of the New York Public Library's exhibition SYNCOPATED STAGES: BLACK DISRUPTIONS TO THE GREAT WHITE WAY, curated by the late Michael Dinwiddie. Kudos to Jesse Green for capturing the scope and energy of the exhibition in online format. www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
Black Musical Theater, 200 Years and Running
The nearly forgotten Black stars, songwriters and strivers who made Broadway what it is today.
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February 1, 2026 at 2:30 PM
An incredible virtual tour of the New York Public Library's exhibition SYNCOPATED STAGES: BLACK DISRUPTIONS TO THE GREAT WHITE WAY, curated by the late Michael Dinwiddie. Kudos to Jesse Green for capturing the scope and energy of the exhibition in online format. www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
I'm such a nerd for these usage notes from @modernlanguage.bsky.social. Here Laura Kiernan clarifies when to use e.g. and i.e. and whether to use one or the other style.mla.org/eg-and-ie/?u...
E.g. and I.e.: Choosing the Right Abbreviation | MLA Style Center
Learn how and when to use e.g. and i.e.
style.mla.org
January 27, 2026 at 9:55 PM
I'm such a nerd for these usage notes from @modernlanguage.bsky.social. Here Laura Kiernan clarifies when to use e.g. and i.e. and whether to use one or the other style.mla.org/eg-and-ie/?u...
Piercing essay on the history of comparative philology and its universalist presumptions by Aditi Rao: "What exactly are we to do with the spoils of our shared past?... How do we speak together, live together, write together, in Babel’s wake?" www.publicbooks.org/against-babe...
Against Babel: Or, How to Talk to Strangers - Public Books
Allegedly, some 45% of languages descend from one, ancient ”Proto-Indo-European“ tongue. But why focus on a hypothetical lost language, when we can work instead to hear one another today?
www.publicbooks.org
January 26, 2026 at 8:10 PM
Piercing essay on the history of comparative philology and its universalist presumptions by Aditi Rao: "What exactly are we to do with the spoils of our shared past?... How do we speak together, live together, write together, in Babel’s wake?" www.publicbooks.org/against-babe...
Great story about Cornell's acquisition of the George Bixby James Baldwin Collection, facilitated by Type Punch Matrix. I agree with Ph.D. candidate Dominique Joe that there's tremendous value in the collection's ephemera, not just the published work. www.library.cornell.edu/about/news/l...
Library puts rare James Baldwin collection on exhibit
New York City-based publisher and book collector George Bixby spent a lifetime tracking down the works of writer and civil rights activist James Baldwin – ...
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January 26, 2026 at 5:56 PM
Great story about Cornell's acquisition of the George Bixby James Baldwin Collection, facilitated by Type Punch Matrix. I agree with Ph.D. candidate Dominique Joe that there's tremendous value in the collection's ephemera, not just the published work. www.library.cornell.edu/about/news/l...
"(Re)discovering Facsimiles and Forgeries at Williams College," a hands-on workshop and presentation by Anne Peale (Williams College) #BibWeek26 @bibsocamer.bsky.social
January 24, 2026 at 12:04 PM
"(Re)discovering Facsimiles and Forgeries at Williams College," a hands-on workshop and presentation by Anne Peale (Williams College) #BibWeek26 @bibsocamer.bsky.social
"Stalking the Wild Fur Trade: Bibliographic Control of Modern Trapping Literature," co-presented by Nathan E. Bender and Eric Rossborough (Buffalo Bill Center of the West) #BibWeek26 @bibsocamer.bsky.social
January 24, 2026 at 12:01 PM
"Stalking the Wild Fur Trade: Bibliographic Control of Modern Trapping Literature," co-presented by Nathan E. Bender and Eric Rossborough (Buffalo Bill Center of the West) #BibWeek26 @bibsocamer.bsky.social
"The Case of the Missing Type: Investigating LOGONOMIA ANGLICA (1619)," co-presented by Erika Giddens and Samantha Foster #BibWeek26 @bibsocamer.bsky.social
January 24, 2026 at 11:58 AM
"The Case of the Missing Type: Investigating LOGONOMIA ANGLICA (1619)," co-presented by Erika Giddens and Samantha Foster #BibWeek26 @bibsocamer.bsky.social
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Gearing up for a quick transatlantic flight to talk about (publishing) pirates and detective fiction! 📚🕵️♀️
Couldn't be more excited for @norabenedict.bsky.social's keynote lecture for @bibsocamer.bsky.social's Annual Meeting Friday (1/23) at Convene, NYC, 3:00pm EST: "Erle Stanley Gardner and the Case of the Mexican Pirates." Free and open to the public with registration 👉 bibsocamer.org/events/calen...
January 21, 2026 at 9:18 PM
Gearing up for a quick transatlantic flight to talk about (publishing) pirates and detective fiction! 📚🕵️♀️
Today (1/21) at 2:00pm EST at #BibWeek26: an exhibition tour of SPANISH STYLE: FASHION ILLUMINATED, 1550-1700 at the Hispanic Museum and Library in NYC. Free and open to the public with registration @bibsocamer.bsky.social 👉 bibsocamer.org/events/calen...
January 21, 2026 at 1:28 PM
Today (1/21) at 2:00pm EST at #BibWeek26: an exhibition tour of SPANISH STYLE: FASHION ILLUMINATED, 1550-1700 at the Hispanic Museum and Library in NYC. Free and open to the public with registration @bibsocamer.bsky.social 👉 bibsocamer.org/events/calen...
Couldn't be more excited for @norabenedict.bsky.social's keynote lecture for @bibsocamer.bsky.social's Annual Meeting Friday (1/23) at Convene, NYC, 3:00pm EST: "Erle Stanley Gardner and the Case of the Mexican Pirates." Free and open to the public with registration 👉 bibsocamer.org/events/calen...
January 21, 2026 at 1:16 AM
Couldn't be more excited for @norabenedict.bsky.social's keynote lecture for @bibsocamer.bsky.social's Annual Meeting Friday (1/23) at Convene, NYC, 3:00pm EST: "Erle Stanley Gardner and the Case of the Mexican Pirates." Free and open to the public with registration 👉 bibsocamer.org/events/calen...
Very excited to attend Jacqueline Goldsby and Meredith L. McGill's Black Bibliography Project conference "Networking Black Print: Reimagining Black Bibliography" at Rutgers, April 9-10. Events free and open to the public with registration 👉 globalracialjustice.rutgers.edu/event/networ...
January 21, 2026 at 1:11 AM
Very excited to attend Jacqueline Goldsby and Meredith L. McGill's Black Bibliography Project conference "Networking Black Print: Reimagining Black Bibliography" at Rutgers, April 9-10. Events free and open to the public with registration 👉 globalracialjustice.rutgers.edu/event/networ...
A great leader for PUL. I've had the privilege of deepening my involvement in different facets of Special Collections during Jarvis's term.
Anne Jarvis, a distinguished academic librarian who has led Princeton University Library through a decade of growth and transformation, will retire later this summer, concluding her tenure as dean of libraries and the Robert H. Taylor 1930 University Librarian: https://bit.ly/4b9D3pw
January 20, 2026 at 4:29 PM
A great leader for PUL. I've had the privilege of deepening my involvement in different facets of Special Collections during Jarvis's term.
Join @bibsocamer.bsky.social today (1/20) in kicking off #BibWeek26 with the Grolier Club's Rendell Lecture: Glen Miranker on "meaning and magic in handwritten material" -- a talk based on his extensive collection of Sherlock Holmes material. Open to the public 👉 www.eventbrite.com/e/virtual-an...
[Virtual] Annual Rendell Lecture | Meaning & Magic In Handwritten Material
With Glen Miranker
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January 20, 2026 at 1:31 PM
Join @bibsocamer.bsky.social today (1/20) in kicking off #BibWeek26 with the Grolier Club's Rendell Lecture: Glen Miranker on "meaning and magic in handwritten material" -- a talk based on his extensive collection of Sherlock Holmes material. Open to the public 👉 www.eventbrite.com/e/virtual-an...
Marta Mateus's FIRE OF WIND is a meditative reflection on class struggle as it relates to Portugal's history of dictatorship and revolution. A rare chance to see this beautifully shot, Béla Tarr-paced film @lightboxfilmcenter.bsky.social www.lightboxfilmcenter.org/events/fire-...
Fire of Wind (Fogo do Vento) | Lightbox
Philadelphia premiere
www.lightboxfilmcenter.org
January 19, 2026 at 1:20 PM
Marta Mateus's FIRE OF WIND is a meditative reflection on class struggle as it relates to Portugal's history of dictatorship and revolution. A rare chance to see this beautifully shot, Béla Tarr-paced film @lightboxfilmcenter.bsky.social www.lightboxfilmcenter.org/events/fire-...
Reposted by Kinohi Nishikawa
This looks great, and I'm shocked I didn't realize these Oxford Bibliographies of American Lit were out there, will definitely be consulting them and recommending to graduate students...
Happy to see my co-written bibliography of Ralph Ellison debut on Oxford Bibliographies Online. Paul Devlin and Diana Filar were ideal collaborators: working across subfields in literary studies brought a unique set of resources together for this project. www.oxfordbibliographies.com/display/docu...
www.oxfordbibliographies.com
January 15, 2026 at 5:00 PM
This looks great, and I'm shocked I didn't realize these Oxford Bibliographies of American Lit were out there, will definitely be consulting them and recommending to graduate students...
Happy to see my co-written bibliography of Ralph Ellison debut on Oxford Bibliographies Online. Paul Devlin and Diana Filar were ideal collaborators: working across subfields in literary studies brought a unique set of resources together for this project. www.oxfordbibliographies.com/display/docu...
www.oxfordbibliographies.com
January 15, 2026 at 4:21 PM
Happy to see my co-written bibliography of Ralph Ellison debut on Oxford Bibliographies Online. Paul Devlin and Diana Filar were ideal collaborators: working across subfields in literary studies brought a unique set of resources together for this project. www.oxfordbibliographies.com/display/docu...