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Karen M. Cook @cooksterkc.bsky.social · 06/11/2025

Yesterday, I got to meet my favorite vocalist/musician, the warm wonderful brilliant giving exquisite unparalleled @lisafischermusic.bsky.social , and SHE HUGGED ME, Y'ALL. And spent time with my kiddo, too. I'm going to be happy forever. #cloudnine #walkingonsunshine #bestdayever

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Karen M. Cook @cooksterkc.bsky.social · 05/11/2025

Folks, it's that time of year again! Next weekend, I'll be gaming for a good cause - the South Park Inn homeless shelter here in Hartford, CT. secure.givelively.org/donate/dunge...

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Chaucer Doth Tweet @levostregc.bsky.social · 11/07/2025

Stoppinge the uncritical acceptance of Gen AI ys a labor and social justice issue.

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Ph(Dana) the Musicologess @musicologess.bsky.social · 20/06/2025

Join a whole gaggle of awesome people tonight on stream at twitch.tv/bardicknowledge where we will toast @cooksterkc.bsky.social and my brother Matt's birthdays with ice cream and play fun surprise games!

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Kara Jorgensen @authorkaraj.bsky.social · 20/05/2025

The comment period for this ends in 3 DAYS. Please leave a comment telling them EVERYONE should be able to get covid boosters. www.regulations.gov/commenton/FD...

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Celeste Ng @pronounced-ing.bsky.social · 20/05/2025

If you think COVID vaccines should continue to be available to all: take 5 min and add your comments at the link below. (Advice for what to say in the linked thread.)

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Rolling Stone @rollingstone.com · 13/05/2025

Happy 75th Birthday, Stevie Wonder. 🎉 To celebrate, here is a list of the soul visionary's best 50 songs

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The 50 Best Stevie Wonder Songs

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julianne @hoagietime.bsky.social · 24/04/2025

Registration closes soon so check out the program and grab a spot in our 100% hybrid conference this weekend!

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julianne @hoagietime.bsky.social · 23/04/2025

I was super delighted and honored to participate in the Sounds of America series to talk about @c418.org's original Minecraft soundtrack, alongside C418 himself as well as @keefstuart.bsky.social (whose personal anecdote really touched me!) The piece is replayable here: the1a.org/segments/the...

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The Sounds of America: 'Minecraft - Volume Alpha'

Daniel Rosenfeld’s Minecraft theme has been picked this year by the Library of Congress to be added to the National Recording Registry.

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Ryan Thompson @bardicknowledge.bsky.social · 27/03/2025

It’s episode 300 of our Thursday show, team! Holy buckets. Come join me, @musicologess.bsky.social @juliannegrasso.bsky.social @cooksterkc.bsky.social for the biggest moments of Dragon Quest III 2D-HD (w/ surprises!) at 9:00 Eastern, 6:00 Pacific. Twitch.tv/bardicknowledge

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BardicKnowledge - Twitch

Ludomusicologist at Michigan State University exploring public scholarship with amazing friends, focused on the relationships between gameplay and audio.

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Karen M. Cook @cooksterkc.bsky.social · 15/03/2025

Excited and humbled to announce that a recent article of mine won the 2024 SMT Film and Multimedia Interest Group Publication Award, alongside the inimitable Frank Lehman!

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MTO 29.3: Cook, 8-Bit Affordances

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Karen M. Cook @cooksterkc.bsky.social · 04/02/2025

Hey @asciipip.fosstodon.org.ap.brid.gy - you have my # and email, right? Drop me a msg however you're most comfy - not sure if my email for you is still the most current!

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Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 04/02/2025

Approximately 20 members of Elon Musk’s staff have begun working within the Education Department. They have gained access to multiple sensitive internal systems, including a financial aid dataset containing the personal information of millions of students enrolled in the federal student aid program.

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George Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social · 31/01/2025

This is what the government did with 120K+ Japanese Americans in 1942. I know. I was there in those camps.

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Chaucer Doth Tweet @levostregc.bsky.social · 25/01/2025

For universityes, do you knowe what faculty bring to the table? The table. Wythout them, nothinge.

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Chaucer Doth Tweet @levostregc.bsky.social · 23/01/2025

And ye maye aske yowerself, 'How do Ich werke thys?' And ye maye aske yowerself, 'Wher ys that large destrier?' And ye maye tell yowerself, 'Thys nys nat my fayre castel!' And ye maye tell yowerself, 'Thys nys nat my swift goshawk!'

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Chanda Prescod-Weinstein 🌌 @chanda.blacksky.app · 21/01/2025

I want people to stop posting vague advice like “build community” A lot of people don’t know how to start. Post practical things like “here’s a list of mutual aid groups to connect with” or something

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Chanda Prescod-Weinstein 🌌 @chanda.blacksky.app · 21/01/2025

By the way, my take on this is that if you don’t know where to start, seek out local DSA, NAACP, and Black Lives Matter chapters. They might not be the right home for you, but they give you an opportunity to meet people and start figuring things out.

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Karen M. Cook @cooksterkc.bsky.social · 11/01/2025

Thrilled to say that this wonderful new collection is almost out! #videogamemusic #gamesound #gametech #ludomusicology

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Karen M. Cook @cooksterkc.bsky.social · 09/01/2025

And somehow I have a two-year-old. #don'tblink #howdidthathappensofast

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Chaucer Doth Tweet @levostregc.bsky.social · 12/12/2024

Roses are redde Noble are the manatees Yf we wante a bettir future Teach artes & humanityes

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John Breen @breen.tech · 10/12/2024

‼️Urgent ‼️ Please take action to let your congresspeople know that the gender-affirming care bans in this year’s National Defense Authorization Act are unacceptable. mdcdsa.org/ndaa

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Karen M. Cook @cooksterkc.bsky.social · 06/12/2024

Alright, #musicology hivemind - anyone fancy a syllabus prep session or two? After this semester, I'm wanting to carefully rethink assignments and scaffolding, and it'd be nice to have a group of like-minded people to bounce ideas off of. Any takers?

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Tenebrad @bradislove.bsky.social · 17/11/2024

Fascinated by the idea of Sega making a pinball machine in 1977 based on the concept of women's liberation

A Japanese sales flyer for "Woman-Lib" pinball from Sega

Closeup of a the back panel art of Woman Lib panel featuring colorful art of women protesting with banners and signs

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Karen M. Cook @cooksterkc.bsky.social · 16/11/2024

This is the last push! Event starts in ... 3 hours! Help us get some sweet gear for the cause! #homeless #homelessveterans #veterans #charity #games #HeroQuest

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Karen M. Cook @cooksterkc.bsky.social · 15/11/2024

We're down to the last 24 hours, folks! Please consider making a donation to a great cause - any little bit would really help our team! #homeless #homelessveterans #veterans #charity #games #HeroQuest

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Karen M. Cook @cooksterkc.bsky.social · 12/11/2024

This weekend, folks! Chip in if you can.

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SSSMG @sssmg.bsky.social · 11/11/2024

MEET THE TEAM! 📷 Meet Our New 𝑱𝑺𝑴𝑮-𝑱𝒐𝒖𝒓𝒏𝒂𝒍 𝒐𝒇 𝑺𝒐𝒖𝒏𝒅 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝑴𝒖𝒔𝒊𝒄 𝒊𝒏 𝑮𝒂𝒎𝒆𝒔 Editor-in-Chief, Dana Plank! #vgm #ludomusicology #jsmg Independent scholar and lecturer at Ohio State University, specializes in video game music and identity. She co-edited The Intersection of Animation, Video Games, and Music

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SSSMG @sssmg.bsky.social · 11/11/2024

MEET THE TEAM! 📷 We are delighted to welcome Karen M. Cook as associate editor at the 𝐉𝐒𝐌𝐆-𝐉𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐨𝐟 𝐒𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐝 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐌𝐮𝐬𝐢𝐜 𝐢𝐧 𝐆𝐚𝐦𝐞𝐬 #vgm#ludomusicology @cooksterkc.bsky.social(University of Hartford) Specializes in medieval music and contemporary video game music. She is currently co-editing two volumes

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Karen M. Cook @cooksterkc.bsky.social · 10/11/2024

Oh. A brutal, brutal blow this week. How I adore her. Godspeed.

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Karen M. Cook @cooksterkc.bsky.social · 29/10/2024

Once again, it's time to raise money for the #homeless! I'll be participating in the 2024 Dungeons of Hope #HeroQuest-athon, raising funds for the South Park Inn Shelter here in #Hartford. Give generously and help my team earn some sweet gear! secure.givelively.org/donate/dunge...

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Plague Poems @plaguepoems.bsky.social · 15/02/2024

Please take care my friend wherever you are on this day please take care of yourself of others oh, please try to take care and though I recognize that this is not a particularly good love poem please just know that it was written for you out of love.

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Karen M. Cook @cooksterkc.bsky.social · 30/11/2023

Academic hivemind (such that exists here so far!): where/how would you list interviews on your CV? Would you consider them a form of public scholarship? Or somehow distinct from, say, a public piece of writing?

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Karen M. Cook @cooksterkc.bsky.social · 16/11/2023

I didn't know Travis Stimeling personally but I knew and respected their work deeply. I am so sorry for all their loved ones who are grieving right now. What a loss.

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Erika Supria H @drcanonic.bsky.social · 11/11/2023

"...the 11th day of November in each year, a day to be dedicated to the cause of world peace" How many more deaths? How much suffering? Ceasefire now.

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Jess Calarco @jessicacalarco.com · 20/09/2023

Last week, I asked the first-year undergrads in my Kids and Society seminar to tell me about the upsides and downsides of remote learning. Their responses might surprise you--particularly for what they reveal about students' attitudes toward chatGPT, cheating, and AI. 1/

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Ada Palmer @adapalmer.bsky.social · 27/10/2023

Reminder that the new COVID shot isn’t just a booster, it’s a new vaccine more effective against more variants. Important to get it and remind friends & family.

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Karen M. Cook @cooksterkc.bsky.social · 24/10/2023

Excited to have my latest Civilization article out! A bit of a departure for me but a fun topic to work on. (And when it's actually out, I'll share the link!)

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Karen M. Cook @cooksterkc.bsky.social · 21/10/2023

Our band of heroes will gather on #VeteransDay to help #veterans and other men and women find a home and transition back to permanency. Help us raise money for the South Park Inn Shelter! #homelessness t.co/UBVNUmFhQB

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Karen M. Cook @cooksterkc.bsky.social · 20/10/2023

I did a thing! Listen if you're so inclined. infectioushistorians.com/2023/09/05/m...

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