Kate Storhoff

Really glad I did academia long enough to experience the joy of looking myself up on JSTOR. Big thank you to Todd Decker, Rachel Jones, and Daniel Fister! And an even bigger thank you to @jennjolley -- meeting you was without a doubt the biggest joy of this research.

@Daubledore It is so fun! I'm not very good yet and I can play 2.5 tunes but I am practicing almost every day. As a wind player, using a bellows breaks my brain. Do you know the name Colin Ross? He made my pipes.

I have not been active here because I have not been musicology-ing, but here are some updates: 1. I am learning to play the Northumbrian smallpipes. They were my grandmother's, made by a super legit smallpipes maker who happened to be a good friend of hers. I'm pretty ok at it.

2. I am looking for people who may be interested in commissioning a concerto for improvising tenor sax and wind ensemble. May have a link to the orchestra recording to share soon. If you are interested in either Northumbrian smallpipes or new music for band, let's chat!

The elite women are right now competing for the gravel world title, but you wouldn't know it thanks to the UCI's decision to forgo live coverage. We ask where they get the audacity: escapecollective.com/where-does-the…

@kellyfromHtown Tim is 1984 and he does not understand Spongebob references.

i really would like to know: what is the cutoff for making spongebob references? how old do you have to be to have not grown up with spongebob? 1986-87 maybe?

A fantastic review of Brendan Slocumb's new book SYMPHONY OF SECRETS, starring a musicologist! We hosted his national launch event last night and we have signed copies left. Musicologists, you'll want to read this book! bookmarksnc.org/book/978059331… nyti.ms/3UIJwgA

Please share/like any photos, videos, or coverage you find compelling from Nashville's protests for gun safety reform. Talk about it with friends and at work. Help turn up the volume, so your community doesn't suffer as ours has this past week. Keep it in the news.

"you should watch succession!!!" —a bunch of monsters who didn't care about ruining pride & prejudice (2005) for me FOREVER

@isabelkaplan @annehelen I loved your book!!! I cosign this!

Looking for examples of fictional women characters (movies, tv, books, whatever) whose excellence & success stems in part from their organizational and planning skills [Forget the part of the plot where the right man "loosens them up" a la The Wedding Planner, I don't care]

@AbbyShupe @johnpippen I can't wait to read it! Yay John!

Big News!!! We have voted to ratfiy the contract and will be returning to work 2/21. We're excited to get back to work and join our colleagues again. #HarperCollins #HCPOnStrike #HarperCollinsUnion

In a way, the New York Times recently elevating an unhinged anti-“woke” crusader like Pamela Paul is actually useful: In everything she writes, the cynical inversion of  power is dialed up to 11 – which gets you to “In defense of JK Rowling.” It’s not gonna get any more obvious.

The “cancel culture” and anti-“wokeism” moral panics rely on a complete inversion of the actual balance of power, portraying traditionally marginalized groups as mighty forces that urgently need to be reined in – and those in elite positions as desperately in need of protection.

Alright y’all—I’ve been silent about this since May. Last year before I left the Catapult marketing team, I filed an HR complaint against my then-manager for microaggressions, retaliation, and an uneven workload on my team (3/4 white at the time). (1/?)

@PercolatedTrout @willlls I mean, calculus was fun! I took the AB version so it was one college semester spread out over a year. The teacher was so cool. I definitely took it out of FOMO. At least I was smart enough to know to not to kill myself taking calc BC. But I don't remember ANYTHING.

Someone asked me recently if I ever regret my Ph.D. now that I work in books. The answer is 100% no. What I DO regret is taking calculus senior year of HS instead of statistics. I knew I was going to be a music major -- WHY did I take calculus?

@DougKrupa Well, maybe YOU do. I can guarantee I will never. I just wish I had some basics down!

@katestorhoff If you do the right statistics, you need calculus....

If you read that oped in the NYT by the former editor of the NYRB maybe also read this thread.

@MWilsonKimber I agree! I can't wait to read your novels one day :)

@katestorhoff I feel most cozies are too cozy (too many bakeries, ice cream shops, bookstores, knitting stores, etc.). I'm writing my novels mostly to suit my traditional (but not a Hallmark movie) tastes.

Musicology friends I'd love for you to all read this book in April so we can talk about it :) penguinrandomhouse.com/books/688512/s…

@MWilsonKimber That's our sweet spot at Bookmarks!

@katestorhoff Cozy adjacent.