Kaleb E. Goldschmitt

@kgoldschmitt

Popular music scholar and music department chair at Wellesley College. Neuroqueer. I wear a mask for a reason. Falo português. תיקון עולם 🏳️‍⚧️🚴😷

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Kaleb E. Goldschmitt@kgoldschmitt· Jul 1

Goog memory! The difference is the last time it was around NCOD.

A screenshot of a NYT Opinion piece by Pamela Paul that says "Let's Say Gay" from Oct 23, 2022 with an image of a ripped up rainbow sticker on concrete that says "LOVE IS" in pink over the yellow stripe.

Kaleb E. Goldschmitt@kgoldschmitt· Apr 7

The best thing about “Sometimes it Snows in April" is that I get to pretend Prince was a prophet. youtu.be/ikZgBhSMSUM?...

Screen capture of weather report showing "snow forecasted" at 9AM and a map showing where snow is predicted in the Boston metro area

Kaleb E. Goldschmitt@kgoldschmitt· Mar 22

I have accepted that there’s no way to get AI out of my life without cutting out the rest of the world. today I saw this in the New York Magazine app.

A gray bookmark icon on a white background with an AI star in the right corner of the bookmark.

Kaleb E. Goldschmitt@kgoldschmitt· Dec 29

Probably the most efficient take-down of AI I’ve read (from the latest newsletter by @fozmeadows.bsky.social )

“I could go on, but the point is this: that AI is harmful in every possible way. It’s a highly inaccurate plagiarism tool built on creative theft, accelerated environmental destruction, human rights abuses, heightened risks of psychosis, sexual blackmail, educational collapse and the erosion of our collective sense of truth, and the only reason it’s ubiquitous despite all this is because a handful of sociopathic billionaires working in a highly unregulated field have doubled and tripled down on putting it in everything, because the minute the AI bubble bursts, they’ll loose a staggering amount of money. (That, of course, and it’s the kind of tech that aids in committing war crimes, which is always of powerful interest to the military-industrial complex.)”

Kaleb E. Goldschmitt@kgoldschmitt· Nov 27

I know it was published 6 years ago, but people are still reading it. It took me 10 years post-PhD to get it out into the world. global.oup.com/academic/pro...

Book cover for Bossa Mundo: Brazilian Music in Transnational Media Industries by K. E. Goldschmitt. The image is the view of Guanabara Bay in Rio de Janeiro with radiating circles.

Kaleb E. Goldschmitt@kgoldschmitt· Nov 17

What perfect album came out the year you turned 16? (Assuming we’re talking calendar year)

Album cover for Tricky’s Maxinquaye (1995). It features the square side of a damaged reddish brown box with orange inlaid squares and silver/grey wear marks and “TRICKY:” in grey over a black rectangle beneath two reddish black strips of wood that run across the square from the midpoint of each square side.

Kaleb E. Goldschmitt@kgoldschmitt· Oct 30

You forgot these guys.

Kaleb E. Goldschmitt@kgoldschmitt· Oct 30

I wrote a whole chapter of my book about what happened to Brazilian music in the U.S. in 1989

Album cover for Beleza Tropical: Brazil Classics 1, compiled by David Byrne

Kaleb E. Goldschmitt@kgoldschmitt· Oct 30

Album cover for Prince’s soundtrack for Batman (1989, dir Tim Burton)

Kaleb E. Goldschmitt@kgoldschmitt· Oct 21

It really shouldn't take digging into the bowels of any software extension to figure out how to disable an energy-intensive feature that I don't want.

White box featuring "Adobe Acrobat Preferences":
Auto-open converted PDFs in Acrobat (yes); Open all PDFs in Acrobat (yes); Show Open in Acrobat icon in other websites (yes); Enable Generative AI features in Acrobat (no); Show with Google search results.

Kaleb E. Goldschmitt@kgoldschmitt· Oct 2

I guess I shouldn't be surprised at UT Austin, but also... WTAF. Who else is "enthusiastically looking forward" to this?

Screenshot from the NYT: “The University of Texas system is honored that our flagship — the University of Texas at Austin — has been named as one of only nine institutions in the U.S. selected by the Trump administration for potential funding advantages under its new Compact for Academic Excellence in Higher Education,” Kevin P. Eltife, the chairman of the University of Texas Board of Regents, said in a statement on Thursday. “We enthusiastically look forward to engaging with university officials and reviewing the compact immediately.”

Kaleb E. Goldschmitt@kgoldschmitt· Sep 22

I'm doing one of those "researcher surveys" for a research about research (??), and this question has me wondering just how alone I am outside the humanities

White box with a multiple choice question reading, "At what stage of conducting research, scholarship, or creative activity are you most likely to use generative AI? (Select one only.)" Possible answers are in grey rectangles reading, "project or proposal development; project management or administration; data or evidence collection, and/or obtaining or generating scholarly or creative outputs; Publication, presentation, or production of final output; Other; I don't use generative AI while conducting research, scholarship, or creative activity"
The box for "I don't use generative AI while conducting research, scholarship, or creative activity" is highlighted in blue.

Kaleb E. Goldschmitt@kgoldschmitt· Sep 21

This from M. Gessen’s latest has me downright shook. Do I want to do the query and teach whatever LLM that I exist?

“On Monday morning, before returning from a weekend away, I entered the following words into the search bar on my phone:
"famous trans people." Then I tried
"transgender journalists," "transgender professors" and a few similar queries. My name did not come up. This was my inexact way of measuring the risk that someone would target me. It appeared to be low, even after a weekend of Donald Trump and his prominent allies blaming the left in general and trans people in particular for Kirk's assassination. OK, I thought, I could go home, for now.”

Kaleb E. Goldschmitt@kgoldschmitt· Sep 1

In essence, “AI can do it, but don’t trust it.”

A NYT heading “How to Use the AI-Powered Writing Tools on Your Phone”
Artificial intelligence software—some already free on your device—can quickly compose and edit documents. But be sure to check its work.”

Kaleb E. Goldschmitt@kgoldschmitt· Aug 2

Took a screenshot of the print edition for you.

Letters to the editor for the Boston Globe about the ADL. “Who Speaks for the Jews? The ADL, some say, Wrong, say others.” https://www.bostonglobe.com/2025/08/02/opinion/letter-to-the-editor-anti-defamation-league-antisemitism/

Kaleb E. Goldschmitt@kgoldschmitt· Jul 31

My congress person is the minority whip and I wish she was just the tiniest bit persuadable by her constituents. I call all the time to complain about things, but this is what she send us. Too little too late on Gaza, Congresswoman Clark.

Screenshot from email that says “AN UPDATE ON THE HUMANITARIAN CRISIS IN GAZA

I am horrified and heartbroken by the starvation in Gaza. The suffering currently unfolding demands immediate action.

It is imperative that more food and humanitarian aid be allowed to enter Gaza to meet the urgent needs of the Palestinian people.

I am calling on our administration and Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu to do everything in their power to stop the suffering.”

Screenshot that reads “What do Republicans have to show for their time in power? High costs and corruption.

The Big Ugly Law and Trump’s senseless trade war have increased the cost of everything, from electricity to health care, clothes, and appliances.

And when Trump isn’t making life more expensive, he’s using the government to enrich himself and his billionaire friends. He illegally cut federal funds for Head Start and the Social Security Administration. He’s wasted millions on golf trips, a military parade, and a luxury jet. Now, he’s using his power to coverup the Epstein files.”

Kaleb E. Goldschmitt@kgoldschmitt· Jun 27

Some hope for today: A few weeks ago, I noticed a nest was wedged between my downstairs neighbor’s window AC unit and the wall. When I showed it to her, it made her day. Yesterday she noticed eggs. She’s been afraid to turn on the AC in that room for fear of disturbing the occupants.

Blue birds eggs in a brown nest next the the waffle screen of a window AC unit.

Kaleb E. Goldschmitt@kgoldschmitt· Jun 25

I don’t claim to be a film expert or anything. I tried to go with films that stuck with me long after I saw them. I’ve seen most of these at least two times. Fun fact: I got dumped by someone directly after seeing one of these and I still rate it.

NYT Best Films of the 21st Century Ballot: Spirited Away (2002), Get Out (2017), Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (2000), Thirteen (2003), Brokeback Mountain (2005), Inside Llewyn Davis (2013), City of God (2003), Moonlight (2016), Children of Men (2006), Everything Everywhere All at Once (2022).

Kaleb E. Goldschmitt@kgoldschmitt· Jun 21

Also Ecce Homo

Infamous image of botched restoration by Cecilia Giménez of Ecce Homo originally by García Martínez

Kaleb E. Goldschmitt@kgoldschmitt· Jun 17

Number 4 is one town over from where I grew up.

Map of OJ Simpson car chase in LA and Orange Countied. “4. LAPD PURSUIT BEGINS” is between Lake Forest and Irvine between 91, 55 and I-5.

Kaleb E. Goldschmitt@kgoldschmitt· May 31

If you select "UC Press" from the purchasing options, it brings you to Indie pubs with this as the result.

Screenshot of indie pubs website with the the book Music in Orbit by Brian Fauteux as well as options for paperback, hardcover, and ebook as well as a brief description. On the right side is a green rectangle stating "Notify me when available"

Kaleb E. Goldschmitt@kgoldschmitt· May 18

Some people like to say there is no such thing as a perfect movie. They are wrong.

Line of ramen eaters slurping the last of ramen from Tampopo

Kaleb E. Goldschmitt@kgoldschmitt· May 9

November of 1969 was quite the time for the Jazz & Pop charts.

Screen shot of the "Jazz and Pop Top Twenty" showing three columns. On the left are the top 5 pop albums (1. At San Quentin by Johnny Cash, 2. Blind Faith, 3. The Soft Parade by the Doors, 4. Hair Original Cast Album, 5. Best of Cream); in the middle are top 5 jazz albums (1. Hot Buttered Soul by Isaac Hayes, 2. Memphis Underground by Herbie Mann, 3. Crystal Illusions by Sergio Mendes & Brasil '66, 4. The Fool on the Hill by Sergio Mendes & Brasil '66, 5. Karma by Paraoh Sanders); on the right are the top 5 Tape Cartridges (8-Track) (1. Johnny Cash at San Quentin, 2. Blood Sweat & Tears, 3. Bayou Country by Credence Clearwater Revival, 4. Nashville Skyline by Bob Dylan, and 5. Romeo & Juliet soundtrack).

Kaleb E. Goldschmitt@kgoldschmitt· May 4

Serious question: who is asking for this in Google Scholar? I'm not anti-AI, but this seems like a waste. We already have abstracts, headings, and subheadings to do this job for us. Why waste the resources on this "feature" when it might hallucinate and waste tons of electricity in the process?

Title "Read PDFs faster with AI Outline"
Beneath it reads "Scholar PDF Reader for Chrome" with an illustration of how AI Outline works: Introduction, Methods, "Step 2: measured..."

Kaleb E. Goldschmitt@kgoldschmitt· May 2

Boo!!

Screen capture of today’s NYT Spelling Bee with “GROOVILY” and “Not in word list”

Kaleb E. Goldschmitt@kgoldschmitt· May 1

A Wellesley College tradition I cherish is that the night before the last day of classes, the seniors lovingly roast their professors. Here’s how the music seniors get me.

Black and white print out of the Drake “Hotline Bling” meme with the bad as a stack of white paper and the good as colored paper. Above the meme it reads “prof goldschmitt when you submit a paper”

A black and white printout of the “Is this a pigeon” meme above a green heart against a brown wood background. The meme text has been altered with “Prof Goldschmitt” and “Is this funding for Music Dept seniors.”

Kaleb E. Goldschmitt@kgoldschmitt· Apr 23

OK, but DULCITUDE is definitely a word

Screen cap from Merriam Webster defining “dulcitude” as a noun meaning “sweetness”

Kaleb E. Goldschmitt@kgoldschmitt· Mar 19

This was my first year out of the closet, so my musical tastes expanded rapidly. There were other albums, of course.

Album cover for Alanis Morissette's Jagged Little Pill

Album cover for the original cast album for Rent

Album cover for Tori Amos's Boys for Pele

Kaleb E. Goldschmitt@kgoldschmitt· Jan 31

My partner is amazing and she does things like help neurodivergent folks work on emotional regulation. Link: er25.teachery.co/er-landing

Blue flyer that says “Emotion Regulation for Neuroqueers: want a better relationship with your emotions? Want to learn skills with other neuroqueers and cultural renegades? Join our 8 week masterclass in DBT emotion regulation skills modified for neurodivergent folks. Find out more: https://er25.teachery.co/er-landing”
Flyer features a cartoon of a blond, fat femme wearing a flowery top, brown trousers, in a wheelchair

Kaleb E. Goldschmitt@kgoldschmitt· Dec 18

Today’s Vulture article about the comeback of scripted network TV mentions that Matlock is popular with the youth, here categorized as “adult viewers under 50” 50 is the new 30. 😂. www.vulture.com/article/netw...