Kyle Barnett

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Media studies professor. Participant observer. Itinerant Hoosier. Author, Record Cultures (Univ. of Michigan Press, 2020). Faculty adviser/occasional DJ, Bellarmine Radio. https://www.kylesbarnett.org/

Faye Webster seen on an overhead screen while performing in Louisville last night. Below, cellphones were everywhere as fans tried to capture the experience.

Cover of ECHO, the phonograph-magazine, which depicts a phonograph arm tracking across a record. This issue’s features are listed (in the names of those written up, from Brigitte Bardot to Shelley Berman. “6 Actual High Fidelity LP Records.” Price listed as $1.50.

Album cover for the Vulgar Boatmen’s Wide Awake compilation. It features a simple drawing of two red boats (perhaps representing the two musical branches of the band in Indianapolis and Gainesville) on a black background.

A two-panel illustration of the “woman yelling at cat” meme but now the women are Chinese, in traditional dress, and yelling the Mandarin Lunar New Year greeting at the cat in the second panel. The cat answers with the Cantonese version, while defiantly enjoying a new year’s feast.

Jeannie C. Riley’s When Love Has Gone Away album.

Cary Grant and Jean Arthur in Only Angels Have Wings (Hawks, 1939).

Scene from The Muppets Christmas Carol (1992).

Scenes from Frank Capra’s It’s a Wonderful Life (1946).

Album covers: Alvilda-C'est Déjà L’heure, Jlin-Akoma, Cindy Lee-Diamond Jubilee, Nilüfer Yanya-My Method Actor, The Lemon Twigs-A Dream is All We Know, Charli XCX-Brat, Arooj Aftab-Night Reign, Rafael Toral-Spectral Evolution.

Album covers: Nala Sinephro-Endlessness, Clairo-Charm, Helado Negro-Phasor, Hurray for the Riff Raff-Alive, The Soundcarriers-Through Other Reflections, Mdou Moctar-Funeral for Justice.

Album covers: Wishy-Triple Seven, Broadcast-Spell Blanket, Liana Flores-Flower of the Soul, Jessica Pratt-Here in the Pitch, Rachel Love-Lyra, Saint Tropez Orchestra-Thèmes et Atmosphères.

Album covers: Split Enz-Time and Tide, Terry Callier-Occasional Rain, The Clientele-I Am Not There Anymore, Arlo Parks-My Soft Machine, Virginia Astley-The Singing Places.

Myrna Loy and William Powell as Nora and Nick Charles, arriving in San Francisco from New York (the train is pictured behind them). This is a film still from After the Thin Man (W.S. Van Dyke, 1936).

Movie poster for Wong Kar-Wai's Chungking Express (1994) (featuring scenes from the film featuring Takeshi Kaneshiro and Faye Wong).

A playfully hijacked screenshot from the film Princess Mononoke (1997) in which Snoopy has replaced Moro as San's sidekick.

Liz (Sonya Cassidy), Paul Ba (Long Nguyen), and Alice Ba (Celia Au) inform Dud (Wyatt Russell) that a new pool service has replaced his family's business. They react while standing in a Long Beach strip mall parking lot that's so central to the show.

Screenshots of a few of the ARSC award-winning books for 2024, including books by Douglas Reside, Ya-Hui Cheng, Laura Flam/Emily Sieu Liebowitz, Victor Szabo, Lynnée Denise, Robbie Fulks, Sophia Lambton, and Will Hermes.

1960s poster telling people how to use the library.

A Duolingo screen shot, detailing the 876 lessons I accomplished, and depicting a huge sign smashing Duo, Duolingo’s cartoon mascot. I don’t remember doing that many lessons.

A screenshot from the Kinks' website, featuring a 1960s-era photo of the band and type that says "The Kinks Xmas Game."

Radio log book cover, featuring a smiling announcer in suit and tie speaking into a microphone.

Somebody Somewhere’s Joel (Jeff Miller) and Sam (Bridget Everett) laughing on a walk in a still from the HBO Max series.

A picture of an inquisitive cat in a gray basket.

Film still from Lotte Reiniger's Adventures of Prince Achmed (1926).

Movie still from Made for Each Other (1939)