If you missed the original performance, here is a reenactment of my “Thumbnail” presentation, based on the theme of “holes,” that took place in Milstein Auditorium, Cornell University, on Nov. 16, 2018. It ends with a recitation of the first two verses of Eminem’s “Lose Yourself,” which contain the lines: “His soul’s escaping through this HOLE that is gaping…”

According to the Thumbnail “Hole” event notice: “Thumbnail follows the Pecha Kucha format — 20 slides, 20 seconds each — to create an interdisciplinary platform for the exchange of various viewpoints, ideas, and topics that affect our everyday. [sic]”

You can check out my acoustic cover of Eminem’s “Lose Yourself,” as well as other covers and original compositions, here.