Caleb
@calebjcook.bsky.social
Midwest boy (current location: Ohio). Lover of reading, music and movies. He/him.
How about I make a beautiful pan of baked mac and cheese with butter, whole milk, heavy cream, and five kinds of cheese instead
Thanksgiving doesn’t have to mean delicious but unhealthy dishes. You can have flavor plus boost longevity with these five tips from blue zone researcher Dan Buettner. https://cnn.it/4rAnU6m
November 26, 2025 at 4:02 AM
How about I make a beautiful pan of baked mac and cheese with butter, whole milk, heavy cream, and five kinds of cheese instead
Very cool evening of stories and songs from Steve Wynn. Loved hearing him play “That’s What You Always Say,” “When You Smile,” “The Days of Wine and Roses,” “Merrittville,” and other classic Dream Syndicate tunes.
November 26, 2025 at 3:24 AM
Very cool evening of stories and songs from Steve Wynn. Loved hearing him play “That’s What You Always Say,” “When You Smile,” “The Days of Wine and Roses,” “Merrittville,” and other classic Dream Syndicate tunes.
If you live near Columbus, there’s still time to get out tonight and see Steve Wynn play a rare U.S. solo show!
November 26, 2025 at 12:03 AM
If you live near Columbus, there’s still time to get out tonight and see Steve Wynn play a rare U.S. solo show!
Like with pizza, pie is very much a yes-and food for me. Apple pie? Yes, and pecan? Yes, and peach? Yes, and lemon meringue? Yes, and pumpkin? Yes, and sweet potato? Yes, and cherry? Yes, and blueberry? Yes, and key lime? Yes, and coconut cream? Yes, and peanut butter? Yes and yes and yes and yes
November 25, 2025 at 8:45 PM
Like with pizza, pie is very much a yes-and food for me. Apple pie? Yes, and pecan? Yes, and peach? Yes, and lemon meringue? Yes, and pumpkin? Yes, and sweet potato? Yes, and cherry? Yes, and blueberry? Yes, and key lime? Yes, and coconut cream? Yes, and peanut butter? Yes and yes and yes and yes
Two or three follow-ups to DEVIL IN A BLUE DRESS. Might have to mess with the series timeline or find someone younger to replace Denzel as Easy Rawlins, though.
What sequel would you command into existence if you were president-king?
Mine: REMO WILLIAMS THE ADVENTURE CONTINUES
Mine: REMO WILLIAMS THE ADVENTURE CONTINUES
It can only ever get dumber
November 25, 2025 at 6:38 PM
Two or three follow-ups to DEVIL IN A BLUE DRESS. Might have to mess with the series timeline or find someone younger to replace Denzel as Easy Rawlins, though.
I wanted to see what all the fuss was about, but the page reloaded half a dozen times and then crashed completely before I could even make it a quarter of the way through. Hurray for the modern web.
The movie listed at #1 is so incredibly misplaced that it calls into question the veracity of the entire list. It belongs on the list, yes, but SO MUCH further down. An absolute, credibility-wrecking flub. Boo, @variety.com! Boo!
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variety.com/lists/best-c...
The 100 Best Comedy Movies of All Time
Variety's list of the 100 best comedy movies of all time includes 'Annie Hall,' 'Pretty Woman,' 'Waiting for Guffman' and 'Young Frankenstein.'
variety.com
November 25, 2025 at 2:34 PM
I wanted to see what all the fuss was about, but the page reloaded half a dozen times and then crashed completely before I could even make it a quarter of the way through. Hurray for the modern web.
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Here is my official ranking of Charles Laughton movies.
1. The Night of the Hunter.
1. The Night of the Hunter.
November 24, 2025 at 9:34 PM
Here is my official ranking of Charles Laughton movies.
1. The Night of the Hunter.
1. The Night of the Hunter.
Lots of good stuff here — plus several docs that weren’t on my radar at all and that I’m now eager to see
THE BEATLES ANTHOLOGY is getting re-released this week, and to celebrate I wrote about one of my favorite subjects: music documentaries. Having watched a ton and helped to make a few, I tried to figure out what makes a good music doc good.
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The Best Music Documentaries, Ranked
A rundown of the best real-life movies about music, from ’Gimme Shelter’ to ’I Am Trying To Break Your Heart.’
uproxx.com
November 24, 2025 at 8:55 PM
Lots of good stuff here — plus several docs that weren’t on my radar at all and that I’m now eager to see
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Jimmy Cliff, Jamaican reggae singer, actor and cultural icon, dies aged 81
Jimmy Cliff, Jamaican reggae singer, actor and cultural icon, dies aged 81
Star of The Harder They Come had hits including You Can Get It If You Really Want and I Can See Clearly Now
Jimmy Cliff, the singer and actor whose mellifluous voice helped to turn reggae into a global phenomenon, has died aged 81.
A message from his wife Latifa Chambers on Instagram reads: “It’s with profound sadness that I share that my husband, Jimmy Cliff, has crossed over due to a seizure followed by pneumonia. I am thankful for his family, friends, fellow artists and coworkers who have shared his journey with him. To all his fans around the world, please know that your support was his strength throughout his whole career … Jimmy, my darling, may you rest in peace. I will follow your wishes.” Her message was also signed by their children, Lilty and Aken. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
November 24, 2025 at 12:03 PM
Jimmy Cliff, Jamaican reggae singer, actor and cultural icon, dies aged 81
Gotta go with either Jumpin’ Jack Flash or Tumbling Dice
Name your fav song by The Rolling Stones.
November 23, 2025 at 2:13 AM
Gotta go with either Jumpin’ Jack Flash or Tumbling Dice
Such a fun and informative read — @johnlingan.bsky.social really outdid himself with this one. The best thing I can say about the book is that it has already made me a better listener, helping me hear new things in music while putting into words what I sensed but could not articulate.
November 22, 2025 at 2:52 PM
Such a fun and informative read — @johnlingan.bsky.social really outdid himself with this one. The best thing I can say about the book is that it has already made me a better listener, helping me hear new things in music while putting into words what I sensed but could not articulate.
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Oh wait! Figured out how to get rid of the garbage Gemini button in Chrome:
- Right-click
- Unpin
Gone!
- Right-click
- Unpin
Gone!
November 22, 2025 at 12:53 PM
Oh wait! Figured out how to get rid of the garbage Gemini button in Chrome:
- Right-click
- Unpin
Gone!
- Right-click
- Unpin
Gone!
I guess you have to “unleash” a record before you can “drop” it, otherwise it will just dangle helplessly
Relatedly, I never wish to see any kind of music PR mailout saying that a band or singer has 'unleashed' something ever again. You have unleashed nothing. You have simply hit 'send' on a message.
if I had the mysterious power to do one very petty and generally meaningless thing I would ban the word "reveals" from entertainment headlines and the word "must" from fantasy book cover text
November 21, 2025 at 8:38 PM
I guess you have to “unleash” a record before you can “drop” it, otherwise it will just dangle helplessly
Did I stumble into Twin Peaks or The Fugitive?
November 21, 2025 at 3:45 PM
Did I stumble into Twin Peaks or The Fugitive?
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What Springfield's Haitian community has gone through is a national shame.
www.springfieldnewssun.com/local/spring...
www.springfieldnewssun.com/local/spring...
Springfield Haitian community nearing ‘the end of everything’
At a nondescript church off a rural road in Springfield, a community at the epicenter of America’s ongoing immigration crackdown can be found.
www.springfieldnewssun.com
November 21, 2025 at 2:29 AM
What Springfield's Haitian community has gone through is a national shame.
www.springfieldnewssun.com/local/spring...
www.springfieldnewssun.com/local/spring...
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NEW from @bmietana.bsky.social, @alejacorazonhm.bsky.social and me: Viral warnings of planned ICE raids on churches have pastors worried.
And yes, we did some digging about *that* viral church raids story that has been floating around. religionnews.com/2025/11/20/v...
And yes, we did some digging about *that* viral church raids story that has been floating around. religionnews.com/2025/11/20/v...
Viral warnings of planned ICE raids on churches have pastors worried
(RNS) — Rumors and viral reports about potential ICE raids have immigrant church leaders worried about their congregations. DHS says it doesn’t have plans to raid churches — but won’t rule it out.
religionnews.com
November 21, 2025 at 12:29 AM
NEW from @bmietana.bsky.social, @alejacorazonhm.bsky.social and me: Viral warnings of planned ICE raids on churches have pastors worried.
And yes, we did some digging about *that* viral church raids story that has been floating around. religionnews.com/2025/11/20/v...
And yes, we did some digging about *that* viral church raids story that has been floating around. religionnews.com/2025/11/20/v...
A few historical pageturners I’ve enjoyed in recent years:
Ben Macintyre — The Spy and the Traitor (and pretty much anything else he writes)
Ilyon Woo — Master Slave Husband Wife
Jason Fagone — The Woman Who Smashed Codes
Peter Houlahan — Norco ‘80
William Hogeland — Autumn of the Black Snake
Ben Macintyre — The Spy and the Traitor (and pretty much anything else he writes)
Ilyon Woo — Master Slave Husband Wife
Jason Fagone — The Woman Who Smashed Codes
Peter Houlahan — Norco ‘80
William Hogeland — Autumn of the Black Snake
Ok BlueSky: what are your favorite history books in terms of sheer page-turning, narrative propulsion? Thinking along the line of Killers of the Flower Moon, etc. Nonfiction chronicles that read like novels or movies.
November 20, 2025 at 6:47 PM
A few historical pageturners I’ve enjoyed in recent years:
Ben Macintyre — The Spy and the Traitor (and pretty much anything else he writes)
Ilyon Woo — Master Slave Husband Wife
Jason Fagone — The Woman Who Smashed Codes
Peter Houlahan — Norco ‘80
William Hogeland — Autumn of the Black Snake
Ben Macintyre — The Spy and the Traitor (and pretty much anything else he writes)
Ilyon Woo — Master Slave Husband Wife
Jason Fagone — The Woman Who Smashed Codes
Peter Houlahan — Norco ‘80
William Hogeland — Autumn of the Black Snake
May a thousand “how many of these has Trump broken” posters bloom
A measure that would include the Ten Commandments in a list of “historical documents” was passed out of an Ohio Senate committee Tuesday. Ohio public schools will be required to display at least some of the documents in each classroom of each school ohiocapitaljournal.com/2025/11/19/o...
Ohio Senate passes bill that lists Ten Commandments as 'historical document' • Ohio Capital Journal
A measure that would include the Ten Commandments in a list of “historical documents” was passed out of an Ohio Senate committee on Tuesday.
ohiocapitaljournal.com
November 20, 2025 at 5:26 PM
May a thousand “how many of these has Trump broken” posters bloom
Well, now I know what to ask for this Christmas
Merriam-Webster, the country’s oldest dictionary publisher which is headquartered in Springfield, just released an updated Collegiate edition with 5,000 new entries.
Merriam-Webster goes old school with first new hardcover Collegiate dictionary in 22 years
Merriam-Webster, the country’s oldest dictionary publisher which is headquartered in Springfield, just released an updated Collegiate edition with 5,000 new entries.
www.wbur.org
November 20, 2025 at 4:31 PM
Well, now I know what to ask for this Christmas
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This record has been out for a year now and continues to move me beyond words. Bravo, Wussy.
November 19, 2025 at 11:32 PM
This record has been out for a year now and continues to move me beyond words. Bravo, Wussy.
Newspaper copy editor was my first Real Adult Job, and it was so much fun — even with shitty hours and pay. I (quietly) saved a lot of asses in those days, so believe me when I say how utterly stupid it is to eliminate your publication’s entire copy desk.
Stop laying off copy editors and then complaining about errors and lack of reader trust challenge
November 20, 2025 at 12:52 PM
Newspaper copy editor was my first Real Adult Job, and it was so much fun — even with shitty hours and pay. I (quietly) saved a lot of asses in those days, so believe me when I say how utterly stupid it is to eliminate your publication’s entire copy desk.
What. A. Picture. A tense crime film, a searing political statement, and a riveting human drama. Oh, and it's shockingly funny, too.
November 20, 2025 at 4:20 AM
What. A. Picture. A tense crime film, a searing political statement, and a riveting human drama. Oh, and it's shockingly funny, too.
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crazy how built to spill’s “perfect from now on” is still a perfect album nearly 30 years later
November 19, 2025 at 7:01 PM
crazy how built to spill’s “perfect from now on” is still a perfect album nearly 30 years later
Oh hell yes
Tomeka Reid Quartet :: dance! skip! hop!
February 13 :: Out of Your Head Records
outofyourheadrecords.bandcamp.com/album/dance-...
February 13 :: Out of Your Head Records
outofyourheadrecords.bandcamp.com/album/dance-...
November 19, 2025 at 2:10 PM
Oh hell yes