Jake Cole
@jakecole.bsky.social
Freelance critic and terminally online figure. Letterboxd: https://letterboxd.com/jakepcole/
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Jake Cole
@jakecole.bsky.social
· Nov 19
You know what, we do movie prompts all the time and I enjoy them but where my real heads at, 1 like = 1 favorite heavy metal album
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when people implore me to embrace AI i don’t even practically understand what they mean!! it’s like saying why don’t you like my aunt carol and i’ve never met her
Genuinely between the Cleveland AI journalism bullshit and the “get good at AI yesterday or you will be crushed” essay I’m I dunno tripling my meds.
February 17, 2026 at 2:55 AM
when people implore me to embrace AI i don’t even practically understand what they mean!! it’s like saying why don’t you like my aunt carol and i’ve never met her
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This is how you live a life
February 17, 2026 at 2:32 AM
This is how you live a life
I recently recommended Wiseman to some friends specifically because of their love of The Pitt bc imo it draws as much on the tradition of Wiseman as ER etc. so in that vein Hospital would be obvious even tho I shamefully haven’t seen it yet. But In Jackson Heights is such a thrilling entry point.
since a lot of people are about to seek out their first Frederick Wiseman movie: where would you start?
February 17, 2026 at 12:35 AM
I recently recommended Wiseman to some friends specifically because of their love of The Pitt bc imo it draws as much on the tradition of Wiseman as ER etc. so in that vein Hospital would be obvious even tho I shamefully haven’t seen it yet. But In Jackson Heights is such a thrilling entry point.
This is a beautiful sentiment. The only thing you can do when a near-centenarian dies is to celebrate a long life, but in the same way de Oliveira’s passing was sad, or Scorsese’s will be, his was not merely a life well lived but still actively being lived.
Frederick Wiseman - rare case where a 96-year-old filmmaker’s death feels tragic because they had so much more left to do. Uninterrupted streak of curiosity, empathy, wisdom, and quiet anger, ended only by the reality of living in a human body.
February 16, 2026 at 11:49 PM
This is a beautiful sentiment. The only thing you can do when a near-centenarian dies is to celebrate a long life, but in the same way de Oliveira’s passing was sad, or Scorsese’s will be, his was not merely a life well lived but still actively being lived.
I was supposed to see Nirvanna the Band the Movie yesterday until I had my apartment issues but I sprinted out the door the second I got off today and my god it’s beautiful. I’d give anything to have seen this in Toronto.
February 16, 2026 at 11:05 PM
I was supposed to see Nirvanna the Band the Movie yesterday until I had my apartment issues but I sprinted out the door the second I got off today and my god it’s beautiful. I’d give anything to have seen this in Toronto.
Fetterman is being interviewed from the inside of his birdcage with a blanket over it so he thinks it’s night
Senator John Fetterman calls out AOC and Hasan Piker over Israel criticism
"Why wouldn't you can't just stand? And why would you align yourself for raging anti semitites and very pro-Hamas people like Hasan Piker?"
"Why wouldn't you can't just stand? And why would you align yourself for raging anti semitites and very pro-Hamas people like Hasan Piker?"
February 16, 2026 at 11:04 PM
Fetterman is being interviewed from the inside of his birdcage with a blanket over it so he thinks it’s night
The ones who love us best
Are the ones we’ll lay to rest
And visit their graves on holidays
At best.
The ones who love us least
Are the ones we’ll die to please
If it’s any consolation
I don’t begin to understand
Are the ones we’ll lay to rest
And visit their graves on holidays
At best.
The ones who love us least
Are the ones we’ll die to please
If it’s any consolation
I don’t begin to understand
What’s the best song lyric in history?
February 16, 2026 at 8:15 PM
The ones who love us best
Are the ones we’ll lay to rest
And visit their graves on holidays
At best.
The ones who love us least
Are the ones we’ll die to please
If it’s any consolation
I don’t begin to understand
Are the ones we’ll lay to rest
And visit their graves on holidays
At best.
The ones who love us least
Are the ones we’ll die to please
If it’s any consolation
I don’t begin to understand
I think Robert Duvall was the first actor I was cognizant of being transfixed by just when they were calmly talking. My parents are big on NASCAR so I saw Days of Thunder early on and was more interested in his weary quality than the racing.
Robert Duvall, the legendary actor whose career has spanned over six decades, has died at 95, his wife announced
February 16, 2026 at 6:24 PM
I think Robert Duvall was the first actor I was cognizant of being transfixed by just when they were calmly talking. My parents are big on NASCAR so I saw Days of Thunder early on and was more interested in his weary quality than the racing.
I found a focusing hook for a 100th birthday piece on Miles Davis but even just outlining it for pitches I’m chuckling at how vast a topic it/he is. Simply one of the most important cultural figures of the last century, from this or any country!
February 16, 2026 at 5:33 PM
I found a focusing hook for a 100th birthday piece on Miles Davis but even just outlining it for pitches I’m chuckling at how vast a topic it/he is. Simply one of the most important cultural figures of the last century, from this or any country!
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I took a leap into the dark by purchasing the US rights to Dorothy Richardson's magnificent but woefully underappreciated autobiographical novel, Pilgrimage. Now that folks are reading our new edition, it's nice to hear that it was worth the effort. Available now:
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asterismbooks.com/product/pilg...
February 16, 2026 at 3:26 PM
I took a leap into the dark by purchasing the US rights to Dorothy Richardson's magnificent but woefully underappreciated autobiographical novel, Pilgrimage. Now that folks are reading our new edition, it's nice to hear that it was worth the effort. Available now:
asterismbooks.com/product/pilg...
asterismbooks.com/product/pilg...
Katherine LaNasa talked to the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette about how her dance background helps her navigate the timing and movement of shooting The Pitt. Folks, we’re saying and we’ve been saying, actors need to be made to take dancing lessons again.
February 16, 2026 at 4:17 PM
Katherine LaNasa talked to the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette about how her dance background helps her navigate the timing and movement of shooting The Pitt. Folks, we’re saying and we’ve been saying, actors need to be made to take dancing lessons again.
They’re calling it the must-miss event of the season in Atlanta
California Gov. Gavin Newsom is headlining a fundraiser for former Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms’ bid for governor next weekend while he’s in Atlanta for his book tour. #gapol
February 16, 2026 at 4:03 PM
They’re calling it the must-miss event of the season in Atlanta
“Sparta couldn’t go to war further than like one day’s journey away because they were so terrified of slave rebellions” is fun to think about in relation to these people, specifically.
February 16, 2026 at 3:57 PM
“Sparta couldn’t go to war further than like one day’s journey away because they were so terrified of slave rebellions” is fun to think about in relation to these people, specifically.
Legolas is the archer but Gimli is the one who shot his shot.
After a feast on the grass, Galadriel gives gifts to the Company.
Aragorn—a sheath for Andúril, and a green Elf-stone.
Boromir—a belt of gold.
Merry and Pippin—silver belts.
Legolas—a bow.
Sam—a box.
Frodo—a phial of light.
Gimli names a strand of her hair. He receives three.
Aragorn—a sheath for Andúril, and a green Elf-stone.
Boromir—a belt of gold.
Merry and Pippin—silver belts.
Legolas—a bow.
Sam—a box.
Frodo—a phial of light.
Gimli names a strand of her hair. He receives three.
February 16, 2026 at 3:53 PM
Legolas is the archer but Gimli is the one who shot his shot.
When I celebrate Valentine’s Day this is what I celebrate.
49 years ago today
Fred Schneider, Cindy Wilson & Kate Pierson of The B-52′s making their worldwide debut at a Valentine’s Day house party in Athens, GA, February 14, 1977.
Photo by Kelly Bugden
#punk #punkrock #newwave #womenofpunk #theb52s #history #punkrockhistory
Fred Schneider, Cindy Wilson & Kate Pierson of The B-52′s making their worldwide debut at a Valentine’s Day house party in Athens, GA, February 14, 1977.
Photo by Kelly Bugden
#punk #punkrock #newwave #womenofpunk #theb52s #history #punkrockhistory
February 16, 2026 at 1:52 PM
When I celebrate Valentine’s Day this is what I celebrate.
Something I keep thinking about that makes me laugh is that Emerald Fennell tries to make a rare Wuthering Heights adaptation to foreground the class rot that is so crucial to the text but then makes Nelly the servant the second most evil person after Mr. Earnshaw. She just can’t help herself.
February 16, 2026 at 12:57 PM
Something I keep thinking about that makes me laugh is that Emerald Fennell tries to make a rare Wuthering Heights adaptation to foreground the class rot that is so crucial to the text but then makes Nelly the servant the second most evil person after Mr. Earnshaw. She just can’t help herself.
This is a very innocuous post about the one context in which one non-metric unit of measurement tends to be more useful in conversation and to the surprise of no one the non-US Anglosphere is making ape noises at it to distract themselves from living in states 10% less bad and stupid than America.
Celsius is the scientist temperature measurement in that it’s the most conceptually coherent , Fahrenheit is the engineer temperature measurement in that it’s actually optimized to be useful for it’s main use case of communicating everyday temperatures.
February 16, 2026 at 9:56 AM
This is a very innocuous post about the one context in which one non-metric unit of measurement tends to be more useful in conversation and to the surprise of no one the non-US Anglosphere is making ape noises at it to distract themselves from living in states 10% less bad and stupid than America.
Just lost my mind seeing a video of a guy making a dish to “lower my cortisol” he called Viking stew and then to top it off the first ingredient was POTATOES.
February 16, 2026 at 1:06 AM
Just lost my mind seeing a video of a guy making a dish to “lower my cortisol” he called Viking stew and then to top it off the first ingredient was POTATOES.
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Sort of gives away the lie that they're arresting hardened criminals who are drags on society when they're setting up traps to lure in Good Samaritans
CCTV footage appears to show DHS agents posing as people having car trouble in order to lure a target out of his house before arresting them. The target comes out and starts helping them before 3 vehicles surround the scene. The car "experiencing" trouble then drives off with them.
February 15, 2026 at 1:10 AM
Sort of gives away the lie that they're arresting hardened criminals who are drags on society when they're setting up traps to lure in Good Samaritans
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There are a handful of albums that I can divide my life into “before and after hearing this” and this is one of them. This is what you would hear if you put your ear to the WB water tower where the Animaniacs are trapped.
'Naked City' isn’t great just because of the novelty, it’s great because Zorn’s conceptual vision is both rich and surprising, folding in lounge and dark ambient among other genres.
www.treblezine.com/john-zorn-na...
www.treblezine.com/john-zorn-na...
John Zorn : Naked City - A gleeful jazz-noise experiment | Treble
On Naked City, John Zorn and his collaborators (feat. Bill Frisell and Yamatsuka Eye) obliterate the traditions of jazz while having a blast.
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February 15, 2026 at 11:10 PM
There are a handful of albums that I can divide my life into “before and after hearing this” and this is one of them. This is what you would hear if you put your ear to the WB water tower where the Animaniacs are trapped.
Rubio is so racist and dumb he can’t even pull the much funnier and more accurate move of claiming America deserves royalties on the Beatles because Little Richard was responsible for them both as the guy they wanted to be and their first major headliner to support.
(put another way, weird to say, as Rubio does, that Europe produced “the genius…of the Beatles and the Rolling Stones,” who were self-consciously playing music rooted in the traditions of the African diaspora.)
February 15, 2026 at 11:04 PM
Rubio is so racist and dumb he can’t even pull the much funnier and more accurate move of claiming America deserves royalties on the Beatles because Little Richard was responsible for them both as the guy they wanted to be and their first major headliner to support.
Police have released this Ring footage of the suspects, please contact them with any information you might have.
February 15, 2026 at 10:13 PM
Police have released this Ring footage of the suspects, please contact them with any information you might have.