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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Speaking of, whatever happened to that Depp renaissance that was definitely coming bc the only thing holding him back was his evil ex who dragged his name by being repeatedly sued BY him until he found a court to try him by TikTok? Surely he wasn’t just an excuse for misogynists to poison the well?
It looks like the Blake Lively case is headed for trial and I’m steeling myself to have to relive another version of Depp v. Heard. Like Final Destination for viral smear campaigns against celebrity women
February 18, 2026 at 10:58 PM
Speaking of, whatever happened to that Depp renaissance that was definitely coming bc the only thing holding him back was his evil ex who dragged his name by being repeatedly sued BY him until he found a court to try him by TikTok? Surely he wasn’t just an excuse for misogynists to poison the well?
They’re rebuilding Radio Free Europe but for access to Nazi sites
Exclusive: The US State Department is developing an online portal to enable people in Europe and elsewhere to see content banned by their governments including alleged hate speech and terrorist propaganda, sources told Reuters reut.rs/4cySsA6
Exclusive: US plans online portal to bypass content bans in Europe and elsewhere
The U.S. State Department is developing an online portal that will enable people in Europe and elsewhere to see content banned by their governments including alleged hate speech and terrorist propagan...
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February 18, 2026 at 10:46 PM
They’re rebuilding Radio Free Europe but for access to Nazi sites
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I regularly see people wondering how it's possible that there are so many musicians and writers and film makers and artists from a tiny nation like Iceland.
And the answer is really simple: State funding for art education and artists. I literally get a salary from the government to write books.
And the answer is really simple: State funding for art education and artists. I literally get a salary from the government to write books.
I’m constantly astounded at the sheer level of artistic production coming out of Iceland. Novels, movies, music. Amazing.
February 18, 2026 at 2:23 PM
I regularly see people wondering how it's possible that there are so many musicians and writers and film makers and artists from a tiny nation like Iceland.
And the answer is really simple: State funding for art education and artists. I literally get a salary from the government to write books.
And the answer is really simple: State funding for art education and artists. I literally get a salary from the government to write books.
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fantastic work by @carlzoilus.bsky.social. will add: a big reason folk & protest became entwined is 'cause it was the local sound of the 1931 harlan county coal strikes & socialists more or less decided that it applied to all workers' movements, regardless of what music those workers actually liked.
The past month has brought a flurry of political music on a level unseen since the BLM uprising in 2020. That's because protest songs come out of movements, not - as rock'n'roll myth sometimes has it - movements out of songs. I wrote about that for Slate this week. slate.com/culture/2026...
Liberals Keep Looking for the New Woody Guthrie or Bob Dylan. It’s the Wrong Model.
What people misunderstand about protest songs.
slate.com
February 18, 2026 at 2:33 AM
fantastic work by @carlzoilus.bsky.social. will add: a big reason folk & protest became entwined is 'cause it was the local sound of the 1931 harlan county coal strikes & socialists more or less decided that it applied to all workers' movements, regardless of what music those workers actually liked.
Reitman’s Men, Women and Children made me so mad I couldn’t even talk to the publicist outside the press screening who was getting quick reactions from everyone.
fun question: what’s the maddest you’ve ever been leaving a movie theater? not necessarily worst movie you’ve seen, but the one that just pissed you off the most. mine is Batman v Superman
February 18, 2026 at 10:12 PM
Reitman’s Men, Women and Children made me so mad I couldn’t even talk to the publicist outside the press screening who was getting quick reactions from everyone.
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Basically, the right-wing wants you to think that being racist is the most dangerous (and cool) thing you can do right now. Films like The People's Joker and Nirvanna The Band The Movie prove the most dangerous thing for algorithmic streaming platforms is actually copyright infringement.
February 18, 2026 at 7:33 PM
Basically, the right-wing wants you to think that being racist is the most dangerous (and cool) thing you can do right now. Films like The People's Joker and Nirvanna The Band The Movie prove the most dangerous thing for algorithmic streaming platforms is actually copyright infringement.
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Casually learning that the deputy director of the federal prison system is a Trump-pardoned drug trafficker, which qualifies as an oh by the way in this story
So after Trump pardoned Honduras's narco-president, the admin didn't just let him out--they canceled an immigration hold and sent a specialized team to **chauffeur him to the $1k/night Waldorf Astoria.**
“It's "absolutely fucking nuts,” said one official
www.propublica.org/article/trum...
“It's "absolutely fucking nuts,” said one official
www.propublica.org/article/trum...
February 18, 2026 at 6:47 PM
Casually learning that the deputy director of the federal prison system is a Trump-pardoned drug trafficker, which qualifies as an oh by the way in this story
I could cry. For a solid decade I’ve missed multiple chances to see Herbie Hancock due to being out of town, already busy or something else, but I’ve finally got tix to see him in May.
February 18, 2026 at 4:08 PM
I could cry. For a solid decade I’ve missed multiple chances to see Herbie Hancock due to being out of town, already busy or something else, but I’ve finally got tix to see him in May.
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Robert Polito on Jim Thompson www.loa.org/news-and-vie...
Dime Stores & Bus Stations: Robert Polito on the Savage Art of Jim Thompson - Library of America
Jim Thompson lived hard and wrote with rawness, intensity, and a diabolical zeal for experimentation. His noirs—charged with psychological complexity, gut-wrenching twists, and lurid detail—leaped off...
www.loa.org
February 18, 2026 at 1:34 PM
Robert Polito on Jim Thompson www.loa.org/news-and-vie...
I was mixed the first time I watched What Happened Was, but when it got restored and re-released I revisited it and recognized it as one of the great American ‘90s films, and subtly one that turned the post-Tarantino glut of indie talkiness against itself to illustrate how talking loud says nothing.
February 18, 2026 at 1:31 PM
I was mixed the first time I watched What Happened Was, but when it got restored and re-released I revisited it and recognized it as one of the great American ‘90s films, and subtly one that turned the post-Tarantino glut of indie talkiness against itself to illustrate how talking loud says nothing.
Every time someone defends the use of AI to solve their problems it’s like if the people in the “does this ever happen to you?” oaf portion of an infomercial was played by Sadako from The Ring.
February 18, 2026 at 9:33 AM
Every time someone defends the use of AI to solve their problems it’s like if the people in the “does this ever happen to you?” oaf portion of an infomercial was played by Sadako from The Ring.
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RIP Tom Noonan, a friend for 18 years. Often typecast as villains, he was an actor's actor, a unique playwright & filmmaker, a gifted composer, and a pianist with a sweet voice. My kids & I used to go to his tiny apartment for dinner (pizza). We'd have a few drinks & he'd start to play. Magic.
February 18, 2026 at 5:31 AM
RIP Tom Noonan, a friend for 18 years. Often typecast as villains, he was an actor's actor, a unique playwright & filmmaker, a gifted composer, and a pianist with a sweet voice. My kids & I used to go to his tiny apartment for dinner (pizza). We'd have a few drinks & he'd start to play. Magic.
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it’s insane that a decade ago we all agreed that giving mass shooters the attention they desired was a bad thing but now because rightwingers will quite literally lie about the shooter every single time we all have to be acutely aware of the shooters intentions and ideology
February 17, 2026 at 9:28 PM
it’s insane that a decade ago we all agreed that giving mass shooters the attention they desired was a bad thing but now because rightwingers will quite literally lie about the shooter every single time we all have to be acutely aware of the shooters intentions and ideology
This looks like a room in Silent Hill
February 17, 2026 at 10:49 PM
This looks like a room in Silent Hill
Vital resource for Wiseman neophytes and even those of us who’ve been chugging along for a while but still have plenty of gaps
February 17, 2026 at 7:28 PM
Vital resource for Wiseman neophytes and even those of us who’ve been chugging along for a while but still have plenty of gaps
This isn’t going to be an actual fight, it’s just the penis game but with slurs
Ronda Rousey and Gina Carano will meet on May 16 in a five-round MMA fight at 145 pounds
It is being promoted by Most Valuable Promotions and streaming on Netflix
Intuit Dome in Inglewood, California
www.netflix.com/tudum/featur...
It is being promoted by Most Valuable Promotions and streaming on Netflix
Intuit Dome in Inglewood, California
www.netflix.com/tudum/featur...
Ronda Rousey vs. Gina Carano Superfight Headlines Netflix’s First MMA Event
Rousey and Carano — two pioneers of women’s MMA — will meet May 16 for a fight years in the making.
www.netflix.com
February 17, 2026 at 4:48 PM
This isn’t going to be an actual fight, it’s just the penis game but with slurs
I can’t explain jazz, but everything you need to know about it can be seen in this clip and especially when Lester Young eases into the second tenor sax solo and you can see Billie Holiday watch each note stride out of his horn youtu.be/TaPIyo51cr4?...
Fine And Mellow Billie Holiday With Coleman Hawkins Lester Young Ben Webster Gerry Mulligan Vic Dickenson Roy Eldridge
YouTube video by wasserkuh101
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February 17, 2026 at 4:37 PM
I can’t explain jazz, but everything you need to know about it can be seen in this clip and especially when Lester Young eases into the second tenor sax solo and you can see Billie Holiday watch each note stride out of his horn youtu.be/TaPIyo51cr4?...
Noah Wyle is experiencing a truly remarkable career resurgence that has brought not only critical and commercial acclaim but an outpouring of personal goodwill toward his whole attitude and he is making the most of it by getting unc’ed up to the max.
Noah Wyle having a ball at Orpheus. He threw me some beads.
February 17, 2026 at 3:40 PM
Noah Wyle is experiencing a truly remarkable career resurgence that has brought not only critical and commercial acclaim but an outpouring of personal goodwill toward his whole attitude and he is making the most of it by getting unc’ed up to the max.
“It ain’t bragging if you done it.”
“Nobody can make a record better than me. Please don’t take this in an egotistical way.” Nile Rodgers walks us through the best songs from his legendary career, from penning Chic hits to working with David Bowie.
Nile Rodgers on the Best and Grooviest Music His Career
“Nobody can make a record better than me. Please don’t take this in an egotistical way.” Nile Rodgers walks us through the best songs from his legendary career, from penning Chic hits to working with David Bowie.
www.vulture.com
February 17, 2026 at 3:09 PM
“It ain’t bragging if you done it.”
Threads is a grease trap for every other social media platform, it’s absolutely fascinating. Right-wing Nextdoor marines, post-Tumblr fandoms with no reading comprehension, libs living eternally in June 2016. It’s a nature preserve for ppl who thought comedy peaked with “I mustache you a question”
February 17, 2026 at 2:57 PM
Threads is a grease trap for every other social media platform, it’s absolutely fascinating. Right-wing Nextdoor marines, post-Tumblr fandoms with no reading comprehension, libs living eternally in June 2016. It’s a nature preserve for ppl who thought comedy peaked with “I mustache you a question”
I know plenty of athletes in various sports, and especially legit combat sports, have branding everywhere, but WWE looks absolutely embarrassing rn. Even if you don’t have the backbone to tune out for moral reasons, Slim Jim gets more prominent canvas space than the company logo.
"Dominik Mysterio, known for his rebellious in-ring persona and cultural resonance, will participate in a first-of-its-kind integration in which his signature gear will feature DUDE Wipes branding during every in-ring appearance on WWE programming, including Monday Night Raw and various PLEs"
February 17, 2026 at 2:49 PM
I know plenty of athletes in various sports, and especially legit combat sports, have branding everywhere, but WWE looks absolutely embarrassing rn. Even if you don’t have the backbone to tune out for moral reasons, Slim Jim gets more prominent canvas space than the company logo.
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Shane Parish takes on the music of English electronic duo Autechre, re-imagining ten of the band’s 1990s songs solo on his Taylor acoustic — Super clean, incredibly precise, and simply a pleasure to listen to — Autechre Guitar is a stunner. klofmag.com/2026/02/shan...
Shane Parish – Autechre Guitar (Album Review)
Shane Parish re-imagines ten Autechre songs solo on acoustic guitar — ultra-minimalist and breathtaking. Autechre Guitar is a tapestry of beautifully accomplished playing and simply a stunner.
klofmag.com
February 17, 2026 at 12:00 PM
Shane Parish takes on the music of English electronic duo Autechre, re-imagining ten of the band’s 1990s songs solo on his Taylor acoustic — Super clean, incredibly precise, and simply a pleasure to listen to — Autechre Guitar is a stunner. klofmag.com/2026/02/shan...
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Paramount's censorship of this Colbert interview w/ Rep. James Talarico will get more people to watch than if it had aired on TV.
100K views on YouTube in just 2 hours. And counting...
youtu.be/oiTJ7Pz_59A?...
100K views on YouTube in just 2 hours. And counting...
youtu.be/oiTJ7Pz_59A?...
February 17, 2026 at 7:13 AM
Paramount's censorship of this Colbert interview w/ Rep. James Talarico will get more people to watch than if it had aired on TV.
100K views on YouTube in just 2 hours. And counting...
youtu.be/oiTJ7Pz_59A?...
100K views on YouTube in just 2 hours. And counting...
youtu.be/oiTJ7Pz_59A?...