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
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
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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?...
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Rev. Jesse Jackson's "I *am* somebody..." remains one of the all-time great pieces of 20th century rhetoric / agitprop
And he could deliver it at a Black separatist meeting, the Democratic National Convention, or on god-blessed Sesame Street (see below 🥹)
RIP to the Voice of the Voiceless
And he could deliver it at a Black separatist meeting, the Democratic National Convention, or on god-blessed Sesame Street (see below 🥹)
RIP to the Voice of the Voiceless
February 17, 2026 at 11:29 AM
Rev. Jesse Jackson's "I *am* somebody..." remains one of the all-time great pieces of 20th century rhetoric / agitprop
And he could deliver it at a Black separatist meeting, the Democratic National Convention, or on god-blessed Sesame Street (see below 🥹)
RIP to the Voice of the Voiceless
And he could deliver it at a Black separatist meeting, the Democratic National Convention, or on god-blessed Sesame Street (see below 🥹)
RIP to the Voice of the Voiceless
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Tapper has spent the better part of two and a half years legitimizing this kind of rhetoric with how he's used his cable television news slot but wants to act like Fine is now suddenly beyond the pale.
Remember that Tapper *made up a quote* from Tlaib but has never said anything on CNN about Fine.
Remember that Tapper *made up a quote* from Tlaib but has never said anything on CNN about Fine.
February 17, 2026 at 3:29 AM
Tapper has spent the better part of two and a half years legitimizing this kind of rhetoric with how he's used his cable television news slot but wants to act like Fine is now suddenly beyond the pale.
Remember that Tapper *made up a quote* from Tlaib but has never said anything on CNN about Fine.
Remember that Tapper *made up a quote* from Tlaib but has never said anything on CNN about Fine.
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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