Leo Cookman
@leocookman.com
Lefty Writer and Musician. Author of Time's Lie & at least one video essay you've seen on YouTube.
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@leocookman.com
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My website is the best place to find the veritable pile of stuff I've made. Books, records, podcasts, videos, etc all available at leocookman.com
The wife and I went to see Jurassic Park at the cinema last night and good lord is that movie made for the big screen. *Completely* different from a home viewing; made me feel like a 10 year old again, seeing it for my birthday.
February 16, 2026 at 1:37 PM
The wife and I went to see Jurassic Park at the cinema last night and good lord is that movie made for the big screen. *Completely* different from a home viewing; made me feel like a 10 year old again, seeing it for my birthday.
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Just saw yer da in Greggs wearing full plate armour.
February 16, 2026 at 1:27 PM
Just saw yer da in Greggs wearing full plate armour.
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Millennials are having our mid-life crises in starter apartments, it’s rough out here.
February 11, 2026 at 3:57 PM
Millennials are having our mid-life crises in starter apartments, it’s rough out here.
Increasingly feel like this will be AI's legacy: making people (not CEOs) realise the value of craft and working on something you enjoy. Not maximising profit.
the deluge of ai services promising to shortcut creativity and negate ever developing a skill has, conversely, given me impetus to sit down and learn stuff i've always put off. so far comedically dogshit in my efforts to develop a musical ear, but it's really gratifying(??) and i'm enjoying it(???)
February 8, 2026 at 5:54 PM
Increasingly feel like this will be AI's legacy: making people (not CEOs) realise the value of craft and working on something you enjoy. Not maximising profit.
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An opinion I pretty firmly hold is that everyone should make a song, paint a painting, act in something, and write a book even if all of those things end up being objectively terrible
February 8, 2026 at 5:41 AM
An opinion I pretty firmly hold is that everyone should make a song, paint a painting, act in something, and write a book even if all of those things end up being objectively terrible
I've joined the ranks of my fellow penniless writers on Substack where my new anthology short story series 'Lord of the Manor' will be regularly published. First one is up today:
open.substack.com/pub/leocookm...
open.substack.com/pub/leocookm...
Lord of the Manor
How does one described Jonathan Lord?
open.substack.com
February 7, 2026 at 3:53 PM
I've joined the ranks of my fellow penniless writers on Substack where my new anthology short story series 'Lord of the Manor' will be regularly published. First one is up today:
open.substack.com/pub/leocookm...
open.substack.com/pub/leocookm...
Every time I get depressed about AI being forced on us and the powers-that-be demanding human artistry be consigned to the bin, I go and look at the comments under a YouTube video of any song. You'll find an endless parade of heartfelt gratitude for music there. AI will never replace that.
February 6, 2026 at 9:15 PM
Every time I get depressed about AI being forced on us and the powers-that-be demanding human artistry be consigned to the bin, I go and look at the comments under a YouTube video of any song. You'll find an endless parade of heartfelt gratitude for music there. AI will never replace that.
It's #bandcampfriday and the world's ending. Why not listen to some angsty white boy sing songs while society crumbles?
leocookman.bandcamp.com
leocookman.bandcamp.com
Leo Cookman
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leocookman.bandcamp.com
February 6, 2026 at 2:24 PM
It's #bandcampfriday and the world's ending. Why not listen to some angsty white boy sing songs while society crumbles?
leocookman.bandcamp.com
leocookman.bandcamp.com
Crowbarred into being nominee because her boss was so unpopular he was forced to step down and not because anyone elected or nominated her as candidate, only to then lose that election, Kamala Harris thinks NOW is her moment.
What is it the kids say? We're cooked?
What is it the kids say? We're cooked?
Welcome to Headquarters, the new Gen-Z led progressive content hub.
February 5, 2026 at 10:54 PM
Crowbarred into being nominee because her boss was so unpopular he was forced to step down and not because anyone elected or nominated her as candidate, only to then lose that election, Kamala Harris thinks NOW is her moment.
What is it the kids say? We're cooked?
What is it the kids say? We're cooked?
In 2001, Channel 4 in the UK broadcast a special episode of Chris Morris' satirical current affairs show 'Brass Eye'. Subtitled 'Paedogeddon' it was an excoriating parody of the hysterical fear mongering the British media were indulging in at the time. Throughout the 90s Murdoch's outlets and (1/)
February 4, 2026 at 1:42 PM
In 2001, Channel 4 in the UK broadcast a special episode of Chris Morris' satirical current affairs show 'Brass Eye'. Subtitled 'Paedogeddon' it was an excoriating parody of the hysterical fear mongering the British media were indulging in at the time. Throughout the 90s Murdoch's outlets and (1/)
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Guess he took a couple days off? labourlist.org/2017/02/mand...
February 4, 2026 at 12:33 PM
Guess he took a couple days off? labourlist.org/2017/02/mand...
My website is the best place to find the veritable pile of stuff I've made. Books, records, podcasts, videos, etc all available at leocookman.com
February 2, 2026 at 9:09 PM
My website is the best place to find the veritable pile of stuff I've made. Books, records, podcasts, videos, etc all available at leocookman.com
The amount of absolute garbage AI ads I'm getting force fed online is really starting to piss me off. Even @adobe.com is churning out trash. Why would you advertise a creative software with awful, AI-made junk? The sooner this bubble bursts the better.
February 2, 2026 at 6:35 PM
The amount of absolute garbage AI ads I'm getting force fed online is really starting to piss me off. Even @adobe.com is churning out trash. Why would you advertise a creative software with awful, AI-made junk? The sooner this bubble bursts the better.
I feel like there's very little room for discussion that isn't about the hell we're living in these days but I just want to highlight how hard they are pushing this Wuthering Heights movie. This either means A) the studio has a lot riding on it or B) It's a stinker. Or C) both.
January 29, 2026 at 5:08 PM
I feel like there's very little room for discussion that isn't about the hell we're living in these days but I just want to highlight how hard they are pushing this Wuthering Heights movie. This either means A) the studio has a lot riding on it or B) It's a stinker. Or C) both.
It's amazing to see how poorly Bluesky understands its user base. Despite their best efforts, its us that have dictated the tone and tenor of discussion here. Thank goodness.
After a whirlwind 2025, we took a pause to reflect on what 2026 might bring, and how Bluesky can help build the sort of future we all want to see online. Check out a few of our predictions, and let us know if you agree: bsky.social/about/blog/0...
Bluesky in 2026: Predictions - Bluesky
As we head into 2026, we wanted to share a few predictions about what we think people will do online this year, with a taste of how we're building Bluesky to meet them there.
bsky.social
January 29, 2026 at 2:01 PM
It's amazing to see how poorly Bluesky understands its user base. Despite their best efforts, its us that have dictated the tone and tenor of discussion here. Thank goodness.
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The latest video by Jonas Ussing is a doozy. I look forward to the rest of this series.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rkbb...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rkbb...
Make action good again: How to write the perfect ACTION MOVIE
YouTube video by The Movie Rabbit Hole
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January 28, 2026 at 4:50 PM
The latest video by Jonas Ussing is a doozy. I look forward to the rest of this series.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rkbb...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rkbb...
I'm disappointed by the overall lack of industry recognition Silksong got, mostly for its purported 'difficulty'. The discourse on difficulty has always been rather tin-eared imo so I wrote a thing about that.
leoacookman.medium.com/discussing-d...
leoacookman.medium.com/discussing-d...
Discussing Difficulty
What hard video games are really teaching us
leoacookman.medium.com
January 23, 2026 at 8:14 PM
I'm disappointed by the overall lack of industry recognition Silksong got, mostly for its purported 'difficulty'. The discourse on difficulty has always been rather tin-eared imo so I wrote a thing about that.
leoacookman.medium.com/discussing-d...
leoacookman.medium.com/discussing-d...
Reddit is just the worst. I forget sometimes so go on, usually for a reason, never get an answer and am swiftly reminded why it sucks. It's like bizarro LinkedIn.
January 23, 2026 at 2:54 PM
Reddit is just the worst. I forget sometimes so go on, usually for a reason, never get an answer and am swiftly reminded why it sucks. It's like bizarro LinkedIn.
Now might also be a good time for all Americans to watch Adam Curtis' "Hypernormalisation" about how the everyday Russian citizen lived in the aftermath of the collapse of the Soviet Union.
January 21, 2026 at 6:03 PM
Now might also be a good time for all Americans to watch Adam Curtis' "Hypernormalisation" about how the everyday Russian citizen lived in the aftermath of the collapse of the Soviet Union.
Feel like Davos should be held in Munich. And some sort of agreement should be signed...
January 21, 2026 at 5:58 PM
Feel like Davos should be held in Munich. And some sort of agreement should be signed...
I'm starting to think the fetishisation then commidification of mental illness through characters like The Joker wasn't such a great idea...
January 19, 2026 at 2:11 PM
I'm starting to think the fetishisation then commidification of mental illness through characters like The Joker wasn't such a great idea...
Continuing to use AI at this point is insane. On top of the environmental impacts, the outright misinformation it spreads, the IP theft and all the covering for and funding of fascism it does, it is giving people psychosis. Support for AI is lunacy:
medium.com/@leoacookman...
medium.com/@leoacookman...
The Lunacy of AI
What the study of wolves and bad data tells us about LLMs
medium.com
January 16, 2026 at 5:22 PM
Continuing to use AI at this point is insane. On top of the environmental impacts, the outright misinformation it spreads, the IP theft and all the covering for and funding of fascism it does, it is giving people psychosis. Support for AI is lunacy:
medium.com/@leoacookman...
medium.com/@leoacookman...
It's taken me a long time to realize posting on the internet accomplishes nothing but feels like it does and ultimately allows some of the most evil people in history to continue what they're doing and avoid actual repercussions. 'Slacktivism' was always the right description.
January 13, 2026 at 4:56 PM
It's taken me a long time to realize posting on the internet accomplishes nothing but feels like it does and ultimately allows some of the most evil people in history to continue what they're doing and avoid actual repercussions. 'Slacktivism' was always the right description.
Well that didn't work out...
January 9, 2026 at 6:17 PM
Well that didn't work out...