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Kaleb Horton

@kalebhorton.bsky.social

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A writer from Bakersfield, based in Los Angeles. GQ, MTV, Rolling Stone, Pitchfork, Vanity Fair, Vice, Vox. Looking for work. Subscribe to my newsletter: kalebhorton.ghost.io For work stuff, I'm kaleb.c.horton at gmail. (I also do photography sometimes.)

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Kaleb Horton @kalebhorton.bsky.social · Jun 10

Howdy all. Wanted to come up with a good first post but unfortunately ran out of time so I'll do a bad one instead. I've written for MTV, Rolling Stone and Vanity Fair and I'm looking for a job. This is my biggest piece: https://www.vox.com/the-highlight/22570738/chowchilla-school-bus-kidnapping

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Kaleb Horton @kalebhorton.bsky.social · 20d

David Letterman was a genius for retiring when he did. Perfect timing.

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lauren @lauren.rotatingsandwiches.com · 20d

great news! you're not actually seeing karl rove, john yoo, and david frum criticize the administration's lawlessness more stridently than dem leadership. you, reader, were infected with rabies by a brown bat 36 hours ago and this is all just the virus working its way through your nervous system

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Kaleb Horton @kalebhorton.bsky.social · 22d

I won’t pretend to have any Big Thoughts about Robert Redford, but his last movie, The Old Man & The Gun, was really cute. I felt good when I left the theater, and that almost never happens. (Plus, Tom Waits in a supporting role.)

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Kaleb Horton @kalebhorton.bsky.social · 25d

It’s okay, I’m sure you can watch it on DVD someday.

Kaleb Horton @kalebhorton.bsky.social · 26d

It bothers me all the time. For twenty years now.

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RetroOoOoOo~ BOOmercial Screams @retro-commercials.bsky.social · Aug 22

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Kaleb Horton @kalebhorton.bsky.social · 26d

Most underrated Clash song? youtu.be/NrODxCsR4og?...

The Clash - Somebody Got Murdered (Remastered) [Official Audio]

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Kaleb Horton @kalebhorton.bsky.social · 27d

A moment of silence now to commemorate the tragic loss of John Ritter, who died this day in 2003 and should have won the Oscar for Sling Blade.

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Kaleb Horton @kalebhorton.bsky.social · 28d

I’m almost positive that the new Spinal Tap will be terrible and it bums me out so bad. Reminds me of the Zoolander sequel that was just a string of celebrity cameos.

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Kaleb Horton @kalebhorton.bsky.social · Sep 5

If you don’t watch this, you do not support me and you are officially a hater.

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Kaleb Horton @kalebhorton.bsky.social · Sep 5

Sad and beautiful. m.youtube.com/watch?v=Md0Q...

Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers - Crawling Back to You (Official Dogs With Wings Rehearsal Video)

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Kaleb Horton @kalebhorton.bsky.social · Aug 31

The only movie I care about seeing. www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie...

‘Father Mother Sister Brother’ Review: Cate Blanchett and Adam Driver in Jim Jarmusch’s Funny, Tender, Astutely Observed Jewel of a Family Triptych

Tom Waits, Indya Moore and Charlotte Rampling are also part of the ensemble in three minor-key stories about adult siblings and their parents, set in the Northeast U.S., Dublin and Paris.

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Kaleb Horton @kalebhorton.bsky.social · Aug 17

Also: one of those movies that shows the weaknesses of streaming. That movie was a huge deal but it’s almost impossible to find.

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Kaleb Horton @kalebhorton.bsky.social · Aug 17

Rewatched Sling Blade. What a picture. John Ritter and Dwight Yoakam are so damn good in it.

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Kaleb Horton @kalebhorton.bsky.social · Aug 17

Wanna go?

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Kaleb Horton @kalebhorton.bsky.social · Aug 17

oh boy oh boy oh boy oh boy oh boy oh boy oh boy oh boy

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Kaleb Horton @kalebhorton.bsky.social · Aug 16

Just learned that Jackie Robinson’s widow Rachel, founder of the Jackie Robinson Foundation, is somehow still kicking at 103.

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Kaleb Horton @kalebhorton.bsky.social · Aug 15

Yes. I’ll have nothing, but the TV is good. It’s like Dick Cavett is jumping right out at you.

Kaleb Horton @kalebhorton.bsky.social · Aug 15

Any woman who stays with me needs to know that I have Dick Cavett reruns on twenty. four. hours. a. day. And I'm gonna try and talk about every single episode, even if I was in the other room.

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Kaleb Horton @kalebhorton.bsky.social · Aug 15

Hey, I was at that huge Bernie (Neil Young) rally downtown.

Kaleb Horton @kalebhorton.bsky.social · Aug 15

Hey, just to be clear, if anybody wants me to write something with them for money, I'm actually not bad at collaborating. I'm not some weird recluse.

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Kaleb Horton @kalebhorton.bsky.social · Aug 14

Sidebar: I was recently offered a sit-down with Robert Plant--how about you guys just hang out!!--but I could not sell it. I think editors thought "this is gonna be about that bluegrass shit, isn't it. They're gonna talk about Blind Willie Johnson aren't they."

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Kaleb Horton @kalebhorton.bsky.social · Aug 14

I know this is old man stuff, but it's so funny that Robert Plant does one reunion show with Led Zeppelin, it works great, they threaten a tour that would make a billion dollars, he says nah, then he promptly runs away to make slowcore bluegrass for the rest of his life.

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Kaleb Horton @kalebhorton.bsky.social · Aug 14

My review of the very good King of the Hill revival is that it needlessly makes me miss Tom Petty again. I was right there at the Hollywood Bowl and then snap. It was like ten minutes ago and it’s always gonna be ten minutes ago. Probably how people felt about Elvis. I get that now.

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Game Boy Ain't Right @gb-aint-right.vampirefriday.org · Aug 8

Game Boy Color Fridays

A screenshot from King of the Hill stylized as Game Boy Color graphics using the rusty brown color palette. Hank Hill is reading a note in his living room. Text at the bottom of the screen says "Mr. Hill, I just got my first period."

A screenshot from King of the Hill stylized as Game Boy Color graphics using the rusty brown color palette. Hank Hill looks terrified with his mouth agape. Text on the bottom reads "BWAAAAAAH!"

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