Travis J Cook
@travisjcook.bsky.social
he/him. Movies. Music. Culture. Baseball. Politics. Lord of the RIngs.Thoughts are my own and wholly representative of me, an idiot.
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I'm not even going to repost a screengrab of his post about Rob Reiner but man it really needs to be said every single day: Trump truly is the biggest piece of shit in the world, a man of absolutely no good qualities and seemingly limitless bad ones. Support for him is just so damning.
December 15, 2025 at 3:55 PM
I'm not even going to repost a screengrab of his post about Rob Reiner but man it really needs to be said every single day: Trump truly is the biggest piece of shit in the world, a man of absolutely no good qualities and seemingly limitless bad ones. Support for him is just so damning.
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When Rob Reiner was on his all-time epic run at the start of his career, he had an opportunity to read a script that was looking for a production partner, and he lost his mind for it. He decided Castle Rock had to have it, no matter what.
December 15, 2025 at 7:37 AM
When Rob Reiner was on his all-time epic run at the start of his career, he had an opportunity to read a script that was looking for a production partner, and he lost his mind for it. He decided Castle Rock had to have it, no matter what.
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the good that you do persists in this world
December 14, 2025 at 8:20 PM
the good that you do persists in this world
Fuck.
December 15, 2025 at 3:32 AM
Fuck.
Decided for the first time ever to actually watch every movie nominated for an Oscar. This means I’ll likely need to see Avatar 3, which means I’ll actually need to watch Avatar 2 for the first time. This Is My Struggle.
December 12, 2025 at 9:22 PM
Decided for the first time ever to actually watch every movie nominated for an Oscar. This means I’ll likely need to see Avatar 3, which means I’ll actually need to watch Avatar 2 for the first time. This Is My Struggle.
The first 2/3rds of Hamnet have the narrative momentum of mud. The last third, though, man that hits home. (Same issue as the book tbh)
December 9, 2025 at 4:10 AM
The first 2/3rds of Hamnet have the narrative momentum of mud. The last third, though, man that hits home. (Same issue as the book tbh)
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Welcome to Selection Sundae!
a bag of pop candy is sitting on a field
ALT: a bag of pop candy is sitting on a field
media.tenor.com
December 7, 2025 at 5:33 PM
Welcome to Selection Sundae!
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Hell yeah, Elordi.
The 2025 SFCS nominees for BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR:
📽️ Benicio del Toro - ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER
📽️ Jacob Elordi - FRANKENSTEIN
📽️ David Jonsson - THE LONG WALK
📽️ William H. Macy - TRAIN DREAMS
📽️ Sean Penn - ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER
📽️ Benicio del Toro - ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER
📽️ Jacob Elordi - FRANKENSTEIN
📽️ David Jonsson - THE LONG WALK
📽️ William H. Macy - TRAIN DREAMS
📽️ Sean Penn - ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER
December 5, 2025 at 9:31 PM
Hell yeah, Elordi.
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This came to me in a dream
December 5, 2025 at 12:24 PM
This came to me in a dream
I don't put a whole lot of stock in the Wrapped features for Spotify, AppleMusic, etc. not only because of refusal to pay artists what they're worth, AI content, ICE recruitment ads, etc. but also because each year, my personal Wrapped is always the dumbest shit.
December 4, 2025 at 10:46 PM
I don't put a whole lot of stock in the Wrapped features for Spotify, AppleMusic, etc. not only because of refusal to pay artists what they're worth, AI content, ICE recruitment ads, etc. but also because each year, my personal Wrapped is always the dumbest shit.
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I'm at the combination
December 4, 2025 at 3:17 AM
I'm at the combination
Seeing Bela Fleck and the Flecktones and it’s wild just being like “what if one of the top 100 players of a given instrument formed a jam band and played Christmas covers”
December 4, 2025 at 2:24 AM
Seeing Bela Fleck and the Flecktones and it’s wild just being like “what if one of the top 100 players of a given instrument formed a jam band and played Christmas covers”
Okay, rewatched the prequels for the first time in ever. New Star Wars ranks
1. Star Wars (New Hope)
2. TLJ
3. TeSB
4. Rogue One
5. ROTJ
6. TFA
7. Solo
<big cliff>
8. Revenge of the Sith
9. The Phantom Menace
<biiiigger cliff>
10. Attack of the Clones
<biiiiiiiggest cliff>
11. Rise of Skywalker
1. Star Wars (New Hope)
2. TLJ
3. TeSB
4. Rogue One
5. ROTJ
6. TFA
7. Solo
<big cliff>
8. Revenge of the Sith
9. The Phantom Menace
<biiiigger cliff>
10. Attack of the Clones
<biiiiiiiggest cliff>
11. Rise of Skywalker
November 29, 2025 at 10:06 PM
Okay, rewatched the prequels for the first time in ever. New Star Wars ranks
1. Star Wars (New Hope)
2. TLJ
3. TeSB
4. Rogue One
5. ROTJ
6. TFA
7. Solo
<big cliff>
8. Revenge of the Sith
9. The Phantom Menace
<biiiigger cliff>
10. Attack of the Clones
<biiiiiiiggest cliff>
11. Rise of Skywalker
1. Star Wars (New Hope)
2. TLJ
3. TeSB
4. Rogue One
5. ROTJ
6. TFA
7. Solo
<big cliff>
8. Revenge of the Sith
9. The Phantom Menace
<biiiigger cliff>
10. Attack of the Clones
<biiiiiiiggest cliff>
11. Rise of Skywalker
Five Iron Frenzy
Allman Brothers Band when Gregg was still alive & kickin’.
Pearl Jam when they had a gargantuan rain delay at Wrigley Field
Counting Crows when they played Accidentally in Love
Slipknot playing all their self-titled album in London.
Allman Brothers Band when Gregg was still alive & kickin’.
Pearl Jam when they had a gargantuan rain delay at Wrigley Field
Counting Crows when they played Accidentally in Love
Slipknot playing all their self-titled album in London.
U2 (Joshua Tree 30th anniversary tour)
Relient K/Switchfoot double bill
Carly Rae Jepsen
mewithoutYou
The Mountain Goats show at Thalia Hall a few years back where John Darnielle started singing the hymn On Eagle’s Wings and about 25% of the crowd joined in
Relient K/Switchfoot double bill
Carly Rae Jepsen
mewithoutYou
The Mountain Goats show at Thalia Hall a few years back where John Darnielle started singing the hymn On Eagle’s Wings and about 25% of the crowd joined in
introduce yourself with five concerts you've seen
Depeche Mode
Nine Inch Nails
The Hooters
John Carpenter
Howard Shore
Depeche Mode
Nine Inch Nails
The Hooters
John Carpenter
Howard Shore
November 28, 2025 at 2:43 AM
Five Iron Frenzy
Allman Brothers Band when Gregg was still alive & kickin’.
Pearl Jam when they had a gargantuan rain delay at Wrigley Field
Counting Crows when they played Accidentally in Love
Slipknot playing all their self-titled album in London.
Allman Brothers Band when Gregg was still alive & kickin’.
Pearl Jam when they had a gargantuan rain delay at Wrigley Field
Counting Crows when they played Accidentally in Love
Slipknot playing all their self-titled album in London.
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Everything here, pretty much. youtube.com/shorts/YfoI6...
November 26, 2025 at 3:53 AM
Everything here, pretty much. youtube.com/shorts/YfoI6...
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I once asked a bookseller at a large indie store how many people would have to buy a book for it to get the attention of the store buyer and cause an additional order and they said: Three.
I see some book piracy discourse, and, to make a positive argument in favor of buying books, your marginal ability to influence what books get published and support the careers of writers you like is massive compared to most other forms of media.
November 25, 2025 at 11:07 PM
I once asked a bookseller at a large indie store how many people would have to buy a book for it to get the attention of the store buyer and cause an additional order and they said: Three.
I'd move ROTJ down to #5, TLJ to 3, RO to 4, TFA to 6, Solo to 7. Otherwise, my Khan has excellent taste.
haven’t seen ROS or Solo but this seems like a pretty ball-knowing list from Pritzker, particularly if he volunteered the name “Star Wars” rather than “A New Hope”
November 24, 2025 at 9:00 PM
I'd move ROTJ down to #5, TLJ to 3, RO to 4, TFA to 6, Solo to 7. Otherwise, my Khan has excellent taste.
One Does Not Simply Walk Into Mordor, Charlie Brown.
What's In The Box, Charlie Brown?
We all float down here, Charlie Brown
November 24, 2025 at 5:18 AM
One Does Not Simply Walk Into Mordor, Charlie Brown.
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Meta halted internal research that purportedly showed (young) people who stopped using Facebook became less depressed and anxious, according to an unredacted legal filing released on Friday. www.cnbc.com/2025/11/23/m...
Meta halted internal research suggesting social media harm, court filing alleges
Meta is alleged to have halted internal research suggesting social media harm, according to court documents.
www.cnbc.com
November 24, 2025 at 12:31 AM
Meta halted internal research that purportedly showed (young) people who stopped using Facebook became less depressed and anxious, according to an unredacted legal filing released on Friday. www.cnbc.com/2025/11/23/m...
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imagine walking down the beach and seeing jesus carrying some guy
November 22, 2025 at 1:04 AM
imagine walking down the beach and seeing jesus carrying some guy
Gawd damn
Going to end on one of the most beautiful commercials ever made with the reminder and a call to remember the small things. They make a big difference to others.
Love all, help all.
Go Jackets.
Love all, help all.
Go Jackets.
November 21, 2025 at 5:29 PM
Gawd damn
Ah, I see every concert tour announced today, very demure.
November 18, 2025 at 4:20 PM
Ah, I see every concert tour announced today, very demure.