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Caleb

@calebjcook.bsky.social
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Midwest boy (current location: Ohio). Lover of reading, music and movies. He/him.

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Caleb @calebjcook.bsky.social · 18h
Packaging on the squirrel-proof bird feeder we just bought
Cardboard box with art showing a cartoon squirrel plummeting from a bird feeder
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Caleb @calebjcook.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
My dudes
Sonny the orange and white cat looks at the camera with an expression that’s both sleepy and slightly contemptuousBenny the white and gray kitty looking cute with wide innocent eyes
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Yonette Joseph @sugarcane99.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Eva Marie Saint, Oscar Winner for ‘On the Waterfront,’ Is Dead at 102 www.nytimes.com/2026/10/06/m...
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Eva Marie Saint, Oscar Winner for ‘On the Waterfront,’ Is Dead at 102 (Gift Article)
A luminous beauty with dramatic depth, she brought a layered intensity to harrowing roles and seduced Cary Grant in the romantic thriller “North by Northwest.”
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Caleb @calebjcook.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Not surprisingly for a Gothic-style ghost story, this one took a long time — nearly too long — to build atmosphere and gain momentum. But once I figured out what it was doing, I was hooked.
My hand holds a paperback copy of The Little Stranger by Sarah Waters
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Caleb @calebjcook.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Oh my god, you were cooking with this one
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Caleb @calebjcook.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Felt good to get this done
My fingers hold up an Ohio “I voted” sticker against a blue sky with the sun shining in the background
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Chipockalips Now! @fragboner.bsky.social · 06/10/2026



right about now, the funk soul brother






check it out now, the funk soul brother






right about now, the funk soul brother






check it out now, the funk soul brother
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Caleb @calebjcook.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Plus a Chuck Cleaver cameo!
From left: Chuck Cleaver plays guitar, Elizabeth Nelson plays accordion, Lisa Walker plays guitar
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Caleb @calebjcook.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Enjoyed a delightful evening of music with Wussy’s Lisa Walker and The Paranoid Style’s Elizabeth Nelson (accompanied by Timothy Bracy)
From left: Timothy Bracy on guitar, Elizabeth Nelson on accordion, Lisa Walker on guitar. They’re playing inside a former church in Cincinnati that’s now known as The Columbia.From left: Timothy Bracy on guitar, Elizabeth Nelson on accordion, Lisa Walker on guitar.
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Caleb @calebjcook.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Had lunch at the Spring Valley Potato Festival. Early October and the weather here in Ohio is finally gorgeous.
Main Street in the tiny Ohio town of Spring Valley is lined with festival booths and festivalgoers under a bright blue sky. A banner stretched over the street reads “Potato Festival Oct. 3-4.”The festival website’s explanation for why it’s called the Potato Festival:


Why the potato?

Because in the way back in the 70's every other lowly fruit, vegetable or meat was taken. No...seriously...that's why.
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Taniel @taniel.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Voter registration deadlines are SUNDAY in Alaska, Rhode Island, South Carolina. And MONDAY in: Arizona, Arkansas Florida, Georgia, Indiana, Kentucky, Mississippi, Ohio, Tennessee, and *Texas*. If you live in these states, verify your registration now, literally.
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BUM CHILLUPS AKA SPENCER HALL AKA PRESIDENT FOOTBALL @edsbs.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Purdue...won? PURDUE WON
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Caleb @calebjcook.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Fumbling that kid like he’s the Buckeyes’ national championship trophy
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Caleb @calebjcook.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Greatest AllMusic review ever?
An AllMusic.com review of “His Greatest Years: The Best of John Coltrane” by Michael G. Nastos. In its entirety, it reads: “A good record to have.”
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Caleb @calebjcook.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
The History of Concrete was an absolute hoot, and a good reminder that I still have a couple of How To with John Wilson seasons left to watch
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Caleb @calebjcook.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
My spam followers on Instagram are usually porn bots with inflated boobs and physiologically improbable butts, but today I got this “Market Strategist” instead
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Caleb @calebjcook.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Early voting starts on Tuesday, and I plan on being in line as early as possible to get this done and dusted
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Caleb @calebjcook.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
One of my all-time favorite bands tearing it up on stage:
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Caleb @calebjcook.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
I caught up with The Montvales’ latest album after seeing them at Nowhere Else Festival last month. Love the harmonies and lush production!
themontvales.bandcamp.com
Path of Totality, by The Montvales
12 track album
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Caleb @calebjcook.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
I welcome the resurgence of noisy alt-country with open arms. This one kinda reminds me of the late great Milton Mapes:
idlecounty.bandcamp.com
Long Gone Saviors, by Idle County
10 track album
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Caleb @calebjcook.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Terrifically weird music for chilly fall nights:
tompkinssquare.bandcamp.com
Aesthesis, by Thorn Wych
10 track album
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Caleb @calebjcook.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
One of my very favorite albums of the year so far:
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Caleb @calebjcook.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
How about a few of my favorite Bandcamp Friday purchases? First up, this wonderfully mysterious and spacious-sounding Wadada Leo Smith album:
wadadaleosmith-bam.bandcamp.com
Constellations And Hemispheres, by Wadada Leo Smith
5 track album
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Caleb @calebjcook.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Snagged the CD today!
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Caleb @calebjcook.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
The Criterion Channel overhauled their Roku app and now the closed captioning activates every time I rewind or hit the pause button 🫠
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Caleb @calebjcook.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Oh, and how could I forget Deerhoof?
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Caleb @calebjcook.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Damn, what a great day for new album releases. Currently listening to Greg Freeman, and I’ll follow that up with Bill Fox, Wishy, Meshell Ndegeocello, and Helen. Oh, and Agriculture’s live record. Oh, and Dave Holland’s box set of previously unreleased live recordings.
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Caleb @calebjcook.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Every October, I like to spend the whole month watching horror movies. Here’s what I’m hoping to get around to this time (along with Widow’s Bay on Apple TV):
The Addiction
The Appointment
Barbarian
The Beyond
The City of the Dead
Dust Devil
Eraserhead (rewatch)
Let's Scare Jessica to Death
Nadja
The Others (rewatch)
Salem's Lot (1979 miniseries)
The Skeleton Key
28 Days Later (rewatch)
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Caleb @calebjcook.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
I grabbed some hummus at Costco earlier this week and am only just now realizing how weirdly horny and creepy the packaging is
A large container of hummus in my fridge. On one side, a disembodied mouth on legs is carrying a spoon while sticking its tongue out and saying “Extra virgin. Extra delicious!”Another side of the hummus container, dotted with slogans like “Dip in. Don’t hold back,” “Spoon me,” and “Hot for hummus?”Another side of the hummus container, with a very suggestive-looking pair of olives and a chickpea that looks like a big butt.
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Caleb @calebjcook.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
THE WEIGHT was, as they say, extremely my shit. They don’t make ‘em like this anymore.
Movie poster for The Weight — a rickety rope bridge stretching across a deep ravine
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Caleb @calebjcook.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
I looked it up, and it sounds *exactly* like AI-generated CCCM (contemporary Christian cheatin’ music)
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Caleb @calebjcook.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
I didn’t follow all the twists and turns in the local American Idol murder pastor case, so I’m just now seeing this detail about him + his mistress: “They bonded over Harry Potter and … got matching lightning bolt tattoos, hers on her forearm and his in his armpit to hide it from his wife.”
daytondailynews.com
Jury finds Caleb Flynn guilty of killing wife; sentencing scheduled for Monday
Caleb Flynn was found guilty of murder in the February shooting death of his wife at their Tipp City home and staging the scene to look like a home invasion, and he is scheduled to be sentenced Monday...
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Caleb @calebjcook.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
*nods in Amy Acton*
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Caleb @calebjcook.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Some important detective work here
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I Think I Figured Out How Lowly Worm Drives His Apple Car - The Autopian
Attention! ATTENTION! Everybody, stop what you’re doing, drop that wedding cake, let go of that pulley, leap out of that forklift seat, fling those dental instruments to the ground, because I have imp...
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Caleb @calebjcook.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Circling back to mention that I love these little capsules you do. Really liked Noe’s first 2 records and didn’t realize he had a new one coming out.
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Caleb @calebjcook.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
These new old tunes from the Songs in the Key of Life sessions are a real delight. Next, how about some live Stevie Wonder recordings from that era?
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Songs in the Key of Life – The EP - YouTube
Released in celebration of the 50th anniversary of Songs in the Key of Life, the four-song EP brings together previously unreleased recordings from the album...
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Steven Hyden @stevenhyden.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
For my latest Ask A Music Critic column, a reader inquired about Ella Langley's "Choosin' Texas" and the recent conversation about what it means to be totally unfamiliar with the most popular song in America for about six months running. stevenhyden.substack.com/p/ask-a-musi...
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Ask A Music Critic: Does It Matter That I Haven’t Heard The Year’s Most Popular Song?
Or: What does it mean to have a No. 1 song for almost six months in 2026 anyway?
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NE Ohio Regional Sewer District @neorsd.org · 29/09/2026
bold and wildly inexplicable photo choice here
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Caleb @calebjcook.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
A merciless miscellany of waking nightmares, unraveled realities, and supremely unsettling scenarios
My hand holds a copy of Brian Evenson’s short story collection None of You Shall Be Spared
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Caleb @calebjcook.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Finally got to see Princess Mononoke on a big screen tonight, and all I can say is WOW
Movie poster for Fathom’s Studio Ghibli Fest 2026 screenings of Princess Mononoke. A masked princess stands in front of a huge white wolf in the middle of a dark green forest with sunlight filtering through and little white kodama looking on
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Caleb @calebjcook.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
I only know that word from the title of an early Avett Brothers album
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Caleb @calebjcook.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
I just need one that can weed out every hotel with a) poorly fitted sliding bathroom doors or b) sinks located outside the bathroom
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Caleb @calebjcook.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
If you see this, post a vampire that isn’t Dracula.
youtu.be
How Come I Can't See You in My Mirror?
YouTube video by Tonio K. - Topic
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Caleb @calebjcook.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Liking the music I like is unquestionably more important to me, with one major exception. I love to imagine scandalizing the voices of my fundamentalist childhood who warned against the evils of, well, just about anything that wasn’t (pre-modernist) classical music or hymns.
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Caleb @calebjcook.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Fall lunch hours are the best. A brisk stroll under blue skies followed by heaping spoonfuls of hot made-from-scratch soup.
My shadow cast on cracked asphalt, with a brown shoe peeking up from bottom right A container — and a spoonful — of homemade chicken chipotle soup with corn, pintos, tomatoes, and cilantro
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Bowiesongs (C. O'Leary) @bowiesongs.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
50! An overflowing album (a double Lp with bonus 45; it seems meant for the CD or streaming age). Its richness still astounds, full of fresh discoveries ("Contusion," "All Day Sucker,"etc)
Stevie Wonder, Songs in the Key of Life (rel 28 Sept 1976)Back cover w 45 Liner note credits, inc listing by name all the great Motown players and an apology for taking so long to release it
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Caleb @calebjcook.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Highly recommend giving this one a listen
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Caleb @calebjcook.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Yeah! I am usually not moved by huge No. 1 hit songs these days, but I like this one quite a bit. Might even check out the rest of her album.
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Caleb @calebjcook.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Also, it actually sounds like a country song and not just twangy arena rock or rap. Love the 80s-country-sounding electric guitar parts.
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