@jack_hamilton

American Studies & Media Studies, @UVA. Pop Critic, @Slate. Author, JUST AROUND MIDNIGHT: ROCK AND ROLL AND THE RACIAL IMAGINATION.

 Charlottesville, VA
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on the occasion of the new CARRIE I wrote about another King book about violence at a high school slate.com/culture/2026/10/st…

The One Book So Controversial That Stephen King Pulled It From Publication

Stephen King wrote a book about a school shooter. Then a copy was found in a real-life shooter’s locker.

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I reviewed mike flanagan's new CARRIE series, which is a little silly at times but pretty good! slate.com/culture/2026/10/ca…

The Original Movie Is History’s Best Stephen King Adaptation. Now This Century’s Premier King...

Mike Flanagan shows why he’s this century’s premier reinterpreter of the King of Horror.

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dj short@_djshortOct 6
rare footage has surfaced of d'angelo singing 'cruisin' with smokey robinson at the 1996 essence awards
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morris buttermaker 🐐🐐🐐🐐🐐🐐🐐🐐
All The Right Movies
@ATRightMoviesOct 1
Without saying The Odd Couple, name a great WALTER MATTHAU role...
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how can "relevance" be "overlooked," isn't that kind of the whole point
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@VarietySep 30
Pete Davidson thinks his “work and relevance” are “super overlooked” because of the personal life he lived in his 20s: “What the f*ck do I have to do? And look, I get it — I’ve dated a lot of people. But so has everyone else! Everyone is f*cking everyone in this business! Everyone! And for some reason it’s zeroed in on me, and I can’t feel sorry for myself because I put myself in those situations, but everyone else is doing it. I was in my 20s. Am I not supposed to f*ck around and do drugs and have fun and be in Hollywood like everybody else? Sorry, everyone!” wp.me/pc8uak-1lHOn4
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this little bit from phil collins' wikipedia page is so funny
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if you think POINT BREAK is a "good-bad movie" you should not be allowed to watch movies let alone write about them
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journey playing a country music festival might be the most "post-genre" booking I have ever seen
CONSEQUENCE
@consequenceSep 14
Stagecoach, Coachella's country music sister festival, has revealed its 2027 lineup led by headliners Garth Brooks, Zach Top, and Riley Green, plus Willie Nelson, Kelly Clarkson, Journey, Shaboozey, Pitbull, Turnpike Troubadours, Charley Crockett, Tedeschi Trucks Band, The Fray, Dasha, Carín León, Matchbox Twenty, David Lee Roth, Buffalo Traffic Jam, Melissa Etheridge, Gretchen Wilson, Ingrid Andress, Stephen Wilson Jr., Stella Lefty, ERNEST, and more.
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yes I realize pitbull is playing the same festival but next to journey pitbull is jimmie rodgers
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"scooby-doo: origins" netflix.com/tudum/articles/s…

Unmask Everything You Need to Know About Scooby-Doo: Origins

Production on the live-action Scooby-Doo series has officially wrapped.

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trying to think of who the funniest person would be to do a deranged nepo-baby take about. currently landed on nas
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my daughters (3yo and 1.75yo) have dolly books that they love, even if they don't know who dolly is yet
Sam Stein
@samsteinAug 25
Dolly Parton's free book gifting program was such a profound gift. No one asked for it. She just sent books to kids all over the US and elsewhere. My children loved receiving their "dolly books." An act of pure generosity that meant so much to so many families.
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Thinking right now about Lester Bangs' "Where Were You When Elvis Died?" one of my favorite things he ever wrote. We will never again agree on anything as we agreed on Dolly
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youtube.com/watch?v=N7IjwKuK…

The Last Thing on My Mind

Provided to YouTube by RLG/LegacyThe Last Thing on My Mind · Port...

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RIP Dave Marsh, a writer who changed my life. a few years ago I wrote this about him slate.com/culture/2023/08/da…

The Greatest Music Critic You’ve (Probably) Never Heard Of

Dave Marsh made me want to write about music.

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Mike Bones@mrmikebonesAug 5
Beastie Boys - Sure Shot (DJ Bacon Rock Steady Remix)
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ryan meehan@cryinmeehanAug 6
alternative 2.0 loved to run hootie software on nirvana hardware
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@MusicPills10Aug 4
When Collective Soul took the West Stage at Woodstock ’99 and closed their set with this unforgettable live rendition of ‘Shine'.
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you could make a case pretty easily that armstrong is the most important musician of the past several hundred years
Ron Carter@RonCarterBassAug 4
Today would have been Louis Armstrong's birthday. There simply is no jazz without Mr. Armstrong.... I was scheduled to record with him shortly after this photo was taken. Sadly, he died before it could happen.
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went looking for that ebert "quote" people are arguing with, in part because it doesn't really sound like something he'd say. this is about as close as I could find, which is not really at all how the viral post represents it!
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love this particular sports-media-speak tendency. "I can see a world..." that's just literally what would happen if the trade doesn't go through
NBA on ESPN
@ESPNNBAJul 30
"I can see a world in which Kawhi Leonard is back on the Clippers if this trade doesn't go through." —@ramonashelburne on Kawhi's potential future with the looming NBA investigation
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