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Jake Harris (He/Him)
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💻 Service Journalism Editor, Fort Worth Star-Telegram
🎙️ Friends at Dusk podcast
📧 Jacob's Letter on Substack
📝 Bylines in Broad Sound, Book and Film Globe, Austin American-Statesman, Nashville Scene, USA Today, MBU's Intégrité journal, others
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I have some thoughts on this photo of Young Pope Leo, aka A 2nd Season Of The O.C. Short Lived Boyfriend For Marissa Cooper.
Black and white photo of young Pope Leo WHAT in the 2010 Penn Badgley 2000 John Mayer 1998 Abercrombie catalogue shoot day Polaroid continuity headshot is this photo of Baby Pope Leo? This young man has a working knowledge of the latter-day Sub Pop catalogue. This person is constantly to be found in a J. Crew cardigan amidst the multicolored autumnal leaves, saying things like, “The language of grief is music” and “You can surf on Lake Michigan when the conditions are right.” This man has a bike messenger bag and his eyes have seen many a lacrosse game. His soul is a denim jacket.
November 22, 2025 at 12:43 AM
jakeharris4.bsky.social
If you "loved theatre" you would have known about "As Long As You're Mine" lol

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The day prior, Burnett posted her negative review of the film via Instagram, writing, "Now hear me out - we LOVE theatre & musicals. We love appreciating the talents and God given gifts that people have. Seeing the acting, the arts and all the creativity. But gosh, I am not sitting in a movie that is casting legit spells over me and my family and allowing my children (5yr old included) to watch scenes where men are sexually taking off women's clothing and music that is talking about them laying in bed together." In a video accompanying the rant, Burnett, a self-described "virtual hope spreader" and "anchor in Christ," sits in a car sipping a Stanley cup. In her caption, she recalled "feeling that the spells cast in this movie weren't just some made up words.. they had purpose in them! The Bible tells us to stay far away from that and my children even looked at me with big eyes and felt uncomfortable in certain parts of the movie. The mom gut knew it was time to walk out."
November 25, 2025 at 4:28 PM
jakeharris4.bsky.social
The kids are all right www.wfaa.com/article/news...
4 Dallas teens are pushing to protect DART funding — and they’re getting attention
They call themselves the Dallas Public Transit Society — a big name for a group where the oldest member is 17.
www.wfaa.com
November 25, 2025 at 4:23 PM
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mattzollerseitz.bsky.social
Nothing sadder than a smug, dull rich person who thinks they can buy a personality
wapplehouse.bsky.social Kristi Yamaguccimane @wapplehouse.bsky.social · 5d
Everything about this might be the saddest thing I’ve ever seen
November 24, 2025 at 2:56 PM
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theradr.bsky.social
hey guys i made a seasonal meme
Meme: Straight ahead: Pausing to consider the meaning of Cohen's lyrics Everyone, for some reason, takes the exit towards Singing "Hallelujah" again in religious contexts
November 22, 2025 at 5:41 AM
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natalieweiner.bsky.social
attn: all the people freaking out over jesse welles

you can't trust smug; you can't trust galaxy brain tiktok bait maker joe rogan appearing guys.

you *can* trust don't rock the inbox to steer you towards all kinds of great country/roots/folk protest music www.dontrocktheinbox.com/put-a-record...
Put A Record On: Something Besides 'Americana'
We need a better word...
www.dontrocktheinbox.com
November 21, 2025 at 4:08 PM
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jamellebouie.net
a movie so sharp and funny that it basically killed the musical biopic for a decade
November 19, 2025 at 3:35 PM
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lebassett.bsky.social
A lot of people didn’t like the Washington Post journalist who was tortured and dismembered with a bone saw for writing critically about the man sitting next to me
atrupar.com Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 11d
Trump suggests Khashoggi had it coming: "You're mentioning someone that was extremely controversial. A lot of people didn't like that gentleman that you're talking about. Whether you like him or didn't like him, things happen. But he knew nothing about it. You don't have to embarrass our guest."
November 18, 2025 at 5:51 PM
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jasonkirk.fyi
The Pop Tarts have invented Democratic Calvinism. I’m excited to see what they eventually cook up as their eschatology. On that day will be the end of all non-five-minute breakfasts
nauerbach.com Nicole Auerbach @nauerbach.com · 12d
BREAKING: We’re getting six (!) edible mascots at this year’s @poptartsbowl.com!

- six edible mascots, three on Team Sprinkles and three on Team Swirls

- fans get to vote on which mascot team to sacrifice to Mouth Heaven at game’s end, the biggest edible mascot sacrifice EVER
November 18, 2025 at 1:51 PM
jakeharris4.bsky.social
As someone with a fall wedding anniversary, I can’t recommend this enough. Go to the wedding. (Especially if you did not attend the school playing the game you are complaining about not seeing)
chriskopech.com Chris @chriskopech.com · 12d
The cult of personality that is the Fall Wedding Haters™️ are among the most disingenuous people on earth. They are so utterly full of shit it's almost impossible to believe! I hope they read this from @edsbs.bsky.social and realize it.
A screenshot of text from an article or blog post, continuing a paragraph that discusses a weekend event, likely a wedding, happening at the same time as a football game. The text advises the reader to "Go to the wedding. Don't be performatively cranky about it happening at the same time as a football game," noting that the game can be watched later with DVR. The next paragraph emphasizes the importance of the gathering and the joy of personal roles, using the example of missing a chance to be the "uncle who encourages people to steal golf carts" and eat "free wedding ham" to watch a football game (Florida vs. Ole Miss).
November 18, 2025 at 2:42 AM
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markharris.bsky.social
Some inspiring words on cinema in the streaming era from the Pope.

Yes, THAT Pope.
The logic of algorithms tends to repeat what “works,” but art opens up what is possible. Not everything has to be immediate or predictable. Defend slowness when it serves a purpose, silence when it speaks and difference when evocative. Beauty is not just a means of escape; it is above all an invocation. When cinema is authentic, it does not merely console, but challenges. It articulates the questions that dwell within us, and sometimes, even provokes tears that we did not know we needed to express.
November 15, 2025 at 4:26 PM
jakeharris4.bsky.social
Where does the cast of "Landman" like to eat in Fort Worth? We break it down here.
(And if you want "Landman" coverage from a paper that's been covering the Taylor Sheridan-verse for years, read the @star-telegram.com, not the Dallas Morning News.)

Gift link: www.star-telegram.com/entertainmen...
Eat like the cast of ‘Landman’ at these Fort Worth restaurants, bars
After filming two seasons in Fort Worth, the “Landman” cast are becoming locals.
www.star-telegram.com
November 14, 2025 at 7:20 PM
jakeharris4.bsky.social
not to sound like an old man but i would like to visit just one website that doesn't immediately barrage me with ads and videos
November 14, 2025 at 5:41 PM
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marissarmoss.bsky.social
I can't write while listening to songs with lyrics so today's Don't Rock the Inbox subscriber playlist is instrumental country and roots tunes!

www.dontrocktheinbox.com/put-a-record...
Put a Record On: An Instrumental Country Playlist for Writing (or whatever else you do)
As someone who listens to music all the time, and writes about music and musicians for a living, there is one curious time when I am extremely picky about what I listen to: when I am actually writing....
www.dontrocktheinbox.com
November 14, 2025 at 3:27 PM
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sepinwall.bsky.social
Hey, look! Something is actually being *added* to the HBO Max library. And it's Mad Men finally in 4K!
HBO Max announces it will be adding Mad Men, in 4K
November 13, 2025 at 4:31 PM
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themountaingoats.bsky.social
big ol article about me in GQ, if you go in for that sort of thing www.gq.com/story/john-d...
The Story John Darnielle Lived to Tell
When he was a teenager, the Mountain Goats founder never expected to live to 21. He has since become one of this century’s best songwriters. The lessons of his survival, life, and work feel endless.
www.gq.com
November 12, 2025 at 8:16 PM
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brendelbored.bsky.social
Help mom I’m being bullied by 87 year old novella writer Joyce Carol Oates again can you pick me up
November 11, 2025 at 3:28 AM
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heykellyjensen.bsky.social
Last month, eight books were removed from Georgia's statewide reading book for students. It was teenagers who brought this censorship to the spotlight–even though it's not their job to clean up grown-up messes.

Get to know 3 of those teens here.

bookriot.com/teens-who-ov...
Meet the High Schoolers Who Overturned a State Reading Bowl Book Ban: Book Censorship News, November 7, 2025
A Georgia statewide reading bowl banned eight books. These students led the charge to get the bans overturned and succeeded.
bookriot.com
November 10, 2025 at 2:05 PM
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willkeats.bsky.social
omfg
Elon Musk revealing Joyce Carol Oates really got under his skin
November 10, 2025 at 6:31 AM
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alexshultz.bsky.social
For @defector.com, I tried to figure out what's going on with John Fetterman's political memoir, ghostwritten by Buzz Bissinger

It may not shock you to learn that Fetterman and Bissinger haven't gotten along (to put it politely), according to my sources

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Nobody Wants To Talk About John Fetterman And Buzz Bissinger's Pricey Memoir Project | Defector
In January 2024, Semafor media reporter Max Tani published a small scoop: Pennsylvania Senator John Fetterman and writer Buzz Bissinger (most famous for authoring Friday Night Lights) were working tog...
defector.com
June 23, 2025 at 4:53 PM
jakeharris4.bsky.social
ASSORTED CRISIS EVENTS #6 is the best single issue of a comic I’ve read this year, maybe in a few years. Rarely have I seen the medium interact with the story so well.
Grab it from your local comic shop, and check out the trade collection of the first 5 issues, too. Each issue better than the last.
The cover for issue 6 of the Assorted Crisis Events comic. A woman is embracing her husband, who is fading away into puzzle pieces.
November 9, 2025 at 8:50 PM
jakeharris4.bsky.social
“Your Name.” had the most satisfying final minutes of a movie I’ve seen in a long time, and the animation is beautiful
November 9, 2025 at 7:03 PM
jakeharris4.bsky.social
I'll update this story with the FAA's list of impacted airports once it goes live (gift link) www.star-telegram.com/news/nation-...
FAA to reduce air traffic by 10 percent across 40 markets Friday. What to know
The FAA will release a list of impacted areas sometime Thursday, Nov. 6.
www.star-telegram.com
November 6, 2025 at 4:08 PM
jakeharris4.bsky.social
Talked about one of my favorite episodes of "Lost" for the @broadsoundmag.com's "Eye of the Beholder" pod with Danny Klain: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/e...
Eye of the Beholder:
Podcast Episode · The Broad Sound Podcast · 10/30/2025 · 49m
podcasts.apple.com
November 5, 2025 at 8:27 PM
jakeharris4.bsky.social
If STRANGER THINGS is mainly an IT pastiche, then WELCOME TO DERRY is just a pastiche of both of those things.

2 episodes in and I don’t care about any of these characters, the whole thing is just a Leo-meme reference fest for King fans & that military subplot is just…bad. Wish I liked it more.
November 4, 2025 at 3:03 PM