James Jacoby
@moderntuba.bsky.social
Human who licenses music for film/TV, plays the tuba (capably) and the ukulele (less capably), enjoys soundtracks & speculative fiction, and votes. (he/they is a-okay)
It makes me so giddy hearing Paul Giamatti as the voice of John Adams for the PBS American Revolution series. What a lovely callback.
November 20, 2025 at 11:04 PM
It makes me so giddy hearing Paul Giamatti as the voice of John Adams for the PBS American Revolution series. What a lovely callback.
Today is Trans Day of Remembrance. Let’s honor those who came before while easing the way forward.
If you’re taking steps towards being more fully Who You Are, then I’m in your corner, full stop.
If you’re taking steps towards being more fully Who You Are, then I’m in your corner, full stop.
November 20, 2025 at 5:36 PM
Today is Trans Day of Remembrance. Let’s honor those who came before while easing the way forward.
If you’re taking steps towards being more fully Who You Are, then I’m in your corner, full stop.
If you’re taking steps towards being more fully Who You Are, then I’m in your corner, full stop.
@gailsimone.bsky.social The border crossing from Canada back into the U.S. is just getting weirder and weirder.
November 20, 2025 at 7:43 AM
@gailsimone.bsky.social The border crossing from Canada back into the U.S. is just getting weirder and weirder.
Something that’s always true:
The more powerful the player, the more egregious the grammar and spelling is in their emails.
The more powerful the player, the more egregious the grammar and spelling is in their emails.
November 12, 2025 at 5:55 PM
Something that’s always true:
The more powerful the player, the more egregious the grammar and spelling is in their emails.
The more powerful the player, the more egregious the grammar and spelling is in their emails.
THE REASON I JUMP is a moving autobiographical book by author Naoki Higashida, who was 13y at the time. As a non-speaking child w/autism, he turned to writing to express his thoughts & imagination, explaining in part what the world looks like through his unique lens. Still sticks w/me years later.
November 11, 2025 at 7:15 PM
THE REASON I JUMP is a moving autobiographical book by author Naoki Higashida, who was 13y at the time. As a non-speaking child w/autism, he turned to writing to express his thoughts & imagination, explaining in part what the world looks like through his unique lens. Still sticks w/me years later.
I’m currently reading POSITIVE OBSESSION, the biography of author Octavia E. Butler (by Dr. Susana M. Morris), detailing the life & times of one of SciFi’s best and brightest writers. Butler’s work was ahead of its time, evocative, compelling, and moving.
Hard to choose one, but I’ll go with DAWN.
Hard to choose one, but I’ll go with DAWN.
November 11, 2025 at 6:59 PM
I’m currently reading POSITIVE OBSESSION, the biography of author Octavia E. Butler (by Dr. Susana M. Morris), detailing the life & times of one of SciFi’s best and brightest writers. Butler’s work was ahead of its time, evocative, compelling, and moving.
Hard to choose one, but I’ll go with DAWN.
Hard to choose one, but I’ll go with DAWN.
TV trope I’m really starting to tire of:
1/2 the cast (& their ongoing plots) disappear every episode, ping-ponging stories back’n’forth until the finale.
I get why, but if you really want bifurcated narratives & casts like that, just have 2 shows w/frequent crossovers. Or use smaller casts.
1/2 the cast (& their ongoing plots) disappear every episode, ping-ponging stories back’n’forth until the finale.
I get why, but if you really want bifurcated narratives & casts like that, just have 2 shows w/frequent crossovers. Or use smaller casts.
November 11, 2025 at 2:10 AM
TV trope I’m really starting to tire of:
1/2 the cast (& their ongoing plots) disappear every episode, ping-ponging stories back’n’forth until the finale.
I get why, but if you really want bifurcated narratives & casts like that, just have 2 shows w/frequent crossovers. Or use smaller casts.
1/2 the cast (& their ongoing plots) disappear every episode, ping-ponging stories back’n’forth until the finale.
I get why, but if you really want bifurcated narratives & casts like that, just have 2 shows w/frequent crossovers. Or use smaller casts.
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The Muppets Dr. Manhattan (1986)
September 24, 2025 at 10:53 PM
The Muppets Dr. Manhattan (1986)
As a Jew born in NY (Queens) whose family goes back to the 1890s in that beautiful city, I’m feeling a lot of joy tonight. Can’t wait for my next trip back.
November 5, 2025 at 5:50 AM
As a Jew born in NY (Queens) whose family goes back to the 1890s in that beautiful city, I’m feeling a lot of joy tonight. Can’t wait for my next trip back.
What’s happening in Sudan is not getting the attention it deserves.
The war involving the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces has created the world's largest humanitarian disaster, a leading hunger agency says. The major city of El-Fasher has been particularly hard-hit. n.pr/3WxwHHX
Famine is spreading in Sudan, a global hunger authority says
The war involving the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces has created the world's largest humanitarian disaster, a leading hunger agency says. The major city of El-Fasher has been particularly hard-hit.
n.pr
November 3, 2025 at 6:44 PM
What’s happening in Sudan is not getting the attention it deserves.
We’re one “let them eat cake” moment away from a turning point.
October 23, 2025 at 1:55 AM
We’re one “let them eat cake” moment away from a turning point.
Democrats have a messaging problem.
Republicans have a N*zi problem.
Big difference, huh?
Republicans have a N*zi problem.
Big difference, huh?
October 22, 2025 at 2:26 AM
Democrats have a messaging problem.
Republicans have a N*zi problem.
Big difference, huh?
Republicans have a N*zi problem.
Big difference, huh?
For the sake of St. Fuck, Facebook managed to enshittify their “like” button. 🤦♂️
October 20, 2025 at 5:46 PM
For the sake of St. Fuck, Facebook managed to enshittify their “like” button. 🤦♂️
It has been a double-yolk week, finding them three days in a row. Does this mean something good is about to happen?
October 16, 2025 at 6:11 PM
It has been a double-yolk week, finding them three days in a row. Does this mean something good is about to happen?
Last night’s SNL was marginally better, but barely. The writing is so meh.
October 13, 2025 at 2:38 AM
Last night’s SNL was marginally better, but barely. The writing is so meh.
Last night’s season premiere of SNL was really, really bad.
October 5, 2025 at 3:16 PM
Last night’s season premiere of SNL was really, really bad.
I asked my company’s new #AI chatbot to name all U.S. states with the letter “A” in their names, and it listed 42 of them including “Connecticut” “Tennessee” and “Wisconsin.”
Weirder still was the response at the bottom of the list.
WTF???
Weirder still was the response at the bottom of the list.
WTF???
October 3, 2025 at 2:17 AM
I asked my company’s new #AI chatbot to name all U.S. states with the letter “A” in their names, and it listed 42 of them including “Connecticut” “Tennessee” and “Wisconsin.”
Weirder still was the response at the bottom of the list.
WTF???
Weirder still was the response at the bottom of the list.
WTF???
Hey, there may not be anything you can do to affect change at the federal level right now, but it’d be awesome if you went at least slightly out of your way to be kind to a stranger, whether being nice to your barista or letting that car merge in. Just something to help someone carry the load a bit.
October 1, 2025 at 4:52 PM
Hey, there may not be anything you can do to affect change at the federal level right now, but it’d be awesome if you went at least slightly out of your way to be kind to a stranger, whether being nice to your barista or letting that car merge in. Just something to help someone carry the load a bit.
Fandango emailed me a birthday gift:
“Here’s $4 Just For You!”
😂 Wow!
Anyway, it’s my birthday 🎉
“Here’s $4 Just For You!”
😂 Wow!
Anyway, it’s my birthday 🎉
September 23, 2025 at 4:05 PM
Fandango emailed me a birthday gift:
“Here’s $4 Just For You!”
😂 Wow!
Anyway, it’s my birthday 🎉
“Here’s $4 Just For You!”
😂 Wow!
Anyway, it’s my birthday 🎉
Every rapture is just a conspiracy by Debbie Harry to increase royalties.
September 22, 2025 at 7:46 PM
Every rapture is just a conspiracy by Debbie Harry to increase royalties.
I wish I’d met Robert Redford. Once, while visiting Skywalker Ranch, he sat at a nearby table with a handful of people. I didn’t want to bother him, of course, but I was a bit starstruck. RIP to a brilliant director, actor, and activist.
September 16, 2025 at 11:55 PM
I wish I’d met Robert Redford. Once, while visiting Skywalker Ranch, he sat at a nearby table with a handful of people. I didn’t want to bother him, of course, but I was a bit starstruck. RIP to a brilliant director, actor, and activist.
I think I’m … tired of Wes Anderson?
September 8, 2025 at 11:52 PM
I think I’m … tired of Wes Anderson?
About once per decade I try one of the infamous Starbucks pumpkin spice lattes #PSL.
Today is that day.
It’s terrible.
If you love it, then I hope you enjoy your season.
Today is that day.
It’s terrible.
If you love it, then I hope you enjoy your season.
September 8, 2025 at 9:54 PM
About once per decade I try one of the infamous Starbucks pumpkin spice lattes #PSL.
Today is that day.
It’s terrible.
If you love it, then I hope you enjoy your season.
Today is that day.
It’s terrible.
If you love it, then I hope you enjoy your season.