Cole Haddon
@colehaddon.bsky.social
Novelist, screenwriter, journalist. Created "DRACULA" for NBC/Sky, wrote PSALMS FROM THE END OF THE WORLD, and more.
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William S. Burroughs at his typewriter, Paris, 1959.
Photograph by Loomis Dean.
Photograph by Loomis Dean.
November 14, 2025 at 8:27 PM
William S. Burroughs at his typewriter, Paris, 1959.
Photograph by Loomis Dean.
Photograph by Loomis Dean.
“True originality consists not in a new manner, but in a new vision.” — Edith Wharton
November 14, 2025 at 11:18 AM
“True originality consists not in a new manner, but in a new vision.” — Edith Wharton
I really dig the minimalist design of this new INCEPTION (2010) poster. Absolutely belongs on a book cover.
Art by Needle.
Art by Needle.
November 14, 2025 at 1:39 AM
I really dig the minimalist design of this new INCEPTION (2010) poster. Absolutely belongs on a book cover.
Art by Needle.
Art by Needle.
Glenn Close, 1985.
Photograph by Greg Gorman.
Photograph by Greg Gorman.
November 13, 2025 at 11:18 PM
Glenn Close, 1985.
Photograph by Greg Gorman.
Photograph by Greg Gorman.
If Apple isn't your jam, you can listen to "Don't Save the Cat...Put It in the Blender (Or: Why 'Save the Cat' Ruined Screenwriting) at your favorite podcast player here:
pod.link/1807437928/e...
pod.link/1807437928/e...
November 13, 2025 at 8:55 PM
If Apple isn't your jam, you can listen to "Don't Save the Cat...Put It in the Blender (Or: Why 'Save the Cat' Ruined Screenwriting) at your favorite podcast player here:
pod.link/1807437928/e...
pod.link/1807437928/e...
"Beauty perishes in life but is immortal in art." — Leonardo da Vinci
November 13, 2025 at 10:53 AM
"Beauty perishes in life but is immortal in art." — Leonardo da Vinci
I don’t know who made this, but it’s a hilarious spin on a meme that I suspect will still be going strong when the internet collapses in, like, a year.
November 13, 2025 at 5:25 AM
I don’t know who made this, but it’s a hilarious spin on a meme that I suspect will still be going strong when the internet collapses in, like, a year.
'Le Baiser de L'Hotel de Ville, Paris', 1950.
Photograph by Robert Doisneau (French).
Photograph by Robert Doisneau (French).
November 13, 2025 at 1:26 AM
'Le Baiser de L'Hotel de Ville, Paris', 1950.
Photograph by Robert Doisneau (French).
Photograph by Robert Doisneau (French).
Other Russian leaders: "We're cooked. America beat us. It's just too big and wealthy to beat anymore."
Putin: "Hold my vodka. I'll see you in 25 years."
Putin: "Hold my vodka. I'll see you in 25 years."
November 12, 2025 at 10:22 PM
Other Russian leaders: "We're cooked. America beat us. It's just too big and wealthy to beat anymore."
Putin: "Hold my vodka. I'll see you in 25 years."
Putin: "Hold my vodka. I'll see you in 25 years."
Michael Caine throwing a punch, 1965.
Photograph by Stephan C. Archetti.
Photograph by Stephan C. Archetti.
November 12, 2025 at 8:15 PM
Michael Caine throwing a punch, 1965.
Photograph by Stephan C. Archetti.
Photograph by Stephan C. Archetti.
“The purpose of art is to lay bare the questions that have been concealed by the answers.” — James Baldwin
November 12, 2025 at 11:09 AM
“The purpose of art is to lay bare the questions that have been concealed by the answers.” — James Baldwin
From the making of THE LORD OF THE RINGS films: That’s Rivendell, brought to life in a parking lot. It’s shit like this that makes me scream about obviously intangible, nonsensical CGI environments in film that make it impossible to emotionally connect to what you’re watching.
Photographer unknown.
Photographer unknown.
November 12, 2025 at 1:09 AM
From the making of THE LORD OF THE RINGS films: That’s Rivendell, brought to life in a parking lot. It’s shit like this that makes me scream about obviously intangible, nonsensical CGI environments in film that make it impossible to emotionally connect to what you’re watching.
Photographer unknown.
Photographer unknown.
Lauryn Hill, New York, 2005.
Photograph by Mark Seliger.
Photograph by Mark Seliger.
November 11, 2025 at 7:59 PM
Lauryn Hill, New York, 2005.
Photograph by Mark Seliger.
Photograph by Mark Seliger.
“My style of songwriting is influenced by cinema. I'm a frustrated filmmaker. A fan once said to me, 'Girl, you make me see pictures in my head!' and I took that as a great compliment. That's exactly my intention.” — Joni Mitchell
November 11, 2025 at 8:50 AM
“My style of songwriting is influenced by cinema. I'm a frustrated filmmaker. A fan once said to me, 'Girl, you make me see pictures in my head!' and I took that as a great compliment. That's exactly my intention.” — Joni Mitchell
Fantastic contemporary poster for FIGHT CLUB (1999). What do you make of it?
Art by Sahin Düzgün.
Art by Sahin Düzgün.
November 10, 2025 at 10:21 PM
Fantastic contemporary poster for FIGHT CLUB (1999). What do you make of it?
Art by Sahin Düzgün.
Art by Sahin Düzgün.
If Apple isn’t your jam, you can listen to this episode of 5AM RealTalk, a 5AM StoryTalk plog, at your favorite podcast player here: pod.link/1807437928/e...
November 10, 2025 at 9:05 PM
If Apple isn’t your jam, you can listen to this episode of 5AM RealTalk, a 5AM StoryTalk plog, at your favorite podcast player here: pod.link/1807437928/e...
Just Humphrey Bogart hanging out with his dog, wearing socks with fancy sandals, and surrounded by a lot of boar heads, sporting equipment and trophies, and a framed photograph of himself (1946). I have no idea what is happening here, but I love every detail about it.
Photograph by Eliot Elisofon.
Photograph by Eliot Elisofon.
November 10, 2025 at 8:02 PM
Just Humphrey Bogart hanging out with his dog, wearing socks with fancy sandals, and surrounded by a lot of boar heads, sporting equipment and trophies, and a framed photograph of himself (1946). I have no idea what is happening here, but I love every detail about it.
Photograph by Eliot Elisofon.
Photograph by Eliot Elisofon.
“The universal in the novel — and isn't that what we're all clamoring for these days? — is reached only through the depiction of the specific man in a specific circumstance.” — Ralph Ellison
November 10, 2025 at 8:54 AM
“The universal in the novel — and isn't that what we're all clamoring for these days? — is reached only through the depiction of the specific man in a specific circumstance.” — Ralph Ellison
Mint 400 Motocross Race, 1971.
Location: Mojave Desert, Nevada.
Photograph by Bill Eppridge (American).
Location: Mojave Desert, Nevada.
Photograph by Bill Eppridge (American).
November 10, 2025 at 12:04 AM
Mint 400 Motocross Race, 1971.
Location: Mojave Desert, Nevada.
Photograph by Bill Eppridge (American).
Location: Mojave Desert, Nevada.
Photograph by Bill Eppridge (American).
If Spotify isn't your jam, you can find this 5AM StoryTalk bonus episode at all your favorite podcast players here: pod.link/1807437928/e...
November 9, 2025 at 9:41 PM
If Spotify isn't your jam, you can find this 5AM StoryTalk bonus episode at all your favorite podcast players here: pod.link/1807437928/e...
Marilyn Monroe performing for the U.S. military in South Korea, 1954. She spent four days there, entertaining more than 100,000 servicemen.
Photographer unknown.
Photographer unknown.
November 9, 2025 at 8:17 PM
Marilyn Monroe performing for the U.S. military in South Korea, 1954. She spent four days there, entertaining more than 100,000 servicemen.
Photographer unknown.
Photographer unknown.
“I don’t dream at night. I dream at day. I dream all day. I’m dreaming for a living.” — Steven Spielberg
November 9, 2025 at 11:52 AM
“I don’t dream at night. I dream at day. I dream all day. I’m dreaming for a living.” — Steven Spielberg
“Though it's gorgeous, it drags. Luckily it’s on Netflix so that’s not a problem. Hello, fast-forward button”
Deborah Ross is the chief film critic of The Spectator. What an unserious, silly person - completely unsuited to the task of interrogating culture.
Deborah Ross is the chief film critic of The Spectator. What an unserious, silly person - completely unsuited to the task of interrogating culture.
November 9, 2025 at 1:27 AM
“Though it's gorgeous, it drags. Luckily it’s on Netflix so that’s not a problem. Hello, fast-forward button”
Deborah Ross is the chief film critic of The Spectator. What an unserious, silly person - completely unsuited to the task of interrogating culture.
Deborah Ross is the chief film critic of The Spectator. What an unserious, silly person - completely unsuited to the task of interrogating culture.
From the making of BEING JOHN MALKOVICH (1999): Spike Jonze directs John Malkovich for his POV sequence.
Photographer unknown.
Photographer unknown.
November 8, 2025 at 10:35 PM
From the making of BEING JOHN MALKOVICH (1999): Spike Jonze directs John Malkovich for his POV sequence.
Photographer unknown.
Photographer unknown.
Freddie Mercury (and Queen) performing in Southhampton, England, 1977.
Photograph by Martyn Goddard.
Photograph by Martyn Goddard.
November 8, 2025 at 8:37 PM
Freddie Mercury (and Queen) performing in Southhampton, England, 1977.
Photograph by Martyn Goddard.
Photograph by Martyn Goddard.