Travis James
@travisjames.bsky.social
Annoyed liberal. Blocked writer. Frustrated middle-ager. Loves movies. Likes TV. Listens to music. Wants to be around people doing the best they can. He/Him
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Man, everything is so bleak, anyone got a fun fact or little bit of trivia they want to share
November 21, 2025 at 1:49 AM
Man, everything is so bleak, anyone got a fun fact or little bit of trivia they want to share
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mariska hargitay’s documentary on her mother, jayne mansfield, is phenomenal
November 14, 2025 at 2:06 AM
mariska hargitay’s documentary on her mother, jayne mansfield, is phenomenal
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BLUE MOON opens wide tomorrow
"When I look back on my life, it’s the time periods of perceived success that I do the least amount of growing and the most amount of atrophy, and the times of perceived failures that I find myself."
For @letterboxd.social I spoke to Ethan Hawke about BLUE MOON
For @letterboxd.social I spoke to Ethan Hawke about BLUE MOON
Unplanned Obsolescence: Ethan Hawke on going to those dark places—while keeping it funny—in Richard Linklater’s Blue Moon • Journal • A Letterboxd Magazine
As Richard Linklater’s Blue Moon opens in theaters, Ethan Hawke talks to Marya E. Gates about embodying real-life lyricist Lorenz Hart, the nourishment of creative community and the ultra-fine line be...
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October 23, 2025 at 3:46 PM
BLUE MOON opens wide tomorrow
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Ladies and gentlemen... the weekend. (also: you are important and are not alone 🧡)
October 3, 2025 at 11:00 PM
Ladies and gentlemen... the weekend. (also: you are important and are not alone 🧡)
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Although it's rarely expressed in outright terms, people often use a very simple heuristic when solving fashion problems: they wish to look rich, which is often disguised as "respectable."
I will show you why this rarely leads to good outfits. 🧵
I will show you why this rarely leads to good outfits. 🧵
September 10, 2025 at 12:28 AM
Although it's rarely expressed in outright terms, people often use a very simple heuristic when solving fashion problems: they wish to look rich, which is often disguised as "respectable."
I will show you why this rarely leads to good outfits. 🧵
I will show you why this rarely leads to good outfits. 🧵
This is great.
September 9, 2025 at 2:42 PM
This is great.
🤣
few seem to understand that Criterion doesn't actually let any of those people leave
September 7, 2025 at 5:54 PM
🤣
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In honor of the season starting today, I’ve updated my NFL STARTER PACK.
Even if you already subscribe, re-subscribe bc there are a ton of new names—beat reporters, bloggers, and great posters.
Please share here and everywhere!
bsky.app/start/did:pl...
Even if you already subscribe, re-subscribe bc there are a ton of new names—beat reporters, bloggers, and great posters.
Please share here and everywhere!
bsky.app/start/did:pl...
September 4, 2025 at 2:26 PM
In honor of the season starting today, I’ve updated my NFL STARTER PACK.
Even if you already subscribe, re-subscribe bc there are a ton of new names—beat reporters, bloggers, and great posters.
Please share here and everywhere!
bsky.app/start/did:pl...
Even if you already subscribe, re-subscribe bc there are a ton of new names—beat reporters, bloggers, and great posters.
Please share here and everywhere!
bsky.app/start/did:pl...
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Can folks do me a favor?
I was on Bluesky early & it was great. Mostly. I hit the eject button in January.
I came back, many colleagues are here, but still don’t know I am.
I co-created Halt and Catch Fire. I write TV & comics.
Here’s two favorite set photos.
Repost? I am in the wilderness.
I was on Bluesky early & it was great. Mostly. I hit the eject button in January.
I came back, many colleagues are here, but still don’t know I am.
I co-created Halt and Catch Fire. I write TV & comics.
Here’s two favorite set photos.
Repost? I am in the wilderness.
August 24, 2025 at 4:44 PM
Can folks do me a favor?
I was on Bluesky early & it was great. Mostly. I hit the eject button in January.
I came back, many colleagues are here, but still don’t know I am.
I co-created Halt and Catch Fire. I write TV & comics.
Here’s two favorite set photos.
Repost? I am in the wilderness.
I was on Bluesky early & it was great. Mostly. I hit the eject button in January.
I came back, many colleagues are here, but still don’t know I am.
I co-created Halt and Catch Fire. I write TV & comics.
Here’s two favorite set photos.
Repost? I am in the wilderness.
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Folks: I am NOT affiliated with the group that is using my name to support an economic boycott. Please spread this post, if you would.
February 13, 2025 at 4:05 PM
Folks: I am NOT affiliated with the group that is using my name to support an economic boycott. Please spread this post, if you would.
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It is great. Hilarious as an audiobook too.
I just finished “Sure, I’ll join your cult” by @mariabamford.bsky.social
It was hilarious! As someone “in recovery” and a psych nurse I related to a lot of it and laughed until I almost peed my pants.
You should read it and give her all of your money!
It was hilarious! As someone “in recovery” and a psych nurse I related to a lot of it and laughed until I almost peed my pants.
You should read it and give her all of your money!
January 27, 2025 at 5:10 AM
It is great. Hilarious as an audiobook too.
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A beverage recommendation, because we all need to stay hydrated: Polar ginger lime mule. Good on its own and a very good mixer too.
January 23, 2025 at 8:19 PM
A beverage recommendation, because we all need to stay hydrated: Polar ginger lime mule. Good on its own and a very good mixer too.
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Next week is going to be dark, hard, and for many of you, scary. It’s okay not to make your pages. It’s okay if you can’t write. The pages will wait until later. Take care of yourself. You are important, you matter, and you are worth taking care of.
January 18, 2025 at 1:54 AM
Next week is going to be dark, hard, and for many of you, scary. It’s okay not to make your pages. It’s okay if you can’t write. The pages will wait until later. Take care of yourself. You are important, you matter, and you are worth taking care of.
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President Joe Biden is commuting the sentences of roughly 1,500 people who were released from prison and placed on home confinement during the coronavirus pandemic and is pardoning 39 Americans convicted of nonviolent crimes.
It’s the largest single-day act of clemency in modern history.
It’s the largest single-day act of clemency in modern history.
President Joe Biden commutes roughly 1,500 sentences and pardons 39 people in biggest single-day act of clemency
President Joe Biden is commuting the sentences of roughly 1,500 people who were released from prison and placed on home confinement during the coronavirus pandemic and is pardoning 39 Americans con…
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December 12, 2024 at 1:14 PM
President Joe Biden is commuting the sentences of roughly 1,500 people who were released from prison and placed on home confinement during the coronavirus pandemic and is pardoning 39 Americans convicted of nonviolent crimes.
It’s the largest single-day act of clemency in modern history.
It’s the largest single-day act of clemency in modern history.
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If you want to understand why healthcare pricing is horrific, the first thing to know is that our system puts 100% of the credit risk for deductibles, copays and co-insurance on hospitals and doctors. That's insane.
We have turned them into Sub Prime Lenders 🧵
We have turned them into Sub Prime Lenders 🧵
December 10, 2024 at 6:46 PM
If you want to understand why healthcare pricing is horrific, the first thing to know is that our system puts 100% of the credit risk for deductibles, copays and co-insurance on hospitals and doctors. That's insane.
We have turned them into Sub Prime Lenders 🧵
We have turned them into Sub Prime Lenders 🧵
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Hi friends! It's cold, it's Thursday, it's that time: I'm putting together this week's Installer and want to know everything you're into right now. What are you reading / watching / playing / building / doing by the fire this week? Tell me so I can tell everyone! (And subscribe to Installer!)
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December 5, 2024 at 4:00 PM
Hi friends! It's cold, it's Thursday, it's that time: I'm putting together this week's Installer and want to know everything you're into right now. What are you reading / watching / playing / building / doing by the fire this week? Tell me so I can tell everyone! (And subscribe to Installer!)
Somehow this tried and true way to print money has become radical and revolutionary.
Hot take for the TV industry.
Bring back 25 minute episodes and 6 seasons. We need to be able to flesh out story lines and let artists and writers work their magic again.
Bring back 25 minute episodes and 6 seasons. We need to be able to flesh out story lines and let artists and writers work their magic again.
November 26, 2024 at 11:34 PM
Somehow this tried and true way to print money has become radical and revolutionary.
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CONCLAVE is on VOD for your holiday weekend enjoyment. It’s propulsive and well made and a bit silly. And it might win Best Picture?
CR and I broke it down on The Big Picture.
open.spotify.com/episode/0v1P...
CR and I broke it down on The Big Picture.
open.spotify.com/episode/0v1P...
‘Conclave’ Crackles, and Christopher Nolan’s Helicopter Movie Takes Off
The Big Picture · Episode
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November 26, 2024 at 10:43 PM
CONCLAVE is on VOD for your holiday weekend enjoyment. It’s propulsive and well made and a bit silly. And it might win Best Picture?
CR and I broke it down on The Big Picture.
open.spotify.com/episode/0v1P...
CR and I broke it down on The Big Picture.
open.spotify.com/episode/0v1P...
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This month marks the final, definitive closure of the Garland Shirt Factory. If you're interested in American manufacturing, I want tell you its story. 🧵
November 25, 2024 at 10:02 PM
This month marks the final, definitive closure of the Garland Shirt Factory. If you're interested in American manufacturing, I want tell you its story. 🧵
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The biggest threat AI poses to publishing is to unpublished writers. Easiest way to avoid AI generated slop is to read recognizable names - existing talent and widely read & praised books. You know, the already established. This “disruption” disproportionately impacts the underdog, not best sellers.
November 25, 2024 at 6:56 PM
The biggest threat AI poses to publishing is to unpublished writers. Easiest way to avoid AI generated slop is to read recognizable names - existing talent and widely read & praised books. You know, the already established. This “disruption” disproportionately impacts the underdog, not best sellers.
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