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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Musician Ben Lee Is Watching the Fall of America ('Awake Is the New Sleep' - 'Ripe' - 'I'm Fun!')
Podcast Episode · 5AM StoryTalk · 11/26/2025 · 1h 5m
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The latest ep of the 5AM StoryTalk Podcast has dropped! Aussie musician @benleemusic.bsky.social discusses why he was scared to release his stunning new song ‘The Fall of America’, how he got the American Dream wrong, the 20th anniversary of his seminal album 'Awake Is the New Sleep', and much more.
“Sometimes your character is not your destiny. Sometimes a plane flying into a building is your destiny. The larger world gets into the story not because I want to write about politics, but because I want to write about people.” — Salman Rushdie
November 28, 2025 at 8:44 AM
“Sometimes your character is not your destiny. Sometimes a plane flying into a building is your destiny. The larger world gets into the story not because I want to write about politics, but because I want to write about people.” — Salman Rushdie
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The latest ep of the 5AM StoryTalk Podcast has dropped! Aussie musician @benleemusic.bsky.social discusses why he was scared to release his stunning new song ‘The Fall of America’, how he got the American Dream wrong, the 20th anniversary of his seminal album 'Awake Is the New Sleep', and much more.
Musician Ben Lee Is Watching the Fall of America ('Awake Is the New Sleep' - 'Ripe' - 'I'm Fun!')
Podcast Episode · 5AM StoryTalk · 11/26/2025 · 1h 5m
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November 26, 2025 at 10:15 PM
The latest ep of the 5AM StoryTalk Podcast has dropped! Aussie musician @benleemusic.bsky.social discusses why he was scared to release his stunning new song ‘The Fall of America’, how he got the American Dream wrong, the 20th anniversary of his seminal album 'Awake Is the New Sleep', and much more.
Japanese poster for IT’S A WONDERFUL LIFE (1946).
It’s been difficult to track down the origins of this piece. My research assures me it’s not AI and it’s not an independent piece of art, so it’s very likely part of the film’s 1954 release in Japan.
It’s been difficult to track down the origins of this piece. My research assures me it’s not AI and it’s not an independent piece of art, so it’s very likely part of the film’s 1954 release in Japan.
November 28, 2025 at 1:13 AM
Japanese poster for IT’S A WONDERFUL LIFE (1946).
It’s been difficult to track down the origins of this piece. My research assures me it’s not AI and it’s not an independent piece of art, so it’s very likely part of the film’s 1954 release in Japan.
It’s been difficult to track down the origins of this piece. My research assures me it’s not AI and it’s not an independent piece of art, so it’s very likely part of the film’s 1954 release in Japan.
Happy Thanksgiving to all who celebrate!
November 27, 2025 at 9:41 PM
Happy Thanksgiving to all who celebrate!
Paul Newman outside his home, 1962.
Photographer unknown.
Photographer unknown.
November 27, 2025 at 7:58 PM
Paul Newman outside his home, 1962.
Photographer unknown.
Photographer unknown.
“People call me a perfectionist, but I'm not. I'm a rightist. I do something until it's right, and then I move on to the next thing.” — James Cameron
November 27, 2025 at 11:24 AM
“People call me a perfectionist, but I'm not. I'm a rightist. I do something until it's right, and then I move on to the next thing.” — James Cameron
Thursday evening vibes. This is your yearly reminder that The Partridge Family Christmas Card is a Christmas gem and their take on “Frosty the Snowman”, performed by David Cassidy, is the version of the song that all other should be measured against.
November 27, 2025 at 7:34 AM
Thursday evening vibes. This is your yearly reminder that The Partridge Family Christmas Card is a Christmas gem and their take on “Frosty the Snowman”, performed by David Cassidy, is the version of the song that all other should be measured against.
'The Illusionist', 1946.
Location: Warsaw, Poland.
Photograph by Michael O’Reilly Nash (national uncertain).
Location: Warsaw, Poland.
Photograph by Michael O’Reilly Nash (national uncertain).
November 27, 2025 at 4:41 AM
'The Illusionist', 1946.
Location: Warsaw, Poland.
Photograph by Michael O’Reilly Nash (national uncertain).
Location: Warsaw, Poland.
Photograph by Michael O’Reilly Nash (national uncertain).
Still the funniest Thanksgiving bit ever put on television. Be sure to watch until the final line, which I want to quote here…but I shall restrain myself.
WKRP in Cincinnati - S1E7 - Turkeys Away (Segment) (SUPERSCALED)
YouTube video by Crosscut Films
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November 27, 2025 at 2:27 AM
Still the funniest Thanksgiving bit ever put on television. Be sure to watch until the final line, which I want to quote here…but I shall restrain myself.
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Act now - the deal expires at the close of Cyber Monday!
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Act now - the deal expires at the close of Cyber Monday!
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November 27, 2025 at 1:17 AM
As a concession to the Gods of Capitalism, 5AM StoryTalk is offering a Black Friday sale of 50% OFF YEARLY PAID SUBSCRIPTIONS to its newsletter/podcast — that's 60% cheaper than monthly subscriptions.
Act now - the deal expires at the close of Cyber Monday!
colehaddon.substack.com/0c4720ab
Act now - the deal expires at the close of Cyber Monday!
colehaddon.substack.com/0c4720ab
The latest ep of the 5AM StoryTalk Podcast has dropped! Aussie musician @benleemusic.bsky.social discusses why he was scared to release his stunning new song ‘The Fall of America’, how he got the American Dream wrong, the 20th anniversary of his seminal album 'Awake Is the New Sleep', and much more.
Musician Ben Lee Is Watching the Fall of America ('Awake Is the New Sleep' - 'Ripe' - 'I'm Fun!')
Podcast Episode · 5AM StoryTalk · 11/26/2025 · 1h 5m
podcasts.apple.com
November 26, 2025 at 10:15 PM
The latest ep of the 5AM StoryTalk Podcast has dropped! Aussie musician @benleemusic.bsky.social discusses why he was scared to release his stunning new song ‘The Fall of America’, how he got the American Dream wrong, the 20th anniversary of his seminal album 'Awake Is the New Sleep', and much more.
Madonna, 1989.
Photograph by Herb Ritts.
Photograph by Herb Ritts.
November 26, 2025 at 8:14 PM
Madonna, 1989.
Photograph by Herb Ritts.
Photograph by Herb Ritts.
“There is no greater agony than bearing an untold story inside you.” — Maya Angelou
November 26, 2025 at 10:42 AM
“There is no greater agony than bearing an untold story inside you.” — Maya Angelou
They're all Austin Powers villains at this point.
And yes, this is very, very real.
And yes, this is very, very real.
November 26, 2025 at 8:13 AM
They're all Austin Powers villains at this point.
And yes, this is very, very real.
And yes, this is very, very real.
Reposted by Cole Haddon
This is what Peak Male Performance looks like.
November 26, 2025 at 7:59 AM
This is what Peak Male Performance looks like.
From the making of BLADE RUNNER (1982): Ridley Scott, behind the camera, shooting Deckard’s meeting with Tyrell (Harrison Ford and Joe Turkell).
Photograph by Stephen Vaughan.
Photograph by Stephen Vaughan.
November 25, 2025 at 9:26 PM
From the making of BLADE RUNNER (1982): Ridley Scott, behind the camera, shooting Deckard’s meeting with Tyrell (Harrison Ford and Joe Turkell).
Photograph by Stephen Vaughan.
Photograph by Stephen Vaughan.
Louis Armstrong, 1971.
Photograph by Ormond Gigli.
Photograph by Ormond Gigli.
November 25, 2025 at 7:19 PM
Louis Armstrong, 1971.
Photograph by Ormond Gigli.
Photograph by Ormond Gigli.
“When I'm painting, I'm not aware of what I'm doing. It's only after a ‘get acquainted period’ that I see what I've been about.” — Jackson Pollock
November 25, 2025 at 9:02 AM
“When I'm painting, I'm not aware of what I'm doing. It's only after a ‘get acquainted period’ that I see what I've been about.” — Jackson Pollock
Trying to hit this script deadline like:
November 25, 2025 at 4:54 AM
Trying to hit this script deadline like:
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The latest ep of the 5AM StoryTalk Podcast has dropped! I'm joined by AMBER CASE – design advocate, founder of the Calm Tech Institute, and cyborg anthropologist - and we’ll be talking about what’s gone wrong with tech design, how this affects our society, and how to fix the problem.
Cyborg Anthropologist Amber Case Wants to Design a Better Future
Podcast Episode · 5AM StoryTalk · 11/20/2025 · 1h 12m
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November 20, 2025 at 9:43 PM
The latest ep of the 5AM StoryTalk Podcast has dropped! I'm joined by AMBER CASE – design advocate, founder of the Calm Tech Institute, and cyborg anthropologist - and we’ll be talking about what’s gone wrong with tech design, how this affects our society, and how to fix the problem.
Fantastic poster for PARASITE (2019).
Art by Rory Kurtz.
Art by Rory Kurtz.
November 24, 2025 at 11:58 PM
Fantastic poster for PARASITE (2019).
Art by Rory Kurtz.
Art by Rory Kurtz.
This week on 5AM RealTalk, a 5AM StoryTalk plog about the highs and lows of my life as a writer: Thanksgiving trauma, the artists as a canvas, @realgdt.bsky.social's 'Frankenstein', the 1973 BBC ‘Frankenstein: The True Story’, and I mull the question 'are we creators or monsters'?
5AM RealTalk: 11/24/25 (Thanksgiving trauma - del Toro's 'Frankenstein' - are we creators or monsters?)
Podcast Episode · 5AM StoryTalk · 11/24/2025 · 12m
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November 24, 2025 at 8:53 PM
This week on 5AM RealTalk, a 5AM StoryTalk plog about the highs and lows of my life as a writer: Thanksgiving trauma, the artists as a canvas, @realgdt.bsky.social's 'Frankenstein', the 1973 BBC ‘Frankenstein: The True Story’, and I mull the question 'are we creators or monsters'?
Kim Novak and Cary Grant dancing at the 1959 Cannes Film Festival after the presentation of the American film entry Middle of the Night that Novak starred in.
Photographer unknown.
Photographer unknown.
November 24, 2025 at 7:48 PM
Kim Novak and Cary Grant dancing at the 1959 Cannes Film Festival after the presentation of the American film entry Middle of the Night that Novak starred in.
Photographer unknown.
Photographer unknown.
Reposted by Cole Haddon
Is it really that shocking that so many Americans are suddenly okay with what's in the Epstein Files? Let’s consider the country's history - from foundational Judeo-Christian values to pop culture - to understand why.
Girl, You’ll Be a F*cking Woman Soon
Is it really that shocking that so many Americans are suddenly okay with what's in the Epstein Files? Let’s consider the country's history - from foundational values to pop culture - to understand why
colehaddon.substack.com
November 22, 2025 at 8:24 PM
Is it really that shocking that so many Americans are suddenly okay with what's in the Epstein Files? Let’s consider the country's history - from foundational Judeo-Christian values to pop culture - to understand why.
“A story will help us make sense of anything.” — Philip Pullman
November 24, 2025 at 9:03 AM
“A story will help us make sense of anything.” — Philip Pullman