Jason Smith
@jasonsmithla.bsky.social
Midwest ex-pat (now in Los Angeles). Cynical idealist. Sporadically functional adult. Also an entertainment lawyer but let's not talk about that. [he/him]
https://letterboxd.com/JasonS/
https://letterboxd.com/JasonS/
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can’t believe this timeline has got me supporting macklemore and jimmy kimmel. unforgivable.
September 14, 2026 at 4:47 PM
can’t believe this timeline has got me supporting macklemore and jimmy kimmel. unforgivable.
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Imagine being talented and beautiful and rich and famous and still the most noteworthy thing about you is how good a person you are.
August 25, 2026 at 6:50 PM
Imagine being talented and beautiful and rich and famous and still the most noteworthy thing about you is how good a person you are.
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Hello I am the mayor of LA and I hate entertainment workers, taco vendors, and people who can’t afford our bonkers housing market. Was that good? Did I Mamdani it??
August 21, 2026 at 12:19 AM
Hello I am the mayor of LA and I hate entertainment workers, taco vendors, and people who can’t afford our bonkers housing market. Was that good? Did I Mamdani it??
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Love how all the headlines and cable pundits are, “Well, Angie Nixon addressed and promised action on the issues the majority of people have been OPENLY AND CLEARLY SCREAMING ABOUT FOR THE LAST DECADE and somehow she pulled off a ‘surprise’ victory! Politics sure is crazy, huh?”
August 19, 2026 at 9:23 PM
Love how all the headlines and cable pundits are, “Well, Angie Nixon addressed and promised action on the issues the majority of people have been OPENLY AND CLEARLY SCREAMING ABOUT FOR THE LAST DECADE and somehow she pulled off a ‘surprise’ victory! Politics sure is crazy, huh?”
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the Field of Dreams game has reminded me to once again watch John Mulaney presenting the Academy Award for sound
August 13, 2026 at 11:47 PM
the Field of Dreams game has reminded me to once again watch John Mulaney presenting the Academy Award for sound
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I feel like an issue that would connect well with voters would be doing anything at all to slow the current progression toward "absolutely everything now is a scam"
August 13, 2026 at 4:41 PM
I feel like an issue that would connect well with voters would be doing anything at all to slow the current progression toward "absolutely everything now is a scam"
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i think we’re going in a healthy direction
August 9, 2026 at 10:54 PM
i think we’re going in a healthy direction
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want to be clear there are absolutely big differences b/t Dems & GOP, don’t ascribe to all-the-same, and that said, it’s awfully telling how many high profile Dems now profess to prefer a Republican in office than a progressive and how that appears to be driven by who is closer to their values
July 31, 2026 at 5:40 PM
want to be clear there are absolutely big differences b/t Dems & GOP, don’t ascribe to all-the-same, and that said, it’s awfully telling how many high profile Dems now profess to prefer a Republican in office than a progressive and how that appears to be driven by who is closer to their values
Every 6 months or so since Arclight shut down, a story like this seems to emerge out of nowhere.
Will it be real this time? Probably not. Will I get my hopes up anyway? Absolutely.
Will it be real this time? Probably not. Will I get my hopes up anyway? Absolutely.
Cinerama Dome & Hollywood Arclight Could Reopen In Sony Deal
Sony is looking to lease the dormant and Covid-struck Cinerama Dome and Hollywood Arclight and bring it back to life in the near future.
deadline.com
July 21, 2026 at 9:04 PM
Every 6 months or so since Arclight shut down, a story like this seems to emerge out of nowhere.
Will it be real this time? Probably not. Will I get my hopes up anyway? Absolutely.
Will it be real this time? Probably not. Will I get my hopes up anyway? Absolutely.
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The Republican Party is not our enemy because we intend to kill them, but because they intend to kill us--and already have killed a great many of us. Your friendship ought not to have survived that; it is to your great discredit that it did. Our anger, born of discouragement, is real and abiding.
July 13, 2026 at 5:09 AM
The Republican Party is not our enemy because we intend to kill them, but because they intend to kill us--and already have killed a great many of us. Your friendship ought not to have survived that; it is to your great discredit that it did. Our anger, born of discouragement, is real and abiding.
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the meanest thing i can say about lindsey graham is that he's not even important enough to wake up my east coast friends with the news he died. gotta save those for the big dawgs.
July 12, 2026 at 6:43 AM
the meanest thing i can say about lindsey graham is that he's not even important enough to wake up my east coast friends with the news he died. gotta save those for the big dawgs.
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Chris Nolan having increasingly better opinions while being a rich British guy in his mid 50’s is one of the great wonders of our age
"So much energy has been expended on bringing in AI, but if you look at that generation’s reaction, they’re utterly rejecting it."
www.ign.com/articles/the...
www.ign.com/articles/the...
'We're Seeing a Renewed Interest in More Tactile, More Real Forms of Storytelling' — The Odyssey Director Christopher Nolan on the 'Immediate and Harsh' Response to 'AI Slop'
The Odyssey director Christopher Nolan has offered his thoughts on the "immediate and harsh" judgment of "AI slop" from younger audiences.
www.ign.com
July 12, 2026 at 12:42 AM
Chris Nolan having increasingly better opinions while being a rich British guy in his mid 50’s is one of the great wonders of our age
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I actually don’t care what the founding fathers would say about the present and I don’t think you should either
July 4, 2026 at 12:14 PM
I actually don’t care what the founding fathers would say about the present and I don’t think you should either
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Incredible moment where Fox News puts up a graphic with all the reasons it opposes the DSA and why people should be afraid of them
July 3, 2026 at 2:52 AM
Incredible moment where Fox News puts up a graphic with all the reasons it opposes the DSA and why people should be afraid of them
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All of these cases are basically litmus tests for any Dem nominee. Are immigrants Americans? Do trans Americans deserve human rights? Are corporations superhumans who get to spend endlessly on elections to put whoever they want into power? These are simple questions with simple answers.
June 30, 2026 at 3:31 PM
All of these cases are basically litmus tests for any Dem nominee. Are immigrants Americans? Do trans Americans deserve human rights? Are corporations superhumans who get to spend endlessly on elections to put whoever they want into power? These are simple questions with simple answers.
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Heard James Carville referred to as a “prominent strategist” and that’s like saying Gilligans Island is a prominent tv show, if you pretend time doesn’t exist lots of stuff is in the zeitgeist
June 26, 2026 at 2:48 AM
Heard James Carville referred to as a “prominent strategist” and that’s like saying Gilligans Island is a prominent tv show, if you pretend time doesn’t exist lots of stuff is in the zeitgeist
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went down to the centrist convention. they’re all shaking and crying, I heard one guy say “I’m starting to think a better world IS possible.” the lady next to him slapped him in the face
June 24, 2026 at 3:32 AM
went down to the centrist convention. they’re all shaking and crying, I heard one guy say “I’m starting to think a better world IS possible.” the lady next to him slapped him in the face
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Transgressive art is important to make for posterity because fascists love to try to tell you people didn't used to be weird
June 9, 2026 at 7:30 PM
Transgressive art is important to make for posterity because fascists love to try to tell you people didn't used to be weird
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My day job is at a rural branch of a public library, and we have a Pride display. Yesterday I was at the desk when a man came in. Fifties, maybe, or sixties. Plaid shirt, mesh trucker cap, suspenders. He went up to the display and just stood there for a long moment. Then he came up to the desk. 🧵 1/
June 8, 2026 at 5:24 PM
My day job is at a rural branch of a public library, and we have a Pride display. Yesterday I was at the desk when a man came in. Fifties, maybe, or sixties. Plaid shirt, mesh trucker cap, suspenders. He went up to the display and just stood there for a long moment. Then he came up to the desk. 🧵 1/