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    It's the End of the World: PSALMS FOR THE END OF THE WORLD Hits Shelves in One Month
    Cole Haddon
    • 7 days ago
    • 2 min

    It's the End of the World: PSALMS FOR THE END OF THE WORLD Hits Shelves in One Month

    In just one month, my debut novel PSALMS FOR THE END OF THE WORLD hits shelves, the culmination of four years of dedicated work and...
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    The Great COVID-19 Gap: Why are Film and TV Ignoring the Pandemic?
    Cole Haddon
    • Jul 28
    • 1 min

    The Great COVID-19 Gap: Why are Film and TV Ignoring the Pandemic?

    For the past several years, I've had the urge to return to my journalism roots. Primarily writing essays interested in pop-culture, and...
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    ROCKY: A Sports Film That's Far More Interested in Its Characters
    Cole Haddon
    • Jul 19
    • 2 min

    ROCKY: A Sports Film That's Far More Interested in Its Characters

    While ROCKY is clearly a sports film, it’s a fairly disinterested one when it comes to the actual sport of it – boxing. The triumph of...
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    WHEN HARRY MET SALLY: Why Screenwriters Should Study Nora Ephron's Perfect First Act
    Cole Haddon
    • Jul 16
    • 2 min

    WHEN HARRY MET SALLY: Why Screenwriters Should Study Nora Ephron's Perfect First Act

    There are so many aspects of Nora Ephron’s WHEN HARRY MET SALLY script that deserve study by screenwriters and storytellers in general,...
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    When Thor Faced His Depression and Finally Became the Strongest Avenger
    Cole Haddon
    • Jul 10
    • 3 min

    When Thor Faced His Depression and Finally Became the Strongest Avenger

    THOR: LOVE AND THUNDER hits theaters today, so I thought I’d take this opportunity to explain why I think the character’s last onscreen...
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    "THE BOYS": The Best TV Series Ever Produced about America
    Cole Haddon
    • Jul 7
    • 3 min

    "THE BOYS": The Best TV Series Ever Produced about America

    A fellow storyteller suggested to me that “THE BOYS” desensitizes viewers to violence, making it dangerous to American culture. I...
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    THE YEAR OF MAGICAL THINKING: Joan Didion's Case for the Art of Mourning
    Cole Haddon
    • Jun 26
    • 1 min

    THE YEAR OF MAGICAL THINKING: Joan Didion's Case for the Art of Mourning

    Joan Didion’s THE YEAR OF MAGICAL THINKING shook me. I’ve struggled with persistent grief for several years after a series of deaths in...
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    The Book That Changed My Life: Michael Chabon's WONDER BOYS
    Cole Haddon
    • Jun 23
    • 2 min

    The Book That Changed My Life: Michael Chabon's WONDER BOYS

    Books have provided me a route to knowledge and a constant escape, and it boggles my mind that my debut novel PSALMS FOR THE END OF THE...
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    "RUSSIAN DOLL" Season 2: A Moving Study of Intergenerational Trauma
    Cole Haddon
    • Jun 21
    • 1 min

    "RUSSIAN DOLL" Season 2: A Moving Study of Intergenerational Trauma

    Intergenerational trauma – what happens when trauma is passed down through generations, so descendants continue to suffer from events...
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    GHOST: A Buddy Comedy Starring Patrick Swayze and Whoopi Goldberg?
    Cole Haddon
    • Jun 19
    • 2 min

    GHOST: A Buddy Comedy Starring Patrick Swayze and Whoopi Goldberg?

    I rewatched GHOST recently, a film that somehow balances mournful drama and screwball comedy as a train of character and plot reversals...
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    TOP GUN: MAVERICK: A Screenwriting MasterClass in How to Introduce Your Protagonist
    Cole Haddon
    • Jun 13
    • 3 min

    TOP GUN: MAVERICK: A Screenwriting MasterClass in How to Introduce Your Protagonist

    By the time I got the chance to see TOP GUN: MAVERICK this past week, I’d heard from every direction that it was a great film with a...
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    David Bowie's DIAMOND DOGS: His Greatest Album?
    Cole Haddon
    • Jun 8
    • 2 min

    David Bowie's DIAMOND DOGS: His Greatest Album?

    David Bowie’s eighth studio album DIAMOND DOGS (1974) rarely becomes a subject of conversation amongst the Bowie fanatics I know, even...
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    Less Than Two Months to Go: PSALMS FOR THE END OF THE WORLD, My Debut Novel, Hits Shelves
    Cole Haddon
    • Jun 1
    • 3 min

    Less Than Two Months to Go: PSALMS FOR THE END OF THE WORLD, My Debut Novel, Hits Shelves

    My debut novel PSALMS FOR THE END OF THE WORLD will be released on the 1st of September (31st August if you're in Australia or New...
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    Into the Danger Zone: TOP GUN As a Deconstruction of Toxic Masculinity
    Cole Haddon
    • May 29
    • 3 min

    Into the Danger Zone: TOP GUN As a Deconstruction of Toxic Masculinity

    I haven't had a chance to see TOP GUN: MAVERICK yet (Tuesday, I think). But inspired by my excitement for it, I want to share some...
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    Welcome to the Multiverse of Madness that is Cole Haddon
    Cole Haddon
    • May 26
    • 2 min

    Welcome to the Multiverse of Madness that is Cole Haddon

    Welcome to my blog, where I will be discussing my work as an author, screenwriter, and journalist, but also pop-culture in general and,...
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