Do you take pop culture way too seriously?
Are you genuinely appalled when someone doesn't have a "Top 10 Rainy Day Records" list at the ready? When they can't recite a monologue from their favorite camp classic movie straight off the dome? Have you ever thought to yourself, alone in a crowd: "How can someone possess a neutral opinion on Cher?" Then, my comrade, this is the newsletter for you. Ninety-degree turn, clasp hands, speak directly to camera:
Hi. My name is Cameron Cook (Opens in a new window), and welcome to Cooked. I live and breathe music, movies, and culture. When I was born, I cried, not because the doctor smacked me on the ass but because the end of Beaches was playing on the television in the delivery room. I've been a critic and journalist my whole adult life, and recently, I've begun to miss the place where my acerbic pen was forged: the bowels of early '00s internet, when Blogger and LiveJournal reigned over a chaotic serfdom of obsessive teens with way too much time on their hands and a family PC riddled with viruses from corrupt LimeWire downloads. There were no rules then, and there are no rules here. \
What you get for $5
Right now, Cooked. has one monthly tier: $5. For that low, low price, you get:
🖌A monthly essay about music or film, which will be witty, insightful, readable, fun, and cool. Promise.
🔥A monthly interview with an up-and-coming artist who is moving and shaking in the realm of music, film, or art.
🎧Two issues of Inbox Zero, a playlist series of brand new music curated by me, culled from the literal hundreds of emails I get daily from record labels, bands, managers, publicists, and musicians. Think more crate digging, less Discover Weekly.