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writer of sappy personal essays about music, comedy, and film. also writing a book about growing up with a rare bone disorder. it’ll be funny, i swear. ✍️: merry-go-round mag, paste, pitchfork, creem, nme, etc.

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Jack Probst @jackprobst.com · Aug 29

Good morning! I wrote an essay about @chrisdeville.bsky.social's fantastic new book, loving indie rock from behind the counter at a record store, and when I lost my edge for @mgrmagazine.bsky.social!

I Was There: SUCH GREAT HEIGHTS Is A Necessary Indie Rock Compendium - MGRM

Chris DeVille's new book, SUCH GREAT HEIGHTS, is thorough exploration of blog era indie rock. For those who lived it, it's a refreshing read if not a devastating reminder of the passage of time.

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Jack Probst @jackprobst.com · 11h

Holy shit. New Sugar! 🙏

House of Dead Memories by Sugar on Apple Music

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Jack Probst @jackprobst.com · 19h

#filmsky

My review of the Slenderman movie:

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Slender Man 2018
Watched Oct 14, 2025
This movie isn't great, but I applaud the person who decided the couple would listen to Funkadelic's Maggot Brain on vinyl while they made out.

Jack Probst @jackprobst.com · 19h

If you’ve done it in the past, any advice?

Jack Probst @jackprobst.com · 19h

A good friend is coming in from STL so we can do the 24 hr horror fest at the Music Box this weekend. Anyone else going to be there?

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Merry-Go-Round Magazine @mgrmagazine.bsky.social · 1d

Ending a podcast series is seemingly like ending a TV show in some ways. Some do it well, some don’t. Much like how he pioneered the medium, Maron is the first of his kind to end it like this. So how did the finale of WTF WITH MARC MARON go?

WTF Do We Think About Maron’s Last Episode? - Merry-Go-Round Magazine

Ending a podcast series is like ending a TV show in some ways. Some do it well, some don’t. Much like how he pioneered the medium, Maron is the first of his kind to end it like this. So how did the fi...

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Jack Probst @jackprobst.com · 1d

She’s gonna be a star someday.

A white schnauzer looking at herself in a small mirror.

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Jack Probst @jackprobst.com · 1d

I didn’t realize how much I fucking needed new Peaches. 🔥

Not in Your Mouth None of Your Business by Peaches on Apple Music

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Jack Probst @jackprobst.com · 2d

Looking forward to talking about it in like two years.

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Merry-Go-Round Magazine @mgrmagazine.bsky.social · 2d

"Think about how much you learn from interviewing people, right? I get to do little interviews while I’m just trying to make them comfortable. Photography is when you’re building trust. It’s opening up to them, relating with them, making them feel comfortable."

Interview: Micah E. Wood Champions Community, Love, and Freedom - Merry-Go-Round Magazine

Baltimore’s Micah E. Wood is a true multidisciplinary artist, a photographer, musician, and fabric within the local community. On his new album YOU, ME, THE REIGN, he deftly jumps between political un...

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Jack Probst @jackprobst.com · 2d

I participated in a brainstorming session on a partnership between [redacted brand] and [redacted IP]. I think it's the most I've ever talked on a work call in my life. I wish my job were this fun every day.

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Jack Probst @jackprobst.com · 2d

So now I get to call it the thing I already call it.

Jack Probst @jackprobst.com · 2d

Weird coincidence, but I'm also voiced by Chris Pratt.

Jack Probst @jackprobst.com · 2d

Right? It’s a Garf you wouldn’t want to run into in a dark alley.

Jack Probst @jackprobst.com · 2d

I had the idea that I would make a lasagna then go to a Halloween party. I would arrive, say nothing to anyone, and eat the whole thing.

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Jack Probst @jackprobst.com · 2d

I purchased this a few years ago as a goof because this photo and the concept of an “Adult Garfield costume” made me laugh for ten minutes straight.

An Amazon listing for “Adult Garfield” costume. A man in the costume crosses his arms and looks grumpy.

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Jack Probst @jackprobst.com · 2d

If you thought I was joking…

A man in a Garfield costume peers at your from behind a door frame.

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Jack Probst @jackprobst.com · 2d

I bet that for The Joker, Little Cesar’s Crazy Bread is just regular bread.

Jack Probst @jackprobst.com · 2d

I’ve got a Garfield costume in my closet so I look good at any protest location.

Jack Probst @jackprobst.com · 3d

Absolutely! I’ve been playing Baldur’s Gate 3 online weekly with two of my siblings and the pure joy it brings me when we work together and strategize battles helps get me through all the dread.

Jack Probst @jackprobst.com · 3d

It makes me mad they didn’t subtitle each sequel “A Benoit Blanc Mystery.”

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Jack Probst @jackprobst.com · 3d

Just found out Jim Putnam (Radar Bros, Mt Wilson Repeater) but out a new album this year and wow oh wow this song.

Gold Axes by Jim Putnam on Apple Music

Song · 2025 · Duration 3:51

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Jack Probst @jackprobst.com · 4d

Seven years ago today, I finalized a divorce, enabling me to officially come out as pan on what happened to be a very fitting day to come out on.

Jack Probst @jackprobst.com · 4d

RIP

A text chain:
Have I talked to you about how much fun Diane Keaton is on
Instagram?
No but that's the gayest thing you've ever said.
She's adorable.
Delivered

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George Wallace @mrgeorgewallace.bsky.social · 5d

Hopefully we can stop all these damn folks who are... (checks notes)... against fascism?

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Merry-Go-Round Magazine @mgrmagazine.bsky.social · 5d

It's our Bandcamp Picks of the Week, featuring the imaginative and inspired ambience of Kirin McElwain's YOUTH, out now via @akprecordings.bsky.social, and the crushingly soulful lo-fi folk of Emily Hines' THESE DAYS, out now via @keeledscales.bsky.social! Read about both albums today!

Bandcamp Picks: Emily Hines & Kirin McElwain - Merry-Go-Round Magazine

It's our Bandcamp Picks of the Week, featuring the imaginative and inspiring ambience of Kirin McElwain's YOUTH, out now via AKP Recordings, and the crushingly soulful lo-fi folk of Emily Hines' THES...

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