Jack Probst
@jackprobst.com
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.
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The Bargain Bin: Split Enz's HISTORY NEVER REPEATS: THE BEST OF SPLIT ENZ - MGRM
Masklophobia. Working at music venues. Joe Buck. Split Enz's HISTORY NEVER REPEATS. It's a tale from the Bargain Bin!
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Working at a record store taught me a tragic truth: no matter how much you love your favorite albums, they’ll never be as popular as they deserve to be. In the first Bargain Bin of 2026, I revisit an odd shift at The Pageant concert venue, a fear of mascots, Joe Buck, and seeing red.
Folks, I have watched this six times this week.
Stumbled across these amazing creatures from Canada this weekend. What an absolutely wild and phenomenal performance.
Angine de Poitrine - Full Performance (Live on KEXP)
YouTube video by KEXP
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February 13, 2026 at 2:08 PM
Folks, I have watched this six times this week.
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Did you miss our roundup of the best shorts from this years Sundance? It includes shorts like Kate Renshaw-Lewis's BUSY BODIES, a looping meditation on our current mass industrialization in the Amazon age, and Leah Vlemmiks' AGNES, an exploration on aging!
2026 Sundance Short Film Round-Up - Merry-Go-Round Magazine
From Carter Amelia Davis's quirkily modern and unsettlingly HOMEMADE GATORADE to Jamie Kiernan O’Brien's impeccably acted and deeply felt GENDER STUDIES, here are the best shorts from Sundance 2026!
merrygoroundmagazine.com
February 12, 2026 at 10:05 PM
Did you miss our roundup of the best shorts from this years Sundance? It includes shorts like Kate Renshaw-Lewis's BUSY BODIES, a looping meditation on our current mass industrialization in the Amazon age, and Leah Vlemmiks' AGNES, an exploration on aging!
Agreed, this movie is bonkers.
February 11, 2026 at 6:32 PM
Agreed, this movie is bonkers.
Jon Hamm shouldn’t be allow to go grey. It’s not right.
February 11, 2026 at 4:47 PM
Jon Hamm shouldn’t be allow to go grey. It’s not right.
I wrote about a few of my favorite films of 2025 over at @mgrmagazine.bsky.social!
From Steven Soderbergh's slick and snappy spy thriller BLACK BAG to Jafar Panahi's miracle of filmmaking and distribution IT WAS JUST AN ACCIDENT, we humbly present to you the 25 best films of 2025!
Merry-Go-Round's Top 25 Films Of 2025 - Merry-Go-Round Magazine
From the slick and snappy spy thriller BLACK BAG to a miracle of filmmaking and distribution in IT WAS JUST AN ACCIDENT, we humbly present to you the 25 best films of 2025!
merrygoroundmagazine.com
February 11, 2026 at 4:36 PM
I wrote about a few of my favorite films of 2025 over at @mgrmagazine.bsky.social!
We Bury the Dead: You’re telling me you’re gonna put the wonderful Daisy Ridley in your movie and then make her do a lame American accent?
February 11, 2026 at 1:57 AM
We Bury the Dead: You’re telling me you’re gonna put the wonderful Daisy Ridley in your movie and then make her do a lame American accent?
Spock can’t wait for the next exciting installment!
February 11, 2026 at 1:53 AM
Spock can’t wait for the next exciting installment!
My grandma once called Michael J. Fox “J. Michael Fox” and he’ll never not be that to me.
February 11, 2026 at 12:51 AM
My grandma once called Michael J. Fox “J. Michael Fox” and he’ll never not be that to me.
I was reminded today of a heavy metal dude who would come into the record store I worked at, which we called “Big Scary Nice Guy.” He looked so intimidating, dressed in all black with spikes and chains, always scowling, but he was just a big sweetie pie when he'd come to the counter to check out.
February 11, 2026 at 12:45 AM
I was reminded today of a heavy metal dude who would come into the record store I worked at, which we called “Big Scary Nice Guy.” He looked so intimidating, dressed in all black with spikes and chains, always scowling, but he was just a big sweetie pie when he'd come to the counter to check out.
Decided every time I get frustrated at work, I’m just gonna put on the DOOM mask.
February 10, 2026 at 10:18 PM
Decided every time I get frustrated at work, I’m just gonna put on the DOOM mask.
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very thankful for the opportunity to write about bad bunny's super bowl halftime show for @latimes.com. it means a lot to me as someone from pr to put this incredible moment into perspective for non-latin viewers who might've missed key details www.latimes.com/delos/story/...
Essay: Decoding Bad Bunny's triumphantly Puerto Rican Super Bowl halftime show
Puerto Rican journalist Tatiana Tenreyro unpacks the most Puerto Rican moments of Bad Bunny's monumental Super Bowl halftime show — and his urgent calls for Pan-American unity in the face of oppressio...
www.latimes.com
February 9, 2026 at 10:55 PM
very thankful for the opportunity to write about bad bunny's super bowl halftime show for @latimes.com. it means a lot to me as someone from pr to put this incredible moment into perspective for non-latin viewers who might've missed key details www.latimes.com/delos/story/...
Post a banger that isn’t in English
February 9, 2026 at 7:52 PM
Post a banger that isn’t in English
What really got me was the fully painted hands and feet. I love that commitment to the bit.
February 9, 2026 at 3:35 PM
What really got me was the fully painted hands and feet. I love that commitment to the bit.
Stumbled across these amazing creatures from Canada this weekend. What an absolutely wild and phenomenal performance.
Angine de Poitrine - Full Performance (Live on KEXP)
YouTube video by KEXP
youtu.be
February 9, 2026 at 3:28 PM
Stumbled across these amazing creatures from Canada this weekend. What an absolutely wild and phenomenal performance.
Time to see if I remember the password!
February 9, 2026 at 2:29 PM
Time to see if I remember the password!
More like Good Bunny! (Have we done this joke?)
February 9, 2026 at 1:43 AM
More like Good Bunny! (Have we done this joke?)
Luna loves movies and enjoyed watching Inside Out today. Is it time to revive her Letterboxd account?
February 9, 2026 at 12:23 AM
Luna loves movies and enjoyed watching Inside Out today. Is it time to revive her Letterboxd account?
More like a SPECTRErum! 😅
February 8, 2026 at 10:42 PM
More like a SPECTRErum! 😅
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Breaking: Tragedy at the Winter Olympics
February 7, 2026 at 3:39 PM
Breaking: Tragedy at the Winter Olympics
So you’re telling me I could hire a magician to perform close-up magic for me anytime?
February 7, 2026 at 5:42 PM
So you’re telling me I could hire a magician to perform close-up magic for me anytime?
What’s your favourite song over 10 minutes long?
February 7, 2026 at 1:51 PM
What’s your favourite song over 10 minutes long?