The Joe Gross
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Writer/journalist/editor/filmmaker. @NYTimes, @Rollingstone, @texasmonthly, @texashighways etc. Everything interests me. Venmo @Joe-Gross-65. Big tsundoku.
I think this ad is the front runner for most fucked, including the Dunkin’ Donuts ad
Using Mr. Rogers in a Super Bowl commercial for mortgages should result in prison time
February 9, 2026 at 1:07 AM
I think this ad is the front runner for most fucked, including the Dunkin’ Donuts ad
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Coinbase, your timing is hilarious
February 9, 2026 at 1:03 AM
Coinbase, your timing is hilarious
That Dunkin ad is gonna be coming at me in my nightmares
February 9, 2026 at 1:02 AM
That Dunkin ad is gonna be coming at me in my nightmares
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“Walden”, Henry David Thoreau, 1854
February 8, 2026 at 11:21 PM
“Walden”, Henry David Thoreau, 1854
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as a jewish person, I say no to the ADL commercial equating experiencing anti-Semitism with being being black in America
February 9, 2026 at 12:53 AM
as a jewish person, I say no to the ADL commercial equating experiencing anti-Semitism with being being black in America
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good time to bring back this all timer:
February 9, 2026 at 12:36 AM
good time to bring back this all timer:
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One of these days, people will look back on these sports betting ads like we do on the ads for patent medicines featuring cocaine.
February 9, 2026 at 12:31 AM
One of these days, people will look back on these sports betting ads like we do on the ads for patent medicines featuring cocaine.
Chef’s.
Kids.
Kids.
February 9, 2026 at 12:29 AM
Chef’s.
Kids.
Kids.
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No Kings includes Draft Kings
February 8, 2026 at 11:49 PM
No Kings includes Draft Kings
I do not think I would trust AI with any part of the process if I was jumping out of an airplane
February 9, 2026 at 12:18 AM
I do not think I would trust AI with any part of the process if I was jumping out of an airplane
Wait why would Sandler be a Patriots fan?
February 9, 2026 at 12:16 AM
Wait why would Sandler be a Patriots fan?
Man, I hope Young Fathers got a kabillion dollars for the OpenAI ad.
I hope they don’t have to worry about money for the rest of their and their children’s (real or metaphorical) lives.
I hope they don’t have to worry about money for the rest of their and their children’s (real or metaphorical) lives.
February 9, 2026 at 12:15 AM
Man, I hope Young Fathers got a kabillion dollars for the OpenAI ad.
I hope they don’t have to worry about money for the rest of their and their children’s (real or metaphorical) lives.
I hope they don’t have to worry about money for the rest of their and their children’s (real or metaphorical) lives.
Jack Kirby’s mid 70s work.
The studio output of the Grateful Dead.
The studio output of the Grateful Dead.
OK, now let's play
PEOPLE OR THINGS IT TOOK YOU FAR TOO LONG TO APPRECIATE
If I may begin:
• Kim Novak
• Natalie Wood
• Moonstruck
• Richard Strauss
• Barbara Stanwyck
OK, you're up.
PEOPLE OR THINGS IT TOOK YOU FAR TOO LONG TO APPRECIATE
If I may begin:
• Kim Novak
• Natalie Wood
• Moonstruck
• Richard Strauss
• Barbara Stanwyck
OK, you're up.
February 8, 2026 at 11:42 PM
Jack Kirby’s mid 70s work.
The studio output of the Grateful Dead.
The studio output of the Grateful Dead.
Nicholas Ray went so effin hard
“Nicholas Ray's JOHNNY GUITAR is so rigorously, comprehensively excessive, its excesses eclipse any baseline against which excess is typically judged.”
The Elemental Pleasures of Johnny Guitar - Bright Wall/Dark Room
'Johnny Guitar' is so rigorously, comprehensively excessive, its excesses eclipse any baseline against which excess is typically judged.
www.brightwalldarkroom.com
February 8, 2026 at 8:37 PM
Nicholas Ray went so effin hard
I hope this guy was holding the flag
February 8, 2026 at 8:27 PM
I hope this guy was holding the flag
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Good morning. The President of the United States was in the middle of the most serious child sex trafficking ring of the last quarter century.
He is referenced not a dozen times in the case files. Not 100 times. Not 1,000 times. He’s referenced 38,000 times.
He is referenced not a dozen times in the case files. Not 100 times. Not 1,000 times. He’s referenced 38,000 times.
February 8, 2026 at 7:50 PM
Good morning. The President of the United States was in the middle of the most serious child sex trafficking ring of the last quarter century.
He is referenced not a dozen times in the case files. Not 100 times. Not 1,000 times. He’s referenced 38,000 times.
He is referenced not a dozen times in the case files. Not 100 times. Not 1,000 times. He’s referenced 38,000 times.
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Buried in this piece is a throwaway line about how actually her real hustle is selling online courses to aspiring AI hacks, marking an extraordinary symbiosis of my two most hated internet poisons
“If I can generate a book in a day, and you need six months to write a book, who’s going to win the race?” God this is bleak
The New Fabio Is Claude
www.nytimes.com
February 8, 2026 at 5:51 PM
Buried in this piece is a throwaway line about how actually her real hustle is selling online courses to aspiring AI hacks, marking an extraordinary symbiosis of my two most hated internet poisons
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my phone is blowing up with people theorizing about who holds sway in the Magic tournaments that are OBVIOUSLY taking place backstage and at the Olympic village, America been great
my entire skyline is just people talking about amber glenn being into magic the gathering. i love bluesky, the nerdy sports website for millennials
February 8, 2026 at 7:53 PM
my phone is blowing up with people theorizing about who holds sway in the Magic tournaments that are OBVIOUSLY taking place backstage and at the Olympic village, America been great
Srsly. I hope the gents at Austin Books and Games are watching figure skating.
HOW AM I JUST LEARNING AMBER GLENN PLAYS MAGIC THE GATHERING
February 8, 2026 at 7:53 PM
Srsly. I hope the gents at Austin Books and Games are watching figure skating.
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Ever heard of bisexual lighting? Well, this is the exact opposite of that
February 7, 2026 at 7:53 AM
Ever heard of bisexual lighting? Well, this is the exact opposite of that
“The gold medal is on a silver platter”
Nothing beats Olympic coverage
Nothing beats Olympic coverage
February 8, 2026 at 7:26 PM
“The gold medal is on a silver platter”
Nothing beats Olympic coverage
Nothing beats Olympic coverage
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(documentary talking heads)
MARC MARON: you gotta understand, he put out FULL BLAST positivity CONSTANTLY — so naturally i could never stand him ha ha — but it blinded a lot of industry people
KEVIN JAMES: his positivity was magnetic
SILHOUETTE (clearly Baby Bop): Barney was.. a master manipulator
MARC MARON: you gotta understand, he put out FULL BLAST positivity CONSTANTLY — so naturally i could never stand him ha ha — but it blinded a lot of industry people
KEVIN JAMES: his positivity was magnetic
SILHOUETTE (clearly Baby Bop): Barney was.. a master manipulator
February 8, 2026 at 6:33 PM
(documentary talking heads)
MARC MARON: you gotta understand, he put out FULL BLAST positivity CONSTANTLY — so naturally i could never stand him ha ha — but it blinded a lot of industry people
KEVIN JAMES: his positivity was magnetic
SILHOUETTE (clearly Baby Bop): Barney was.. a master manipulator
MARC MARON: you gotta understand, he put out FULL BLAST positivity CONSTANTLY — so naturally i could never stand him ha ha — but it blinded a lot of industry people
KEVIN JAMES: his positivity was magnetic
SILHOUETTE (clearly Baby Bop): Barney was.. a master manipulator
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Today I wrote about the racist accommodation to the racist response to Bad Bunny's Super Bowl show; the moral hazard of extending good faith to those who act in bad faith; and how alienating white bigots is actually part of the solution, not a part of the problem. www.the-reframe.com/hating-the-g...
Hating the Game
The cooperation game, the murder game, and acting in good faith with people you know are acting in bad faith.
www.the-reframe.com
February 8, 2026 at 6:10 PM
Today I wrote about the racist accommodation to the racist response to Bad Bunny's Super Bowl show; the moral hazard of extending good faith to those who act in bad faith; and how alienating white bigots is actually part of the solution, not a part of the problem. www.the-reframe.com/hating-the-g...
THREAD, as it were.
fuck this lady, fuck the nyt reporter, fuck all of this. fuck amazon for introducing the KU page read model that makes this possible, fuck our tech overlords.
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/08/b...
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/08/b...
The New Fabio Is Claude
www.nytimes.com
February 8, 2026 at 5:42 PM
THREAD, as it were.