Jesse Raub
@jesseraub.bsky.social
writer and coffee professional, formerly at Serious Eats, stuff in Bon Appetit, Bright Wall/Dark Room, Vulture, HAD, Polygon, and other places.
I also have a newsletter: https://linktr.ee/jesseraub
I also have a newsletter: https://linktr.ee/jesseraub
non stop MinnCon can wear you down
November 12, 2025 at 4:29 AM
non stop MinnCon can wear you down
i tried playing this for my partner and she didn’t get through 10 seconds
November 12, 2025 at 4:09 AM
i tried playing this for my partner and she didn’t get through 10 seconds
my dad took me to see marc cohn at the lake harriett bandshell when i was 8 and it was raining so we saw walking in memphis and then got ice cream at sebastian joe’s these are all references basically only for @douglasmack.bsky.social
November 12, 2025 at 4:07 AM
my dad took me to see marc cohn at the lake harriett bandshell when i was 8 and it was raining so we saw walking in memphis and then got ice cream at sebastian joe’s these are all references basically only for @douglasmack.bsky.social
i always try to prepare myself to be able to rip that song in karaoke but this part of the song makes me break down in tears every time i try to sing it in the car anyway congrats demar congrats russ congrats zach domas this one’s for you
November 12, 2025 at 4:02 AM
i always try to prepare myself to be able to rip that song in karaoke but this part of the song makes me break down in tears every time i try to sing it in the car anyway congrats demar congrats russ congrats zach domas this one’s for you
my favorite way to watch TV is to point at the screen when i see a guy i know and only register his actual name and never learn who he’s supposed to be in the show
November 12, 2025 at 1:47 AM
my favorite way to watch TV is to point at the screen when i see a guy i know and only register his actual name and never learn who he’s supposed to be in the show
waiting for General Electric to build me a more practical TARS unit
November 12, 2025 at 1:41 AM
waiting for General Electric to build me a more practical TARS unit
Babbette’s Feast’s Revenge
November 12, 2025 at 1:27 AM
Babbette’s Feast’s Revenge
do it for the culture
November 12, 2025 at 1:24 AM
do it for the culture
both, basically. but that was the best pitch i sent there, by far
November 12, 2025 at 1:19 AM
both, basically. but that was the best pitch i sent there, by far
it certainly gave me a level of confidence that has not been reinforced by pitches since
November 12, 2025 at 1:17 AM
it certainly gave me a level of confidence that has not been reinforced by pitches since
my The Holiday piece for Bright Wall/Dark Room, which i somehow landed as a pitch and not a spec draft, like they normally ask for
www.brightwalldarkroom.com/2024/12/15/t...
www.brightwalldarkroom.com/2024/12/15/t...
No One Gets A Holiday From Death | The Holiday (2006)
Instead of being a love letter to films of old, The Holiday is almost an elegy for a world Meyers knows is about to die.
www.brightwalldarkroom.com
November 12, 2025 at 1:13 AM
my The Holiday piece for Bright Wall/Dark Room, which i somehow landed as a pitch and not a spec draft, like they normally ask for
www.brightwalldarkroom.com/2024/12/15/t...
www.brightwalldarkroom.com/2024/12/15/t...
"who wants to break the sound barrier at the park"
November 12, 2025 at 1:02 AM
"who wants to break the sound barrier at the park"
"as a dad, i lift heavy so i can carry my kid around all day"
yeah well as an uncle i do infinite swings so i can turn your daughter into a F-16 Super Hornet for an hour straight
yeah well as an uncle i do infinite swings so i can turn your daughter into a F-16 Super Hornet for an hour straight
November 12, 2025 at 1:02 AM
"as a dad, i lift heavy so i can carry my kid around all day"
yeah well as an uncle i do infinite swings so i can turn your daughter into a F-16 Super Hornet for an hour straight
yeah well as an uncle i do infinite swings so i can turn your daughter into a F-16 Super Hornet for an hour straight
one funny related story is that i thought david morse and hardcore holly were the same guy and i was like “what’s hardcore holly doing in dancer in the dark”
November 12, 2025 at 12:53 AM
one funny related story is that i thought david morse and hardcore holly were the same guy and i was like “what’s hardcore holly doing in dancer in the dark”
it is linked elsewhere in this thread
November 12, 2025 at 12:17 AM
it is linked elsewhere in this thread