Hey now, here's where you can find all of my writing. I write a good amount, so alas this will have to be a thread. For everyday writing, you can find me here:
(including the weekly Funbag and what not): defector.com/author/drew-ma
: sfgate.com/author/drew-ma
Drew Magary
@drewmagary
Columnist: , . He/Him. The Night The Lights Went Out is out RIGHT NOW. Everywhere. penguinrandomhouse.com/books/663641/t…
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“We could have had Brian Flores, but instead we have a guy who looks like someone you’d see at a bowling alley bar and shouldn’t talk to under any circumstances.”
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The most exciting moments the Giants have had this decade are the roughly three 20-yard gains that Saquon Barkley has treated them to over that timespan.
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“My favorite game of the year is when they’ve reached enough losses that I can stop caring.”
Why Your Team Sucks meets the GIANTS.
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Gonna do a sequel post to this post next week entitled Actually I’m Madly In Love With Cycling Now And I’m Gonna Buy A Bike Because Riding A Bike Is All I Wanna Do
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I biked behind my son today and he high-fived every overhanging tree branch he passed under. That’s the right way of doing business
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If you’ve ever wondered where your CGI comes from, here’s where.
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Why Your Team Sucks 2022 is officially underway. Come to Defector every weekday until the season starts and discover YOUR team’s many, many shortcomings
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“You get those really janky scenes where the star’s standing in the middle of a big room and they’re staring up at the wonder around them. People are going to get tired of that scene.”
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Now THAT one will never happen
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I look forward to the article in ten years time "how a mayo hater became a mayo guy"
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Would a minion taste like…
- lemon13.5%
- banana49.5%
- pineapple11.1%
- other25.8%
6,933 votesFinal results
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I haven’t owned a bike since I was a child. Hadn’t ridden one in just about as long. I’m ready to make up for lost time.
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“I’m 36 and the best Jets team of my life are the same guys responsible for all the best Jets jokes of my life. Pour Maximum Tears shampoo directly into Woody Johnson’s eyes.”
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Why Your Team Sucks visits the JETS today, not unlike Zach Wilson paying his mom’s best friend a visit so that he can fix her cable
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My addition to this morning’s “college food” discussion between is grilled cheese sandwiches. Post house parties, my best friend would toss one into the pan, inevitably set off the smoke alarm, and holler IT’S JUST ME!! to the house.
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It’s Friday which means that the floor is open. Come chat live with me and Roth right now this instant
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TODAY on Q with guest host : singer-songwriter | actor Stanley Tucci | weekly wrap-up panel with , and | cbc.ca/1.6541084
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Sometimes I wanna write something pretty.
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Producer Brandon Nix joins Drew and Roth for the 100th episode of The Distraction:
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“I’ve smashed enough shit to know we always fuck up.” HEAR IT FROM TEXANS FANS!
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WGA members! I am running for the board this year. My goal’s to help make writing for film & tv a viable job for everyone in our union. Right now it’s not. Here is a link to my candidate statement & a pic of me I wasn’t allowed to scale down. Terrifying.
elections.wga.org/2022/justin-ha
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I too would like to appeal all legal decisions to a court of me
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Folks this week is the second anniversary of The Distraction, so join us as we look back with our producer on 100 delightfully idiotic episodes.
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“I realized my Sundays were much more pleasant when I didn’t have to orient my schedule around a team I spent most of my time being mad at.”
It’s Texans day at Why Your Team Sucks
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Just wanted to give a special shoutout to my guys because today we celebrate the 100th episode of the Distraction. They forced me to talk so I’m the guest on this episode. We look back at our 2 years and chat about the best moments of the show
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Why Your Team Sucks visits the TEXANS, who are now some of the NFL’s most reliable fuckups
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“We take 18 ounces of sizzling ground beef and soak it in rich, creamery butter. Then we top it off with bacon, ham and a fried egg. We call it the ‘Good Morning Burger’.”
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A brilliant story by on a seismic shift in movies that has been occurring for years in plain sight—the transfer of responsibility from name-brand talent on set to legions of unheralded artists in post-production. It's a fundamental change that explains all the rest.
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I spent months researching visual effects in modern Hollywood and interviewing the people charged with making them. Here is what I found. defector.com/inside-hollywo
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Walked by a fancy boat named Shackleton the other day it was like who the fuck are you kidding amigo
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Drew did a ton of reporting and wrote this great, definitive feature about what's going on with Hollywood vfx:
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How to finish a loaf of bread:
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I’ll watch only ten minutes of that but I’ll quietly savor each of them
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Drew, have no fear, the Hall of Fame game is but ~26 hours away!
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“At least we’re not Jacksonville” should be on the crest of every other major American city. The Jaguars suck.
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