Tobias Carroll
@tobiascarroll.bsky.social
Author: IN THE SIGHT; EX-MEMBERS; POLITICAL SIGN; REEL; TRANSITORY. Next up: KILL LIST (Bloomsbury Academic)
NBCC Board. Freelance writer. Coffee drinker.
https://linktr.ee/tobiascarroll
NBCC Board. Freelance writer. Coffee drinker.
https://linktr.ee/tobiascarroll
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Kill List
A minute-by-minute analysis of Ben Wheatley's film, Kill List (2011).2011's Kill List, directed by Ben Wheatley and written by Wheatley and Amy Jump, provides a…
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Update: there's now a new page for my book on Kill List on @bloomsburyacad.bsky.social's website! www.bloomsbury.com/us/kill-list...
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i think jesse jackson was one of the most important american political figures of the post-war era and i think that his 1984 and 1988 campaigns for the democratic nomination still have a great deal to teach about forging a path to a more egalitarian world. RIP.
February 17, 2026 at 1:36 PM
i think jesse jackson was one of the most important american political figures of the post-war era and i think that his 1984 and 1988 campaigns for the democratic nomination still have a great deal to teach about forging a path to a more egalitarian world. RIP.
Really dug @justintaylor.bsky.social's review of a newly-translated Halldor Laxness novel. www.harvardreview.org/book-review/...
A Parish Chronicle - Harvard Review
That Icelandic Nobel laureate Halldor Laxness was one of the twentieth century’s greatest novelists is to me so self-evident that it almost feels redundant to say so. This claim could be made solely u...
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February 18, 2026 at 12:20 AM
Really dug @justintaylor.bsky.social's review of a newly-translated Halldor Laxness novel. www.harvardreview.org/book-review/...
I would read the hell out of this.
Not saying I think about the structural problems with A Song of Ice and Fire too much, but the other day I had a dream that 'The Winds of Winter' came out, and that it had an entirely new set of POV characters: historians trying to piece together how the war *really* ended a thousand years later.
February 17, 2026 at 11:56 PM
I would read the hell out of this.
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Finally got to read 20 Days of Turin thanks to @tobiascarroll.bsky.social and @jeffvandermeer.bsky.social talking about it here. Great book. Very short novel but lots of depth in which you can linger if you so desire
February 17, 2026 at 6:39 PM
Finally got to read 20 Days of Turin thanks to @tobiascarroll.bsky.social and @jeffvandermeer.bsky.social talking about it here. Great book. Very short novel but lots of depth in which you can linger if you so desire
Looked at my feed and saw that some folks were beginning to re-argue the 2000 election, and, with all due respect, I'm not sure how much good revisiting those arguments between now and Election Day 2028 is going to do.
February 17, 2026 at 9:04 AM
Looked at my feed and saw that some folks were beginning to re-argue the 2000 election, and, with all due respect, I'm not sure how much good revisiting those arguments between now and Election Day 2028 is going to do.
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There are THREE DAYS left in our KS for SINK YOUR TEETH IN #1 and we are less than $2k away from hitting our 4th stretch goal that gets every backer a copy of my script for issue 1!
Make sure you lock in your copy now, we are over 200% funded so you WILL get it!
www.kickstarter.com/projects/dea...
Make sure you lock in your copy now, we are over 200% funded so you WILL get it!
www.kickstarter.com/projects/dea...
February 16, 2026 at 4:41 PM
There are THREE DAYS left in our KS for SINK YOUR TEETH IN #1 and we are less than $2k away from hitting our 4th stretch goal that gets every backer a copy of my script for issue 1!
Make sure you lock in your copy now, we are over 200% funded so you WILL get it!
www.kickstarter.com/projects/dea...
Make sure you lock in your copy now, we are over 200% funded so you WILL get it!
www.kickstarter.com/projects/dea...
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This is how you live a life
February 17, 2026 at 2:32 AM
This is how you live a life
Did this very double feature tonight. Holy shit. Both very much worth your time, both very much not what I expected.
Just saw the trippiest double feature. These are both in theaters right now and if can see ‘em back-to-back DO IT.
February 17, 2026 at 6:22 AM
Did this very double feature tonight. Holy shit. Both very much worth your time, both very much not what I expected.
I will read Wesley Morris on Namwali Serpell on Toni Morrison, yes indeed. www.nytimes.com/2026/02/16/b...
Toni Morrison, Literary Saint? This Book Shows You What Really Makes Her Great.
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February 16, 2026 at 11:42 PM
I will read Wesley Morris on Namwali Serpell on Toni Morrison, yes indeed. www.nytimes.com/2026/02/16/b...
You know, just listening to a collective of Polish jazz musicians playing the music of J Dilla, as one does. bloto.bandcamp.com/album/we-rem...
We Remember J Dilla, by Błoto
11 track album
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February 16, 2026 at 6:53 AM
You know, just listening to a collective of Polish jazz musicians playing the music of J Dilla, as one does. bloto.bandcamp.com/album/we-rem...
Pretty sure @matoswk.bsky.social was initially responsible for pointing me in the direction of this cover, and holy fucking shit, it was incredible when I first heard it and it remains incredible. www.youtube.com/watch?v=HXBa...
Let Down - Easy Star All Stars
YouTube video by xxMusicMusicxx
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February 14, 2026 at 6:04 AM
Pretty sure @matoswk.bsky.social was initially responsible for pointing me in the direction of this cover, and holy fucking shit, it was incredible when I first heard it and it remains incredible. www.youtube.com/watch?v=HXBa...
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To celebrate SHE IS HERE, I changed my avatar to “Happy Hound,” one of the drawings—all (very!) loosely based on Early Medieval images from the Book of Kells, Lindisfarne Gospels, and Pictish symbol stones—in the book. Along with poems, stories, essays, and a new novella, “Many Things in Dumnet.”
She Is Here
She Is Here by Nicola Griffith includes essays, poems, and stories exploring themes of love, ownership, and disability fiction. Griffith’s powerful prose engages readers through fiction and p…
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February 13, 2026 at 11:25 PM
To celebrate SHE IS HERE, I changed my avatar to “Happy Hound,” one of the drawings—all (very!) loosely based on Early Medieval images from the Book of Kells, Lindisfarne Gospels, and Pictish symbol stones—in the book. Along with poems, stories, essays, and a new novella, “Many Things in Dumnet.”
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i wrote about the loss of randomness from music-listening and TV-watching
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September 26, 2025 at 7:54 PM
i wrote about the loss of randomness from music-listening and TV-watching
www.patreon.com/posts/139812...
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Spent some time in the NYPL archives today, and - good lord, there really was a golden age of hotel stationery, huh.
February 12, 2026 at 9:36 PM
Spent some time in the NYPL archives today, and - good lord, there really was a golden age of hotel stationery, huh.
Got to chat with a number of indie film producers about their ongoing forays into publishing... www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/...
Indie Film Studios Dive Deeper into Books
Somesuch, Mubi, and A24 are embracing their literary sides.
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February 12, 2026 at 5:39 PM
Got to chat with a number of indie film producers about their ongoing forays into publishing... www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/...
Was just talking to a friend about this — 20+ years after seeing it, Van Der Beek's performance in The Rules of Attraction has carved out a little space in my brain. www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-review...
Critic’s Appreciation: James Van Der Beek Will Be Remembered for ‘Dawson’s Creek,’ but His Best Work Was Far Funnier and Odder
'Varsity Blues' and 'Dawson's Creek' generated the memes, but things like 'Don't Trust the B---- in Apartment 23' showed Van Der Beek's talent.
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February 11, 2026 at 11:13 PM
Was just talking to a friend about this — 20+ years after seeing it, Van Der Beek's performance in The Rules of Attraction has carved out a little space in my brain. www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-review...
Will I listen to a band that features two members of Catherine Wheel along with Tanya Donnelly? Oh yes. gooddayfather.bandcamp.com/track/sonic-...
Sonic Amadea, by Good Day Father
track by Good Day Father
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February 11, 2026 at 5:48 AM
Will I listen to a band that features two members of Catherine Wheel along with Tanya Donnelly? Oh yes. gooddayfather.bandcamp.com/track/sonic-...
Friends, I was at the grocery store and heard the Verve Pipe's "The Freshman" for the first time in at least a decade. I had Feelings.
....is this a midlife crisis?
....is this a midlife crisis?
February 11, 2026 at 2:15 AM
Friends, I was at the grocery store and heard the Verve Pipe's "The Freshman" for the first time in at least a decade. I had Feelings.
....is this a midlife crisis?
....is this a midlife crisis?
Has anyone figured out how much money the government is spending on the DHS's "Hey, you should self-deport" ads?
February 10, 2026 at 10:56 PM
Has anyone figured out how much money the government is spending on the DHS's "Hey, you should self-deport" ads?
Shot.... www.nytimes.com/2026/02/09/s...
Move Over, Girl Dinner. Boy Kibble Has Arrived.
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February 10, 2026 at 2:54 AM
Shot.... www.nytimes.com/2026/02/09/s...
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Extremely exciting news: We're hiring a full-time film critic to come work with me at The A.V. Club!
You probably have an idea if you're qualified for this, but if there's something that's not in the job listing, I'm sure I can answer Qs www.linkedin.com/jobs/view/43...
You probably have an idea if you're qualified for this, but if there's something that's not in the job listing, I'm sure I can answer Qs www.linkedin.com/jobs/view/43...
The A.V. Club hiring Film Critic in Greater Chicago Area | LinkedIn
Posted 8:42:22 PM. The A.V. Club is seeking an experienced Film Critic to join our team of trenchant writers and…See this and similar jobs on LinkedIn.
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February 9, 2026 at 9:01 PM
Extremely exciting news: We're hiring a full-time film critic to come work with me at The A.V. Club!
You probably have an idea if you're qualified for this, but if there's something that's not in the job listing, I'm sure I can answer Qs www.linkedin.com/jobs/view/43...
You probably have an idea if you're qualified for this, but if there's something that's not in the job listing, I'm sure I can answer Qs www.linkedin.com/jobs/view/43...
Nicely done, alma mater. www.nytimes.com/athletic/703...
NYU women’s basketball breaks Division III record with 82nd straight victory (Gift Article)
During NYU's nearly three-year undefeated stretch, only four opponents have lost to the Violets by single digits.
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February 9, 2026 at 10:53 PM
Nicely done, alma mater. www.nytimes.com/athletic/703...
Post a banger that isn't in English www.youtube.com/watch?v=-o1c...
February 9, 2026 at 7:45 PM
Post a banger that isn't in English www.youtube.com/watch?v=-o1c...
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Bad Bunny's historical advisor is an assistant professor at UW-Madison.
Hell of a flex for your tenure file.
Hell of a flex for your tenure file.
Not at all surprised to learn that Bad Bunny has a historical adviser. His halftime show was a reminder that our history and culture are deeply intertwined with the rest of the western hemisphere. We should think of his performance as part of #America250. #SuperBowl
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Pop star Bad Bunny needed a Puerto Rican history scholar. UW–Madison had just the one.
Bad Bunny collaborated with UW–Madison history professor Jorell Meléndez-Badillo on Puerto Rican narratives that accompany the new album “DeBÍ TiRAR MáS FOToS.”
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February 9, 2026 at 1:47 PM
Bad Bunny's historical advisor is an assistant professor at UW-Madison.
Hell of a flex for your tenure file.
Hell of a flex for your tenure file.