Tobias Carroll

"What if Alta, but for New Jersey?" is one of those ideas that periodically runs through my head more frequently than it should.

I can.

YouTube video by Demi Adejuyigbe ray parker jr.'s new halloween song– "Haunted Mansion"

Cannot believe it's been three years since this work of genius debuted. www.youtube.com/watch?v=c1Jr...

There's something very funny about that particular color scheme in tandem with packaging copy that uses the word "booties," though.

The ANTICS Variety Show takes place tonight at Pete's Candy Store at 10:30pm, featuring words and music from Elise Soutar, Tobias Carroll, Andy Waldron and Ira Gamerman. You can also buy ANTICS latest issue while you're there.

Oh, and it's free!

"in the fight for the West" is one of those phrases that sets off many, many alarm bells.

That High Risk logo brings back a lot of memories, yes indeed.

This is of niche industry interest, but here goes:

The digital catalog platform most independent bookstores use to peruse and order new books for their stores (called Edelweiss) has jacked up their prices on publishers to catalog new titles 200-300%.

Why does this matter?

this is a very very big story because of the apparently totally fake story ICE/DHS put out about what happened.

Nice! Saw her open for The Waterboys last month....

This sounds really, really bad.

Well, damn. I paid a visit there when I was in Dublin last year...

What's Kirsh's line — "It presents as vegetable but may be animal"? And, god, the payoff to that....

National Guard deployment to Portland blocked as Texas troops called up The ruling follows orders for the Texas National Guard to deploy to Portland and Chicago after trying to federalize Oregon troops.

Here's our updated story @taskandpurpose.com following tonight's whirlwind developments with the National Guard. taskandpurpose.com/news/califor...

Was just thinking something similar.

....right there with you w/r/t Carnell and RBNY.

Very loud "SELL THE TEAM" chants coming from the South Ward.

Irrationally happy that I was the first to like this.

I'll admit that I've been intrigued by the number of comedians I dig who've been going directly to YouTube with new specials. (You, Chris Gethard, Joe Pera.) As someone who enjoys good comedy, I can't say I mind having so much of it easily available...

There's a Cheers episode where a plot point involves a desk used in the writing of Man and Superman.

Mass MoCA Drops the Needle on a New Record Label Mass MoCA Records will release not only musical recordings but also sound art, spoken word performances, and other kinds of projects.

This sounds promising. news.artnet.com/art-world/ma...

Instagram wants me to make content — I just want to post a photo Plain old pictures are out; content is in.

"I don’t want to soundtrack every photo I put on my grid. I don’t very much care to use AI to write and rewrite a prompt to encourage my followers to engage with my post. I just want to put up a dang picture." www.theverge.com/tech/791595/...

YouTube video by Sunwatchers - Topic Ptah, the El Daoud

Not sure if you've heard it, but the Sunwatchers cover of this is also quite good. www.youtube.com/watch?v=jLcu...

Yeah - I hadn't registered at the time that Alan Rudolph directed it, but it doesn't shock me that he would have some high-profile friends making cameos in the flick in question.

Made in Heaven (1987 film) - Wikipedia

You know, I can remember watching the movie Made in Heaven as a kid, but I did not realize at the time that its cast included Ric Ocasek, Tom Petty, Neil Young, and Tom Robbins. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Made_in...

It's absolutely head-spinning to track how many different times NBC has altered its PL coverage in the last decade. I can remember going to a massive event at the Seaport pre-pandemic to promote one particular configuration that was completely revamped within two years. (Or so it felt like.)

I would go with one that already exists, and yet somehow has never been used in a trailer. (To the best of my knowledge.) www.youtube.com/watch?v=nf0n...

Cover Reveal: Moon Over Brendle by Jeff Noon COVER REVEAL: Check out this beautiful, vibrant cover for Jeff Noon’s newest title: Moon Over Brendle, out from Angry Robot next May! From the publisher: Magical contemporary fantasy meets fa…

New Jeff Noon, you say? Nice. locusmag.com/2025/09/cove...

Animation, Adaptation, and the Fantastic You can tell a story set in the distant future or in a fantasy world using virtually any medium imaginable, but prose has one advantage over many of its compatriots: writers don’t have to worry abo…

It's also on my blog, for the Substack-averse. tobiascarroll.info/2025/10/03/a...

Animation, Adaptation, and the Fantastic Sometimes a live-action literary adaptations isn't the way to go

Last month I talked about animated literary adaptations, and now I've published the text online... tobiascarroll.substack.com/p/animation-...