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Dan Kubis @dankubis.bsky.social · 9d

YES this map doesn’t seem wrong but it also shows how “Midwest” and “Northeast” aren’t always that meaningful. (I think Pittsburgh is combo Rust Belt and Appalachia, fwiw.)

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Dan Kubis @dankubis.bsky.social · Sep 3

Here's my review of Katharina Volckmer's CALLS MAY BE RECORDED. Happy for thoughts if you've read it. This is not like most novels. @twodollarradio.bsky.social brooklynrail.org/2025/09/book...

Katharina Volckmer’s Calls May Be Recorded | The Brooklyn Rail

Katharina Volckmer’s Calls May Be Recorded opens with thoughts on when a person is most likely to shit themselves.

brooklynrail.org

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Two Dollar Radio @twodollarradio.bsky.social · Sep 3

For The Brooklyn Rail, Dan Kubis calls Katharina Volckmer’s CALLS MAY BE RECORDED “a wildly imaginative, deeply intransigent novel"

@dankubis.bsky.social 🔗 brooklynrail.org/2025/09/book...

Katharina Volckmer’s Calls May Be Recorded | The Brooklyn Rail

Katharina Volckmer’s Calls May Be Recorded opens with thoughts on when a person is most likely to shit themselves.

brooklynrail.org

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Dan Kubis @dankubis.bsky.social · Aug 23

Im not but thought you might like hearing that my youngest son plays rugby now! I dream of getting him to Capetown for a match 🙂

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Catapult Book Group @catapultbooks.bsky.social · Aug 21

"GREYHOUND uses its ecological consciousness to direct readers’ attentions to the natural world, thoughtfully probes the boundaries of its own awareness, and honestly struggles to achieve a comfortable sense of place." — @chicagorevbooks.bsky.social

chireviewofbooks.com/2025/08/18/f...

Finding a Home on the Road: Joanna Pocock’s “Greyhound” - Chicago Review of Books

Our review of Joanna Pocock's new memoir, "Greyhound"

chireviewofbooks.com

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Dan Kubis @dankubis.bsky.social · Aug 21

Loved reading John Tottenham's novel SERVICE. Does it want a GenX revival? Do I want one of those? Anyway, here’s some dialogue from HENRY FOOL that will tell you what the book is about.

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Chicago Review of Books @chicagorevbooks.bsky.social · Aug 18

"[The book] uses its ecological consciousness to direct readers’ attentions to the natural world, thoughtfully probes the boundaries of its own awareness."

@dankubis.bsky.social's review of "Greyhound" by Joanna Pocock (@catapultbooks.bsky.social) is out now.
chireviewofbooks.com/2025/08/18/f...

Finding a Home on the Road: Joanna Pocock’s “Greyhound” - Chicago Review of Books

Our review of Joanna Pocock's new memoir, "Greyhound"

chireviewofbooks.com

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Dan Kubis @dankubis.bsky.social · Aug 18

Happy to review Joanna Pocock's GREYHOUND for @chicagorevbooks.bsky.social. It's a great road trip book and also a great book about road trip books. Check it out! @fitzcarraldoeds.bsky.social chireviewofbooks.com/2025/08/18/f...

Finding a Home on the Road: Joanna Pocock’s “Greyhound” - Chicago Review of Books

Our review of Joanna Pocock's new memoir, "Greyhound"

chireviewofbooks.com

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Dan Kubis @dankubis.bsky.social · Jul 23

Momma is a great band, not least bc they wear their love of 90s music on their sleeves

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Dan Kubis @dankubis.bsky.social · May 22

Yes! He loves them. Perfect scale-tipper.

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Dan Kubis @dankubis.bsky.social · May 22

Minnesota vs Oklahoma City! I don't think there's an obvious hero or villain or anything. Two small-market teams. Lots of fun players. Tough decision!

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Dan Kubis @dankubis.bsky.social · Mar 21

His panel was amazing

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Dan Kubis @dankubis.bsky.social · Jan 17

My favorite scene from one of my all-time favorite films. I talked about it in a toast at my brother's wedding. www.youtube.com/watch?v=3z9B...

The Straight Story (1999) - 'Laurens Walking' scene [1080p]

YouTube video by Screen Themes

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Dan Kubis @dankubis.bsky.social · Dec 26

Great movie. Important to mention that the woman in blue in that clip is a medical doctor.

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Dan Kubis @dankubis.bsky.social · Dec 22

Learned about this film from a Best of 2024 list. It's great!! Needle drop on Unsatisfied as the credits roll was delightful.

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Dan Kubis @dankubis.bsky.social · Dec 21

Totally agree he was awesome.

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Dan Kubis @dankubis.bsky.social · Dec 21

Great movie. I like that they give him the ability to immediately master any skill he sees on television with no explanation at all.

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Dan Kubis @dankubis.bsky.social · Dec 19

My AI journey so far has been all about learning the hard way.

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Dan Kubis @dankubis.bsky.social · Dec 19

I had an AI freakout last semester so looked at AI-generated text in class. We came up with a description of what we want from "real" critical writing. Hoping to use that description to positively encourage students to do that sort of work in the future. No clue if it will work, tho.

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Dan Kubis @dankubis.bsky.social · Dec 19

Poe would be so happy, except that he liked short stories because they were better at scaring the shit out of you and reminding you of the festering rot that lies at the core of your soul www.nytimes.com/2024/12/16/o...

Opinion | Short Books Are Perfect for Our Distracted Age

There is something special about works I can read in full on a rainy Sunday afternoon or in the lamplight hours between supper and bedtime.

www.nytimes.com

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Dan Kubis @dankubis.bsky.social · Dec 17

lol gmail you think im worried about my storage being 97% full? wake me up when we get to 99 like usual.

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Dan Kubis @dankubis.bsky.social · Dec 14

I also wrote about this book. This review is very different from mine but really great and insightful. It talks way more about fish sauce pussy.
www.clereviewofbooks.com/writing/vi-k...

Fish Sauce Metonymy: On Vi Khi Nao’s “The Italy Letters” — Cleveland Review of Books

We swallow love and never speak of it to others. "The Italy Letters" inverts the most private desires into a public confession and sets its impossibilities free.

www.clereviewofbooks.com

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Dan Kubis @dankubis.bsky.social · Dec 10

I know that's exactly how I felt!!! Happy to form this unlikely bond.

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Dan Kubis @dankubis.bsky.social · Dec 8

It does I've done it! It's like magic. Maybe also science. Idk.

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