Laura Braunstein
@laurabrarian.bsky.social
Digital librarian. Crossword person. Cross wordperson.
I reskeet your puzzles
I reskeet your puzzles
Pinned
“Find the biggest bitch in town and start a band with her.”
— Kathleen Hanna
— Kathleen Hanna
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Congrats @natanlast.bsky.social!
Our weekly peek at what's publishing. n.pr/44vFPkq
New books this week: A tome on capitalism, a deep dive on crosswords and more
Capitalism: A Global History comes in at 1,000 pages before the footnotes. Across the Universe explores the past, present and future of crossword puzzles. Plus, a Mitford sister biography and more.
n.pr
November 26, 2025 at 3:06 PM
Congrats @natanlast.bsky.social!
the four genders
November 24, 2025 at 7:59 PM
the four genders
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I heard there was a Cohen song,
And all the Christians got it wrong,
But you don’t really get the meaning do ya?
‘Cause you see its about getting laid,
It’s sex, and love, and Jewish faith,
But all the gentiles heard was “hallelujah!”
And all the Christians got it wrong,
But you don’t really get the meaning do ya?
‘Cause you see its about getting laid,
It’s sex, and love, and Jewish faith,
But all the gentiles heard was “hallelujah!”
November 23, 2025 at 4:13 AM
I heard there was a Cohen song,
And all the Christians got it wrong,
But you don’t really get the meaning do ya?
‘Cause you see its about getting laid,
It’s sex, and love, and Jewish faith,
But all the gentiles heard was “hallelujah!”
And all the Christians got it wrong,
But you don’t really get the meaning do ya?
‘Cause you see its about getting laid,
It’s sex, and love, and Jewish faith,
But all the gentiles heard was “hallelujah!”
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If you can't wait for next week, @joeadultman.bsky.social and I teamed up to write a festive full-sized variety puzzle that @juffowup.bsky.social was kind enough to take the paywall down for, if you're so inclined to check it out!
www.gnomoncryptics.com/trimmings-no...
www.gnomoncryptics.com/trimmings-no...
November 24, 2025 at 6:42 PM
If you can't wait for next week, @joeadultman.bsky.social and I teamed up to write a festive full-sized variety puzzle that @juffowup.bsky.social was kind enough to take the paywall down for, if you're so inclined to check it out!
www.gnomoncryptics.com/trimmings-no...
www.gnomoncryptics.com/trimmings-no...
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ATTENTION HOLIDAY SHOPPERS:
If you want to give someone an apparently innocuous but actually quietly radical book as a holiday gift, then you should gift them @natanlast.bsky.social’s marvelous book, great even for crossword incompetents like me🔥 #BookSky
www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/723796...
If you want to give someone an apparently innocuous but actually quietly radical book as a holiday gift, then you should gift them @natanlast.bsky.social’s marvelous book, great even for crossword incompetents like me🔥 #BookSky
www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/723796...
November 22, 2025 at 3:23 PM
ATTENTION HOLIDAY SHOPPERS:
If you want to give someone an apparently innocuous but actually quietly radical book as a holiday gift, then you should gift them @natanlast.bsky.social’s marvelous book, great even for crossword incompetents like me🔥 #BookSky
www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/723796...
If you want to give someone an apparently innocuous but actually quietly radical book as a holiday gift, then you should gift them @natanlast.bsky.social’s marvelous book, great even for crossword incompetents like me🔥 #BookSky
www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/723796...
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I've never had a trans woman tell me to get back in the kitchen, or make a "joke" about how women shouldn't be allowed to vote. I've never seen trans women outside the planned parenthood calling women murderers and whores. trans women have never dogged me out for incorrectly performing femininity
November 22, 2025 at 4:17 PM
I've never had a trans woman tell me to get back in the kitchen, or make a "joke" about how women shouldn't be allowed to vote. I've never seen trans women outside the planned parenthood calling women murderers and whores. trans women have never dogged me out for incorrectly performing femininity
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hey guys i made a seasonal meme
November 22, 2025 at 5:41 AM
hey guys i made a seasonal meme
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Today was the day Zohran Mamdani finally became president
November 22, 2025 at 1:03 AM
Today was the day Zohran Mamdani finally became president
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I can only hope that the reason "librarian" is not on this list is b/c they are afraid of us. As they should be.
Solidarity with everyone who does the professional work on this list. An injury to one is an injury to all and we will fight for you ✊
(repost from before where I left off the word NOT)
Solidarity with everyone who does the professional work on this list. An injury to one is an injury to all and we will fight for you ✊
(repost from before where I left off the word NOT)
Anyone see a problem here? Speaking as a teacher with a master’s degree, I’m insulted.
November 21, 2025 at 5:38 PM
I can only hope that the reason "librarian" is not on this list is b/c they are afraid of us. As they should be.
Solidarity with everyone who does the professional work on this list. An injury to one is an injury to all and we will fight for you ✊
(repost from before where I left off the word NOT)
Solidarity with everyone who does the professional work on this list. An injury to one is an injury to all and we will fight for you ✊
(repost from before where I left off the word NOT)
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This bitch think she a egg
November 18, 2025 at 7:18 PM
This bitch think she a egg
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Announcement: We’re putting the finishing touches on a new meta mini pack!
It’s co-constructed by various AVCX people, and it’s a bonus related to our subscription drive. More to come very soon, including details on how you can get your copy …
It’s co-constructed by various AVCX people, and it’s a bonus related to our subscription drive. More to come very soon, including details on how you can get your copy …
November 21, 2025 at 1:43 AM
Announcement: We’re putting the finishing touches on a new meta mini pack!
It’s co-constructed by various AVCX people, and it’s a bonus related to our subscription drive. More to come very soon, including details on how you can get your copy …
It’s co-constructed by various AVCX people, and it’s a bonus related to our subscription drive. More to come very soon, including details on how you can get your copy …
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This just makes me sick. Vaccines do not cause autism. It is one of the most-studied conspiracy theories and has been debunked every time (for example, the link below looked at >650k Danish children). Thousands of children will die of easily preventable diseases because of this.
November 20, 2025 at 12:18 PM
This just makes me sick. Vaccines do not cause autism. It is one of the most-studied conspiracy theories and has been debunked every time (for example, the link below looked at >650k Danish children). Thousands of children will die of easily preventable diseases because of this.
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the bricks are alive at this day to testify it;
therefore deny it not.
therefore deny it not.
November 19, 2025 at 6:57 PM
the bricks are alive at this day to testify it;
therefore deny it not.
therefore deny it not.
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are you sick of generative AI slop?
why not fight back by adorning your home with gorgeous birds that only an attentive birder could draw? www.tommysiegel.net
why not fight back by adorning your home with gorgeous birds that only an attentive birder could draw? www.tommysiegel.net
November 19, 2025 at 7:51 PM
are you sick of generative AI slop?
why not fight back by adorning your home with gorgeous birds that only an attentive birder could draw? www.tommysiegel.net
why not fight back by adorning your home with gorgeous birds that only an attentive birder could draw? www.tommysiegel.net
Not how you play the game, it's how you win it
I cheat and steal and sin, and I'm a cynic
I cheat and steal and sin, and I'm a cynic
The Best Album of 1989 Round 5 Match #123
#2 Beastie Boys, PAUL'S BOUTIQUE
vs.
#10 The B-52's, COSMIC THING
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#2 Beastie Boys, PAUL'S BOUTIQUE
vs.
#10 The B-52's, COSMIC THING
forms.gle/LwPaV6YDgejU...
The Best Album of 1989 Round 5 Match #123: Beastie Boys vs. The B-52’s
This is the Best Album of 1989 match for Wednesday, November 19th, 9am CST. It will be open for 24 hours, and the winner will move onto Round 6 (Semifinals) of the bracket. If you haven’t heard either...
forms.gle
November 19, 2025 at 4:18 PM
Not how you play the game, it's how you win it
I cheat and steal and sin, and I'm a cynic
I cheat and steal and sin, and I'm a cynic
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Much happens between writing and editing of crosswords.
https://www.thenation.com/article/archive/the-hidden-politics-of-the-crossword-puzzle/?utm_campaign=SproutSocial&utm_content=The+Nation&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter
https://www.thenation.com/article/archive/the-hidden-politics-of-the-crossword-puzzle/?utm_campaign=SproutSocial&utm_content=The+Nation&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter
The Hidden Politics of the Crossword Puzzle
Take it from me: A crossword clue can be debated with the kind of fervor normally reserved for corporatist propaganda and outright racism.
www.thenation.com
November 17, 2025 at 7:50 PM
Much happens between writing and editing of crosswords.
https://www.thenation.com/article/archive/the-hidden-politics-of-the-crossword-puzzle/?utm_campaign=SproutSocial&utm_content=The+Nation&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter
https://www.thenation.com/article/archive/the-hidden-politics-of-the-crossword-puzzle/?utm_campaign=SproutSocial&utm_content=The+Nation&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter
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Queerty Crossword: Nov. 18, 2025 - buff.ly/oi7amzq
November 18, 2025 at 3:15 PM
Queerty Crossword: Nov. 18, 2025 - buff.ly/oi7amzq
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some of those that work fawces are the same that burn
crawses
November 17, 2025 at 12:03 PM
some of those that work fawces are the same that burn
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5 best movie genres
- librarian saves the day by being good at their job
- quirky unusual things happen in library
- all characters are kind and somehow also there is a plot about something
- dancing movie
- all villains dispatched by the end, no possible sequel, this is the end, goodbye.
- librarian saves the day by being good at their job
- quirky unusual things happen in library
- all characters are kind and somehow also there is a plot about something
- dancing movie
- all villains dispatched by the end, no possible sequel, this is the end, goodbye.
5 best movie genres
- kid from the provinces discovers secret power, saves world
- mild-mannered nobody mistaken for spy, saves world
- ragtag group of pals uncovers conspiracy, saves world
- unlikely team thwarts Nazis, saves world
- two animals are friends
- kid from the provinces discovers secret power, saves world
- mild-mannered nobody mistaken for spy, saves world
- ragtag group of pals uncovers conspiracy, saves world
- unlikely team thwarts Nazis, saves world
- two animals are friends
5 best movie genres
- every scene a visual masterpiece, nothing happens
- artist/eccentric helps protagonist discover true self
- kind upstander in a world of selfish bystanders
- funny, relatable people who aren't supermodels fall in love
- scifi that isn't simply an action movie set in the future
- every scene a visual masterpiece, nothing happens
- artist/eccentric helps protagonist discover true self
- kind upstander in a world of selfish bystanders
- funny, relatable people who aren't supermodels fall in love
- scifi that isn't simply an action movie set in the future
November 17, 2025 at 1:52 AM
5 best movie genres
- librarian saves the day by being good at their job
- quirky unusual things happen in library
- all characters are kind and somehow also there is a plot about something
- dancing movie
- all villains dispatched by the end, no possible sequel, this is the end, goodbye.
- librarian saves the day by being good at their job
- quirky unusual things happen in library
- all characters are kind and somehow also there is a plot about something
- dancing movie
- all villains dispatched by the end, no possible sequel, this is the end, goodbye.
“Bacon – like you might find in a bacon, lettuce and tomato sandwich”
November 17, 2025 at 1:20 AM
“Bacon – like you might find in a bacon, lettuce and tomato sandwich”
5 best movie genres
- kid from the provinces discovers secret power, saves world
- mild-mannered nobody mistaken for spy, saves world
- ragtag group of pals uncovers conspiracy, saves world
- unlikely team thwarts Nazis, saves world
- two animals are friends
- kid from the provinces discovers secret power, saves world
- mild-mannered nobody mistaken for spy, saves world
- ragtag group of pals uncovers conspiracy, saves world
- unlikely team thwarts Nazis, saves world
- two animals are friends
5 best movie genres
- every scene a visual masterpiece, nothing happens
- artist/eccentric helps protagonist discover true self
- kind upstander in a world of selfish bystanders
- funny, relatable people who aren't supermodels fall in love
- scifi that isn't simply an action movie set in the future
- every scene a visual masterpiece, nothing happens
- artist/eccentric helps protagonist discover true self
- kind upstander in a world of selfish bystanders
- funny, relatable people who aren't supermodels fall in love
- scifi that isn't simply an action movie set in the future
5 best movie genres
- let's do a heist
- let's do an insanely complicated heist
- I'm going to tell you all about this one weirdo I met
- good looking, clever people muddle around until they fall in love
- somebody is killing people but a group of extremely arcane clues can help stop this situation
- let's do a heist
- let's do an insanely complicated heist
- I'm going to tell you all about this one weirdo I met
- good looking, clever people muddle around until they fall in love
- somebody is killing people but a group of extremely arcane clues can help stop this situation
November 17, 2025 at 1:14 AM
5 best movie genres
- kid from the provinces discovers secret power, saves world
- mild-mannered nobody mistaken for spy, saves world
- ragtag group of pals uncovers conspiracy, saves world
- unlikely team thwarts Nazis, saves world
- two animals are friends
- kid from the provinces discovers secret power, saves world
- mild-mannered nobody mistaken for spy, saves world
- ragtag group of pals uncovers conspiracy, saves world
- unlikely team thwarts Nazis, saves world
- two animals are friends
friend: what were you up to today
me: watched a few episodes of that miniseries about the Garfield assassination
friend: Odie did it
me: watched a few episodes of that miniseries about the Garfield assassination
friend: Odie did it
November 17, 2025 at 1:03 AM
friend: what were you up to today
me: watched a few episodes of that miniseries about the Garfield assassination
friend: Odie did it
me: watched a few episodes of that miniseries about the Garfield assassination
friend: Odie did it
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A gritty Safdie Brothers style drama about a drug-crazed crossword puzzle editor, titled “Dark Mode”
November 15, 2025 at 2:40 PM
A gritty Safdie Brothers style drama about a drug-crazed crossword puzzle editor, titled “Dark Mode”
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Shout out to the car driving down the street just now BLASTING The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald windows down, singing at the top of their lungs.
November 14, 2025 at 11:01 PM
Shout out to the car driving down the street just now BLASTING The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald windows down, singing at the top of their lungs.
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Can you solve the latest Vulture 10x10 daily crossword puzzle clue? 11-Across, Six Letters: She calls Kramer a ‘stupid hipster doofus’
The Hunter Puzzle
Can you solve the latest Vulture 10x10 daily crossword puzzle clue? 11-Across, Six Letters: She calls Kramer a ‘stupid hipster doofus’
www.vulture.com
November 14, 2025 at 10:11 AM
Can you solve the latest Vulture 10x10 daily crossword puzzle clue? 11-Across, Six Letters: She calls Kramer a ‘stupid hipster doofus’