Adam B.
@allthingsbooks.bsky.social
Teacher, optimist, and book nerd living in Wisconsin.
I like the idea of expanding SCOTUS to 13, with one justice from each of the 13 courts of appeal. Split into two Courts of six justices each, with the Chief overseeing both (but only voting in case of a tie). And give them staggered six-year terms, so turnover is frequent. No lifetime appointments.
December 6, 2025 at 12:29 AM
I like the idea of expanding SCOTUS to 13, with one justice from each of the 13 courts of appeal. Split into two Courts of six justices each, with the Chief overseeing both (but only voting in case of a tie). And give them staggered six-year terms, so turnover is frequent. No lifetime appointments.
This was our version in 90s rural Wisconsin.
December 1, 2025 at 9:22 PM
This was our version in 90s rural Wisconsin.
SLIGHT SPOILER:
There's a moment halfway through the film focused on a character named Louise. It's one of the most beautiful, heartbreaking moments in any movie I've seen this year, and it lasts all of 4 minutes.
And I didn't realize it was Bridget Everett until the credits. 2/
There's a moment halfway through the film focused on a character named Louise. It's one of the most beautiful, heartbreaking moments in any movie I've seen this year, and it lasts all of 4 minutes.
And I didn't realize it was Bridget Everett until the credits. 2/
November 29, 2025 at 3:53 AM
SLIGHT SPOILER:
There's a moment halfway through the film focused on a character named Louise. It's one of the most beautiful, heartbreaking moments in any movie I've seen this year, and it lasts all of 4 minutes.
And I didn't realize it was Bridget Everett until the credits. 2/
There's a moment halfway through the film focused on a character named Louise. It's one of the most beautiful, heartbreaking moments in any movie I've seen this year, and it lasts all of 4 minutes.
And I didn't realize it was Bridget Everett until the credits. 2/
Which bookstore? I visit Milwaukee a lot and would love to support them the next time I'm in town.
November 28, 2025 at 2:28 PM
Which bookstore? I visit Milwaukee a lot and would love to support them the next time I'm in town.
"Mason & Dixon" by Thomas Pynchon
"The Stand" by Stephen King
"JR" by William Gaddis
"2666" by Roberto Bolano
"The Last Samurai" by Helen DeWitt
If you allow nonfiction, I'd add Craig Thompson's "Blankets" and all of Caro's LBJ books.
"The Stand" by Stephen King
"JR" by William Gaddis
"2666" by Roberto Bolano
"The Last Samurai" by Helen DeWitt
If you allow nonfiction, I'd add Craig Thompson's "Blankets" and all of Caro's LBJ books.
November 16, 2025 at 2:56 PM
"Mason & Dixon" by Thomas Pynchon
"The Stand" by Stephen King
"JR" by William Gaddis
"2666" by Roberto Bolano
"The Last Samurai" by Helen DeWitt
If you allow nonfiction, I'd add Craig Thompson's "Blankets" and all of Caro's LBJ books.
"The Stand" by Stephen King
"JR" by William Gaddis
"2666" by Roberto Bolano
"The Last Samurai" by Helen DeWitt
If you allow nonfiction, I'd add Craig Thompson's "Blankets" and all of Caro's LBJ books.
Reading "Slaughterhouse-Five" in high school showed me that literature could be strange, funny, and surreal without losing any of its depth or wisdom.
"Blindness" by Saramago showed me that you could break the rules of storytelling twenty different ways, and still create a profound work of art.
"Blindness" by Saramago showed me that you could break the rules of storytelling twenty different ways, and still create a profound work of art.
November 12, 2025 at 2:30 AM
Reading "Slaughterhouse-Five" in high school showed me that literature could be strange, funny, and surreal without losing any of its depth or wisdom.
"Blindness" by Saramago showed me that you could break the rules of storytelling twenty different ways, and still create a profound work of art.
"Blindness" by Saramago showed me that you could break the rules of storytelling twenty different ways, and still create a profound work of art.
I saw her name on that list and was enraged. She's my senator and has done a good job holding the line against Trump (other than her support for Duffy, which is unforgivable). Voting "yes" on this bill just seemed out or character for her.
Glad to see that list was wrong.
Glad to see that list was wrong.
November 10, 2025 at 1:25 AM
I saw her name on that list and was enraged. She's my senator and has done a good job holding the line against Trump (other than her support for Duffy, which is unforgivable). Voting "yes" on this bill just seemed out or character for her.
Glad to see that list was wrong.
Glad to see that list was wrong.
And if you've never heard her 2017 appearance on "Wait Wait Don't Tell Me," do yourself a favor and listen. She's just so endearing.
On her flirtations with Bob Dylan: "Ohhhhh Gawwwwd."
www.npr.org/programs/wai...
On her flirtations with Bob Dylan: "Ohhhhh Gawwwwd."
www.npr.org/programs/wai...
'Wait Wait' For Feb. 4, 2017: With Not My Job Guest Mavis Staples
Recorded in Chicago with Not My Job guest Mavis Staples and panelists Faith Salie, Luke Burbank and Roxanne Roberts.
www.npr.org
November 8, 2025 at 11:03 PM
And if you've never heard her 2017 appearance on "Wait Wait Don't Tell Me," do yourself a favor and listen. She's just so endearing.
On her flirtations with Bob Dylan: "Ohhhhh Gawwwwd."
www.npr.org/programs/wai...
On her flirtations with Bob Dylan: "Ohhhhh Gawwwwd."
www.npr.org/programs/wai...
3 points here for this elder millennial. The only things I haven't done are 8, 9, and 11.
And there are quite a few things on this list (5, 7, 16, 18) that I still occasionally do.
And there are quite a few things on this list (5, 7, 16, 18) that I still occasionally do.
November 8, 2025 at 8:29 PM
3 points here for this elder millennial. The only things I haven't done are 8, 9, and 11.
And there are quite a few things on this list (5, 7, 16, 18) that I still occasionally do.
And there are quite a few things on this list (5, 7, 16, 18) that I still occasionally do.
I think about the Federal Writers' Project all the time. The government sent out an army of writers and told them to document what they saw and interview as many people as they could. The result? An incredible collection of oral histories.
Honestly, a dream job.
Honestly, a dream job.
November 7, 2025 at 2:22 AM
I think about the Federal Writers' Project all the time. The government sent out an army of writers and told them to document what they saw and interview as many people as they could. The result? An incredible collection of oral histories.
Honestly, a dream job.
Honestly, a dream job.