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Modern Day Bartleby
@moderndaybartleby.bsky.social
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Former Clevelander, STL, SF now Tokyoite
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#NowReading2025 SLOVENIA by/via DK EYEWITNESS imbibed at Aung Coffee #Shinjuku #新宿 #Books #Coffee 💙 📚 #BookSky #CoffeeSky
The thin narrow paperback book with a photo of a Slovene village on the cover is to the left. On tye right is a black tray with a tan dense Myanmar Semolina Cake with white poppyseeds on top on a black plate with a black fork. To the right is a white mug of black coffee with Burmese writing & "Aung Coffee" on it.
November 9, 2025 at 11:00 AM
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A night image of white actor John Goodman with orange sunglasses and bearded mouth open driving a car. Not sure what movie this still is from
November 9, 2025 at 9:39 AM
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#NowReReading2025 THE HOUSE ON MANGO STREET by Sandra Cisneros via @vintagebooks.bsky.social imbibed at Verve Coffee Roasters #Shinjuku #新宿 #Books #Coffee 📚 💙 #BookSky #CoffeeSky
Photo of a counter window where the legs & torsos of folks pass by. On the wooden conter is the thin paperback book with an orange square taking up most of the cover and the title THE HOUSE ON MANGO STREET in bubbly yellow lettering. Tye square is surrounded by turquoise color. To the left is a wide-mouth mug og black coffee on a saucer
November 9, 2025 at 8:24 AM
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Photo features a photo of Black author Jamaica Kincaid in a white chair wearing large round glasses, an orange sweater with white collared seat underneath and black pants. The quote reads "The people who benefited from American democracy are afraid of losing it. But black people, or Native American people, are not shocked because they have been living in an undemocratic America... It's only new to people writing editorials for the New York Times."
November 6, 2025 at 11:16 AM
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Snapshot of a WIRED magazine article. The yellow highlighted text reads "Criminals posing as US immigration officers have carried out robberies, kidnappings, and sexual assaults in several states,"; rest of text reads "warns a law enforcement bulletin issued last month by the Federal Bureau of Investigation."
November 6, 2025 at 4:07 AM
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#NowReading2025 HERLAND by Charlotte Perkins Gilman via Parthenon Books imbibed at Ya Kun Kaya Toast #Marunouchi #丸の内 #Books #Coffee 📚 💙 #BookSky #CoffeeSky #KopiTiam
The tannish paperback book is on the round wooden table with cut-out illustration of old timey white heads from newspaper clippings of early 20th century sprouting from a green plant and a naked white man sitting at the bottom clasping his knees. To the left is a reddish paper coffee cup with a white plastic lid. Behind is a red tray with 2 red plastic plates of four halves of toast, one kaya butter and one peanut butter. In the lower right corner of the tray in a red plastic plate is a soft boiled egg & spoon. A male patron's back can be seen at the table across. A blurry Japanese woman can be seen on the sidewalk in the distance
November 4, 2025 at 12:13 AM
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#NowReading2025 WHERE THE WILD LADIES ARE by MATSUDA Aoko translated by Polly Barton via @tiltedaxispress.bsky.social imbibed at Hibiya Roastery Coffee #Hibiya
#日比谷 #Books #Coffee 📚 💙 #BookSky #CoffeeSky
Photo is of a blue plastic round collapsible stool on which is a yellow paperback book showing a mountain pass above which floats a black smoke of snakelike woman's head. To the left is a paper coffee cup with a black plastic lid and a black coffee sleeve. In the distance of a tiled floor you can see some feet
November 3, 2025 at 4:11 AM
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#NowReading2025 THE MARVEL STUDIOS STORY by Charlie & Stephanie Wetzel via @harpercollins.bsky.social imbibed at Single O Coffee #Yurakucho #有楽町 #Coffee #Books 📚 💙 #CoffeeSky #BookSky
The white paperback book features a Spiderman figurine emerging from the right side. The book is on an orange counter with white speckles. The wall is black with some white faux-graffiti. A handle-less grey cup of black coffee is to the right of the book
November 2, 2025 at 3:03 AM
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#NowReading2025 TOWARD ETERNITY by @antonhur.com via Harper Via imbibed at Brunch & Coffee Grains de Cafe #Nishiarai #西新井 #Books #Coffee 📚 💙 #BookSky #CoffeeSky
Photo is outside the cafe. On a round tan wooden table is a white mug & saucer of black coffee. To the right is the purple & green paperback book. In the distance a man on a motor scooter can be seen on the street
October 30, 2025 at 9:49 AM
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#NowReading2025 EMPIRE OF AI: DREAMS & NIGHTMARES IN SAM ALTMAN'S OpenAI by @karenhao.bsky.social via @penguinpress.bsky.social imbibed at Toiro Coffee #Sendagi #千駄木 #Books #Coffee 📚 💙 #BookSky #CoffeeSky
The large paperback book is on a wooden counter to the left of a white coffee mug & saucer of black coffee. There is a red apple in the center on a shelf above. To the right is a green bottle with a red label that says GET. To the left is a white macaroon in a glass jar
October 30, 2025 at 6:37 AM
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Post a perfect album from 1989, a perfect music year.
Album cover of the album BIZARRO by band THE WEDDING PRESENT. It is forest green with a splash of orange in the middle. The band's name is also in orange
October 29, 2025 at 2:14 PM
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#NowReading2025 DIGITAL SOCIAL READING: SHARING FICTION IN THE TWENTY-FIRST CENTURY by Frederico Pianzola via @mitpress.bsky.social brewed with Coffee Master J Bridge #Books 📚 💙 #BookSky
Image of cover illustration. Orange background with 2 women pulling books from a large "bookshelf" that looks like a large smartphone
October 28, 2025 at 1:54 PM
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#NowReading2025 SUPREMACY: AI, ChatGPT & THE RACE THAT WILL CHANGE THE WORLD by Parmy Olson via @panmacmillan.bsky.social imbibed at Present Coffee #Ohanajaya #お花茶屋 #Books #Coffee 📚 💙 #BookSky #CoffeeSky
Photo is of outside a cafe along a pedestrian cobblestone street 2 bikes can be seen parked on the right. A Japanese school girl in a knee length skirt and pulled up black socks can be seen on the left. Her head is cut off in the photo. She is wearing a light blue dress shirt with a dark blue vest and has a black backpack. Her arms appear to be drooping as if she is tired. The black paperback book with a pixelated male face illustration where the eyes are covered by the title is on a small wooden table. A white mug of black coffee with PRESENT COFFEE on it is on the left
October 27, 2025 at 1:03 PM
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A close-up photo of DanDanMen, spicy Chinese ramen noodles with a thick broth. The color of the broth is orange against a black bowl. In the center is a mound of ground beef with green onion on top
October 27, 2025 at 12:14 AM
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#NowReading2025 THE ALGORITHM: HOW AI DECIDES WHO GETS HIRED, MONITORED, PROMOTED & FIRED & WHY WE NEED TO FIGHT BACK NOW by Hilke Schellmann via @hachettebgusa.bsky.social imbibed at Mibashou #KitaSenju #北千住 #Books #Coffee 📚 💙 #BookSky #CoffeeSky
The white paperback with a yellow silhouette of a head with the top part an orange color bleeding down. To the right is a brown shake in a plastic cup with a green straw. In the distance are Japanese patrons walking through a mall
October 26, 2025 at 1:08 PM
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#NowReading2025 WORK, PRAY, CODE: WHEN WORK BECOMES RELIGION IN SILICON VALLEY by Carolyn Chen via @princetonupress.bsky.social imbibed at Yanaka Coffee #Akabane #赤羽 #Coffee #Books 📚 💙 #BookSky #CoffeeSky
Photo is of a table with the turquoise paperback next to a brown YANAKA COFFEE paper coffee cup of black coffee. A grey crosshatched bag sits in the booth chair on the other side
October 26, 2025 at 8:10 AM
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The photo is on a street in the daytime. An ICE agent in full gear with glasses & mask just below a mustache holds a gun that pepper sprays an unmoving, standing man at very close range, covering his head in smoke. The fascist ICE agent has what appears to be a wet spot in his groin area. Behind the fascist ICE agent is an Asian American with glasses in a purple & turquoise dinosaur costume & red sneakers
October 25, 2025 at 2:40 AM
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The photo is on a street in the daytime. An ICE agent in full gear with glasses & mask just below a mustache holds a gun that pepper sprays an unmoving, standing man at very close range, covering his head in smoke. Behind the fascist ICE agent is an Asian American with glasses in a purple & turquoise dinosaur costume & red sneakers
October 25, 2025 at 12:08 AM
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Yhe photo is on a street in the daytime. An ICE agent in full gear with glasses & mask just below a mustache holds a gun that pepper sprays an unmoving, standing man at very close range, covering his head in smoke. Behind the fascist ICE agent is an Asian American with glasses in a purple & turquoise dinosaur costume & red sneakers
October 25, 2025 at 12:07 AM
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#NowReading2025 ROBOT ETHICS by Mark Coeckelbergh via @mitpress.bsky.social imbibed at Mr Hippo Coffee #Motohasunuma #本蓮沼 #Books #Coffee #Robots #Ethics 📚 💙 #BookSky #CoffeeSky #RobotSky
Photo is of a Black coffee mug of black coffee eith a gold hippo logo on a white cafe table. To the right is a small square black paperback book with a seafoam green illustration of a robot with measuring scales for hands
October 24, 2025 at 9:18 AM
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#NowReading2025 DON'T BE EVIL: THE CASE AGAINST BIG TECH by @ranaforoohar.bsky.social via @penguinbooksusa.bsky.social imbibed at Cafe Kova Garden #KitaSenju #北千住 #Books #Coffee #Scones #TechBros 💙 📚 #BookSky #CoffeeSky
The white paperback book is on a rosewood circular table at 9 o'clock. At 6 o'clock is a white plate on which are 2 scones. At 12 o'clock is a porcelain cup of black coffee with an orange design on a saucer of matching design with a tiny silver spoon in front. At 3 o'clock is a white plate on which is a dollop of whipped cream & a tiny white pitcher of honey.
October 21, 2025 at 1:06 PM
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#NowReading2025 END ZONE by Dan DeLillo via @penguinbooksusa.bsky.social imbibed at Cafe Bach #Nihonzutsumi #Books #Coffee 💙 📚 #BookSky #CoffeeSky
Photo is of a brown counter. The paperback book is dark night sky blue on top & green football field grass on bottom. An illustrated football flies in the night sky above the title. To the left is a sugar- frosted cylindrical macaroon on a small glass plate. To the right is a white porcelain cup of black coffee on a white saucer with a tiny gold spoon in front. Behind are 3 tall long-spouted silver pots. A barista's hand can be seen in between the 2 on the right
October 20, 2025 at 4:27 AM
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Photo of 2 Police officers bookending and handcuffing a protestor at a #NoKings protest. The cop on the left is a white woman. The cop on the right is a man (with unclear racial identity. The woman protestor in the middle is wearing a turquoise dress (possibly Statue of Liberty?) with a US flag as a cape
October 19, 2025 at 12:32 PM
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Photo of 2 Police officers bookending and handcuffing a protestor at a #NoKings protest. The cop on the left is a white woman. The cop on the right is a man (with unclear racial identity. The woman protestor in the middle is wearing a turquoise dress (possibly Statue of Liberty?) with a US flag as a cape
October 19, 2025 at 12:31 PM
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#NowReading2025 IRRESISTIBLE: HOW CUTENESS WIRED OUR BRAINS & CONQUERED THE WORLD by Joshua Paul Dale @profilebooks.bsky.social imbibed at Hiroguchi Coffee #Otemachi #大手町 #Books #Coffee 💙 📚 #BookSky #CoffeeSky
Photo is of a faux white marble round table on which is the white paperback book with a fat good luck cat smiling and waving their left paw. To the left is a white paper Hiroguchi coffee cup with a black plastic lid. The table is on a second floor and you can see the ground floor in the distance and floor to ceiling glass windows of an entrance
October 19, 2025 at 6:19 AM