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John Maltbie @jmaltbie.bsky.social · 59m

I started with “Guards, Guards!” and am now on “Going Postal.” I’m doing audio books through Libby so I am little limited with respect to what is available.

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John Maltbie @jmaltbie.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Looks like a counterfeit to me.

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John Maltbie @jmaltbie.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Purchased the hardcover of @colsonwhitehead.com’s “Cool Machine,” but listened to the audio book because Dion Graham has absolutely crushed the entire trilogy. #MorePepper

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John Maltbie @jmaltbie.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

I have been trying to convince my daughter (Princeton '29) to take your class but she is in CBE and needs her electives to be much fluffier.

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John Maltbie @jmaltbie.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

I have not read any Pratchett -- where should I start?

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John Maltbie @jmaltbie.bsky.social · 22/08/2026

Are you looking at whether stylization (in the TM sense) can develop as an indicator of source separate and apart from the literal element? Aware of one case (European?) finding Coca-Cola stylization protected but have wondered about use of things like Metallica’s logo stylization by third parties.

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John Maltbie @jmaltbie.bsky.social · 22/08/2026

I am at that point in my food journey where I am driving food off to the woods, throwing rocks at it, and tearfully telling it to run away because I don’t love it anymore.

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John Maltbie @jmaltbie.bsky.social · 22/08/2026

Finishing up “The Shadow of the Wind,” by Carlos Ruiz Zafon (so good) and starting “Circe,” by Madeline Miller.

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John Maltbie @jmaltbie.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

Came to say this. Unfortunate advice I have to give to law students and those thinking about law school — “Pedigree still matters.”

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John Maltbie @jmaltbie.bsky.social · 02/08/2026

John Speight, English AP, introduced me to Faulkner, Hemingway & Flannery O’Connor. He also befriended Randall Dale Adams of The Thin Blue Line while Adams was still on death row and had him speak to our class shortly after his release. www.errolmorris.com/film/tbl.html

errolmorris.com

Errol Morris: Film

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John Maltbie @jmaltbie.bsky.social · 01/08/2026

Listening to “The City We Became,” by N.K. Jemesin and playing a party with the band.

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John Maltbie @jmaltbie.bsky.social · 25/07/2026

Just finished “Giovanni’s Room,” by James Baldwin and looking for something new. Caramoor Jazz Festival tomorrow! Band practice.

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John Maltbie @jmaltbie.bsky.social · 22/07/2026

Sister’s out in the backyard, Doing an outside dance. -JB

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John Maltbie @jmaltbie.bsky.social · 11/07/2026

Watching “Sugar,” listening to “Caramelo,” by Sandra Cisneros, band practice, and beach reading “Invisible Cities,” by Calvino.

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John Maltbie @jmaltbie.bsky.social · 10/07/2026

Pop culture topics reviewed today with my interns who were born after I graduated law school: 1. O.J. Simpson and trials 2. Edward Hopper 3. Abbott & Costello and the “Who’s on First?” routine 4. The McDLT

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John Maltbie @jmaltbie.bsky.social · 09/07/2026

Yes, Delgado is an electrifying speaker with real vision, but he never caught on and Hochul's ability to cozy up to Mamdani effectively closed out the Delgado campaign.

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John Maltbie @jmaltbie.bsky.social · 04/07/2026

Read my first — The Murder of Roger Ackroyd — last month. Great stuff!!

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John Maltbie @jmaltbie.bsky.social · 27/06/2026

Listening to “Dune,” by Frank Herbert and watching “Maximum Pleasure Guaranteed.”

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John Maltbie @jmaltbie.bsky.social · 12/06/2026

I tried Caddis (IG brand). Progressive readers where most of lens has slight magnification and a smaller area is the reader magnification. Pro: you don’t have to keep taking them off. Con: feel the reader area is too small.

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John Maltbie @jmaltbie.bsky.social · 06/06/2026

Listening to “The Murder of Roger Ackroyd,” by Agatha Christie, watching “The Boroughs,” and hosting a little celebration for our winning school board candidates.

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John Maltbie @jmaltbie.bsky.social · 23/05/2026

Taking a break and listening to “Platform Decay,” by Martha Wells after doing “Song of Solomon” and “The Bluest Eye,” by Toni Morrison back to back. Band practice for show next week!

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John Maltbie @jmaltbie.bsky.social · 20/05/2026

Three quarters of the way through “The Bluest Eye,” and I don’t think I’m ready.

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John Maltbie @jmaltbie.bsky.social · 15/05/2026

Holding a summer internship for her.

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John Maltbie @jmaltbie.bsky.social · 13/05/2026

Incidental advertising under Namath v. Sports Illustrated (NY 50-51 case)???

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John Maltbie @jmaltbie.bsky.social · 09/05/2026

Listening to Colm Toibin’s Brooklyn” and “Long Island” back to back and reading Iris Murdoch’s “Under the Net”—the last book I have to read to complete the Modern Library’s Top 100 Novels list (which is really 118 novels all in).

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John Maltbie @jmaltbie.bsky.social · 06/05/2026

NGL, I just always kind of assumed that TED Talks were associated with Ted Turner.

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John Maltbie @jmaltbie.bsky.social · 01/05/2026

Take hostages to the basement.

The image shows the cover of an evacuation chair.

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John Maltbie @jmaltbie.bsky.social · 25/04/2026

Listening to “The Emperor of Gladness,” by Ocean Vuong and reading “Under the Net,” by Iris Murdoch.

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John Maltbie @jmaltbie.bsky.social · 05/04/2026

Me, Easter 1990, Astoria, Queens. Satisfying community service hours in the most ridiculous manner possible.

Photograph of a man in an Easter bunny suit holding balloons.

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John Maltbie @jmaltbie.bsky.social · 30/03/2026

Thandiwe does an incredible job with that narration! How many characters, how many different voices!

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John Maltbie @jmaltbie.bsky.social · 29/03/2026

Fantastic job! Thanks for stepping up.

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John Maltbie @jmaltbie.bsky.social · 26/03/2026

IIRC, the 1998 master agreement between "Big Tobacco" (BT) and state AGs required BT to take action against third party use of BT IP that BT itself could not do under the agreement, i.e., use BT IP on merchandise other than tobacco products. Wonder if that plays a role in this.

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John Maltbie @jmaltbie.bsky.social · 20/03/2026

Listening to “Babel,” by R.F. Kuang and reading “If On A Winter’s Night A Traveler,” by Italo Calvino.

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