Monthly Archive: March 2020

!Top Shelf! / 2020 Election / American Politics / Feature / Politics

March 31, 2020

Joe Biden: Staying Alive

We’re left with a couple guys who I said again and again, I’ll vote for just about anybody except for those two. And yet here we are. Those two.

Feature / Games

March 31, 2020

Animal Crossing: New Horizons Sets a New Path for the Series

Whether you’re a seasoned Animal Crossing fan or have never touched the series before, I can offer nothing but a wholehearted endorsement for New Horizons.

Clare Briggs / Comics

March 31, 2020

Tax-Exempt

There’s at least one in every office.

Culture / Food

March 30, 2020

Remote Barista: Cafe Con Leche

Now that everyone that can is (presumably) following the rules and staying at home, you may need a new way to enjoy some java.

!Top Shelf! / Culture / Feature / Philosophy

March 30, 2020

The Enneagram Broke Me

If they design a test that determines where bad metaphors come from, I’ll definitely need to take that one. But otherwise, no more tests. Because the enneagram broke me.

Board Game Symposium / Clare Briggs / Comics / Feature / Games / Movies

March 30, 2020

The Avengers: The Origin Story of Louisiana’s Mightiest Heroes

These days, an Avengers product would be top of the line. However, back in the mid-90s, the Avengers were decidedly second-class.

Clare Briggs / Comics

March 30, 2020

Good Morning!

Flop.

!Top Shelf! / Culture / Feature / History / War

March 29, 2020

Knitting in WWII: A Photoessay

Even before Pearl Harbor, Life Magazine answered the question “What can I do to help the war effort?” with a single word: “Knit.”

!Top Shelf! / Books / Feature / Mindless Diversions / Sunday

March 29, 2020

Sunday Morning! “Pale Rider: the Spanish Flu of 1918” by Laura Spinney

Do you have any books lying around that you keep intending to read once the time is right? Laura Spinney’s “Pale Rider” is one of those books for me.

Clare Briggs / Comics

March 29, 2020

Not Worth It

Listening to a friend’s account of his winter in the South

Saturday

March 28, 2020

Saturday Morning Gaming: Long Distance Tabletopping

So you want to play board games from a distance…

!Top Shelf! / Coronavirus / Family / Feature / Health / Philosophy

March 28, 2020

A Tragedy, Not a Statistic

Every person who dies from COVID-19, or any other cause, is a life to be celebrated, remembered, and mourned.

Culture / Mindless Diversions / Music / Saturday

March 28, 2020

After raging against the currently non-functioning machine last week, we forge ever onward with more music this week on Saturday Spins. Apparently the Discogs randomizer is a cruel mistress, and really wants me to...