Mike Piellucci on the near retirement of one of the greatest wrestlers ever, Sting.
James Horncastle’s tribute to Gianluca Vialli.
Benj Edwards on being a sysop in the early 1990s.
Worth Reading July 2022
Melissa Gira Grant on stochastic terrorism for The New Republic.
Anthony Pappalardo on trans women in skateboarding.
To celebrate the 45th anniversary of the Apple II, Benj Edwards interviewed Steve Wozniak.
Liza Featherstone on working class suffragettes for Jacobin.
Worth Reading: September Edition
Ian Williams on the death of Dafney Unger
David Roth on the return of crowds to sporting events
Digital Antiquarian on 1995's interactive fiction
Jessa Crispin on surveillance software in white collar jobs
Benj Edwards on shareware software in the old days
Joseph Anthony Montecillo on the return of Bryan Danielson
Worth Reading: August 2021
Benj Edwards on the first website on the World Wide Web 30 years ago.
An oral history of the Hoboken club Maxwells in Beliver Magazine, where I saw some gigs back in the old days.
Hardcore Gaming 101 on the incredible River City Ransom series.
Colette Arrand on the return of CM Punk.
Natalie Shure on the bloodthirst of "feminists" who support war.
Veronica Esposito interviews Shelley Jackson's son.
Sally Bryden reviews a new collection of Jamie Hernandez's wrestling comics.
Worth Reading: July 2021
Benj Edwards on Broderbund’s Print Shop. I have SO MUCH to say about Print Shop in a future episode of Giraffe Feels.
Kerry Brunskill on Super Metroid and being a woman in gaming.
A wonderful tribute to the recently deceased Glen Ford of Black Agenda Report. It is hard to put into words what a massive influence BAR has been on me.
Lou Moore on Juneteenth and baseball for First & Pen.
Edwards on the history of the floppy disk.
Weekly Reader
Someone we have not mentioned on this blog in a long time: Benj Edwards on the first female video game designer.
Freddy Alva on the flyer art of Born Against.
Emily Van Duyne on Sylvia Plath.
Jessa Crispin on the vapid nature of modern feminism.