What You’ll Find On The Shelf
Love Letters – Long-form gush sessions about the art and creators living rent-free in my head.
Retrospectives – Looking back at the weird, wonderful games and series that shaped us, and how they hold up now.
Reviews – Spoiler-light, feelings-heavy breakdowns of the games I’m playing, and whether they’re worth your time.
Chillers – Deep dives on one song at a time: the tracks that give you goosebumps, punch you in the gut, or hit at just the right moment.
Latest From The Shelf
- Lyrics of Labor – 1913 Massacre by Woody Guthrie
The first entry in Lyrics of Labor digs into Woody Guthrie’s “1913 Massacre,” a stark retelling of the Italian Hall disaster in Calumet, Michigan. We walk through the lyrics, the strike behind the song, and how one Christmas Eve tragedy became a lasting indictment of corporate power. - Chillers – Piano Man (Billy Joel)
Billy Joel’s Piano Man blends shared misery, nostalgia, and barroom storytelling into a timeless portrait of lives stuck in place. - A Love Letter to Civilization VI
Late to the Civilization party, I found myself falling hard for Civ VI — the game that made “just one more turn” a lifestyle. Even as Civ VII stumbles, my heart belongs to its predecessor. - Race to Git Gud – Lost Kingdoms (Part 3): Sewer Sludge and Snowy Peaks
Katia trudges through one of FromSoftware’s most obnoxious sewers, hunts a not-that-Mind-Flayer, and then gets sent to play fantasy DoorDash in the snowy mountains of Rohbach—all in search of her missing father. - Chillers – The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down (The Band)
A powerful yet complicated folk-rock classic, “The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down” reflects on loss, pride, and the lingering weight of history in the waning days of the Civil War.
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