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Super Mario Bros. 2
February 4, 2018January 24, 2021 Mr. Wapojif

Super Mario Bros. 2: Fondly Remembering This Odd One

Cold Comfort Farm by Stella Gibbons
February 3, 2018March 14, 2020 Mr. Wapojif

Cold Comfort Farm by Stella Gibbons

A book on a windowsill
February 1, 2018November 3, 2021 Mr. Wapojif

Great Sayings Revisited: To cut a long story short

January 30, 2018May 3, 2022 Mr. Wapojif

Limbo of the Lost: Praising its Utterly Insane Game Ending

January 27, 2018January 23, 2019 Mr. Wapojif

There Once Lived a Mother Who Loved Her Children, Until They Moved Back In by Ludmilla Petrushevskaya

Dumb and Dumber
January 23, 2018March 24, 2021 Mr. Wapojif

Dumb and Dumber: America’s Best Ever Slapstick Comedy?!

The Sea Around Us by Rachel Carson
January 20, 2018January 23, 2019 Mr. Wapojif

The Sea Around Us by Rachel Carson

Spirited Away by Studio Ghibli
January 17, 2018March 2, 2021 Mr. Wapojif

Spirited Away: Studio Ghibli’s Oscar-Winning Coming of Age Tale

VVVVVV
January 14, 2018April 11, 2020 Mr. Wapojif

VVVVVV: Tough as Nails Indie Platformer With Heart

The Good Earth by Pearl S. Buck
January 13, 2018January 23, 2019 Mr. Wapojif

The Good Earth by Pearl S. Buck

Final Fantasy VI
January 7, 2018August 6, 2020 Mr. Wapojif

Final Fantasy VI: Revisiting the SNES RPG Classic

The Grand Hotel
January 4, 2018December 28, 2017 Mr. Wapojif

Grand Hotel: “I want to be alone” Quote Off Extravaganza!

Brazil by Terry Gilliam
January 3, 2018February 22, 2020 Mr. Wapojif

Brazil: Celebrating Terry Gilliam’s Orwellian Sci-Fi Masterpiece

If the tables are turned, or to turn the tables
December 29, 2017November 3, 2021 Mr. Wapojif

Great Sayings Revisited: If the tables were burned…

December 24, 2017April 20, 2022 Mr. Wapojif

The Velvet Underground & Nico: 50th Anniversary Hoo-ha

Iggy Pop - Lust for Life
December 24, 2017April 20, 2022 Mr. Wapojif

Lust for Life: Iggy Pop’s Solo Album is a Joy

The Books of Tea - Kakuzo Okakura
December 23, 2017December 23, 2017 Mr. Wapojif

The Book of Tea: Moonshake Books Review

The Abyss by James Cameron
December 20, 2017March 29, 2022 Mr. Wapojif

The Abyss: James Cameron’s Non-Abysmal Sci-Fi Classic

Cuphead
December 17, 2017April 11, 2020 Mr. Wapojif

Cuphead: 2017’s Best Indie Game?

Empire of the Sun
December 16, 2017February 7, 2024 Mr. Wapojif

The End of My War by J.G. Ballard

Sorcerer by William Friedkin
December 13, 2017February 13, 2019 Mr. Wapojif

Sorcerer: Friedkin’s Tense Classic is Back With a Vengeance

Learn some new words
December 8, 2017December 7, 2017 Mr. Wapojif

10 More Brilliant New Words and What They Mean!

Peas
December 5, 2017December 7, 2017 Mr. Wapojif

15 Classic Films Ruined by Adding “Mushy Peas” to the Title

Can - The Singles Feature
December 3, 2017June 25, 2022 Mr. Wapojif

Can—The Singles: Experimental Indie Music Perfection

Reality is Not What it Seems by Carlo Rovelli
December 2, 2017January 22, 2019 Mr. Wapojif

Reality is Not What it Seems by Carlo Rovelli

E.T.
December 1, 2017April 8, 2019 Mr. Wapojif

“E.T. phone home” Quote Off Extravaganza

Super Mario
November 26, 2017January 1, 2024 Mr. Wapojif

The Best Super Mario Games of All Time

November 25, 2017January 23, 2019 Mr. Wapojif

Junk by Melvin Burgess

Man showing off playing a guitar
November 24, 2017November 24, 2017 Mr. Wapojif

15 Famous Rock Bands Renamed for the Better

Casablanca - Round up the usual suspects
November 22, 2017April 8, 2019 Mr. Wapojif

Casablanca: “Round up the usual suspects” Quote Off Extravaganza

Guitar from a rock band
November 20, 2017November 19, 2017 Mr. Wapojif

Great TV Shows That Never Were: Band of Mothers

Dubliners by James Joyce
November 18, 2017January 23, 2019 Mr. Wapojif

Dubliners by James Joyce

A novel, which could be edible
November 13, 2017November 12, 2017 Mr. Wapojif

Exclusive Recipe: Beans on Proust (a literature-based lunch!)

World of Warcraft
November 12, 2017April 18, 2020 Mr. Wapojif

World of Warcraft: Fond Memories of an Epic MMORPG

Floppy disk
November 10, 2017November 7, 2021 Mr. Wapojif

Exclusive Invention: Floppy Desks (made from floppy disks)

Titanic
November 8, 2017February 26, 2020 Mr. Wapojif

Titanic: 20th Anniversary Review

A skyscraper
November 3, 2017November 7, 2021 Mr. Wapojif

Exclusive Invention: Skyscoopers (better than skyscrapers)

The Prophet by Kahil Gibran
October 21, 2017January 20, 2019 Mr. Wapojif

The Prophet by Kahil Gibran

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