March 17th St. Paddy's Day Links and Banter
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Can I Interest You In A Billiken? | Defector
March Madness means it’s time to get invested in random schools from places you’ve never been, and after the bracket reveals on Sunday, I’d like to offer a potential rooting interest: the Saint Louis Billikens men’s team. Based indeed in Missouri and not some off-brand St. Louis (à la Oakland University), you may faintly recall…
Lauren Theisen
Being a Luddite Is Cool and All, but Have You Seen the Hilarious Tapestries These New Looms Are Making?
Don’t get me wrong, I’m as invested in keeping my job as the next weaver. When the boss brought in that big new power loom, I was pretty skeptical.…
Kate Tyndall
The Battle of Verdun
For this month’s First World War focused newsletter I’m going to be examining the Battle of Verdun 110 years after it began.
Chris Kempshall
Is there a College Football Bam Adebayo?
Commish searched to find if there was a College Football player who held an NCAA single game record that was so out of line of the rest of their career averages.
Sickos Committee
My Favorite Part of March Madness
(Aside from its general existence)
Jesse Dougherty
And if you'll allow me a self-indulgent moment: happy 7th birthday to my dear, semi-feral raccoon of a cat, Barley. You are the Moriarty to my Sherlock. You're a dead ringer to University of Cincinnati's throwback logo. Your favorite hobby is tax fraud, you look like a lounging mob boss at all times, and dammit, I love you. Even when you poop on the floor just to spite me.
