NLJ Articles Volume 1 (1-246)

Below, you will find volume one of the collected articles of The New Leaf Journal. Volume 1 covers the first 246 New Leaf Journal articles, beginning with April 2020 and running through February 2021. We are currently working on what will become volume 4 of our collected articles (see list). You can visit the completed volumes 2 (247-494) and 3 (495-744). Do note that this is nothing more than a list of articles published by date with links. We are working on curated, topical selections of articles.

Table of Contents

April 2020

1. About The New Leaf Journal (Editors: April 27, 2020)
2. Introducing “The Quarantine Sessions (VVG: April 30, 2020)

May 2020

3. Against Half-Way Yogurt Thievery (NAF: May 2, 2020)
4. The Quarantine Sessons: “Frankie & Albert” (VVG: May 3, 2020)
5. Carroll Gardens Inflatable Uncle Sam Tribute (NAF: May 4, 2020)
6. Seeing the Blue Angels and Thunderbirds from Columbia Street Waterfront District (NAF: May 5, 2020)
7. The Quarantine Sessions: “Love Henry” (VVG: May 6, 2020)
8. Cardinals, Blue Jays, and Black Squirrels in Brooklyn (NAF: May 7, 2020)
9. Uzbek President Mirziyoyev’s War and Peace of the Union (NAF: May 8, 2020)
10. Previewing Bob Dylan’s “False Prophet” (VVG: May 9, 2020)
11. “I’m a Little Maxed Out on Existentialism” (NAF: May 10, 2020)
12. New Leaf Journal Updates (NAF: May 11, 2020)
13. NIXON and the Illness of Apple in Animal Crossing (NAF: May 12, 2020)
14. TI-89 Haiku: Boerum Blue Jay and Black Squirrel (NAF: May 13, 2020)
15. Mosley on Mayweather: Confidence and Fear (NAF: May 14, 2020)
16. The Quarantine Sessions: “The Railroad Boy” (VVG: May 15, 2020)
17. Welcome to The Emu Café (NAF: May 16, 2020)
18. NLJ Week In Review (May 10-16, 2020) (NAF: May 16, 2020)
19. The Matter of Great Wall – But Not Those Walls (NAF: May 17, 2020)
20. Insomnia Diaries: TikTok and Lucille Bogan (VVG: May 19, 2020)
21. Response to Victor: Tik Tok No (NAF: May 19, 2020)
22. Boston Police and Peacock Maintenace (NAF: May 20, 2020)
23. The Downed Stop Sign in Vinegar Hill (NAF: May 22, 2020)
24. NLJ Week in Review (NAF: May 23, 2020)
25. Against Chinese Government Propaganda (NAF: May 24, 2020)
26. A Second Look at the April New York City Flyover (NAF: May 25, 2020)
27. Remembering Second Lieutenant Carleton Burr for Memorial Day (May 25, 2020)
28. Google’s Mysterious Pro-Chinese Government Errors (May 27, 2020)
29. Defining What The New Leaf Journal Is (VVG: May 28, 2020)
30. NLJ Week In Review 4 (May 30, 2020 (NAF: May 30, 2020)
31. The Last Stand of Constantine XI (NAF: May 30, 2020)
32. The Trees Leaf In May (NAF: May 31, 2020)

June 2020

33. Keep the Pet Millipede From Drowning (NAF: June 1, 2020)
34. The Quarantine Sessions: An Original Composition (VVG: June 4, 2020)
35. On NYC Curfews and Essential Workers (NAF: June 4, 2020)
36. Irene Triplett, Last Civil War Pensioner, Dies (NAF: June 5, 2020)
37. Get Off My Lawn, Prime Minister Morrison (NAF: June 5, 2020)
38. NLJ Week in Review 5 (June 6, 2020)
39. On When to Watch Credits or Leave a Bad Movie (NAF: June 6, 2020)
40. Matter of Man, 12 I&N Dec. 305 (BIA 1967) – BIA Hong Kong Precedent (NAF: June 8, 2020; Title changed on January 22, 2022)
41. The New Leaf Journal Twitter (NAF: June 10, 2020)
42. NLJ Week in Review 6 (June 13, 2020) (NAF: June 13, 2020)
43. Some U.S. President Birthday Facts (NAF: June 14, 2020)
44. Some Technical Difficulties (NAF: June 18, 2020)
45. NLJ Week in Review (June 20, 2020) (NAF: June 20, 2020)
46. Reviewing Three Boutique Guitar Strings (VVG: June 25, 2020)
47. A Necessary Compensatory Ideology (NAF: June 26, 2020)
48. Persona 4, Coffee, and Children (NAF: June 26, 2020)
49. NLJ Week in Review 8 (NAF: June 27, 2020)
50. Introducing The New Leaf Journal Guestbook (NAF: June 27, 2020)
51. Examining the-Man-With-the-Hose (NAF: June 28, 2020)
52. A Fogy’s Take on New Video Game Accessories (NAF: June 29, 2020)
53. Thomas Sowell on Hard-Core Troublemakers (NAF: June 30, 2020)

July 2020

54. Benjamin Harrison’s Memorable July 4, 1888 (NAF: July 2, 2020)
55. The New Leaf Journal Newsletter (NAF: July 3, 2020)
56. Calvin Coolidge’s July 4, 1918 Remarks in Fairhaven (NAF: July 3, 2020)
57. NLJ Week in Review 9 (July 4, 2020)
58. Review of the Original Persona 4 Artbook (July 5, 2020)
59. The Quarantine Sessions: “Goodnight, Irene” (VVG: July 6, 2020)
60. An Almost Entirely Twitter-less Success Story (NAF: July 7, 2020)
61. An Unclear and Indistinct Idea of a Truth Tree (NAF: July 9, 2020)
62. NLJ Week in Review 10 (July 11, 2020) (NAF: July 11, 2020)
63. Constantine and the Last Vespers at Hagia Sophia (NAF: July 14, 2020)
64. Please Ring the Doorbell – A Delivery Story (VVG: July 15, 2020)
65. Ko Ko for Koko Analytics – Early Impressions (NAF: July 16, 2020)
66. Matt Damon’s Brooklyn Heights Crane Game (OM: July 17, 2020)
67. NLJ Week in Review 11 (July 18, 2020) (NAF: July 18, 2020)
68. Capo vs Capo, a TikTok Debacle (VVG: July 21, 2020)
69. The Model and the Model Maker (NAF: July 22, 2020)
70. NLJ Week in Review 12 (July 25, 2020) (NAF: July 25, 2020)
71. Teaching the Art of the Video Game Snafu (NAF: July 25, 2020)
72. I don’t want your emu and I don’t have to feed it (NAF: July 29, 2020)
73. Seeing Hopkins-Jones II at the Theater (NAF: July 31, 2020)

August 2020

74. The 999 Life of Herman Cain (NAF: August 1, 2020)
75. NLJ Week in Review 13 (NAF: August 1, 2020)
76. CNN Hides the Fruit of Forbidden Knowledge (NAF: August 2, 2020)
77. The Little Stream Mushroom (VVG: August 4, 2020)
78. Tik Tok for TikTok on Federal Government Devices (NAF: August 8, 2020)
79. NLJ Week in Review 14 (Aug 8, 2020 (NAF: August 8, 2020)
80. The Maybe-Albino Sparrow in the Heights (NAF: August 12, 2020)
81. A Lemon-Flavored Motherboard (NAF: August 14, 2020)
82. A Tanka on Avoiding Mosquitoes (NAF: August 15, 2020)
83. A Wayward Emu Loses Its Way to the Emu Café (NAF: August 16, 2020)
84. Tranquility at the Foot of the Manhattan Bridge (NAF: August 17, 2020)
85. New Computer, New Leaf (NAF: August 23, 2020)
86. Bulding an Airline Res-O-Glas Guitar Copy (VVG: August 26, 2020)
87. A Brave Little Tree Grows in Manhattan (NAF: August 27, 2020)
88. Reviewing The Great Suspender Extension (NAF: August 28, 2020)
89. New Leaf Journal August 2020 Review (NAF: August 30, 2020)

September 2020

90. The Fallen Treen in Brooklyn Heights (NAF: September 1, 2020)
91. The Pigeon in the Puddle (NAF: September 2, 2020)
92. 75th Anniversary of the Japanese Surrender (NAF: September 2, 2020)
93. The BunnyPress Chronicles: Story and Review (NAF: September 3, 2020)
94. The End of the Western Roman Empire (NAF: September 4, 2020)
95. Bed in Summer, Bed in Winter (NAF: September 5, 2020)
96. Pressed Flowers and Butterfly on Canvas (NAF: September 6, 2020)
97. Our Friend the House Centpede (NAF: September 7, 2020)
98. Learning How to Change a Twitter Username (NAF: September 8, 2020)
99. Ambiguous Killer Hallucinogenic Weed Headline (NAF: September 9, 2020)
100. Is my cat deaf, or does she not just give a… (VVG: September 10, 2020)
101. Some Thoughts to Mark September 11, 2020 (NAF: September 11, 2020)
102. 100 Articles and Counting at The New Leaf Journal (NAF: September 12, 2020)
103. The Red Car on Roosevelt Island (NAF: September 13, 2020)
104. Struggles With a Fresh Install of Peppermint OS (NAF: September 14, 2020)
105. Appellate Courts and Lower Court Defiance (NAF: September 15, 2020)
106. The Pony-Sizing Cannon (NAF: September 16, 2020)
107. A More Perfect Constitution Day (NAF: September 17, 2020)
108. Lysander and Cyrus the Younger’s Garden (NAF: September 18, 2020)
109. Augustus and the Comedy of Life (NAF: September 19, 2020)
110. Reflections on Digital Music Shows (VVG: September 20, 2020)
111. The Mysterious Pinterest Tracker (NAF: September 21, 2020)
112. The Pigeon on a Step (NAF: September 22, 2020)
113. Immigration Issues in NYPD Chinese Agent Case (NAF: September 23, 2020)
114. The Great Suspender and Twitter Stardom (NAF: September 24, 2020)
115. The Steps on the Triborough Bridge (NAF: September 25, 2020)
116. The Longest Year of School Finally Ends (NAF: September 26, 2020)
117. Working to Save The Bitter End (VVG: September 27, 2020)
118. The Newsletter Leaf Journal VIII (NAF: September 28, 2020)
119. First Date Questions About Jail History (NAF: September 29, 2020)
120. New Leaf September 2020 Review (NAF: September 30, 2020)

October 2020

121. Setting Up SoloKeys with Peppermint OS (NAF: October 1, 2020)
122. Nineteenth Century Autumn Dress Trends (NAF: October 3, 2020)
123. Victor V. Gurbo Makes a Video Game (VVG: October 5, 2020)
124. Response to Victor – Victor’s Tyrannical Tendencies (NAF: October 6, 2020)
125. Camels, Ticks, and Inter-Middle East Put-Downs (NAF: October 7, 2020)
126. The New Leaf Journal Hosts Google Fonts Locally (NAF: October 9, 2020)
127. An Optical Audio Cable Packaging Story (NAF: October 10, 2020)
128. Victor Expands His Jingzi Jingzi Game Project (NAF: October 11, 2020)
129. The Pinterest Tracking Script Has Left Us (NAF: October 12, 2020)
130. Farming Gold Roses for Money in Animal Crossing (VVG: October 13, 2020)
131. Winds of New Beginnings: Pokémon Gold & Silver (NAF: October 15, 2020)
132. New Bark Town and The New Leaf Journal Slogan (NAF: October 16, 2020)
133. Justin & Justina 〜 The Dangers of Heroism (NAF: October 17, 2020)
134. The Happy Halloween Ghost (NAF: October 18, 2020)
135. The Aesthetic Digital Environment (NAF: October 19, 2020)
136. Two Downed Stop Signs in Brooklyn Heights (NAF: October 20, 2020)
137. Experiences in the Yandex Webmaster Portal (NAF: October 21, 2020)
138. Halloween and the Pumpkin with a Mask (NAF: October 23, 2020)
139. Whyever Do The Cicadas Cry – A Study of a Word (NAF: October 24, 2020)
140. Trying Open Camera on BlackBerry Classic (NAF: October 25, 2020)
141. Halloween Spiders in Brooklyn (NAF: October 27, 2020)
142. Economical Halloween Scarecrows (NAF: October 28, 2020)
143. The Trick-Or-Treating Halloween Daycare Ghost (NAF: October 29, 2020)
144. The Heroic Fallen Trash Can Rescue in Gowanus (NAF: October 30, 2020)
145. Visual Novel Review: Bad End (NAF: October 31, 2020)

November 2020

146. New Leaf Journal October 2020 Month in Review (NAF: November 1, 2020)
147. The L-Shaped Desk on Hamilton Avenue, Brooklyn (NAF: November 3, 2020)
148. Women’s Fashion Trends for January 1841 (NAF: November 5, 2020)
149. The Bees of October (NAF: November 6, 2020)
150. The Wicked Car of the Gowanus – Car with Hat (NAF: November 7, 2020)
151. Recursive Fun With Yandex Search Carousels (NAF: November 8, 2020)
152. Golf and Immigration: Matter of Masters (NAF: November 10, 2020)
153. Veterans Day and World War I Double Quarantines (NAF: November 11, 2020)
154. An Early Review of Pixelfed – Instagram Alternative (NAF: November 13, 2020)
155. Justin & Justina 〜 The Pumpkin Taker (NAF: November 14, 2020)
156. Persona 4 Golden Digital Artbook Review (Steam) (NAF: November 15, 2020)
157. A Query About Multi-Path Video Games (VVG: November 17, 2020)
158. Saw-whet? The Rockefeller Christmas Tree Owl (NAF: November 19, 2020)
159. The Holiday Inflatable Dragon in Brooklyn (NAF: November 20, 2020)
160. Like a Verbal Tic (NAF: November 21, 2020)
161. “Coffee Fruit Punch” – A Cookbook Abomination (NAF: November 23, 2020)
162. Washington’s 1789 Thanksgiving Proclamation (NAF: November 25, 2020)
163. On Children and Internet Sharing (NAF: November 27, 2020)
164. “Technological Imbecile” Retweeted by President (NAF: November 28, 2020)
165. On Choices in Story-Heavy Video Games (NAF: November 29, 2020)
166. New Leaf Journal November 2020 Review (NAF: November 30, 2020)

December 2020

167. Historic Districts and Looming Tall Buildings (NAF: December 1, 2020)
168. Reviewing the HALOmask and är Mask (VVG: December 2, 2020)
169. Justin & Justina 〜 A 5% Chance of Rain (NAF: December 3, 2020)
170. Sowell on Walter Williams and Objective Teaching (NAF: December 4, 2020)
171. Proposals for Fact-Checking Reform (NAF: December 6, 2020)
172. Apollodorus and the Gourds of Hadrian (NAF: December 8, 2020)
173. Most Important Dylan Songs By Half-Decade (VVG: December 9, 2020)
174. Upcoming Ferrell Vs Gurbo Pokémon Draft Battle (NAF: December 11, 2020)
175. The Case for 1-to-0 Decades (NAF: December 12, 2020)
176. NLJ Recommendations From Around the Web I (Editors: December 13, 2020)
177. Kaga no Chiyo Autumn Haiku on Unrequited Love (NAF: December 14, 2020)
178. Mary Lennox and Winter Walks (NAF: December 16, 2020)
179. Brooklyn Snowman and Winter Storm Gail Sights (NAF: December 17, 2020)
180. Walking with Epictetus in the Snow (NAF: December 18, 2020)
181. Justin & Justina 〜 AD vs CE (NAF: December 19, 2020)
182. NLJ Recommendations From Around the Web II (Editors: December 20, 2020)
183. The Wit and Losses of Robert Morris (NAF: December 21, 2020)
184. The Quarantine Sessions: Covering The Beatles (VVG: December 22, 2020)
185. An Inquiry Into the Nature of Santa Claus (NAF: December 23, 2020)
186. Justin & Justina 〜 A Christmas Present Struggle (NAF: December 24, 2020)
187. Snowman with One-Eyed Frog Hat – Pure Evil? (NAF: December 26, 2020)
188. NLJ Recommendations From Around the Web III (Editors: December 27, 2020)
189. Anime Recommendations of the Decade (2011-20) (NAF: December 29, 2020)
190. Rudolph the Red-Nosed Car with Antlers (NAF: December 30, 2020)
191. New Leaf Eve: December NLJ Month in Review (NAF: December 31, 2020)

January 2021

192. Justin & Justina: Most-Read NLJ Content of 2020 (NAF: January 1, 2021)
193. The Unicorn in the Snow in Brooklyn (NAF: January 2, 2021)
194. NLJ Recommendations From Around the Web IV (NAF: January 3, 2021)
195. Why Vintage Guitars Sound Better (VVG: January 4, 2021)
196. Reviewing January 1897 Birds: A Monthly Serial (NAF: January 5, 2021)
197. Implementing Article Series With WP Post Series (NAF: January 6, 2021)
198. A Charming Hometown Tax System Story (NAF: January 7, 2021)
199. The Two Decade Mario Party Finally Ends (NAF: January 8, 2021)
200. Bird in Review 〜 The Nonpareil (NAF: January 9, 2021)
201. NLJ Recommendations From Around the Web V (Editors: January 10, 2021)
202. The Rotting Pumpkin 〜 A Salvador Dali Painting (NAF: January 11, 2021)
203. The American Bee Journal World’s Fair Report (NAF: January 12, 2021)
204. Bird in Review 〜 Resplendent Trogon (NAF: January 13, 2021)
205. The Found Parakeet of Brooklyn Bridge Park (NAF: January 14, 2021)
206. A Miniature Portrait of Laura Coombs Hills (NAF: January 15, 2021)
207. Bird in Review 〜 Mandarin Duck (NAF: January 16, 2021)
208. NLJ Recommendations From Around the Web VI (Editors: January 17, 2021)
209. Follow The New Leaf Journal Pixelfed Atom Feed (NAF: January 18, 2021)
210. Usagi Drop 〜 A Complicated Anime Pick (NAF: January 19, 2021)
211. A Pigeon on a Step in Sunset Park (NAF: January 20, 2021)
212. The Falcon of The Queensboro Bridge (NAF: January 22, 2021)
213. Bird in Review 〜 The Golden Pheasant (NAF: January 23, 2021)
214. NLJ Recommendations From Around the Web VII (NAF: January 24, 2021)
215. Justin & Justina 〜 Existential Social Media Misery (NAF: January 25, 2021)
216. From Planes to Trains in Switzerland (NAF: January 26, 2021)
217. Interesting Case on Japan’s Dual Citizenship Ban (NAF: January 27, 2021)
218. Bird in Review 〜 Australian Grass Parakeet (NAF: January 29, 2021)
219. New Leaf Journal January 2021 Review (NAF: January 30, 2021)
220. NLJ Recommendations From Around the Web VIII (NAF: January 31, 2021)

February 2021

221. Bird in Review 〜 The Guianan Cock-of-the-Rock (NAF: February 1, 2021)
222. Justin & Justina 〜 On Robin Hood and GameStop (NAF: February 2, 2021)
223. The Arrival of Sparrows in the United States (NAF: February 3, 2021)
224. A Bike in the Snow in Brooklyn (NAF: February 4, 2021)
225. Blob Dylan(?) Seen in Bushwick (NAF: February 5, 2021)
226. Around the Web 〜 Hair Dye in Japanese Schools (NAF: February 7, 2021)
227. Fish Art in DUMBO’s Main Street Park in 2008 (NAF: February 8, 2021)
228. LoveChoice Review 〜 A Steam Visual Novel (NAF: February 9, 2021)
229. Bird in Review 〜 The Red Bird of Paradise
230. The Pigeon on a Limb (NAF: February 11, 2021)
231. Iroha Isshiki’s Hair is Brown, as Expected? (NAF: February 12, 2021)
232. The Pine Tree Lovers of Takasago (NAF: February 13, 2021)
233. Photographing a Squirrel Kiss in Three Acts (NAF: February 14, 2021)
234. The Golden Maple Leaf Journal (NAF: February 16, 2021)
235. Justin & Justina 〜 White Day Reciprocity (NAF: February 17, 2021)
236. “Washington’s Birthday” Poem by Sangster (NAF: February 18, 2021)
237. “Like… and Like… Yeah” – The Abuse of Like (NAF: February 19, 2021)
238. Quarantine Session: Cash’s Folsom Prison Blues (NAF: February 20, 2021)
239. Around the Web 〜 RSS as a Facebook Alternative (NAF: February 21, 2021)
240. A Children’s Poem on George Washington (NAF: February 22, 2021)
241. Bird in Review 〜 Yellow Throated Toucan (NAF: February 23, 2021)
242. DHS Horse Appropriations and CBP Horse Patrol (NAF: February 24, 2021)
243. “Mondrian” – Victor V. Gurbo on his Original Song (VVG: February 25, 2021)
244. Reviewing the Mondrian Theme for KDE Plasma (NAF: February 26, 2021)
245. Snowman with Mask 〜 It’s the thought that counts (NAF: February 27, 2021)
246. New Leaf Journal February 2021 Review (NAF: February 28, 2021)