I discuss arguments for and against relying on full-text RSS/ATOM/JSON feeds for reading and advocate thinking about how best to read material from different websites. | Continue reading
I examine each case in U.S. history where there were consecutive presidential elections involving a candidate running as the incumbent president. | Continue reading
Explaining how I implemented boolean search on my WordPress site using built in filter hooks for the Relevanssi Light plugin. | Continue reading
I test various external search engines on how they handle a specific domain-specific search of thenewleafjournal.com. | Continue reading
Who wins more often in U.S. Presidentail elections: The older candidate or the younger? What if we separate out incumbent races? Let us find out... | Continue reading
The New Leaf Journal's resident dialogue duo, Justin and Justina, consider the true meaning of the assertion that a New York City pigeon is free. | Continue reading
In a two-part article, I first discuss how the superlative aesthetics in Days with My Stepsister elevate an otherwise mediocre anime before examining how the show handles the topic of anime character hair color in its world. | Continue reading
Discussing our new and previous solutions for adding related posts beneath New Leaf Journal articles. | Continue reading
X owner Elon Musk's war of works with Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro caused me to reconsider my take that X's format is conducive to bad content. | Continue reading
On how I used RetroArch to create a controller configuration for an NES-to-USB adapter and then copied the configuration files into Lutris' Libretro directory. | Continue reading
An account of setting up an NES 2 controller with my Linux computer using a Mayflash NES-to-USB adapter to play Pokémon Red on an emulator. | Continue reading
Taking a look at the biggest age gaps in U.S. presidential election tickets between the presidential and vice presidential nominees. | Continue reading
If a Pokémon appears in 5% of wild Pokémon encounters, I should expect to see it once every 20 encounters or so. What if I told you that it was more like once in every 118 encounters? | Continue reading
The 2024 Olympics made me remember a note by the author of Midsummer Haze about writing the visual novel's afterword during the 2004 Athens Olympics. | Continue reading
Good news about the availability and accessability of a freeware visual novel that we covered here at The New Leaf Journal. | Continue reading
For the second time in three months, I present a variation on our regular month-in-review post with a review of two months for the (free) price of one. | Continue reading
My amateur review of Lindt OatMilk Salted Caramel Chocolate. I discovered this chocolate at CVS in 2023 but only purchased it at a much lower price from Lot Less in 2024. | Continue reading
Playing Pokémon Red with the only controller they originally designed it for, a Super Nintendo controller (some context and caveats apply). | Continue reading
I diagnosed why, when using my 2019 TCL Roku TV as a monitor for a mini PC running KDE Plasma, I could only get a 30 Hz refresh rate at 3840 x 2160 (fortunately, I fixed the problem). | Continue reading
With the help of an open source Adobe Flash emulator called Ruffle, we take a look at the original Flash version of a Japanese visual novel called Gogatsu no Sora (localized for al|together 2008 as May Sky). | Continue reading
What began as an attempt to photograph a pretty pigeon in Forest Hills turned into an exciting photoshoot of a frantic nest-building bird. | Continue reading
I invite readers to catch up on the Sound! Euphonium anime series for free on Tubi TV before I cover the third and final TV season in my 2024 anime review at the end of the year. | Continue reading
Making the case for maintaining a clear distinction between traditional search engines and generative AI tools masquerading as search tools. | Continue reading
I compare the offensive and defensive ratings of the last 51 NBA champions to the league average in their years to see if it is true that "defense wins championships." | Continue reading
Celebrating Fourth of July with a bombastic (and endearing) inflatable Uncle Sam decoration in Carroll Gardens, Brooklyn. | Continue reading
Stumbling upon a retired 2000 New York City cow parade statute on a long walk in Manhattan. | Continue reading
I introduce readers to my nearly-30 year old Newpoint Switcher 2000 Plus. | Continue reading
On finding the 132nd Pokémon, Ditto, on Cheever Place in Cobble Hill, Brooklyn (without a phone app). | Continue reading
Rafael Nadal was only defeated on the court in 4 of the 19 French Opens he entered. I examine what transpired for the four players who won three sets out of five against the King of Clay at Roland Garros. | Continue reading
I look back on the 2004 NBA Finals wherein the Detroit Pistons upset the Los Angeles Lakers and examine whether the Lakers should have been favored. | Continue reading
If my modem's quick start card tells me the default password is "password" -- surely the default password is password. Right? Well about that... | Continue reading
I use the 2004 NBA Finals to pin down precisely when I received my copy of Harvest Moon: A Wonderful Life, 20 years ago. | Continue reading
I take the time to describe a positive experience that I had with my ISP. | Continue reading
A Jellyfish Can't Swim in the Night features three teenage girls whose hair is shown to have undergone some dramatic color and style changes over the years. | Continue reading
For the first time ever, we review two months at The New Leaf Journal for the price of one. | Continue reading
I offer a specious left-field take on why Elon Musk renamed Twitter "X" after spending 43 billion dollars to purchase the platform. | Continue reading
I photographed a dove sitting atop a sculpture in the Long Island City Noguchi Museum's Sculpture Garden. At the time, however, I said "dove on rock." | Continue reading
I had a rare occasion to walk to the Brooklyn neighborhood of Bushwick in January 2021. There, I happened across BLOB […] | Continue reading
Visiting a weathered World I Memorial on Tillary and Jay Streets in Downtown Brooklyn. | Continue reading
I reviewed the A Sign of Affection anime after having written five articles about hair color in the show. A report on the show's production gave rise to additional thoughts. | Continue reading
I shot a five second video of a waddling pillbug in Texas and then went through great effort to learn how to turn the video into a charming GIF. | Continue reading
A special Justin and Justina dialogue to commemorate 999 full articles at The New Leaf Journal. | Continue reading
I test whether there are rules for breaking the rules of the tutorial of an underrated classic game, Pokémon Trading Card Game for Game Boy Color. | Continue reading
I test whether there are rules for breaking the rules of the tutorial of an underrated classic game, Pokémon Trading Card Game for Game Boy Color. | Continue reading
Everything is bigger in Texas, including lawn chairs at the San Antonio Botanical Garden. | Continue reading
Using a Southwest Airlines napkin to give a very late news update to our millions of readers: I have been on vacation. | Continue reading
Cars with cherry blossoms and actual cherry blossoms seen in Carroll Gardens, Brooklyn, in April 2024. | Continue reading
While the first season of The Dangers in My Heart missed my 2023 top-six list, the second season proved to be the first genuine anime of the year candidate for 2024. | Continue reading