Here Are The Things That Are Making Us Happy This Week.

This week, nan Lit Hub unit is brought to you by nan grace of giggles and games.

James Folta is digging this “extra-bitter” riff connected nan Americano. The Enzo is simply a low-abv springtime spritz named for nan Ferrari founder, and it’s apparently cleanable for a occurrence flight adjacent you. If you’re not astir nan alcohol, a non-alcoholic amari and soda pinch a twist of orangish does conscionable arsenic well.

Speaking of sweets. This week, Dan Sheehan was grateful for Kinder Penguís, a cocoa dainty pinch a creamy center. Though unluckily “they don’t waste these bad boys successful America,” you tin spell done immoderate hoops to get them delivered. And erstwhile successful Ireland, “make judge to eat astatine slightest 1 a day.”

Music has besides been medicinal. Emily Temple is fresh to return—spiritually—to 2004. She’s looking guardant to nan Rilo Kiley reunion tour.

And this week Molly Odintz enjoyed the 50th day ceremony of Antone’s, a blues show featuring “a murderers’ statement of blues all-stars and torchbearers.” If nan PBS/Austin City Limits livestream is thing to spell by, blues musicians really do get amended pinch age. (“And sometimes raunchier,” according to Molly.)

Some of america stayed indoors, preferring to burrow inward. Oliver Scialdone returned to a beloved, azygous subordinate strategy game—Slay nan Spire.

Drew Broussard recommends nan Glass Cannon Network, because he’s loving “being a nerd these days.” This web of shows features smart, witty friends playing immoderate of your favourite RPG games. It’s besides a awesome spot to build para-social relationships. Drew recommends “the exceptional X-Files-esque scary show called Get successful nan Trunk, and a awesome humanities cosmic scary show called Time for Chaos.”

My family is besides giving nerd these days. My partner and I’ve started a weekday eve task wherever we re-watch episodes of Documentary Now (Bill Hader and Fred Armisen’s hyper-niche, mock-documentary IFC parody show) successful double characteristic bills pinch nan inspiring root material. (So: Tuesday is D.A. Pennebaker’s Company and John Mulaney and Seth Meyer’s Co-Op, Wednesday is The War Room and The Bunker, etc.)

I’m uncovering it to beryllium a tonally breathtaking exercise. Chasing a self-serious Herzog associated that interrogates belief rot pinch a goofy skit starring Alexander Skarsgård successful this wig slakes a definite thirst for nan absurd alongside nan earnest.

And speaking of that heady brew. Folta’s also giggling this week astir nan dubious kerning connected nan precocious pope’s tomb. (The precocious Francis has been laid to remainder nether a little awesome than accustomed “people’s stone.”) We each do good to retrieve that you can’t return it pinch you. If ‘it’ is your bully taste, beyond nan grave.

Wishing you each a play of bitter beverages, funny games, and good, aged music.