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Counting Down Our 20 Most-Read Articles of 2020

 

20. FROG AND TOAD ARE SELF-QUARANTINED FRIENDS
by Jennie Egerdie

19. ANOTHER DULL QUARANTINE WEEKEND AT HOME, TARGET, CHIPOTLE, HOME DEPOT, AND OUR NEICE’S GRADUATION PARTY
by Katherine Shonk

18. JOKES I’VE TOLD THAT MY MALE COLLEAGUES DIDN’T LIKE
by Ali Kelley, Ysabel Yates, Kate Herzlin, and Danielle Kraese

17. I DEFINITELY HAVE A FEMALE VICE PRESIDENT BUT SHE LIVES IN CANADA
by Nadia Ouazzi and Brent Shollenberger

16. AS A 28-YEAR-OLD LATINO I’M SHOCKED MY NEW NOVEL, MEMOIRS OF A MIDDLE-AGED WHITE LADY, HAS BEEN SO POORLY RECEIVED
by Carlos Greaves

15. WELCOME TO YOUR HASTILY PREPARED ONLINE COLLEGE COURSE
by Ryan Weber

14. SCHEDULE OF SPEAKERS FOR THE 2020 REPUBLICAN NATIONAL CONVENTION
by Carlos Greaves

13. WHO’S LAUGHING NOW, ASSHOLES?: A LETTER FROM HENRY DAVID THOREAU TO LITERATURE FACULTIES AT CUSHY LIBERAL ARTS SCHOOLS
by Ron Fein

12. WHY I DECIDED NOT TO HAVE AN OBGYN AND LET WENDY FROM WORK HANDLE MY PRENATAL CARE
by Lucy Huber and Joanna Davis

11. EMAILS FROM MY CHILDREN’S SCHOOL BEFORE 8:00 AM DURING THE COVID-19 CRISIS
by Anna Royal

10. A MESSAGE FROM YOUR UNIVERSITY’S VICE PRESIDENT FOR MAGICAL THINKING
by Juliana Gray

9. A NOTE FROM YOUR UNIVERSITY ABOUT ITS PLANS FOR NEXT SEMESTER
by Tiffany C. Li

8. SELF-QUARANTINE: THE ADULT ACTIVITY BOOK
by Gabriel Thibodeau

7. SELF-CARE TIPS FOR TODDLERS
by Shannon J. Curtin

6. FROG AND TOAD TENTATIVELY GO OUTSIDE AFTER MONTHS IN SELF QUARANTINE
by Jennie Egerdie

5. THE GIRL FROM AVRIL LAVIGNE’S ‘SK8ER BOIRESPONDS 18 YEARS LATER
by Madeleine Trebenski

4. WORKING FROM HOME DURING A GLOBAL PANDEMIC BINGO
by Kimberly Harrington

3. SURE, THE VELOCIRAPTORS ARE STILL ON THE LOOSE, BUT THAT’S NO REASON TO NOT REOPEN JURASSIC PARK
by Carlos Greaves

2. AN OPEN LETTER TO DR. ANTHONY FAUCI ASKING FOR PASSOVER ADVICE
by Jackie Pick

1.YOUR SCHOOL DISTRICT’S REOPENING SURVEY
by Kara Baskin