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The final Grand Slam of the year, the US Open, kicks off today at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center. Use this thread to talk about the tournament, discuss players’ strategies, and live-chat matches. Stuff to watch: For … Continue reading 2026 US Open Discussion Thread
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Header image: a still from the Metropolitan Opera’s production of Poulenc’s Dialogue of the Carmelites. The year is 1600 or something. All music is church music. You can only write music for God. That’s the rule. What this one dude … Continue reading A Brief History of Opera
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Prestidigititis Memorial Thread Continue reading Prestidigititis Memorial Thread
One last bunch of mini-reviews of Paul McCartney’s live albums. I haven’t heard them all, so I’ll stick to the ones I know. In chronological order. Wings Over America. If you only own one live McCartney album, and you like … Continue reading The Night Thread Ranks Paul McCartney’s Albums: Live Albums
The latest episode of the fourth season of Strange New Worlds has gone live, and we’re hoping to see a lot of classic Trek fans here to talk about it! The show will be on the Paramount+ app in the … Continue reading Star Trek: Strange New Worlds Season 4 Episode #7 Discussion
Welcome to this week’s thread! As always, anything related to dating, relationships, intimacy and so on is fair game and welcome. And of course, as usual: This is supposed to be a space to talk about intimacy and sex and … Continue reading Dating, Relationships, and Sex (09/02/2026)
This is the Sportacados Discussion Thread, for talking about all things sports! Feel free to live-chat games, talk about the latest news and rumours, discuss sports history, and anything else that relates to watching other grown adults throw or hit … Continue reading The Sportacados Discussion Thread for September 2-3, 2026
Wake me up, when tolerable discussions ends Continue reading Tolerable Discussions 9/2/26
Welcome back to the weekly Tabletop Games thread! This thread is where we can talk about all kinds of RPGs, card games, board games, etc. Whether you gather around a physical table in the real world, or use a virtual … Continue reading The Tabletop Games Thread Goes Back to School (9/2/26)
For Help and Crisis resources, refer to the link in the Health and Identity tab at the top of the page, or click here Sometimes we need to talk about some things. This is a phenomenally caring and kind group, and … Continue reading Mental Health Thread – September 2nd 2026
Welcome to The Avocado’s weekly discussion of Japanese pop culture! New King & Prince EP! And they uploaded their recent CDTV performance to YouTube, fun! And, as always… What have you been watching/reading/playing/eating/listening to lately? Happy Wednesday! 🐺 Continue reading Weekly Japanese Pop Culture Thread (September 2, 2026)
Episode #088: Conspiracy (with guest Cameron Kunzelman) What if all the various radioactive spiders, gamma bomb detonations, and cosmic ray exposures in the origins of Marvel’s superheroes were not accidents, but rather the calculated machinations of a shadowy organization within … Continue reading The Iron Age of Comics
Well, here we go, we’re finally hitting the Alps. That means it’s time to meet the… …at 12,461 feet (3,798 metres) the highest elevation in Austria. The mountain in fact features dual peaks, the titular Grossglockner, and the slightly lower … Continue reading Day Thread of Highest Peaks: Grossglockner, Austria (09/02)
Friends, you know what time it is. It’s Wednesday. It’s somewhat close to Day Thread time. Time for you to tell us all about the comics you’ve been enjoying lately! Whatcha buyin’? Whatcha readin’? Whatcha think about it? If … Continue reading Weekly Comics Thread 02-SEP-2026
Welcome to the Book Nook! The weekly thread for all book nerds on The Avocado. This is the place to talk about books you’re currently reading, discuss genres, ask for recommendations, and post serious literary criticism. This week’s prompt: What … Continue reading The Book Nook is Transported
l hope you all have a wonderful Wednesday! Continue reading Wednesday Politics Thread
So as I may have mentioned a time or twelve, starting with my 30th birthday, my birthday tradition, on years when I can get together with my friend, has been to watch bad movies, get drunk, and go online to … Continue reading The Birthday Fallout Night Thread (9/1/26)
A place for “serious” discussions. Continue reading “In All Seriousness” Thread — 09/01/2026
NBC The Traitors: New Blood The Traitors” is coming to NBC with an all-new civilian version of Peacock’s Emmy Award-winning competition reality series known for strategic gameplay and skillful saboteurs. In this brand-new iteration of “The Traitors” for NBC, Emmy-winning … Continue reading September 2026 TV Preview
Hello fellow Avocadoans! My name is Jacob. Last year, my sister Aubrey was diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis at the age of 26. Her and I are big fans of Love on the Spectrum and we thought “why doesn’t this exist … Continue reading Dating With Disabilities
Greetings, Avocadoans! Welcome to the weekly discussion of LGBTQQIA+ issues! Rules for this discussion: In the news: A New Jersey school district won’t out trans students. Moms for Liberty is suing to expose the kids MAGA eats one of its … Continue reading Weekly LGBT+ Discussion
How’s it going? Continue reading Writing Discussion Thread
