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Week 3 of the 2026 NFL season is upon us, and there’s still not a lot of clarity on which teams are good. On the other hand, we already know that some teams are going to be bad. As … Continue reading The NFL Week 3 Thread Always Makes That Catch
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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
Here are today’s contestants: – Justin Robbins, a graduate student from Murrells Inlet, South Carolina; – Katie Bruns, a records & information professional from Dayton, Ohio; and – Nikolas Polsinelli, a student from Winter Park, Florida. Nikolas is a two-day … Continue reading Jeopardy! recap for Mon., Sept. 28
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 Sportacados Discussion Thread for September 28-29, 2026
The 44th annual Reeling Film Festival continued through September 27. Here is what I saw during the second week. Jaripeo (2026, Mexico). A melancholy documentary about queer rodeo workers. The gorgeous cinematography finds the beauty in a world full of … Continue reading LGBT Movies: Reeling Festival 2026 continued
Primetime is a campy exploitation thriller. An odd choice of tone given the bleak subject matter. Robert Pattinson plays a caricature of Chris Hansen, the host of To Catch a Predator. He’s supposedly driven mad by his sleazy true crime … Continue reading Spoil Sports: Primetime (2026)
The Axe Effect is back and more potent than ever! Continue reading Ad Space – The Axe Effect’s Gotten Stranger
Admittedly, my favorite graphics thing in this image isn’t DK or any of the characters; it’s that sunset. Continue reading Weekly Video Games Thread is Pre-Rendered
Are there any deep, artistic, funny, delicious, or weird videos around the web you want to share? Come chat about them here! Continue reading Weekly Video Thread (09/28/26)
This is part of a series of mini-reviews of R.E.M.’s studio albums, ranked worst to best. (Don’t worry; I’ll keep them short.) #4: Fables of the Reconstruction. This has a dark atmosphere which, although the band disowned it later, I … Continue reading The Day Thread Ranks R.E.M.’s Albums: #4
What did you do this weekend? Continue reading What did you do this Weekend?
This is part of a series of mini-reviews of R.E.M.’s studio albums, ranked worst to best. (Don’t worry; I’ll keep them short.) #5: Murmur. Although this was the group’s first album, I didn’t buy it until after I owned a … Continue reading The Night Thread Ranks R.E.M.’s Albums: #5
The latest episode of the first season of Lanterns has gone live on the HBO Max service, and we’re here for your discussion pleasure. The eight-episode series comes from Chris Mundy, Damon Lindelof, and Tom King, with Mundy serving as … Continue reading Lanterns Season 1 Episode #7 Discussion
House House, most famous for the adorably rude Untitled Goose Game, released their latest offering this summer, Big Walk. With serendipitous timing in the age of so-called “friendslop”, or as many would call it, “hanging out with your friends in … Continue reading The Avocado Goes On A Big Walk
Elaine is invited to Sue Ellen’s wedding in India, and complications ensue because she once slept with the groom. Jerry sleeps with a woman George was hoping to sleep with because of one awkward pause in the conversation. Kramer’s friend … Continue reading Seinfeld, Season Nine, Episode Eight, “The Betrayal”
It’s the Futurama/Disenchantment that everyone’s been demanding! Continue reading Futurama – Season 14, Episode 9 – “A New New York Yankee in King Elfo’s Court”
They’re red, they’re round, they’re perfect. You can find them growing on a tree around September. That’s when they’re ripe. I’M SO ANGRY / I’M THE DOCTOR / I’M SO ANGRY / I’M THE DOCTOR I’M SO ANGRY / I’M … Continue reading An Apple a Day Thread
Famed sports-doer Jalen Brunson and famed “international girl” group Katseye kick off a Season 52 with improbably little cast turnover. Continue reading SNL Season 52 Episode 1 – Jalen Bruson/Katseye
Justin Verlander made the final start of his MLB career today. If you’re not a baseball fan, know that Verlander will be a first-ballot Hall of Famer (and should be unanimous but probably won’t be because baseball writers are weird jerks). … Continue reading The Night Thread Has One Final Must-See JV
