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The 2026 French Open, popularly called “Roland-Garros” after the venue where it is held, has concluded its qualifying rounds, and its main draw is now underway. On the men’s side, wunderkind Carlos Alcaraz is the defending champion, but he’s out … Continue reading 2026 French Open Discussion Thread
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Hello my friendos, I don’t know if you know this, but Stephen Colbert’s show is going to end! Shocking, I’m sure. To celebrate the end of a thing and the birth of another though I’d like to pose to my … Continue reading THE AVOCADO TAKES THE COLBERT QUESTIONERT
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The world of Star Wars has had a lot of quiet downtime over the past year since the end of Andor Season 2, but we recently saw the debut of the excellent first season of Maul: Shadow Lord and there’s … Continue reading A Galaxy Far, Far Away: Your Star Wars Discussion Thread
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Post your predictions, reactions, and friendly chirps here! Continue reading 2026 NHL Stanley Cup / PWHL Walter Cup Playoffs Thread
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Welcome, one and all to the 2026 NBA Playoffs 16 teams have battled it out for 82 games in last 7 months, and they have 16 more wins to be called Champions. But some questions remain: Will the Oklahoma City … Continue reading 2026 NBA Playoffs Thread
There’s always money in the tolerable discussions stand Continue reading Tolerable Discussions 5/27/2026
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 Runs Out of Spell Slots (5/27/26)
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 – May 27th 2026
Welcome to The Avocado’s weekly discussion of Japanese pop culture! I saw &TEAM! TWICE! And they were so close, and they totally looked at me, and they were amazing and perfect and so unbelievably cool and funny and charismatic and … Continue reading Weekly Japanese Pop Culture Thread (May 27, 2026)
Jazz Casual was series on NET (the public television predecessor to PBS) which ran for a total of 31 episodes between 1960 and 1968. Each episode featured a half-hour set from a jazz legend, hosted by music critic Ralph Gleason. … Continue reading The Author Is Not So Sure About This Day Thread (5/27)
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 27-MAY-2026
Episode 6 is directed by Ti West and Episode 7 by Sam Donovan. Both episodes release May 27th, 2026. Come discuss them here! (Please spoiler tag any future speculations or revelations; otherwise, have at these and all preceding episodes.) I … Continue reading WIDOW’S BAY Season 1, Episodes 6 & 7: “Our History” and “Seasickness”
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: May … Continue reading The Book Nook Celebrates Jewish Heritage Month
It is Wednesday my dudes! Coloring in Coloring pages is a lot of fun! Here’s some of our recent work if you want to see! the first is from Bee, Wasp, and Hornet Lovers Colouring Book. The second is from … Continue reading The Wednesday Politics Thread
A place for “serious” discussions. Continue reading “In All Seriousness” Thread — 05/26/2026
Here are today’s contestants: – Rebecca Joseph, a senior cost accountant from Denver, Colorado; – Chenfei Lu, a data scientist from San Francisco, California; and – Chris D’Angelo, a content manager from Washington, D.C. Chris is a four-day champ with … Continue reading Jeopardy! recap for Tue., May 26
Greetings, Avocadoans! Welcome to the weekly discussion of LGBTQQIA+ issues! Rules for this discussion: In the news: These 8 House Democrats Voted for the Republican Party’s “Don’t Say Trans” Bill Maine conservatives’ anti-trans ballot measure push unraveling after signature controversy Continue reading Weekly LGBT+ Discussion
How do you organize your mess of thoughts into a coherent written document? Continue reading Writing Discussion Thread Gets Organized
Scott’s desire to tell people what movies to watch knows no bounds. He’s decided to create a series on here devoted to profiling directors and creating guides to their films. This week’s director is… Claude Chabrol. Highly recommended: Le Boucher, … Continue reading Director Profile: Claude Chabrol
What did you do this weekend? Continue reading What did you do this (long) Weekend?
Top Releases: Hey gang! I hope you all had a lovely Memorial Day weekend, I know I did. As such, I am taking a holiday this week and only presenting a list of upcoming games and notable titles. See you … Continue reading New Game Releases 05/26/26 – 06/01/26
Monsta X’s Shownu and Hyungwon have made their first comeback as a unit with the mini album, Love Me. It’s a really good solid no skip album. I think my favorite song is actually the title song, “Do You Love … Continue reading Love Me Day Thread
