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Tennis’s premier grass court tournament is back for another year, this time (controversially) sans Russian or Belarusian players. Use this space to talk about the tournament and live-chat matches. Continue reading Wimbledon 2022 Discussion Thread
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Annual weeklong charity speedrunning marathon Summer Games Done Quick (SGDQ) is back, raising money for Doctors Without Borders. After two years of online marathons due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, SGDQ 2022 is an in-person event, but it will be … Continue reading Summer Games Done Quick 2022
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Roe v. Wade has been overturned. Here’s what you can do to help. Continue reading Roe v. Wade has been overturned. Here’s what you can do to help.
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Every year for Aromantic Awareness week (the week after Valentine’s Day) I like to post something to this community to celebrate Aromantic Pride. I missed this year’s though so I wanted to do something for Pride Month instead! Also for … Continue reading A Celebration of Queer Artists
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As of February 24th, the nation of Ukraine has been invaded, without provocation, by Russia. While the situation is still in flux in many senses, there is no doubt that the people of Ukraine will suffer greatly in the days … Continue reading The People of Ukraine need HELP
This is a safe space: a space for women+ to come together as we are. All of our wants, needs, thoughts, feelings, experiences, losses, successes etc. are welcome. We are here to support each other during trying times and grief, … Continue reading The Thursday Women+ Thread Takes a Page out of Jane Eyre
When I turned sixteen, in what was probably a last-ditch attempt to turn me into a girl, my grandmother gave me her copy of Color Me Beautiful. Obviously this didn’t work on a gender level, but as the Hyperbeam regulars … Continue reading The Day Thread Does Your Colours (6/30)
Welcome to the weekly TV thread! Compared to years ago, there’s so much more content out there now and so much more to talk about. This coming week of new shows brings us to the latest week of regular TV … Continue reading Couch Avocados: TV Discussion Thread
We’re changing things up for the month of June by doing a “wild card” approach where there is no theme other than my own whims. Every day can shift gears, wildly, from one topic to the next! With it being … Continue reading 30 Day Wild Card Challenge Day 30: Your Favorite Challenge
Let’s discuss any and all music here. Got a new artist who’s rocking your boat that you want to talk about? Post a video! Found out about that unearthed Coltrane album that has the jazz freak in you losing your … Continue reading The Weekly Music Thread Is Halfway There (2022 Edition)
Mornin’ Politocadoes! The Honorable Ketanji Brown-Jackson will officially join the Supreme Court today. Justice Stephen Breyer notified President Biden yesterday of his intention to end his tenure today and Brown-Jackson is ready to be sworn in as of noon. Brown-Jackson … Continue reading The Thursday Politics Thread Ascends
Can the first person here each day create multiple Results threads (the first ones for Wordle, etc., and the last one for Sporcle trivia)? Quiz Type: Clickable / Forced Order Or visit the quiz here. Sunday: MiscellaneousMonday: LiteratureTuesday: GeographyWednesday: MusicThursday: HistoryFriday: Movies & TVSaturday: … Continue reading Triviacados: Thursday, June 30, 2022
The ninth episode of the first 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 1 Episode #09 Discussion
Fried yucca with chicharron is a delicious Central American dish. My family eats it covered in a red tomato sauce topped with pickled cabbage called curtido Continue reading The June 29 Night Thread is Hungry
(A snowy New York street. Jerry walks up to an old woman carrying a bag.) Jerry: Listen lady, I’ll give you fifty bucks for that marble rye. (The woman turns around, and it’s actually a corpse puppet.) Cryptkeeper: Hello, Jerry … Continue reading Werewolf 186: Seinfeld, Season 2 – Day Five
Society (or at least parents, advice columns and lifestyle blogs, and sometimes friends and schoolmates) often give us a feeling of dread when it comes to hitting certain milestones by a certain point in life. Expectations about when you’re supposed … Continue reading Dating, Relationships, and Sex: Milestones (06/29/2022)
Let’s meet today’s contestants: Halley, a real estate attorney, cross stitches tiny masterpieces; Lauryl, an associate professor, has a shampoo-influenced name spelling; and Pete, an attorney, failed to impress in the schoolyard with “potent potables”. Pete is a one-day champ … Continue reading Jeopardy! recap for Wed., Jun. 29
Welcome back to the weekly D&D and Tabletop Gaming thread! Here’s a place where we can talk about Dungeons & Dragons or any other tabletop games that you nerds might be into. Tell us about the games you’re playing, speculate … Continue reading AvocaD&D and Tabletop Gaming: Yig Snake Grandaddy, Part 29
Part 3 Results! On to the next round! Every song here has killed before, and half of them will kill again! 8 days to determine who lives and who dies! Since it’s the playoffs, groups will be active until 9:00AM … Continue reading Best Video Game Song Tournament, 2013-2016: Top 256 (Part 4 of 8)
I’m back, baby! Let’s do this! Be excellent to each other. Continue reading Tolerable Discussions 6.29.2022
All the world’s a stage and we are merely Party members. Available in Canada, the United States, and perhaps a few other countries. Approximately 155 minutes. The movie starts with a short scene of a group of workingmen gathered around, waiting for the … Continue reading WTF ASIA 219: Platform (2000)
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 06.29.2022
Welcome to The Avocado’s weekly discussion of Japanese pop culture! New single and music video from yama! Music and lyrics are by TOOBOE, who I’m not super familiar with, but I’ll for sure be checking them out now because this … Continue reading Weekly Japanese Pop Culture Thread (June 29, 2022)
This is my jam! You cant touch music, but music can touch you Continue reading The Summertime Loving, Loving in the Summer (Time) Day Thread
