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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
It’s Hockey Night in Avocadia! Continue reading The 9/26 Hockey Thread Jumps In Late
Get out into nature, and come back and show us what you find! Sunsets, hikes, vistas, flowers and wildlife, whatever ya got. Show off your green thumb! Or just brighten your weekend by looking at pretty things. Here are some … Continue reading The Nature Thread
Knights of Guinevere Second Episode Preview Been a while since the pilot, but we will soon see Dana Terrace’s new series continued! It’s Animation Time! What animated things have you been into lately? What’s a recent episode of something you … Continue reading Animation Time
What happens when Cleveland, Ohio; a city nicknamed “The Mistake on the Lake”, tries to break a World Record? On September 27, 1986 the world found out. The goal of Balloonfest ‘86 was to break the Guinness Book of World … Continue reading The Balloonfest ’86 Day Thread! 09/26
It seems that no other sport excels at Big, Dumb Endings more than college football. From Michigan’s Famous Botched Punt to the 5th Down Fiasco to NC State inventing a whole new variety just last week. Will we get another … Continue reading NCAA Football Thread Week 4 Wants Another Big, Dumb Ending
I mentioned back in the Londo heavy episode that an advantage to having 22 episodes and not enough plot to fill them means that the show can luxuriate in one off episodes that do some good character building work without … Continue reading The Last Best Hope…”A View from the Gallery”
Let’s see those pets! Continue reading The Pet Thread Reminds You That They’re Called “Thongs” in Australia
Howdy, friends. I’m afraid that between performance evaluation season at work and Broccoli’s teeny-tiny medical emergency (he’s fine), I am unable to bring you a new bird this week. Be kind to yourselves and others, make the mods’ job easy, … Continue reading The WPT was Busy this Week
“Lunatic Soul” is a song by Lunatic Soul from the album Lunatic Soul (2008) Have a Great Night Thread, Avocado! Continue reading Lunatic Soul by Lunatic Soul from Lunatic Soul Night Thread
A place for “serious” discussions. Continue reading “In All Seriousness” Thread — 09/25/2026
Here are today’s contestants: – Sean Carpenter, a procurement manager from New Lenox, Illinois; – Lydia Herndon, a phd student from Chicago, Illinois; and – Nikolas Polsinelli, a student from Winter Park, Florida. Nikolas is a one-day champ with winnings … Continue reading Jeopardy! recap for Fri., Sept. 25
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 25-27
Your service has been restored. Continue reading Identify This GIF!
Hey, all; Happy And Healthy Friday – Well, it seems like Fall is at last upon us; at least in my neck of the woods, anyway. The day is cold, gray, and a controller for a vital piece of adaptive … Continue reading Job Rants Thread – 9/25/2026 – Cold N’ Gray
Hello everyone, and welcome to another edition of the Weekly Shuffle Thread, your favorite place to show off your shuffles! When making a new playlist, it can be a lot of fun (or a big headache) to figure out how … Continue reading The Weekly Shuffle Thread Gets Sorted Out!
Let’s see how long we can keep a conversation going using only quotes from The Simpsons. Continue reading A Brand New Simpsons Quote Conversation Challenge
9-2-5 is now Dolly Parton Day. Celebrate the awesomeness that she was. Continue reading 9/25 is Dolly Day!
Friday 9/25 what a way to New Music here’s the list from Consequence of Sound: — 1Ski OG – Alter Ego — 7ebra – How To Land a Plane — Adult DVD – Adult DVD — AJJ – Dirty Old … Continue reading Friday New Music 9/25
I’m writing this last night and my lamp just turned off at the exact moment of a Widow’s Bay jump scare and seriously, fuck everything right now. A sentiment also applicable to politics. Be nice to each other today, be … Continue reading The Friday Politics Thread Says Hell With This
