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*Updates Added Below*Hi, everyone. I hope you’re all doing well. With the current protests going on, I decided that I want to collect some resources regarding what we can do and how we can help the protesters and victims of … Continue reading George Floyd Protests – What We Can Do To Help
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Written May 22, 2020. Updated Treatment section July 6. We’re entering a different phase of the pandemic now, whether it’s safe to return to normal in your area or not. I didn’t want to make the original Q&A page too … Continue reading COVID-19: What Now?
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As all of you have undoubtedly noticed, things are a bit hectic right now. The community has been creating valuable content for these times which makes sense to get longer exposure than just float down the front page in the … Continue reading Avocado Current Posts Index (2020-AUG-03)
Today is Justin Theroux’s birthday. Justin stared as Kevin Garvey in The Leftovers, one of my all time favorite television series. Have a great Night Thread! Continue reading Leftovers Night Thread (8/10/20)
Details are still coming in, but the huge WarnerMedia layoffs today have led to multiple firings that will undoubtedly have an influence on the future of DC Comics and the industry in general. More info will come, but initial reports … Continue reading Breaking Comic Book News: Major Layoffs at DC Comics
Tilda may be more popular than we thought, as the Sweet 16 was full of close calls. There were no upsets, but only 3 of the 8 matches were runaways. The Lion, The Witch & The Wardrobe petted Okja 32-14. … Continue reading Tilda: The Elite 8
2005 was the year when the Rock Hall started to become what it is today. It may not seem apparent at first, but the template has been set for future inductions after this year. 15 artists on the ballot, but … Continue reading Breaking Down the Walls of the Rock Hall: Class of 2005
Michael’s boyfriend is leaving the U.S. for work. His ex-boyfriend is living with HIV. We follow him for a day as he mentally prepares to lose them both. Parting Glances could have been a dirge but writer/director Bill Sherwood fills … Continue reading LGBT Movies: Parting Glances (1986)
Welcome back to this special retrospective music-posting feature. Now that we’ve wrapped up another 10 years, let’s cap it off with one more “best of decade” list before we attempt to name the best of 2020 so far next week. … Continue reading Albums By The Decade: 2010-2019
What games have you been playing and what do you think of them? Bonus topic: What games are fun to watch your character/ vehicle crash or fall over? Continue reading Weekly Games Thread faceplants
Fruit is such a vast category, and it’s used in such a multitude of ways, that we really should give some of the subcategories time to shine. First up on the cutting board is Citrus. Let’s see what you’ve got … Continue reading Recipe Exchange: Citrus
There’s movies, and then there’s CINEMA. Taxi Driver is CINEMA. It’s literature. If you can make a movie about the legacy of the movie that inspired it, that’s literature. You can write a whole book on it. Many film students … Continue reading Late To The Party: Taxi Driver
Let’s meet today’s contestants for day six of the Jeopardy! $1,000,000 Masters Tournament: Eric Newhouse, a director of technical assistance from Vermillion, South Dakota; Leslie Shannon, a manager of a research lab from Sydney, Australia; and Bob Harris, an author, … Continue reading Jeopardy! recap for Mon., Aug. 10 – encore from May 8, 2002
It’s time for group play! We have 1,086 songs in this tournament; they have been broken up into 34 groups of 32. For the group stage, vote for as many songs as you like! We’re doing things a little differently … Continue reading Best Video Game Song Tournament, 2001-2004: Group 1
… And Hoops remember; never say anything about her dog Continue reading The Bosco Day Thread
Welcome to the Quarterfinals of the Pixar Tournament. Our sweet 16 from last week has been cut down to 8 contenders. Every matchup has the potential to be a tough one at this point. But before we get to them, … Continue reading The Pixar Film Tournament – Quarterfinals
The tenth day of the 30 Days of Anime Challenge asks the question of what your favorite fighter anime series is. This is actually kind of a broad question and I was curious to see what others would list as … Continue reading 30 Days Of Anime Challenge Day 10: The Best Of The Best Fighting Shows
How are you handling the summer heat? (Assuming you don’t live in the southern hemisphere. Or Greenland. Or … look, it’s August, I’m lazy, I’m just going to assume you’re in a hot place.) What did you do this weekend? Continue reading What Did You Do This Weekend?
Puerto Rico halts primary voting in centers lacking ballots Puerto Rico on Sunday was forced to partially suspend voting for primaries marred by a lack of ballots as officials called on the president of the U.S. territory’s elections commission to … Continue reading The Monday Politics Thread is Throwing its Hat into the VP Ring
Can the first person here each day create a Results thread so it’s always first when sorted by Oldest? That will make it much easier to track results. Or visit the quiz here. Remember to post your results (as a … Continue reading Triviacados: Monday, August 10, 2020
Welcome back to your monthly report of game news compiled into one convenient place, so you don’t have to worry about those pesky cracks that some info tends to fall through at more major publications! Thanks and credit for the … Continue reading Game News Roundup: July/Early August 2020
Anna Kendrick was born on August 9, 1985. Among various other roles, she starred in the hit film (later franchise) about an a capella singing group, Pitch Perfect. This woman can sing. Continue reading Anna Kendrick Night Thread (8/9)
THE BATTLE ROYALE CONTINUES! THINGS! GET! EXCITING! The players have only ONE THING on their minds today, folks! And what’s that? [I point to the cheering crowd before me] SABOTAGE! That’s RIGHT! Now, folks, as you’ve seen, every single plan … Continue reading Werewolf 128: Extreme House Hunter-Uppers Brothers, Day Four
