You dream strange dreams. Two figures in darkness, one dismembering the other. A woman alone in a sealed room, writing furiously with both hands, staring straight ahead. The dead eyes of Mandy Mendez’ Bitmoji, with Comic Sans text commanding you … Continue reading Werewolves 74: The House of Wimbiscus – Day 2
Instructions! Ask any kind of question relating to any kind of Pop Culture anything. It can be in-universe, it can be about the making-of, it can be about whatever you want. something at the tip of the tongue, a half … Continue reading Pop Culture Reference Desk – Half a Century of Reference
Written by Sina Grace Art By Nate Stockman Recap – Bobby Drake, also known as Iceman, has a lot going on. From teaching young mutants at the Xavier Institute to getting into the world of dating after years in the … Continue reading Comic Book Review – Iceman #2
Hey folks! Let’s talk about some Everyday Mysteries — things that we encounter all the time but don’t really understand! You can either ask about something here, or posit your own explanations to common but commonly-unknown things! Today’s featured topic … Continue reading Everyday Mysteries: Power Sockets and Plugs
Welcome back to the weekly D&D and Tabletop RPG thread! Here’s a place where we can talk about Dungeons & Dragons or any other nerdy table-top RPGs that you might be into. Tell us about the games you’re playing, speculate … Continue reading AvocaD&D and Tabletop RPG Thread: Curse of Strahd Campaign Journal, Week 14
Some guidelines to help this space be a positive experience for everyone: ☮ As always with the Avocado, don’t feel compelled to share beyond your comfort level. ☮ Anyone who identifies as female, or who was socialized female/AFAB/otherwise has firsthand experience with … Continue reading The Women+ Thread Keeps Warm
You know how this works. “Buckwheats” is a whole other animal. It don’t just mean take the guy out, it means take him out in the most painful way possible. Typical buckwheat hit is you shoot a guy up the … Continue reading Possibly Misattributed Movie Quotes
Hey true crime fans, want to talk with your fellow Avocados about a favorite case, a recent piece of news, a podcast you’re catching up on, a documentary, on anything else true crime? Welcome to the weekly true crime open … Continue reading True Crime-ocado: A Weekly Discussion For All Things True Crime
So today I think it makes sense to open up the question beyond just Star Trek and ask, in any franchise or medium: what is a piece of art or culture where what it means to you is at odds with what it meant to the creator, or where you know the creator did not live up to the ideals of his work but you appreciate the work anyway?
Or, alternatively, just tell me about your favorite Trek merchandise! Continue reading This Week in Trek: Is There No Truth in Beauty?
Train to Busan is one of my favorite zombie movies. I discovered this movie thanks to Avocado recommendations. It is a zombie horror thriller that hooked me almost immediately. I became emotionally invested from the start and was at the … Continue reading Train to Busan DAY THREAD (10/18)
WARNING: The following contains spoilers for that one scene. You know the one. Somehow, watching Ring on my phone’s tiny screen seems ironically appropriate. It’s not just because of my crippling fear that Sadako was going to emerge from the screen, … Continue reading Made Overseas: Ring (1998)
10/17/2018 – Ana Lily Amirpour: A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night (2014) Directed by Ana Lily Amirpour As we get closer to the present day (and today’s movie was released the year I started writing these), the number of horror … Continue reading Month of Horror 2018: A/S/L – Ana Lily Amirpour: A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night
Arooooooooo, puzzlists! It’s mid October and things are getting a mite spoooOOOOOooooky here at the at the Avocado! This week’s puzzle contributes to the macabre atmosphere, if only in name. But that’s good enough! First, let’s raise the spirit of … Continue reading So You Think You Can Think: Puzzle 11
Welcome to the Weekly Games Thread, Avocadoans! What games are you playing and what do you think of them? As a bonus prompt, what is your favorite example of a successful adaptation from film or television to the games medium? … Continue reading Weekly Games Thread #2 is Adapting
Let’s discuss any and all music here. You’ve 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 … Continue reading Music Discussion Thread #13: Under the Radar
Morning Politocadoes! Released last night was Journalist Jamal Khashoggi’s final column ever for the Washington Post, “What the Arab world needs most is free expression” Read it here. https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/global-opinions/jamal-khashoggi-what-the-arab-world-needs-most-is-free-expression/2018/10/17/adfc8c44-d21d-11e8-8c22-fa2ef74bd6d6_story.html?noredirect=on It reads like a eulogy for Freedom of Expression. He is … Continue reading The Thursday Politics Pleads For Free Expression
One of my favorite authors is Sarah Dessen. She writes contemporary, realistic Young Adult (teen) Fiction, with female protagonists. There’s always some romance in her books, but there are other themes as well, such as teen pregnancy, female friendships, sibling … Continue reading Sarah Dessen Night Thread
Whenever I talk to other addicts and we recall times when we were using, it’s a lot like telling a good old fashioned campfire ghost story. They’re set in past times, often starting off innocently enough, gradually building leaving the … Continue reading The Haunting of Hill House: S01E04, “The Twin Thing” Recap/Review
Wassup SO last week some shit went down Veronica tried to save Archie from going to jail with the worst plans imaginable, because she is a teenager and dumb. Archie plead guilty even though the other side had … Continue reading Riverdale S3E2 “Chapter Thirty-Seven: Fortune and Men’s Eyes” Live Thread
Movies that are based on true stories often have to sacrifice the actual facts of the story in order to fit a coherent narrative. Sometimes, the changes are ridiculously huge, such as with The Sound of Music. Sometimes, criticism concerning accuracy … Continue reading WTF ASIA 26: No One Killed Jessica (2011)
Heya folks! The second annual Animation Is Film Festival is being held this weekend at the Chinese Theatre in Hollywood, bringing together the best in animation from all around the world for a celebration of one of the most vibrant … Continue reading Weekly Japanese Pop Culture Thread (October 17th, 2018) / Mini-Meetup at the Animation Is Film Festival
