Up til now, Mrs Krabappel has been a distant authority figure with hints of a personal life – she’s popped up here and there when the show has needed a woman desperately trying to get laid. This episode, much like … Continue reading The Simpsons, Season Three, Episode Sixteen, “Bart The Lover”
Confession time: this morning, I did something I may never be able to forgive myself for. Something so horrible and absurd that I’m still trying to wrap my head around it. I was cooking a late breakfast, with late in … Continue reading Our Hatred Towards The Star Wars Holiday Special Unites Us All
Crazy Ex-Girlfriend Costume Analysis looks at the costumes worn by characters on the musical comedy-drama series Crazy Ex-Girlfriend, and how their outfits reflect both the narrative of the show and their own conflicts and desires. You can read the first entry in the series here. … Continue reading Crazy Ex-Girlfriend Costume Analysis: Part Two: Rebecca Bunch (Season 1, Part 2)
Cookie Swap! As I write this it’s Saturday morning, by the time it posts I’ll have been to a holiday cookie swap Saturday afternoon. Here are the parameters- The RSVP’s are in and the total head count is 10. 1. … Continue reading Sunday Food Thread 12/17
He goes by many aliases: Mister Green Christmas. Mister Sun. Mister Heat Blister. Mister Hundred and One. Among his friends, though, they call him Heat Miser. Apropos of his name, sixty degrees and over is too cold for him. Ideally, … Continue reading Heat Miser Day Thread 12/17
We open on a hand. The view moves to a face – a new one – sitting alone in a café. There is no dialogue here, only percussive music, as we follow this new face – F. Dolarhyde, as per … Continue reading Hannibal: S03E08 “The Great Red Dragon”
TV Tropes defines itself as: “Merriam-Webster defines trope as a “figure of speech.” For creative writer types, tropes are more about conveying a concept to the audience without needing to spell out all the details. The wiki is called “TV … Continue reading Avocado TV Tropes
Tonight’s episode of SNL will be hosted by Kevin Hart with musical guest The Foo Fighters. This will be the last episode of the year, so I expect a cavalcade of guests and a bunch of half assed sketches churned … Continue reading SNL Season 43 Episode 9
If you’re just joining us, this is a follow-up to today’s day thread about the element neodymium. The rare earth metals neodymium and praseodymium are so similar chemically that they were initially believed to be one element, didymium. When they … Continue reading The Praseodymium Night Thread
Join us for a discussion about your favourite recurring characters on Supernatural! Continue reading Supernatural – Recurring Characters
Rank your favorite songs by an artist you love. Now. Get to it. *cracks whip* Continue reading Favorite Songs by an Artist
GIMME YOUR PET… photos. Posting photos of your pet(s) to this thread constitutes a binding agreement to transfer ownership of pet to cuttles. Posting photos of animals not in the postee’s guardianship likewise renders ownership to the thread creator. Details … Continue reading Pet Thread: Wonders If It’s Lunch Yet (12/16)
Three Blind Mice, See How They Run Original Air Date: 3/1/2002 Series 2 opens with a deftly handled, beautifully crafted episode that has all three of our main characters in one plot. … Continue reading Black Books: Series 2, Episode 1 “The Entertainer”
As we dig deeper into the periodic table, it’s time to consider the concept of scarcity, which will become important as we get into what I lovingly think of as the weird elements. Elements can be rare in two days: … Continue reading The Neodymium Day Thread
It’s time for another round of What’s the Concept?! This week, we will be talking about David Bowie’s 1974 release Diamond Dogs. What’s the Concept?! In what would be the end to David Bowie’s glam rock phase, this album mixed … Continue reading What’s the Concept?! Buys Some Drugs and Listens to Old Bands
Welcome to another series in my How We Got Here column. Having dissected Watergate, we’ll move backwards to explore the history of the Know-Nothings and anti-Catholicism in 19th Century America. I originally posted these articles on my own blog last … Continue reading How We Got Here: The Charlestown Convent and the Birth of an American Hate
Ave, Imperator, morituri te salutant! How does the Gladiator’s Salute relate to a standout track from Steve Earle’s 1990 MCA contract-fulfillment live album Shut Up and Die Like an Aviator (and earlier Copperhead Road studio effort) in any way that … Continue reading The Weekend Politics Thread Goes Kamikaze
A venue of discussion for fans of metal, punk, hardcore and all the countless related sub-genres. (BEST OF 2017 EDITION) Continue reading Heavy Side Up Weekly Discussion
This is still the parental guidance thread: A weekly – ish space for parents, caregivers, etc to discuss The Children. Each week, Corn or I will post a thread with a parenting or parenting adjacent topic. Which is really just … Continue reading Parental Guidance 12/ 16: Generations
Jeopardy! recap for Fri., Dec. 15 – Champ Craig had multiple opportunities to break open a close game when he found the last two DDs, but missed them both. Denise then finished strongly to secure first place going into FJ … Continue reading Jeopardy! recap for Fri., Dec. 15
Second only to Charles Chaplin, Buster Keaton was one of the greatest comedic stars of the the silent era. He had a natural gift for physical comedy and excelled at stunts like the one from Steamboat Bill Jr. shown above. … Continue reading Scott OT #20: Buster Keaton Night Thread (12/15)
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