I’m going to try and start a trial run of some classic Twilight Zone reviews. They won’t be in sequential order, so I am starting with what is the most popular TZ episode of all time: Time Enough at Last. … Continue reading The Twilight Zone: S1, E8: Time Enough at Last
Episode Grade: A- What a weak-willed POS the UN Secretary-General is. A “bobblehead” if you will. Last week certainly showed us that enough, but it’s still disheartening to see him, in the wake of the destruction of Goiás Major, going all-in … Continue reading The Expanse: Season 3 Episode 4, “Reload” (Review)
The race itself starts at 6:46 EST. Here are the horses and odds. 1 Firenze Fire 62-1 2 Free Drop Billy 41-1 3 Promises Fulfilled 47-1 4 Flameaway 50-1 5 Audible 6-1 6 Good Magic 8-1 7 Justify 7-2 8 … Continue reading 144th Annual Kentucky Derby
It’s easy to love a song with beautiful lyrics or a movie with great nuanced dialogue… if you understand what they are saying. But even things that you don’t understand at all or have to pass through a translation can still be … Continue reading Media in a Language Not Your Own
Welcome to the Parental Guidance thread. Twice a month, Corn, I or some other industrious Avocado*will post a discussion about all things parental or parental – adjacent. We’ll have a topic as a jumping off point, but by all means … Continue reading Parental Guidance: Kids Say the Most Fucked-Up Shit
Ah, Whispering Rock. Home of the first, the best, the certainly not nationally-accredited Psychic Summer Camp. Along the psitanium-infested shores of Lake Oblongata, little tykes sew lanyards. Amid the ruins of the old mental asylum, they play Capture the Flag. … Continue reading Werewolf 60 – Psychonauts – Sign-ups
And you’re all just lowly extras. Eh, you’re okay. Oh right! Pet photos. Please leave those here and we’ll take good care of them! Continue reading Pet Thread: Is Living In A Fantasy (5/5)
(Yeah, my Spanish is basically nonexistent, so I assume I messed that up.) So, it’s Cinco de Mayo. It’s time to drink, and celebrate the independence of Mexico, right! It’s tequila time! Except that’s completely wrong, and the US is … Continue reading El Hilo del Día de la Batalla de Puebla
In 1850, the United States of America stood on the edge of a precipice. The Mexican War added 529,000 square miles to the United States, re-sparking long dormant debates about the future of slavery. Southern slave owners had long maintained … Continue reading How We Got Here: Liberty at Christiana
Monday’s child is fair of face, Tuesday’s child is full of grace, Wednesday’s child is full of woe, Thursday’s child has far to go. Friday’s child is loving and giving, Saturday’s child works hard for a living, But the child … Continue reading The Weekend Politics Thread Carries a Parental Advisory
A venue of discussion for fans of metal, punk, hardcore and all the countless related sub-genres. Continue reading Heavy Side Up Weekly Discussion
May 4th, 1886 was a day of tragedy in Chicago when a peaceful labor rally arguing for an eight hour work day was ruined by violence. It was not the first rally; several had occurred in other cities on May … Continue reading The Night Thread of the Haymarket Affair
Three years ago today, on May 4th, 2015, visual media took another step forward in its evolution, with the beginning of one of the great comedy series of the 2010s. Two young brothers had been working for several years at … Continue reading Series Spotlight, Monster Factory
Jeopardy! recap for Fri., May 4 – Please welcome today’s contestants: – Julie, a film data coordinator from Los Angeles, CA, who participates in an Oscars fantasy draft; – Jessica, a biologist from Cleveland Heights, OH, who studies insect brains, … Continue reading Jeopardy! recap for Fri., May 4
Try not to make any huge mistakes. Brothers Jim, Chad, Matt, Ben and Tyler Murrell are all still involved in the day to day running of what Virginia-based restaurant chain founded by their parents in 1986? 4 Non Blondes’ 1992 … Continue reading Shoeless Trivia: Cinco de Cuatro
The internet tells me today is Bird Day! No, not that kind of bird, this kind of bird! Okay okay, I’ll quit my squawking. Let’s get to it shall we? Dive right in and share the most notable comments from … Continue reading Comment of the Week Bird Edition
You’re on a scenic route through a state recreational area known as the human mind. You ask a passer-by for directions, only to find he has no face or something. Suddenly up ahead, a door in the road. You swerve, … Continue reading Werewolf 59 – The Werewolves Are Due On Maple Street – Day 7
PARK CHAN-WOOK! Y’ALL LIKE PARK CHAN-WOOK, RIGHT? Anyways, given the whole Joint Koreas Summit at the Joint Security Area, here is a movie set at the Joint Security Area called JSA: Joint Security Area, directed by PARK CHAN-WOOK! Available on Google … Continue reading WTF ASIA 3: Joint Security Area (2000)
Finding historical background on Western Family was harder than I thought it would be. For a magazine that boasts a circulation of over a million on the cover, there’s not much information out there on it. It’s certainly a very conservative … Continue reading Let’s Read Western Family, May 1957!
You know the drill. (No, not the Twitter guy, two Ls) 1- Post a SFW GIF 2- Identify the source 3-??? 4- Profit Continue reading Identify This Gif
Hey folks! Since last week’s mashup between the Frinkiac/Morbotron Challenge and “Name That Band (By these lyrics)” went over so well, let’s do it again! The game is simple! Post a few lines of lyrics and let others try to … Continue reading Name That Band! (By this Frinkiac)
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