Welcome to this week’s late edition of the Women+ Thread! Some guidelines to help this space be a positive experience for everyone: As always with the AVCAD, don’t feel compelled to share beyond your comfort level. Anyone who identifies as … Continue reading The Women+ Weekly Thread is Fashionably Late!
We here at The Avocado usually choose the films reviewed by the same methods you all do. It’s why films like American Animals or Tag get reviews weeks after release as they get neglected for other movies as life and Moviepass’s one … Continue reading Movie Reviews: 1/1 (2018)
Welcome back to Franchise Festival, where we explore and discuss noteworthy franchises from the last several decades of gaming history. Older entries can be found here. This week we’ll be assembling all of the information available on the Suikoden series. … Continue reading Franchise Festival #20: Suikoden
Good morning everyone, and Happy Friday! This week, Donald has been embarrsing himself and all of us in from of the whole world. Which, I guess, has become a bit of a trend. I guess that mythical presidential pivot is … Continue reading The Friday Politics Thread Embarasses Itself
128 entered, 32(X) remain. Results from Round Two: The characters who received the most votes overall were Link and Samus at 75 votes each. The character who received the most votes among those who did not advance was HK-47, barely losing his round … Continue reading Best Video Game Character Tournament, Round Three
It did not come home, it was a great effort and in retrospective the English kids overachieved, but then the worst thing happened: they gave their country hope. Goodbye “It’s Coming Home” memes, we’ll see you in the next Euro. … Continue reading World Cup Russia 2018: Final, the Illyrian Provinces Strike Back
Welcome to the Sex and Relationships thread, a semi-regular thread on the Avocado. Many attempts to standardize this feature have been tried, none have been successful! Being sexually explicit is cool here, being a jerk is not. We love … Continue reading Sex and Relationships: This Is How We Do It!
At the 2006 Emmys, Ellen Burstyn received an Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Limited Series or Movie nomination for the HBO film Mrs. Harris. The nomination got a lot of attention but not for the reasons the Emmy voters would … Continue reading Scott OT #105: The Night Thread of Ellen Burstyn’s Emmy Nomination (7/12)
Jeopardy! recap for Thur., Jul. 12 – Please welcome today’s contestants: – Johanna, a piano technician and woodworker from New York, wants to write New York Times crosswords; – Michelle, an elementary school music teacher from Ontario, is the family … Continue reading Jeopardy! recap for Thur., Jul. 12
SPOILERS FOR THE HANDMAID’S TALE SEASON 2 ABOUND!!! So, that happened. I started doing weekly reviews of the show and couldn’t figure out the best way to write about it for some reason that I couldn’t quite put my … Continue reading The Handmaid’s Tale” Season 2: In Conclusion, a Show of Contrasts
Here’s our weekly AvocaD&D update. Feel free to also use the comments to talk about your own games, or anything else to do with D&D or other tabletop RPGs. Last weekend was our first session for our new Curse of … Continue reading AvocaD&D Campaign Journal: Curse of Strahd–Week 1
Doom and Emma crept up Mount Wundagore. “Why do you carry that spear?” asked Doom. “It’s from a guard in Limbo, so presumably it’s good at hurting demons,” said Emma. “Which serves us both as an aid in getting up … Continue reading FANTASTIC FORCE #6
Here’s a thread of the announced nomiations Lead Actor in a Limited Series or Movie: Antonio Banderas (“Genius: Picasso”) Darren Criss (“The Assassination of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story”) Benedict Cumberbatch (“Patrick Melrose”) Jeff Daniels (“The Looming Tower”) John … Continue reading Emmy Nominations Thread
Vote! Or don’t. I’m a header, not a cop. Continue reading DCCW Character Tournament: Final Four!
The Terminator franchise hasn’t had the best of luck. After pulling off the rare feat of making one great movie and then a sequel that was even better, it’s struggled to recapture that magic. Repeating the formula of the first two movies … Continue reading Pitch Meeting: The Terminator Franchise
Snowpiercer is one of those movies that make me realize that 2014 was a long time ago. I saw it on the back of a seat during a long overseas flight, right around the time we were getting close to … Continue reading Made Overseas: Snowpiercer (2013)
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
Instructions! Ask! a question related to anything in pop culture: games, movies, books, music, whatever. They can be about something you’ve forgotten or tip-of-the-tongue type stuff or they can be in-universe questions about plot or other such details. Answer! questions that … Continue reading Pop Culture Reference Desk – 36 is a lot of eggs
This is the third part of a series of headers spotlighting my 10 favorite albums. Here’s the man with teeth like God’s shoeshine He sparkles, shimmers, shines Let’s all have another Orange Julius Thick syrup standing in lines The malls … Continue reading Well, Promethea’s a Major Player in the Day Thread Scene
Welcome to Thursday, my dear Avocadoans! What games have you been playing and what do you think of them? As a bonus prompt, what game series has been ruined for you and why? Please also join us tomorrow for a … Continue reading The Weekly Games Thread Had A Good Thing Going… Once
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