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Day: August 12, 2018

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Richard Butt’s Night Thread

August 12, 2018 waffliciousness

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The Simpsons, Season Five, Episode Four, “Rosebud”

August 12, 2018August 12, 2018 Drunk Napoleon

My main takeaway from this episode is how uniquely Simpsons it feels. One big thing I personally value in a television show is a sense of identity; a sense that this is what we do, this is what we don’t … Continue reading The Simpsons, Season Five, Episode Four, “Rosebud”

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DuckTales, Season 1, Episode 22, “The Last Crash of the Sunchaser!”

August 12, 2018August 12, 2018 ScratStitch

Things get bleak as the mystery of Della Duck is finally resolved in the best DuckTales to date. Continue reading DuckTales, Season 1, Episode 22, “The Last Crash of the Sunchaser!”

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ROUND OF 128: Best TV Opening Sequence/Theme Song Tournament

August 12, 2018August 14, 2018 jgooblogblog

Follow along with the bracket at https://challonge.com/mapk3651. Please be patient while I populate all sixty-four rounds. Remember, downvotes count as upvotes. Update, August 14: VOTING HAS CLOSED Continue reading ROUND OF 128: Best TV Opening Sequence/Theme Song Tournament

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Movie Reviews: BlacKkKlansman

August 12, 2018August 12, 2018 thecatgun

I want to start by saying I’m not really a ‘movie’ kind of cat. I don’t have a streaming service, I don’t see a lot of movies in the theater. But those movies that I do see, I tend to … Continue reading Movie Reviews: BlacKkKlansman

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Comment of the Week: Christopher Strong Edition

August 12, 2018August 12, 2018 Lily "Lovely" Bones

In 1933, Katharine Hepburn starred in one of her first film roles, Christopher Strong, a film directed by a lesbian (Dorothy Arzner) about an adulterous aviatrix, who would rather kill herself by flying higher into the air than anyone else … Continue reading Comment of the Week: Christopher Strong Edition

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Date Night! Sunday Food Thread 8/12.

August 12, 2018August 12, 2018 doctorhotcakes

So last night my youngest stepson left for a few days away to visit a friend and it’s sort of a taste of empty-nesting for my wife and I. The first thing out of my mouth once we were alone … Continue reading Date Night! Sunday Food Thread 8/12.

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Scott OT #117: The Day Thread Buys Some Time (8/12)

August 12, 2018August 12, 2018 theimmortanscott

I was planning on doing this Day Thread on Pre-Code Hollywood but I decided that, considering the subject matter, it’d be best to save it for a Night Thread. So, here’s a cute little kitty!! Hope you all have fun … Continue reading Scott OT #117: The Day Thread Buys Some Time (8/12)

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Werewolf 68: The Clonus Horror, Day Five

August 12, 2018August 12, 2018 forget_it_jake

Little Emily skipped towards [blurred nametag]’s room, humming a happy song to herself. She knocked on the door and shouted, “Wiggle wiggle wiggle!” But there was no answer. Emily kicked the door open and found an empty room, an overturned … Continue reading Werewolf 68: The Clonus Horror, Day Five

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