Saturday Night Live Season 44 Episode 18
Tonight’s episode of SNL is hosted by Emma Stone with musical guest BTS! This is Stone’s fourth time hosting, and BTS’s debut performance! Continue reading Saturday Night Live Season 44 Episode 18
Day: April 13, 2019
The Night Thread of Alynda Segarra’s Cover of “Drunken Angel”
I told you clods to listen to this. https://www.spin.com/2018/08/alynda-segarra-drunken-angel-lucinda-williams-blaze-foley/ Continue reading The Night Thread of Alynda Segarra’s Cover of “Drunken Angel”
Mi amigo, la Amiga: A Reflection on the Commodore Amiga 500
In April of 1987, Commodore International released the Amiga 500 home computer. A cut price version of their earlier Amiga 1000 model, it was marketed as a computer that everyone could enjoy, rather than as a high-end business machine. This … Continue reading Mi amigo, la Amiga: A Reflection on the Commodore Amiga 500
Avocado Reference Desk – 5
Instructions! Ask questions about anything that might require a bit of thought or research. The OTs and PTs fly by so quick not many eyeballs might catch your query. Put them here and they last all week. Check back to … Continue reading Avocado Reference Desk – 5
Public Domain Theater: The Hitch-Hiker (& “Scrap Happy Daffy”)
Welcome to Public Domain Theater, your home for the wonderful world of films that have (in the United States, at least) fallen into the public domain, and are free for everyone to see! Today we present to you, the 1953 … Continue reading Public Domain Theater: The Hitch-Hiker (& “Scrap Happy Daffy”)
Justice League, “Twilight”
We start here. There is another entire season of Justice League, but this is where I feel the show becomes something great. And what happens in this season forms the foundation of the storylines that would drive Justice League Unlimited, which everyone … Continue reading Justice League, “Twilight”
The Pet Thread Wants a Fennec Fox
Seriously, gimme. Also, gimme those pet pics! Continue reading The Pet Thread Wants a Fennec Fox
Wrestling Wrecap: Putting the “Man” in Wrestlemania
Welcome to Wrestling Wrecap, a column focused on discussing and dissecting the week in pro wrestling. Wrestlemania Weekend is finally over. The biggest weekend in wrestling saw a slew of events, with WWE themselves putting out close to 20 hours of … Continue reading Wrestling Wrecap: Putting the “Man” in Wrestlemania
The Day Thread of Francine Hibiscus
Today we honor the birth of another commenter on the site, Francine Hibiscus. A longtime poster whose time with us dates back to our existence as The A.V. Club After Dark, you can now most commonly find her here in … Continue reading The Day Thread of Francine Hibiscus
The Comic Strip Club (Sat 4/13/2019)
Weekend fun time! Continue reading The Comic Strip Club (Sat 4/13/2019)
How We Got Here: Elizabeth Bentley, Queen of the Red Scare
In August 1945, a nondescript thirty-seven year old woman entered the FBI office in New Haven, Connecticut. It was, or should have been, a momentous occasion. The Second World War was finally ending, with Germany obliterated and occupied and Imperial … Continue reading How We Got Here: Elizabeth Bentley, Queen of the Red Scare
Triviacados: Saturday, April 13, 2019
Can the first person here each day create a Results thread so it’s always first when sorted by Oldest? That will make it much easier to track results. Or visit the quiz here. Remember to post your results here in … Continue reading Triviacados: Saturday, April 13, 2019
The Weekend Politics Thread and The Dark Triad
A man appeared in the empty weekend politics thread, appeared so suddenly and silently you’d have thought he’d just popped out of the ground. Nearby, a cat’s tail twitched and its eyes narrowed. Nothing like this man had ever been … Continue reading The Weekend Politics Thread and The Dark Triad
Star Trek: Discovery S2E13: Such Sweet Sorrow
All right, second-to-last episode of the season, and we’ve got ice cream! Here is a place to talk about the episode and speculate about what will happen in next week’s finale. Have at it! Continue reading Star Trek: Discovery S2E13: Such Sweet Sorrow
