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Day: April 13, 2019

TVLeave a comment

Saturday Night Live Season 44 Episode 18

April 13, 2019April 13, 2019 LindsayFunke

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

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The Night Thread of Alynda Segarra’s Cover of “Drunken Angel”

April 13, 2019April 11, 2019 pearl sheltie

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”

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Mi amigo, la Amiga: A Reflection on the Commodore Amiga 500

April 13, 2019April 13, 2019 doctuar

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

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Avocado Reference Desk – 5

April 13, 2019April 13, 2019 Gougagna Gougagna

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

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Public Domain Theater: The Hitch-Hiker (& “Scrap Happy Daffy”)

April 13, 2019 ravenwilder

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”)

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Justice League, “Twilight”

April 13, 2019April 13, 2019 thecatgun

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”

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The Pet Thread Wants a Fennec Fox

April 13, 2019April 12, 2019 Forget_it_Jake

Seriously, gimme. Also, gimme those pet pics! Continue reading The Pet Thread Wants a Fennec Fox

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Wrestling Wrecap: Putting the “Man” in WrestleMANia

Wrestling Wrecap: Putting the “Man” in Wrestlemania

April 13, 2019April 13, 2019 liamgoncet

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

Open ThreadsLeave a comment

The Day Thread of Francine Hibiscus

April 13, 2019April 13, 2019 TheAvocado

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

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Comic Strip Club

The Comic Strip Club (Sat 4/13/2019)

April 13, 2019April 12, 2019 joeyblowey

Weekend fun time! Continue reading The Comic Strip Club (Sat 4/13/2019)

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How We Got Here: Elizabeth Bentley, Queen of the Red Scare

April 13, 2019April 12, 2019 Christopher Saunders

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

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Triviacados: Saturday, April 13, 2019

April 13, 2019April 21, 2019 Forget_it_Jake

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

PoliticsLeave a comment

The Weekend Politics Thread and The Dark Triad

April 13, 2019April 13, 2019 Boy Lilith

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

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Star Trek: Discovery S2E13: Such Sweet Sorrow

April 13, 2019April 13, 2019 cajunclearwater

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

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