The Comic Strip Club (Sat 9/21/2019)
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Month: September 2019
The Paranoid Style in Cinema: The Parallax View (1974, Alan J. Pakula)
The early ’70s offered one explosion after another. Investigative reporters released world-historical bombshells: Seymour Hersh’s reporting on the My Lai Massacre; Daniel Ellsberg leaking the Pentagon Papers to the New York Times; Jack Anderson exposing Richard Nixon’s relationship with ITT. … Continue reading The Paranoid Style in Cinema: The Parallax View (1974, Alan J. Pakula)
Triviacados: Saturday, September 21, 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 in the … Continue reading Triviacados: Saturday, September 21, 2019
The Weekend Politics Thread Likes a Habitable Earth
The big story: on Friday, millions of young people held a strike, skipping school and joining protests around the world against climate change. Or more specifically, about the refusal of so many governments and industries to @#$@%^$ DO SOMETHING ABOUT … Continue reading The Weekend Politics Thread Likes a Habitable Earth
Marble Rally 2019: Race #1
The 2019 Marble Rally is finally here! Viewers are used to watching these round racers compete in tournaments where teamwork and sportsmanship play important roles. Not so for the Marble Rally, a solo event that is anything but good, clean … Continue reading Marble Rally 2019: Race #1
Dad’s Casa S4E05- The Bottle Episode
“The Bottle Episode” is the fifth episode of the 4th Season of the USAmerican television situation comedy Dad’s Casa. The plot centers on Dad and Horatio being stuck in the Casa because the Casa is inside a giant bottle. The … Continue reading Dad’s Casa S4E05- The Bottle Episode
The Klendathu Night Thread September 20, 2019)
Klendathu. It’s an ugly planet. It’s a Bug planet. A planet hostile to life as we know it. The Bugs are not like us. The Pseudo-Arachnids aren’t even like spiders. They are arthropods who happen to look like a madman’s … Continue reading The Klendathu Night Thread September 20, 2019)
Werewolf 100: The One Hundreding- Day 8
After watching spooky backflip away, you’re quiet. You all shuffle in place as you wait for the next kill to happen. “Owen, could you just send us away from here before anyone dies? That would probably be the best thing … Continue reading Werewolf 100: The One Hundreding- Day 8
Werewolf 103: Milliways, Sign-Ups
“There is a theory which states that if ever anyone discovers exactly what the Universe is for and why it is here, it will instantly disappear and be replaced by something even more bizarre and inexplicable. There is another theory … Continue reading Werewolf 103: Milliways, Sign-Ups
Identify This Gif
Mouses at the ready people. 1- Post a SFW (or spoilered) gif 2- Identify the source 3-??? 4- Profit! Continue reading Identify This Gif
Werewolf 102 – Day 5
The oblivious foreigner was not happy with this vacation. He would not be leaving a good review on Yelp, that’s for sure. Already, he was composing it in his head: “Nobody here speaks English. Too many wolves. I went here … Continue reading Werewolf 102 – Day 5
State of the Avocado: 9/20/2019
Greetings, Avocados! It’s been a busy few months since the last State of the Avocado. For some, like the many wonderful people we’ve seen come in from Pajiba’s comment section, this is your first time seeing a SotA; please don’t … Continue reading State of the Avocado: 9/20/2019
Jeopardy! recap for Fri., Sept. 20
Introducing today’s contestants: – Heather, an attorney from New York, did a rim-to-rim hike of the Grand Canyon; – John, a ghost writer from California, was stalked by Japanese deer; and – Jason, a math teacher from New Mexico, lost … Continue reading Jeopardy! recap for Fri., Sept. 20
Job Rants Thread – 9/20/2019 – …I’m Off A Boat.
Hey, all… <sigh> Anyway… Back on the horse, back in the saddle; back at my desk, listening to ’em prattle. Truth be told, while I would of course much rather still be on vacation, there’s something to be … Continue reading Job Rants Thread – 9/20/2019 – …I’m Off A Boat.
The Weekly Shuffle Thread Makes the CUT!
Hello everyone, and welcome to another edition of the Weekly Shuffle Thread, your favorite place to show off your shuffle! Your shuffle better make the cut… because CUT is our word of the day! Share your favorite songs with the … Continue reading The Weekly Shuffle Thread Makes the CUT!
The Cybertron Day Thread (September 20, 2019)
Cybertron. Big ol’ ugly chunk of metal drifting through space, and the homeworld of the heroic Autobots and evil Decepticons. According to Flint Dille – screenwriter for the show – the original plan for Transformers: the Movie was that Cybertron … Continue reading The Cybertron Day Thread (September 20, 2019)
The Comic Strip Club (Fri 9/20/2019)
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Friday New Music 9/20
Hello! It’s Friday, there’s new music, so, get ready. It looks like we’ve got some cool stuff – Chastity Belt (pictured) release their 4th album, Vivian Girls return after an 8 year break, Brittany Howard goes solo, Tove Lo probably continues doing her thing, Blink … Continue reading Friday New Music 9/20
Comic Book Canon: The Sandman. Issues 41-43
Welcome to a series that I am continuing. I am going to go through Neil Gaiman’s now-classic series The Sandman Issue # 41 Title: Brief Lives Part 1 Artist: Jill Thompson & Vince Locke Collected in: Brief Lives Plot: On … Continue reading Comic Book Canon: The Sandman. Issues 41-43
Best Video Game of All Time, Round of 16
This is the round of 16 for the final tournament encompassing all eras of video games! Please vote for one game in each pairing. This round will close 10pm Sunday night. From the previous round: The most upvoted game was Super Mario Bros. … Continue reading Best Video Game of All Time, Round of 16
Franchise Festival #68: Ultima (Part One)
Welcome back to Franchise Festival, where we explore and discuss noteworthy video game series from the last four decades. Older entries can be found here. This week we’ll be meticulously typing out the first half of the Ultima story, covering roughly 1980 … Continue reading Franchise Festival #68: Ultima (Part One)
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