Today is Frances Conroy’s birthday. Frances is an American actress who has played numerous roles over the years including several different characters on the Anthology series American Horror Story. In addition to AHS, Conroy is know for roles in Six Feet Under, The … Continue reading Day Thread of Frances Conroy 11/13
Good morning and welcome to Comic Book Chat! Today’s discussion – Favorite Cosmic Character Today we look to the stars to discuss your favorite cosmic heroes and villains. Fee free to share pictures in the comments section below. Bonus question– … Continue reading Comic Book Chat – Favorite Cosmic Character
Random Heathcliff Day Continue reading The Comic Strip Club (Wed 11/13/2019)
Welcome to the Avocado Music Club, each week a new album will be discussed based on a massive pile of suggestions made by ourselves. Listen to new music or revisit an old favorite and discuss anything you wish related to … Continue reading Avocado Music Club #32: Olivia Tremor Control – Black Foliage: Animation Music Vol. One
Death Stranding is an open-world action-stealth-exploration-adventure game by Tokyo game studio Kojima Productions, released last week for PlayStation 4. Starring Norman Reedus as the protagonist, Sam Porter Bridges, it tells the story of his quest to reunite the fractured city … Continue reading Weekly Japanese Pop Culture Thread (November 13th, 2019)
Let’s here it for the University of Minnesota Golden Gophers! Once a perennial contender, with seven national titles, the Gophers have re-emerged after a long slumber to go 9-0 and possibly face Ohio State for the Big Ten title. The … Continue reading Sports Corner – November 13, 2019
Welcome to the Book Nook! This is the weekly thread for Avocados to discuss books we’re currently reading, recommendations, genre, and serious literary criticism. This week’s recommended discussion: biographies of fictional characters. Chances are these will be fictional works, but … Continue reading The Book Nook
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. Quiz Note: Tracks are from the original US releases of each album. … Continue reading Triviacados: Wednesday, November 13, 2019
Trump impeachment hearings will echo through the ages Continue reading This Wednesday Political Thread, “Sorry Trump The Princess is in another chamber”
Have an awesome night and take care of yourselves, everyone! Continue reading The November 12, 2019 Night Thread
If you have a question for Smash Your Problems, please email avoguactalk@gmail.com Our next week’s guest will be Ursula the Sea Witch; though I must disclaim she is currently undergoing litigation involving contract law. Hey! Good thread question 😉 … Continue reading Smash Your Problems with The Avocado
A place for “serious” discussions. Continue reading “In All Seriousness” Thread — 11/12/2019
There’s been a lot of discussion and argument lately about how issues of age and religious beliefs fit into the Red Handle rule. The mod team recognizes that this is a complex issue with heightened emotions all around, and justifiably … Continue reading Red Handle Rule Update
Greetings, Avocadoans! Welcome to the weekly discussion of LGBTQQIA+ issues! Rules for this discussion: All are welcome! However, please be respectful that this discussion is specifically about issues and topics related to lesbian, gay, bi- or pansexual, trans, queer, questioning, … Continue reading Weekly LGBT+ Discussion
Here are today’s contestants for day two of the Tournament of Champions semifinals: – James Holzhauer, a professional sports gambler from Nevada, whose daughter won’t let him go incognito; – Steven Grade, a sports industry consultant from Georgia, is going … Continue reading Jeopardy! recap for Tue., Nov. 12 – Tournament of Champions day seven
Hello and welcome to the weekly fitness thread. This week’s topic is: Dessert! Every so often, it’s nice to have a sweet snack after dinner. How does dessert affect your diet and exercise routine? Do you have any healthy dessert … Continue reading Weekly Fitness Thread Considers Dessert
The Doctor who fandom is prolific. There are a lot of fan works being made in the Whoniverse. My aim this week is to highlight some more interesting corners of this wide world. Fan Films: Downtime: An unofficial 1995 sequel … Continue reading Weekly Who #16 Is a Fan Production
Hey y’all. As you may or may not have known, I have a radio show on CHIRP Radio, a little indie station out of Chicago. We’ve been digital-only for nearly 10 years at chirpradio.org (and on our mobile app, which … Continue reading Jaye Tyler’s Radio Show – Request Thread: 11/12/2019
Sheltie, subbing for Agnew, here! With the impending Thanksgiving holiday, let’s take a look back at the eating habits of one of the more obscure Roman emperors, Vitellius. Aulus Vitellius Germanicus Augustus (15-69 AD) was a proconsul turned commander of … Continue reading The November 12 History Thread Feasts Like Vitellius
I can remember lying in bed unable to sleep, as a callow youth in the years leading up to the Millennium listening to BBC Radio 1, and being shaken back to full consciousness by the utterly bizarre, shockingly hilarious programme … Continue reading The Blue Jam Day Thread (November 12, 2019)
Thirty years ago was the beginning of a run when Disney produced popular and critically acclaimed animated movies. That period would be referred to as the Disney Renaissance, and it began with The Little Mermaid. The movie had been … Continue reading Avocado Weekly Movie Thread (11/12)
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