In 1987, A Muppet Family Christmas aired on ABC. The hour-long special concerns the entire Muppet Show cast visiting Fozzie’s mom for Christmas, whereupon they watch home movies of themselves as the Muppet Babies, are unexpectedly joined by the entire Sesame … Continue reading The Night Thread of A Muppet Family Christmas
A Series of Accidents is an ongoing project about the books of Kurt Vonnegut. Cat’s Cradle was the first Kurt Vonnegut book I read. I encountered it in a university class about apocalyptic science fiction, taught by a wiry Jewish … Continue reading A Series of Accidents #4: Cat’s Cradle
Hot on the heels of the wildly popular Symbiote Spider-Man miniseries, Peter David and Greg Land reunite for the sequel miniseries Symbiote Spider-Man: Alien Reality Picking up shortly after the initial miniseries, Spider-Man has a new partner in Kraven the … Continue reading Comic Book Review – Symbiote Spider-Man – Alien Reality #1 (of 5)
A place for “serious” discussions. Continue reading “In All Seriousness” Thread — 12/17/2019
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
Introducing today’s contestants: – Dagmar, a systems specialist from Maryland, taught Darth Vader to dance; – Rodolfo, an IT project manager from New York, has rapped on five continents; and – Kirby, a data analyst from Ohio, wrote her Masters … Continue reading Jeopardy! recap for Tue., Dec. 17
This week we learn that nothing is ever really gone. Take Cats, for example. You thought you left it in the past of odd novelty musicals. But pair it with some upsetting CGI fur technology and suddenly the imagery can … Continue reading Avocado Weekly Movie Thread (12/17)
It’s that time again! Let’s nominate our favorite podcasts for the Tompkins Award. Editor’s Note: Feel free to post as big or as small of a list as you would like below but please keep your lists contained to these … Continue reading The Pits: Best in Podcasts 2019
Unrestricted submarine warfare during World War I had a devastating affect on Britain, with Germany’s U-Boats freed by the Kaiser in 1917 to attempt to sink any ship entering hostile waters. To try to prevent the mounting awful losses, attempts … Continue reading The Razzle Dazzle Day Thread (December 17, 2019)
Xmas is coming Continue reading The Comic Strip Club (Tue 12/17/2019)
With 2019 coming to a close, and Christmas just around the corner, most game companies have taken the next few weeks off. “OH MY GOD?! IT’S ALMOST CHRISTMAS!!!! What do I do? My kid/wife/husband/dog wanted some game about…I don’t know, … Continue reading New Game Releases: 2019 Buyer’s Guide – Part 1
The Star Fox by Poul Anderson One of the things I like about science fiction is that aside from all the laser beams and spaceships, the stories are all about contemporary society. When Captain Kirk meets an alien with half … Continue reading Paperback Punk
Australia won a lopsided day/night Test in Perth over New Zealand. Steve Smith transformed himself into an X-Man to make that catch above. The West Indies lost a third T20I in India, but bounced back and defeated the home side … Continue reading All Things Cricket: December 17th
Welcome to my weekly discussion of the animated films of the Walt Disney Studio. I’m proceeding mostly chronologically. The title comes from a quote from Walt, “I never called my work an ‘art’ It’s part of show business, the business … Continue reading Building Entertainment: The Animated Films of the Walt Disney Studio. Live-action Edition. Newsies
This is the space for our members to discuss and share their creative projects, ranging from written works to drawings, photography, and even craft projects such as knitting and woodworking. Self promotion is welcome (websites where we can view and/or … Continue reading The Creative Endeavors Thread Decks the Halls
Today’s Weekly History Thread commemorates the blackest mark on Ulysses Grant’s ledger: General Order No. 11. On December 17, 1862, Grant, frustrated by the exploitation of wartime cotton trade by civilian merchants, issued the following proclamation: The Jews, as a … Continue reading The Weekly History Thread
There didn’t appear to be any earth-shattering terrible news yesterday…just the usual amounts of shit we all must deal with. I wonder if we can go 2 days in a row like that. Or maybe there was something huge that … Continue reading The Tuesday Politics Thread Remains Vigilant
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 Type: Forced Order Or visit the quiz here. Remember to post … Continue reading Triviacados: Tuesday, December 17, 2019
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