Happy Thursday, friends. What games are you playing and what do you think of them? As a bonus prompt, what is your favorite or least favorite licensed game? Cast a wide net: games licensed from movies, books, and more are … Continue reading Weekly Games Thread #2 is Licensed to Ill
Let’s discuss any and all music here. Got a new artist who’s rocking your boat that you want to talk about? Post a video! Found out about that unearthed Coltrane album that has the jazz freak in you losing your … Continue reading The Weekly Music Thread Jumps Ship
So, these days are a strange time to be sober, huh? I feel like it’s pretty much the same story for a lot of people just staying cooped up inside all day, but it’s nice to finally go for a … Continue reading Sobriety Thread: Quarantine Edition
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 (as a … Continue reading Triviacados: Thursday, April 2, 2020
Morning Politocadoes! I hope everyone is doing well. The world is scarier and even more uncertain than it was a month ago. Be sure to check in with friends and family when you can. Florida Governor Ron DeSantis finally, finally, issued … Continue reading The Thursday Politics Thread Remains Indoors
I believe the AV Club’s comments called this Chekov’s cock: what comes out in the first act must go off in the last act. Anyhow, pour one out for Segovax, the Gaul whose major failings were basically Spartacus’ failings—a desire … Continue reading Spartacus: Blood and Sand: Episode 8: Mark of the Brotherhood
Have a fine night! Continue reading Avocado Night Thread (April 1, 2020)
Look! a survivor thread! Come talk and chat Continue reading Survivor 40 – Winners At War Episode 8
Adam Schlesinger, Grammy- and Emmy-winning songwriter and co-founder of the band Fountains of Wayne, died today at the age of 52 due to complications from COVID-19. In my opinion, he was one of the true genius figures in modern pop … Continue reading Adam Schlesinger Remembrance Thread
Live-blog today’s press briefing here! (We’ll see how this goes. If it works, we might amend this to be a pinned thread that we use until these briefings are mercifully over.) Continue reading Covid-19 Press Briefing (4/1)
OH MY GOD WHAT HAVE YOU DONE WITH THE TITLE, DROP?!?!?! Hold on, calm down, everything’s fine. Well, except … *wildly gestures at state of world*. I have actually given some thought to this! The wrong thoughts mayhaps, but thought, … Continue reading Dating, Relationships, and Sex (04/01/2020)
The first of April is the 100th birthday of legendary Japanese actor Mifune Toshirō. Born and raised in the Japanese-occupied…Chinese province…uh…you know what, never mind. To commemorate the birthday of Toshiro Mifune, I look at one of the films that he … Continue reading WTF ASIA 102: High and Low (1963)
Introducing today’s contestants: Kami, an education advocate from Missouri, plays Irish sports; Hemant, a blogger from Illinois, tried to sell his soul on eBay; and Leanne, a legal secretary from New York, did opera using cat puppets. Leanne entered the … Continue reading Jeopardy! recap for Wed., Apr. 1 – repost
Hi teachers and parents! Now that many of us are about 2 weeks into radically altering education….how’s it going? Challenges? Successes? Hints? Complaints? Continue reading Home and Distance Learning – how’s it going so far?
Ever since I wrapped up the best of the 2010s edition of the Avocado Sight & Sound, I’ve been pondering doing another Sight & Sound to determine what we think the best movies ever are. Since almost everyone here has … Continue reading Avocado Sight & Sound: Quarantine Edition
According to the Asexuality Visibility and Education Network, “An asexual person is a person who does not experience sexual attraction.” But it’s more complicated than that. Asexuality is a broad spectrum, and anyone who identities with or has experience on … Continue reading A+: Asexuality Thread
ABC The Baker and the Beauty Daniel Garcia is working in the family bakery and doing everything that his loving Cuban parents and siblings expect him to do. But on a wild Miami night he meets Noa Hamilton, an international … Continue reading April TV Preview – Network and Cable (Two! Two Mark Ruffalos For Your Quarantine!)
Welcome back to the weekly D&D and Tabletop Gaming thread! Here’s a place where we can talk about Dungeons & Dragons or any other tabletop games that you nerds might be into. Tell us about the games you’re playing, speculate … Continue reading AvocaD&D and Tabletop Gaming Thread: Kids on Bikes, Part II
Sometimes, you want a distraction from…let’s euphemistically say, “outside events.” Sometimes you want a reminder of the communal food experiences, so key to our modern culture, that will temporarily have to be foregone to ensure continued appreciation of said society. … Continue reading The Avocado’s Favorite Sit-Down Restaurant: Sixth (Final) Round
(full playoff standings can always be found here) Group 6 Champions: [spoiler] 15 Chrono Cross Dreamwatch of Time 15 Discworld 2 That’s Death 15 Jet Grind Radio Everybody Jump Around 13 Sonic 3D Blast (Genesis) Rusty Ruins Zone (Act 1) … Continue reading Best Video Game Song Tournament, 1996-2000: Group 8
Tell us the comic books you have read recently. Have you ordered any back issues online or went back to a large stack of comics you already have to get your fix for costumed heroes and villains? Continue reading Weekly Comics Thread April 1 20
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