In the 1980s and ’90s, legendary actor Lauren Bacall filmed a series of commercials for High Point decaffeinated coffee. The commercials have since become textbook examples of High Camp, defined by writer Christopher Isherwood in his 1954 novel The World … Continue reading The Night Thread’s Favourite Time of Day is Night (4/26)
It’s once again time to choose our community representatives for the Mafia Championship, hosted by Mafia Universe! The official invitation is here. We need to select a representative and an alternate (in case our rep needs to bow out for … Continue reading Mafia Championship Nominations!
That’s right, I am back on my Phantom Empire bullshit! After two weeks of Oscars posting from me, we return with The Phantom Empire, Part 9: “Prisoners of the Ray.” I genuinely don’t remember what happened last week, so we’ll … Continue reading The Phantom Empire, Part 9: “Prisoners of the Ray”
We cant rightly have a month of cyberpunk and not do anything by Masamune Shirow. As the creator of Cybercity Oedo, Black Magic M-66, Dominion Tank Police, and a little something called Ghost in the Shell amongst others he basically … Continue reading Anime Worth Watching: Appleseed
Here are today’s contestants: Nick, a writer’s assistant, has also kissed the Blarney Stone; Lyrka, a digital media specialist, has impressive pickles she doesn’t like; and Kelly, a bank examiner, whose name can be found at Fenway Park. Kelly is a two-day champ with winnings of $48,000. Kelly extended his lead on DD2 while Lyrka stayed in striking position, with Kelly entering FJ at $19,800 vs. $15,800 for Lyrka and $2,400 for Nick. DD1 -$800 – 18TH CENTURY STUFF – When his sound effect method was copied in a staging of “Macbeth”, John Dennis accused perpetrators of this, now an … Continue reading Jeopardy! recap for Mon., Apr. 26
Happy Monday everybody! Looks like we may not have a weekly games thread scheduled for today so I’m jumping in – apologies if I’ve stepped on anyone’s toes. What games are you playing and what do you think of them? … Continue reading Weekly Games Thread is Shadow-Dropped
“You want to have a midlife crisis? Fine. Ditch the firm, head off to Maui, shack up with a supermodel. But you do not get to keep the Porsche!” The set-up for “Mind the Baby” is pretty similar to the … Continue reading The Wonders I’ve Seen: 2×01, “Mind the Baby”
Welcome to Guy Talk, a serious space to discuss masculinity, good and bad. Remember that this is a trans-inclusive space, and that everyone is welcome to comment. Continue reading Guy Talk: 26th April 2021
“Ew, David.” Alexis stared at the dead body resting on the doorstep of their shared hotel room. “Well, I didn’t put him there!” David shrieked. “David, you know that I have to study for my marketing final. How can I … Continue reading WW 151: Schitt’s Creek – Signups
Round 2! The top 128 come off of bye and challenge the 128 survivors of round 1. Since it’s the playoffs, groups will be active until 9:00 AM Pacific the day after they post,[footnote]Or the Monday after, for Friday groups[/footnote] … Continue reading Best Video Game Song Tournament, 2005-2008: Top 256 (Part 8 of 8)
You are now entering Ad Space, a realm of commercials, brought before us so we might examine how they work, and discuss why we both love and hate them so. So it is written … The Product:Coca-Cola The Promotion: The … Continue reading Ad Space – The Last 50 Seconds of Mad Men
This past weekend, the remake of Mortal Kombat was released on HBO MAX and in movie theaters. It got me thinking about the video games and I had a question for the commenters here. Who is your favorite Mortal Kombat … Continue reading Favorite Mortal Kombat Character
Welcome back to this special retrospective music-posting feature. The gimmick is simple — each week, you post your favorite 25 (or whatever) albums of a given year. We are now moving backwards until we run out of either albums or … Continue reading Albums By The Year: 1967
As befits the novice nature of this column, I don’t feel particularly well-read in the areas of Science Fiction or Fantasy. I have only household names checked off my list, most of which could be considered rites of passage for … Continue reading Late to the Party: Gene Wolfe’s Book of the New Sun
Happy World IPR (Intellectual Property Rights) Day Everyone! Continue reading Day Thread 4/26
Well, I hate to say it but I don’t really have any big ideas for this week, so I’m just going to share a couple of things from my inbox. Sweetwater had a cool story about recreating the Phil Collins … Continue reading The Avocado JAMS! just kind of phones it in
Being a voracious reader as a kid can be a good thing for parents to see but it can get problematic when the parents themselves are big readers and have a lot of books. And for a kid seeing shelves … Continue reading 30 Day SF & Fantasy Challenge Day 26: The Works Of Piers Anthony
It’s all over. After four long, extended, too long months, the 2020 (and beginning of 2021 for some reason) awards season is finally over. I’m not excited for the 2022 Oscars just yet, but I’m excited to think about and talk about some different movies for once. But before we can do that, we have to reveal the winners of our 2021 Oscars Prediction Game! Gold Medal- 17 out of 23 Correct Predictions– Lamb Dance, Snob-Ra, M Martin, and Rex Banner! Silver Medal- 16 out of 23 Correct Predictions- Sir Simon Milligan Bronze Medal- 15 out of 23 Correct Predictions- … Continue reading Academy Awards 2021 Prediction Winners
Tell us about your shenanigans. What did you do this weekend? Continue reading What Did You Do This Weekend?
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. Sunday: MiscellaneousMonday: LiteratureTuesday: GeographyWednesday: MusicThursday: HistoryFriday: … Continue reading Triviacados: Monday, April 26, 2021
