(I did not write this but I find it an incredibly fascinating time capsule of five years ago– Lylith) Hulk Hogan is gonna see Gawker, not at Summer Slam, but in court! You better believe, it brother! He’s suing … Continue reading AVCAD: After Dark: Dark Shadows (4/5 Night Thread is an old rerun)
I’m curious about everyone’s routines around sleep. This can be purely about sleep hygiene, but also about little tricks you use to fall asleep, daydreams you dream as you’re laying down, anything surrounding sleep that is a habit or quirk … Continue reading Tell us about your sleep routine
Let all the flowers wake to life;Let all the songsters sing;Let everything that lives on earthBecome a joyous thing. Wake up, thou pansy, purple-eyed,And greet the dewy spring;Swell out, ye buds, and o’er the earthThy sweetest fragrance fling. Why dost … Continue reading Calliope Corner #8
These 16 characters from the Youth bracket have survived to represent their shows in the tournament proper: Youth Scrooge McDuck — DuckTales Lapis Lazuli — Steven Universe Grover — Sesame Street Catra — She-Ra and the Princesses of Power Claudia … Continue reading Avocado April Madness: Sci-Fi/Fantasy Character Prelims
Evening Paranoia has run amok through Camp Aroo Lake like a bad case of scabies leaving everyone’s nerves raw and itchy. In silence you return to your cabins to bed down and fearfully wait out the night. Sleep does not … Continue reading Werewolves 149: Friday the 13th Day Five!
Introducing today’s contestants: JoBeth, a database architect, plays in a Celtic band; Brandon, a student, took the Jeopardy! online test at a concert; and Scott, a writer, has visited every Canadian province. Scott is a two-day champ with winnings of $46,800. Brandon extended his lead on DD2 and was never seriously challenged, heading into FJ with a runaway at $22,300 vs. $9,300 for Scott and $8,400 for JoBeth. DD1 – $1,000 – FORTUNE FAVORS THE BALD – It’s said that Stalin cleaned his pipe by tapping it on the bald head of this man, but by 1958 he was running … Continue reading Jeopardy! recap for Mon., Apr. 5 – debut of guest host Aaron Rodgers
Welcome to another week of The Phantom Empire! Today’s installment is called “Jaws of Jeopardy,” a cool title for what will surely be a profoundly uncool installment. There seems to be a weird phenomenon going on where I’m hot and … Continue reading The Phantom Empire, Part 8: “Jaws of Jeopardy”
Bubblegum Crisis Tokyo 2040 (バブルガムクライシスＴＯＫＹＯ2040) is a 26-episode cyberpunk series from 1998-1999 by Studio AIC, a remake of the 1987-1991 OVA Bubblegum Crisis (see more below for that) Synopsis After a mysterious earthquake levels Tokyo, Genom becomes a powerful influence … Continue reading Anime Worth Watching: Bubblegum Crisis Tokyo 2040
Channel 4 commissioned Kevin Elyot to write a screenplay celebrating gay pride. They should have read his plays first. He wrote cynical tales about cruel, self-loathing gay men. No surprise that the characters in Clapham Junction are a mix of … Continue reading LGBT Movies: Clapham Junction (2007)
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:Xerox copier machines The … Continue reading Ad Space: Patriarchy – Brought To You By Xerox
Giant floating hands: THE video game bad guy power move. Continue reading Weekly Games Thread Takes the Gloves Off (But Leaves the Hands)
After 4 months of group play, it’s time for the playoffs! Only the top 384 songs remain. The top 128 have a bye to the next round; the remaining 256 songs will be split into 8 days of 32 songs … Continue reading Best Video Game Song Tournament, 2005-2008: Top 384 (Part 1 of 8)
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 — or in this case, decade. Before we wade into the minefield of … Continue reading Albums By The Decade: 1970-1979
For a brief period during The Great Depression, it seemed that color film was destined to be a fleeting novelty. It was too costly to justify, and not an especially big driver of ticket sales. Perhaps this was due, in part, to the limitations of Technicolor’s technology. The combination of red and green could get a lot done, but it wasn’t quite reflective of the world as we saw it. Continue reading The Classic Film Thread: Color by Technicolor!
On April 5, 2063, the Vulcan survey ship T’Plana-Hath detected the warp signature of Zephram Cochrane’s Phoenix as it broke the warp barrier for the first time in Earth’s history. The Vulcan’s touched down in Bozeman, Montana to meet Cochrane … Continue reading First Contact Day Thread
Originally I had planned to write a bit about music theory or something else somewhat dry and probably uninspiring, but I’m getting my first shot today and have been thinking about how Covid has affected the entire music industry. I … Continue reading The Avocado JAMS! prepares to get jabbed
Tell us about your shenanigans. What did you do this weekend? Continue reading What Did You Do This Weekend?
The month of April is going to be our focus on science fiction and fantasy as we move through the various realms of novels, film and TV, games, and more. We’re going to start off with a few baseline things … Continue reading 30 Day SF & Fantasy Challenge Day 5: Your Favorite Time Travel Story
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 5, 2021
No other Fox animated shows tonight, so do not expect a Bob’s Burgers review. Episode summary (spoilers): When a new, huge neighboring church steals patrons from the local Greenpoint church, the Harts want to see what’s up. Jenny and Betty … Continue reading Bless the Harts S2E16: Easter’s 11
