The colour mauve was created in 1856 by British chemist William Henry Perkin, then an eighteen-year-old student at the Royal College of Chemistry (now the Imperial College) in London. Perkin was attempting to synthesize quinine, which was used to treat malaria, but … Continue reading The Night Thread of Mauve (8/23)
Welcome one and all to this special edition of LGBT Movies! A huge thank you to SadClown for letting me take over this slot this week. Over the next few days, I’ll be posting my thoughts on more than 70 … Continue reading LGBT Movies: Outfest LA 2021 – Features Edition
“There’s never been anything we couldn’t overcome together.” “Except each other.” “Look at the Princess” is only Farscape’s second multipart episode. (I don’t think it’s too much of a spoiler to say that there will be numerous others.) The show’s … Continue reading The Wonders I’ve Seen: 2×11-13, “Look at the Princess”
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But you can keep them for the birds and bees… Continue reading Weekly Video Games Thread Eats the Pennies
BIG SPOILER WARNING: Giving away the ending of this 28-year-old movie is the only way to explain why I believe you should probably not bother catching up with this 28-year-old movie. Also, here be politics. Don’t say you weren’t warned. … Continue reading Late to the Party: Demolition Man (1993)
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: Online travel agency, Kayak … Continue reading Ad Space – In Which I Overthink Kayak
(Full, current standings can always be found here) Group 49 Results [spoiler] 60.00% Beatmania IIDX 16: Empress Turii -Panta rhei- [Zektbach] 50.00% Adventure Time: Hey Ice King Why’d You Steal Our Garbage?! It’s So Cold 45.00% Rhythm Heaven Fever Tap … Continue reading Best Video Game Song Tournament, 2009-2012: Group 51
We talk about them often enough in the Open Threads, I figured it was time for a dedicated discussion space! Whether it’s a thought-provoking video essay, an appetizing recipe, a bewildering shitpost, or anything else, if it’s a video Of … Continue reading Weekly YouTube Thread (8/23)
CODA is not a groundbreaking film because of its story, or because of its performances. However, it is an incredible film not just because of the setting, but because of its warmth and heart. CODA stands for “Child of Deaf … Continue reading CODA Day Thread
After days of fighting your way through the fierce Felicity Wilds, each and all of you adventurers have finally arrived at the central clearing. For some of you this is familiar, for some of you this is brand new. For … Continue reading Werewolf 161: Suffering Game 2 – Day 1
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Welcome back to this special retrospective music-posting feature. The gimmick is simple — each week, you post a list (ranked or unranked) of your favourite 25 (or however many) albums of a given year or, in this case, decade, or … Continue reading Albums By The Decade: 1950-1959
This challenge was produced with the help of Mr. Ixolite for the prompts! We’re starting our small run around the world to talk about more regional types of animals! Today, we’re focusing on America as we want to know what your … Continue reading 30 Day Animal Challenge Day 23: Favorite Animal From Australia
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? Or visit the quiz here. Sunday: MiscellaneousMonday: LiteratureTuesday: GeographyWednesday: MusicThursday: HistoryFriday: Movies & TVSaturday: Science & Nature If you’d like to create the Sunday … Continue reading Triviacados: Monday, August 23, 2021
Staunch atheists show higher morals than the proudly pious, from the pandemic to climate change When it comes to the most pressing moral issues of the day, hard-core secularists exhibit much more empathy Salon Texas Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick blames … Continue reading The Monday Politics Thread Realized Six Hours Late That It Was Untitled
