Record of the Lodoss War was a 1990 13-episode OVA series. It takes place in a Tolkien-esque fantasy setting with elves, dwarves, knights, wizards, and dragons. Our hero is Parn, the son of a disgraced night who wanders this fantasy … Continue reading Night Thread of the Lodoss War (1/18)
The Ties That Bind Clark opens up to Lois about his ongoing struggle with visions and admits that there is only one person who might be able to help. Meanwhile, Lana receives some unexpected news and tensions begin to rise … Continue reading Superman & Lois/Naomi Live Chat 1/18/22
Ernie from Kinja won. Reminisce about it here. New York Times story here – https://www.nytimes.com/2022/01/18/business/media/av-club-job-cuts-los-angeles.html Continue reading AV Club Now Dark
A place for “serious” discussions. Continue reading “In All Seriousness” Thread — 01/18/2022
Please welcome today’s contestants: Taryn, a law librarian, was blessed by Joe DiMaggio; Dan, a college instructor, went on 2 archaeological digs; and Amy, an engineering manager, loves “Pride and Prejudice”, “Catch-22” and especially “Moby-Dick”. Amy is a 34-day champ … Continue reading Jeopardy! recap for Tue., Jan. 18
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
Also, “metaverse” will be a thing whether you fucking like it or not. The News: https://www.theverge.com/2022/1/18/22889258/microsoft-activision-blizzard-xbox-acquisition-call-of-duty-overwatch Continue reading Microsoft Seeks to Devour You And Everyone You Ever Loved
It’s time for group play! We have 2,360 songs this time, in 24-song groups. That means 98(!) groups! For the group stage, vote for as many songs as you like! Songs will be ranked based on how many upvotes they … Continue reading Best Video Game Song Tournament, 2013-2016: Group 7
Owned since: 2012 Genre: Whispered folk meets some slowcore Where I bought it: The label itself Year: 2012 Label/pressing: Morc Tapes Since we are reaching the number 20+ on this, it’s really becoming quite hard to find a good balance … Continue reading Crate Skimmers #22 Boduf Songs – Internal memo
Some guidelines to help this space be a positive experience for everyone: As always with the Avocado, don’t feel compelled to share beyond your comfort level. Anyone who identifies as female, or who was socialized female/AFAB/otherwise has firsthand experience with … Continue reading The Tuesday Women+ Thread Is into STEM
Due to the Music Modernization Act, around 400,000 sound recordings from the pre-1923 era will soon enter the public domain! The Internet Archive and Creative Commons will be hosting a virtual party on January 20, 2022 at 1pm Pacific/4pm Eastern, … Continue reading A Celebration of Sound Day Thread (January 18, 2022)
WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!! VIDEO GAMES ARE BACK, BAY-BEEEEE!!! That’s right, no more DLC as the top game of the week, no more shitty ports clogging up the top releases, we’ve finally got REAL stuff to play. As the top authority on these … Continue reading New Game Releases 01/18/22 – 01/24/22
Can the first person here each day create two Results threads (the first one for Wordle and the second one for Sporcle trivia) so they’re always first when sorted by Oldest? Quiz Type: 💣 Minefield Quiz Note: Provincial/Regional/State capitals are not counted … Continue reading Triviacados: Tuesday, January 18, 2022
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 Creative Endeavors Is Chirping Away
In the 1810s, the British Empire’s domain in Africa consisted of coastal enclaves on the continent’s west and south. Having previously profited off the Transatlantic Slave Trade, British officials of Sierra Leone and the Gold Coast (modern Ghana) were now … Continue reading History Thread: MacCarthy’s Macaroni Massacre
This challenge was produced with the help of Cordyceps for the prompts! Yesterday we celebrated the sixth generation. Among the things it brought to the series was the introduction of a brand new type, Fairy. Every Pokemon has a type assigned … Continue reading 30 Day Pokemon Challenge Day 18: Favorite Type
Welcome to the Weekly Movie Thread, your place on the Avocado to discuss films with your fellow commenters. Want to make a recommendation? Looking for recommendations? Want to share your opinions of movies, both new and classic? This week, we … Continue reading Avocado Weekly Movie Thread (1/18)
One of the things that comes from being a gen-x person is that you were more often than not front and center to the crossover point in how the world has changed with the introduction of the Internet. While for … Continue reading The Politics Thread Grimly Notes That Internet Politics Jumpstarted In 1998
Hey folks! We’re recording the 80th episode of the GamesCast on Sunday January 23rd at 8:30 PM EST, and we’d love to have you participate. On this episode, we’ll be discussing what we’re looking forward to for the rest of … Continue reading AVoCADo GamesCast-ing Call #80
Hey folks! Sorry for the delay, but we’re finally here with the 2021 year-end GamesCast wrap-up, hosted by me, edited by The Kappa, and featuring community members 3rdstringhero, Canadave87, DashboardDough, Dramus18, LittleMac, and Science is Bad. We chat about the … Continue reading AVoCADo GamesCast #79: Speedrunning the Greek Alphabet: The 2021 Year-End GamesCast
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