Happy December, folks! The winter blues are setting in as it gets cold and dark, so I’m trying to find warmth and light in the Christmas atmosphere. There’s lots of Christmas to be found on this day in Avocado history, as well as some other interesting stuff, so why not dive in with me?
2022: Raphael Warnock won re-election. Trump Organization found guilty of tax fraud. A study found that Shark Week overrepresented white men as experts and painted negative depictions of sharks.
Elsewhere on The Avocado: Comic Book Review: Larfleeze Christmas Special. 30 Day Christmas Challenge: Gifting. The Royal Nanny review.
2021: AV Club forced its writers to move from Chicago to LA. Elections in France. Biden administration outlined a plan to fight the ways foreign oligarchs use American shell companies and the like to move money around.
Elsewhere on The Avocado: The Night Thread remembers Santa’s Christmas Circus Starring Whizzo the Clown. LGBT Movies: Single All the Way. Finals of the 1990s Hip-Hop/Rap tournament.
2020: Biden won, Trump lost, and really, it was a good feeling. Giuliani got COVID. The pandemic lingered, but vaccines were on the horizon.
Elsewhere on The Avocado: Giftmas! And Giftmas gifter reveals! Sunday Food Thread asks “What’s your signature dish?”
2019: Trump using an unsecured phone for all kinds of communication. Revelations about migrant children being kept in cages.
Elsewhere on The Avocado: Movie Recap: Mrs. Santa Claus. Box Office Oracle. The Green Thread, focusing on ways to reduce carbon footprints.
2018: George H.W. Bush’s funeral. A conversation on the 40 hour work week. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez shares details of orientation for new Congresspeople, which features many CEOs and lobbyists. Stock market drops.
Elsewhere on The Avocado: The Craftocado talks about gifting. A review of A Christmas Prince: The Royal Wedding. The 2018 Game Awards.
2017: Time’s Person of the Year was “The Silence Breakers” who launched #MeToo. The special election in Alabama loomed. Al Fraken announced his resignation.
Elsewhere on The Avocado: Christmas Movies, 1988-present (featuring Die Hard). My Hometown (pretty fun). The Incompetence of Evil.
Be kind and thoughtful today. Cheers.