It’s hard to believe that Adventure Time premiered a decade ago. At that time, its home channel, Cartoon Network, was in the middle of an ill-advised foray into live action shows, and things were looking grim for cartoon-loving weirdos like … Continue reading Adventure Time: Distant Lands- “BMO” Review
On this day, one hundred years ago, former President William H. Taft was nominated and confirmed as the Chief Justice of the United States, becoming the first and (thus far) only person to hold both offices. Taft today is primarily … Continue reading The June 30 Chief Justice William H. Taft History Thread
Kipo and the Age of Wonderbeasts is an animated show by Radford Sechrist that airs on Netflix. The series is aimed at kids, but would be appreciated by adults in the Steven Universe/ Adventure Time/ Gravity Falls set. Based on … Continue reading The June 16th Night Thread Has Wonderbeasts
Beastars is a manga (recently adapted into an anime) by Paru Itagaki. Beastars is, for the most part, about a wolf named Legosi who falls in love with a rabbit named Haru, though the storyline gets more and more expansive … Continue reading The June 9th Out of Context Beastars Thread
Have fun and be careful of establishing horrific stable time loops. Continue reading The May 29th Homura Akemi Day Thread
Gee it’s swell to finally met her o-ther friends. Continue reading The May 23rd Day Thread Has Heard it Over and Over Again
(Yes, this is my third Open Thread centered around Bob Dylan in the ’80s) Continue reading The April 12th Night Thread Wishes It Was Somewhere Else
Enjoy the raw physicality of Bob Dylan punching Rupert Everett in the most awkward manner possible. Continue reading The January 5 Night Thread Done Good, Boss
It’s that time again. Let’s start things off with a tune by the Kinks. Continue reading Third Annual Christmas Songs That Don’t Suck Thread
Sheltie, subbing for Agnew, here! With the impending Thanksgiving holiday, let’s take a look back at the eating habits of one of the more obscure Roman emperors, Vitellius. Aulus Vitellius Germanicus Augustus (15-69 AD) was a proconsul turned commander of … Continue reading The November 12 History Thread Feasts Like Vitellius
Video edit by Vic Berger Continue reading The Bob Dylan Stares into the Infinite Day Thread
This is like the fourth Day Thread I’ve done about this show, so let’s keep it simple. It’s called Summer Camp Island. It’s about a bunch of animal kids going to a summer camp run by teenage witches. It’s super … Continue reading The Summer Camp Island Season 2 Day Thread
In 2017, a YouTuber uploaded a seven minute long remix of an obscure 1984 Japanese pop song entitled “Plastic Love” by Mariya Takeuchi. A funky little number, “Plastic Love” is an ode to trying to forget a former lover. Takeuchi … Continue reading Plastic Love Night Thread
As part of my ongoing quest to bring a little culture to this site, I’d like to talk about Hurray For The Riff Raff. Hurray for the Riff Raff is basically Alynda Segarra and whoever she happens to be playing … Continue reading Hurray For the January 3rd Night Thread
Same drill as last year, post links to your favorite Christmas songs that are actually pretty good. Last year I went with a classic, Mr. Tom Waits’ “Christmas Card From A Hooker In Minneapolis”. This time, I’m highlighting a more … Continue reading Second Annual Christmas Songs That Don’t Suck Thread
[Caveats: The Missing: JJ Macfield and the Island of Memories does contain graphic violence (though highly stylized), and self-harm and suicide themes. It’s also a fairly short game, but one worth the price, I think.] Why should you play this … Continue reading The Night Thread: JJ Macfield and the Island of Memories
(Watch Summer Camp Island, guacs) Continue reading The Night Thread of the Camp Counselor Witch Putting on a Talent Show
