Today is September 30th, the National Day of Truth and Reconcilliation here in Canada, so I thought I’d feature an Indigenous artist I happened to catch recently at a festival, who I thought were quite good. Twin Flames hail from … Continue reading The Twin Flames Day Thread
I signed up for the Day Thread and forgot to write up the post that I had in mind. So instead, here’s a header devoted to the Common Loon, my favourite bird. I always love seeing them gliding past on … Continue reading The Common Loon Day Thread
The Shuffle Demons are a jazz fusion band from Toronto, Canada. In 1986, they had a surprise Canadian Top 40 hit with their ode to the bus on Spadina Avenue, which runs through Toronto’s main Chinatown. They are also far … Continue reading The Day Thread gets on the Spadina bus
The yellowjackets return from their hunting trip with fresh news for Travis. In the present, Shauna, Misty, Taissa, Nat, Van and Lottie have a debt to settle. They fear they may repeat past mistakes, so Jeff gets help from an … Continue reading Yellowjackets S02E09 “Storyteller” – Discussion Thread
Callie encounters an old flame; Van proves goalies never say die; the adults intentionally commune in the sharing shack. Continue reading Yellowjackets S02E08 “It Chooses” – Discussion Thread
Sometimes the best therapy is cranking the hits to 11; exploring 11 o’clock theatrical birdcore numbers, flower duets and a classic live record; in the wilderness, Coach Scott does a Karl Havoc impression for an unimpressed Misty. Continue reading Yellowjackets S02E07 “Burial” – Discussion Thread
Trapped inside on a snow day, the Yellowjackets revisit the highlights, humiliations and traumas of Health Class. Tai and Van help each other rewind, Misty explores joining a classic Cosmic American tribute band, Lisa helps Natalie carp the day, and … Continue reading Yellowjackets S02E06 “Qui” – Discussion Thread
Misty makes a leap of faith; Natalie and Lottie play a game; Shauna finds herself unexpectedly randy; Tai seeks out a movie recommendation. Continue reading Yellowjackets S02E05 Discussion – “Two Truths and a Lie”
Google didn’t give me the usual TV Guide style synopsis, so you’ll have to imagine it this week. Continue reading Yellowjackets S02E04 Discussion – “Old Wounds”
The girls experience an unusual hangover; Shauna learns the thrill of peer-to-peer car rentals; Tai reflects; Misty hits the high seas; the Yellowjackets throw a baby shower. Continue reading Yellowjackets S02E03 Discussion – “Digestif”
The Yellowjackets barely made it through summer in the woods, but as winter arrives, their hunger and desperation turn into full-on psychosis; twenty-five years later, the survivors ask whether the darkness comes for them or if it comes from them. Continue reading Yellowjackets S02E02 Discussion Thread – “Edible Complex”
Two months into winter the survivors cope with falling rations, low morale and their latest disastrous attempt to freeze a teammate out of the game. Continue reading Yellowjackets S02E01 Discussion – “Friends, Romans, Countrymen”
They’ve got allen wrenches, gerbil feeders, toilet seats, electric heatersTrash compactors, juice extractor, shower rods and water metersWalkie-talkies, copper wires safety goggles, radial tiresBB pellets, rubber mallets, fans and dehumidifiersPicture hangers, paper cutters, waffle irons, window shuttersPaint removers, window louvres, … Continue reading The Day Thread Looks At All That Stuff
At the corner of Queen Street West and Spadina Avenue in Toronto, Canada, you’ll find an unassuming white paneled building that happens to be home to one of the city’s most legendary concert venues, the Horseshoe Tavern. The Horseshoe was … Continue reading The Day Thread Celebrates 75 Years of the ‘Shoe
Algonquin Provincial Park sits in the middle of the southern half of Ontario, Canada. Established in 1893 and covering 7,653 km2 (2,955 sq mi), it is a vast wilderness of rolling, forested hills and interconnected lakes, and while there is a road running through … Continue reading An Algonquin Park Day Thread
I forgot to write anything up for the day thread, so here’s a few pictures of Newton instead. Continue reading The Day Thread of Newton
Starring Leslie Nielsen Also starring Alan North And Rex Hamilton, as Abraham Lincoln Tonight’s episode: “The Broken Promise” Continue reading The Day Thread is In Color!
On the night of their 25-year class reunion, the Yellowjackets navigate damning evidence, false alibis and a dubious attempt to “heal.” In the wilderness, the Doomcoming fallout finds everything firmly off the rails as simmering resentments come to a head. … Continue reading Yellowjackets S01E10 “Sic Transit Gloria Mundi” – Discussion Thread
If you live in a city, posters can be hard to avoid. They’re stapled to light posts and electrical poles, or taped up to construction hoarding and inside store windows. They can be about just about anything – obscure political … Continue reading The Day Thread Posts No Bills
You are cordially invited to The Doomcoming. On the brink of death, the Yellowjackets opt to throw one last rager before careening into oblivion. An increasingly paranoid Shauna struggles between keeping her cool and being Shauna. Continue reading Yellowjackets S01E09 “Doomcoming” – Discussion Thread
After a vicious attack, the girls suss out the best of their worst ideas. Continue reading Yellowjackets S01E08 “Flight of the Bumblebee” – Discussion Thread
