Sister Nancy, aka Ophilin Russell-Myers, is a reggae pioneer, the first female Dancehall DJ. Born in Kingston, Jamaica, in 1962, she followed her older brother Robert – better known as Brigadier Jerry – into the music scene as a teenager … Continue reading The Sister Nancy Day Thread (August 19, 2020)
Can I get a GIF? I said, “Can I get a GIF?!” Take ’em to the bridge! 1: Post a SFW (or spoilered) GIF 2: Identify the source 3: ??? 4: Profit!!! Let’s make this a welcoming space for everyone … Continue reading Identify This GIF!
Hey! Do you watch Barry? Created by Alec Berg and Bill Hader, it stars Hader as a former marine turned hitman who tries to give up his murderous ways to become an actor in Los Angeles. It also features Sarah … Continue reading The Feral Mongoose Day Thread (August 13, 2020)
The Washington Generals are, in the words of their former manager Red Klotz, the Ginger Rogers to the Harlem Globetrotter’s Fred Astaire. They’re always dancing backwards. The Generals franchise has been in existence since 1952 and been known under different … Continue reading The Washington Generals Day Thread (August 12, 2020)
We conclude this week of Night Thread Cocktails with my personal favourite, the Dark ‘n’ Stormy. Created in Bermuda just after World War One, legend states that it was named by an old sailor who compared the drink’s colour to … Continue reading Avocado Cocktail Week Night 7: Dark ‘n’ Stormy (August 7)
Happy August everybody? Is it hot and sticky where you are? I’ll bet it’s hot and sticky. Cool down with some GIFs, like this! 1: Post a SFW (or spoilered) GIF 2: Identify the source 3: ??? 4: Profit!!! Let’s … Continue reading Identify This GIF!
This sweet bourbon cocktail first appeared in the ‘Old Waldorf-Astoria Bar Book’, authored by Albert Stevens Crockett, who worked as a publicist for the hotel before the First World War. A foreign correspondent for the New York Sun, the Herald, … Continue reading Avocado Cocktail Week Night 6: Commodore Number Two (August 6)
The Loudspeaker is another classic cocktail that first appeared in Harry Craddock’s Savoy Cocktail Book from 1930. Craddock trained in the United States at the Hollenden luxury hotel in Cleveland. He returned to his home country of England at the … Continue reading Avocado Cocktail Week Night 5: Loudspeaker (August 5)
Meg White is awesome. She picked up a set of drumsticks one day in 1997 and formed the White Stripes with Jack, and then in 2007 when she didn’t want to do it any more, she stopped. Suffering from anxiety … Continue reading The Meg White Day Thread (August 5, 2020)
The Zombie is a fearsome cocktail befitting it’s name, featuring four different kinds of rum. In 1933, Ernest Raymond Beaumont-Gantt opened a Polynesian-themed bar in Hollywood called Don the Beachcomber. Later Ernest even legally changed his name to “Donn Beach”. … Continue reading The Avocado Cocktail Week Night 4: The Zombie (August 4)
The third evening of Avocado cocktails addresses a classic – The Aviation! This lovely purple-hued drink was created by Hugo Ensslin, head bartender at the Hotel Wallick in New York. The first published recipe for the drink appeared in his … Continue reading Avocado Cocktail Week Night 3 : The Aviation (August 3)
This review contains mild spoilers Continuity. Or Continuities, more accurately, is the defining trait of the Transformers franchise. While Star Wars expands to fill every nook and cranny possible with intricate backstory, and Star Trek adds thick strata of history … Continue reading TV Review: Transformers: War For Cybertron: Siege
Tonight’s drink is the Yellow Parrot! This is a potent concoction that first appeared in the Savoy Cocktail book of 1930, although some claim it is a Boston native. It’s primary alcoholic ingredient is absinthe; the anise flavoured spirit that … Continue reading Avocado Cocktail Week Night 2: Yellow Parrot (August 2)
Welcome to the Avocado Cocktail Week! Tonight’s drink is the Russian Bear. Variations of the “Russian” cocktail have been served since before 1930, when the first was listed in The Savoy Cocktail Book; though they are named after the home … Continue reading Avocado Cocktail Week Night 1: Russian Bear (August 1)
Twenty four years ago today in Atlanta, American wrestler Kurt Angle beat Abbas Jadidi to win Olympic gold in the men’s 100kg freestyle tournament and yes – it’s true – he did it with a broken neck. Enjoy your night … Continue reading The Broken Freakin’ Neck! Night Thread (July 31, 2020)
I like you. You like me. So let’s GIF together, baby! Play this way: 1: Post a SFW (or spoilered) GIF 2: Identify the source 3: ??? 4: Profit!!! Let’s make this a welcoming space for everyone – so no … Continue reading Identify This GIF!
I am Andrew Ryan, and I am here to ask you a question. Is a man not entitled to the sweat of his brow? “No,” says the man in Washington. “It belongs to the poor.”“No,” says the man in the … Continue reading Welcome to Rapture, Night Thread (July 30, 2020)
Black ’47 is a great film from 2018 that you might have missed. A sharp revenge thriller set during the Great Famine in Nineteenth Century Ireland and starring Hugo Weaving, it’s readily available online and I recommend it! Have a … Continue reading The Black ’47 Night Thread (July 29, 2020)
Back in the 1980’s he was the toast of Wall Street. He was having whiskey with Boesky and cookies with Milken. “Friendship” to him meant that for two bucks he’d beat you with a pool cue until you got detached … Continue reading The That Guy Night Thread (July 27, 2020)
On this day in the year 1304, during the first Scottish War of Independence, the siege of Stirling Castle was finally ended. The thirty men inside the castle had actually surrendered three months earlier, but Edward Longshanks, King of England, … Continue reading The War Wolf Night Thread (July 24, 2020)
Brighten up your Friday by posting and guessing some GIFs! 1: Post a SFW (or spoilered) GIF 2: Identify the source 3: ??? 4: Profit!!! Let’s make this a welcoming space for everyone – so no sexualised or objectifying GIFs, … Continue reading Identify This GIF!
