It’s Nirvana. It was always ever going to be Nirvana. They ran away with the first seed and haven’t had a single competitive matchup yet. There’s no reason to think they won’t defeat Beck handily. Their seismic impact was unmatched … Continue reading 90s Music Tournament Finals: Offer me alternatives
Bratmobile: https://challonge.com/cjs6s8m2 Eliminati: Pearl Jam (8), Weezer (5), Nine Inch Nails (7), Radiohead (6). Go, now, go. Continue reading 90s Music Tournament Semifinals
Broxholm: https://challonge.com/cjs6s8m2 Collateral damage: Public Enemy (16), Wu-Tang Clan (9), The Cranberries (31), Weird Al Yankovic (12), The Smashing Pumpkins (18), Rage Against The Machine (10), Björk (18), They Might Be Giants (11). The power is yours. Continue reading 90s Music Tournament Round 4
Brakhage: https://challonge.com/cjs6s8m2 Bloodbath: Tom Petty (19), Oasis (40), Outkast (25), U2 (24), Pixies (29), Sonic Youth (20), Alanis Morrissette (28), Alice In Chains (21), Blur (34), Garbage (15), Soundgarden (26), My Bloody Valentine (230, Cake (34), No Doubt (14), The … Continue reading 90s Music Tournament Round 3
Updated bracket: https://challonge.com/cjs6s8m2 You know how we do. Bounced: Digital Underground (64), The Flaming Lips (32), Dr. Dre (49), Portishead (48), Lauryn Hill (57), Tom Waits (40), Jane’s Addiction (56), Janet Jackson (41), Red Hot Chili Peppers (61), Primus (36), … Continue reading 90s Music Tournament Round 2
Bracket here: https://challonge.com/cjs6s8m2 And it goes a little something like this: – Upvote your fave – Voting opens one hour after the Day Thread goes up and ends when the Night Thread hits – That’s it. Check 1-2, you ready? Continue reading 90s Music Tournament Round 1
RULES: Nominate in the comments. Most upvoted gets the highest seeds. Anyone who released music between 1990-1999 is eligible. I don’t care when they got their start or how long they lasted. Bands, solo artists, composers, producers, DJs, disembodied voices, … Continue reading 90s Music Tournament: Nominations
Hello and welcome to the bi-monthly Parental Guidance thread! Twice a month on a Saturday, Corn or Miss Rim will post a thread for parents and parental-adjacent people to participate in. We will select a topic as a starting off … Continue reading Parental Guidance June 16, 2018: Post-Kids Sex Life
Hello and welcome to the bi-monthly Parental Guidance thread! Twice a month on a Saturday, Corn or Miss Rim will post a thread for parents and parental-adjacent people to participate in. We will select a topic as a starting off … Continue reading Parental Guidance May 19, 2018: Children’s Furniture
Hello and welcome to the bi-monthly parental guidance thread. Twice a month on a Saturday, Corn or Miss Rim will post a thread for parents and parental adjacent people to participate in. We will select a topic as a starting … Continue reading Parental Guidance April 21, 2018: Pleasant Surprises
Describe in your own words what the sensation of falling for another person feels like for you. As cheesy or silly as it may seem to you now, it was real to you then. It’s always real, right up until … Continue reading Sex & Relationships Thread, April 15, 2018: The Honeymoon Phase
Upvote only your pick in each match-up. Voting begins one hour after the Day Thread goes up, and ends when the Night Thread gets here. Pay tribute to the fallen: Vertigo (20), Chinatown (2). This is it, the fait accompli. … Continue reading Film Noir Tournament FINALS
Upvote only your pick in each match-up. Voting begins one hour after the Day Thread goes up, and ends when the Night Thread gets here. Pay tribute to the fallen: The Third Man (1), Touch Of Evil (8), L.A. Confidential … Continue reading Film Noir Tournament SEMIFINALS
Upvote only your pick in each match-up. Voting begins one hour after the Day Thread goes up, and ends when the Night Thread gets here. Pay tribute to the fallen: Sunset Boulevard (13), The Big Sleep (9), Brick (4), Memento … Continue reading Film Noir Tournament Round 4
Upvote only your pick in each match-up. Voting begins one hour after the Day Thread goes up, and ends when the Night Thread gets here. Pay tribute to the fallen: The Nice Guys (25), Kiss Kiss Bang Bang (17), Dead … Continue reading Film Noir Tournament Round 3
Upvote only your pick in each match-up. Voting begins one hour after the Day Thread goes up, and ends when the Night Thread gets here. Pay tribute to the fallen: Notorious (64), Sweet Smell Of Success (63), Pickup On South … Continue reading Film Noir Tournament Round 2
Upvote only your pick in each match-up. Voting begins one hour after the Day Thread goes up, and ends when the Night Thread gets here. Complaining goes wherever. Sorry if it takes awhile to get all the brackets posted. That’s … Continue reading Film Noir Tournament Round 1
***IMPORTANT NOMINATION INSTRUCTIONS: PLEASE READ BEFORE COMMENTING*** Previous tournaments of this kind have devolved into nitpicking whether this or that film counts as a “real” example of its genre. Being that noir is itself an incredibly tricky genre to pin … Continue reading Film Noir Tournament: Nominations
I’ve toyed with the idea of taking on the mantle of Regular Sex Thread Person, and doing them up on Thursdays. But I don’t want to steal any thunder from other weekly threads, and what we’ve got seems to be … Continue reading Sex & Relationships Thread: Thirsty Thursday Edition
My best friend once said to me, “Emotion has to go somewhere. It occurred to me, not for the last time, that the feelings which we profess to have for others lie dormant within us at all times, searching as … Continue reading Sex & Relationships Thread, 2/25/2018: Emotional Intimacy
Aaliyah (born Aaliyah Dana Houghton) was a singular talent – the voice of an angel, the ability to project a unique measure of vulnerability and confidence simultaneously, and the effortless swagger of a Hall Of Fame-worthy pop diva, all residing … Continue reading Artist Spotlight: Aaliyah
