Graça Machel, born 17 October 1945, is a Mozambican politician and humanitarian. Among her accomplishments: graduate of the University of Lisbon. speaks German, French, Spanish, Italian, Portuguese, English, and Xitsonga. served as the Minister of Education for Mozambique; during her … Continue reading The Graça Machel Day Thread (Monday April 19)
Today’s night thread celebrates our favorite Muppet and what is likely our favorite Muppet song – Rainbow Connection, from 1979’s The Muppet Movie. But it also celebrates the 24 other recordings added last week to the National Recording Registry. Please … Continue reading Night Thread of Rainbow Connection (and other new songs on the National Recording Registry)
This isn’t favorite Irish media, necessarily – this is media/art that’s actually about Ireland, being Irish, or being Irish-American. I’ll start: here’s a lovely song about wanting to go home. Continue reading Favorite Media about Ireland and/or the Irish-American experience
SynopsisHomer is delighted with the positive attention he receives after a new television show airs that features a police character also named Homer Simpson. However, when the character is changed from a hero to a bumbling idiot by the show’s … Continue reading The Simpsons s10e13: Homer to the Max
SynopsisWhile buying new tires for his car, Homer meets a travel agent who offers Homer a free bus ride to the Super Bowl, as long as he can find enough people to fill the agent’s bus. A group of Springfield … Continue reading The Simpsons s10e12: Sunday Cruddy Sunday
SynopsisHomer, Lenny, Carl, and Barney celebrate a rare victory of the Springfield Isotopes baseball team and end up going on a drunken rampage through town. During this rampage, they vandalize Springfield Elementary School. The next morning, Chief Wiggum suspects that … Continue reading The Simpsons s10e11: Wild Barts Can’t Be Broken
SynopsisWhen Springfield’s only casino is demolished, massive dust clouds form, prompting the Simpson family and Ned Flanders to go to a car wash to get rid of the dust on their cars. There, Homer sees Ned gets a senior discount. … Continue reading The Simpsons s10e10: Viva Ned Flanders
SynopsesHomer Simpson in Kidney Trouble: on the way home from a family road trip, Homer ignores Grandpa’s pleas for a rest stop, causing Abe’s kidneys to explode. Homer promises to donate one of his, but panics and runs away on … Continue reading The Simpsons s10e8: “Homer Simpson in: Kidney Trouble” / The Simpsons s10e9: “Mayored to the Mob”
Synopsis After missing numerous opportunities to study, Lisa resorts to cheating in order to pass a test. Her A+++ pushes Springfield Elementary over the state’s minimum standard, entitling them to a basic assistance grant. Lisa is faced with a serious … Continue reading The Simpsons s10e7: Lisa Gets an A
SynopsisFor reasons not worth telling here and never discussed again, Homer needs to learn his full middle name. In doing so, he falls into a bohemian lifestyle, embracing his mother’s hippie past to the detriment of his family’s present. ReviewI’m … Continue reading The Simpsons s10e6: Doh’in’ in the Wind
Synopsis A parasailing mishap leads Homer to crash into the “escape the media” home of Alec Baldwin and Kim Basinger. He insinuates himself into their lives, taking over their chores and their private spaces. When Homer blabs their presence, the … Continue reading The Simpsons s10e5: When You Dish Upon A Star
Synopsis Homer gets the late Snake’s hair as a transplant, but inherits Snake’s evil, vengeful soul (Hell Toupee); Bart and Lisa are sucked into an episode of Itchy and Scratchy (The Terror of Tiny Toon); the family appears on the … Continue reading The Simpsons s10e4: Treehouse of Horror IX
Synopsis An unpleasant encounter with Nelson Muntz lead Marge to warn Bart never to spend time with him. “Nelson’s a troubled, lonely, sad little boy,” she says. “He needs to be isolated from everyone.” Ignoring this, Bart walks to the … Continue reading The Simpsons s10e3: Bart the Mother
Synopsis Homer enters a mid-life crisis after realizing he’s exactly half as old as the life expectancy for the average American male. “I’ve wasted half my life,” he laments, feeling he has done nothing of worth. “Half my life gone … Continue reading The Simpsons S10E2: The Wizard of Evergreen Terrace
THE SYNOPSIS A new student (Lisa Kudrow) named Alex rolls into town with fashion, cell phones, and modern slang – all of which clashes with the relentlessly unhip town of Springfield, and with Lisa’s desire to enjoy childhood while still … Continue reading The Simpsons s10e1: Lard of the Dance
On September 21, 1897, the following appeared as an editorial in the New York Sun (bold emphasis mine): Dear Editor— I am 8 years old. Some of my little friends say there is no Santa Claus. Papa says, “If you … Continue reading Yes, Virginia, There Is A Night Thread
In fourth place: The Social NetworkIn third place: A Serious ManIn second place: Black Dynamite That makes our winner … Alien! Continue reading Best Theatrical Film Trailer, Results
David A. Johnston was an American volcanologist. His work in the months leading up to the eruption of Mount Saint Helens, along with the work of his fellow scientists at the US Geological Survey, was instrumental in ensuring the mountain … Continue reading The David Alexander Johnston Remembrance Day Thread
Hello! And welcome to the bracket. You can follow along at https://challonge.com/MovieTrailers. Hopefully you’ve seen most/all of these clips as part of the previous rounds. If not, please take a moment to watch the trailers before you vote. At the … Continue reading Best Theatrical Film Trailer, Championship
Hello! And welcome to the bracket. You can follow along at https://challonge.com/MovieTrailers. Hopefully you’ve seen most/all of these clips as part of the previous rounds. If not, please take a moment to watch the trailers before you vote. At the … Continue reading Best Theatrical Film Trailer, Final Four
Hello! And welcome to the bracket. You can follow along at https://challonge.com/MovieTrailers. Hopefully you’ve seen most/all of these clips as part of the previous rounds. If not, please take a moment to watch the trailers before you vote. At the … Continue reading Best Theatrical Film Trailer, Elite Eight
