Welcome to The Avocado’s live-chat for the 93rd Oscars. This year, due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the ceremony is going to look a little different. The ceremony will be split between the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood, California and Los … Continue reading The 93rd Academy Awards: Live-Chat
A new federal budget was tabled in Parliament yesterday. CBC has the details. Politics-adjacent threads: Lindsay Ellis’s recent video and the associated controversy Derek Chauvin trial and verdict discussion European Super League discussion COVID vaccine appointments Reminder: Making threats or … Continue reading Tuesday Politics Thread (April 19th, 2021)
Hey folks! We recorded this one back in January, but it’s finally here now for your listening pleasure. In this episode, I sit down with Bresson, Ben, our editor The Kappa, and podcast newcomer HobbesMk2 to discuss some not-so-wacky and … Continue reading AVoCADo GamesCast #75: Hungry Moms
Tsuki ga Kirei (月がきれい, tr. “As the Moon, So Beautiful”) is a 12-episode romance anime series from 2017, produced by Feel. It was written by Yuko Kakihara and directed by Seiji Kishi. [Header image from Lost in Anime] Synopsis Kotaro … Continue reading Anime Worth Watching: Tsuki ga Kirei
Hey folks! The 74th episode of the GamesCast is finally here! (The 75th has already been recorded and will be released at some point in March.) In this episode, Lovely Bones, Andy Tuttle, and I talk about what we played … Continue reading AVoCADo GamesCast #74: Tales of Vapourwave
It’s time for the one of the biggest sporting events of the year, the 55th Super Bowl. Tonight, at 6:30 PM Eastern, AFC champions the Kansas City Chiefs face off against NFC champions the Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Raymond James … Continue reading Super Bowl LV Discussion Thread
Hey folks! We’re planning to record Episode #75 of the GamesCast this Saturday, January 30th. (We’re based in Eastern time.) The topic of discussion will be gaming moods. Which games do you play when you’re sad? Which games do you … Continue reading AVoCADo GamesCast-ing Call #75
Hey folks! It’s finally here! This is the 2020 year-in-review extravaganza. Tune in to hear me, Lovely Bones, SingingBrakeman, and The Kappa talk about 2020’s gaming news and discuss our favourite, least favourite, and most surprising games of the year. … Continue reading AVoCADo GamesCast #73: The GamesCast Cinematic Universe: The 2020 Year-End GamesCast
Hey folks! We’re planning to record the first GamesCast of 2021 this Sunday, January 17th, in the afternoon (Eastern time). We’re planning to discuss our predictions for and most anticipated games of 2021. (Don’t worry, the 2020 year-end extravaganza is … Continue reading AVoCADo GamesCast-ing Call #74
Annual weeklong charity speedrunning marathon Awesome Games Done Quick (AGDQ) is back, raising money for the Prevent Cancer Foundation. Due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, this year the event is being held online. You watch the marathon in the embedded … Continue reading Awesome Games Done Quick 2021
Here are some recent political headlines: Ontario’s finance minister resigns after returning from Caribbean vacation Kenney orders MLAs not to leave Canada unless on government business after minister’s vacation Despite premier’s calls for Quebecers to stay home, Liberal MNA Pierre … Continue reading The First Weekend Politics Thread of 2021
Hey folks! Here’s one last episode before our year-end extravaganza. In this installment of the GamesCast, The Kappa and I discuss Assassin’s Creed: Valhalla, Yakuza: Like a Dragon, Marvel’s Avengers, Halo 4, and the games that influenced us. We hope … Continue reading AVoCADo GamesCast #72: The PS5 Speakeasy
It’s the final round of Marbula E, and we’re headed to Jack Nicholls’ native England for one last go-around with these electric-cars-turned-glass-balls. The London track consists mostly of straightaways and wide curves, but a mid-track switchback and some sharp turns … Continue reading Marbula E Race 6 “London”
Every year in early January, The Avocado hosts the Peelys, (dis)honouring the worst in pop culture from the previous year. And every year in mid December, professional video game hype man Geoff Keighley hosts the Keighleys (better known by their … Continue reading The Game Awards 2020 Live Chat
It’s that time of year, folks! We’re prepping to record the year-end AVoCADo GamesCast community extravaganza, and just like last year, we’re trying to involve as many community members as we can. We’re going to use same tasty sandwich format … Continue reading AVoCADo GamesCast 2020 Year-End Extravaganza Sign-Ups and Community Submissions
Editor’s Note: Feel free to post as big or as small of a list as you would like below but please keep your lists contained to these posts and do not make your own post or fill up the OT … Continue reading The Pits: Best in Video Games 2020
Hello, fellow Keyblade wielders, welcome to Episode #71 of the AVoCADo GamesCast, consisting of two hours of incoherent rambling about Kingdom Hearts! Join me, The Kappa, and podcast newcomer ThoughtsThoughtsThoughts as we journey through everyone’s favourite mashup of Disney properties, … Continue reading AVoCADo GamesCast #71: The Clandestine GameCube
Pizza: humanity’s best friend. Also, a delicious food that comes in dozens upon dozens of varieties. There’s truly no food more beloved or versatile. Pizza is also the source of many of society’s greatest debates. Pineapple or not? Is a … Continue reading The Pizza Thread Is Yet Another PT
Three months have passed since our favourite Marbula E vehicles have taken to the track, and they’re itching to burn some rubber. Today they’ll be racing in New York City, also known as the “Big Apple.” The moniker is appropriate, … Continue reading Marbula E Race 5 “New York”
