I had a too many cans of IPA to write a well-researched article about a Japanese sci-fi film so instead here’s a header about my cat, Tarkin. I got Tarkin five years ago from my Grandma who worked at a … Continue reading Night Thread of Tarkin
Viktor Suvorov was the pseudonym of former GRU Captain Vladimir Rezun who defected to the UK in 1978. Having served 15 years in Soviet military and intelligence he had a wide variety of knowledge about Soviet Army and culture. Most … Continue reading The Night Thread of Viktor Suvorov
Daniil Kharms was a native of Leningrad who published children’s books. He was also involved in the avant garde surrealist movement and his short stories and plays were published in underground magazine. Arrested many times, he finally perished in prison … Continue reading The Night Thread of Daniil Kharms
Today I’d like to celebrate another modern Russian author, the magnificently coiffed Vladimir Sorokin. Like our previous spotlight, he also dabbles in the tropes and structures of science fiction genre novels mixed with heady philosophy. His novel, ” Day of … Continue reading Day Thread of Ice
Today is not his birthday but I’d like to take this header to bring awareness to the spectacular Russian novelist Victor Pelevin. Born in 1962 in Moscow, he began his writing career in 1989 right at the last gasps of … Continue reading The Day Thread of Victor Pelevin
Season 3 of popular Netflix anime Aggretsuko dropped this weekend. Talk about it here! Use spoiler tags please and note which episode number the tag applies to (I mean, it’s not LOST but we need to be polite to the … Continue reading Aggretsuko Season 3 spoiler space
First appearing in Godzilla vs. Gigan (1972), Gigan is one of Godzilla’s most brutal and good looking foes. With meat hooks for hands, a powerful buzzsaw on their chest, and a laser eye they are well-equipped to challenge the King … Continue reading The Night Thread of Gigan
Woops, forgot I had tonight. Here’s Godzilla Continue reading The Forgetful Night Thread
Mechagodzilla is a mechanical doppelganger of Godzilla first seen in the “Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla (1974)”. Created by aliens from the third planet around a black hole, Mechagodzilla was initially disguised as Godzilla until revealed as a metal monster and defeated … Continue reading Night Thread of Mechagodzilla
Just like the title says, make a movie by mashing up two movies that share an actor, except now they’re both characters at once. So taking Mr. Smith Goes to Washington and The Man Who Shot Liberty Valence with the … Continue reading Mashup two characters by the same actor into one movie, game
Here you go, you masochists. Please use spoiler tags and denote which episode the spoiler is for, thank you. Continue reading Bojack Horseman Season 6 Discussion
Inspired by today’s XKCD and hat tip to Rocketships_over_Japan (aka Naturalcynic), lets talk about unpopular movies you actually like. Follow Randall’s guidelines and maybe discuss what you like about the movie. Continue reading Unpopular Positive Opinion Challenge Thread
On this day 34 years ago, the world’s greatest wizard, the Boy Who Couldn’t Be Killed, was born. Titular star of the book series that literally every person on Earth mentions in their dating profile. Also 27 years ago some … Continue reading The Birthday of Harry Potter (and Pershing48) Day Thread
Today would have been Eiji Tsuburaya’s 118th official birthday and as my first ever post on the Avocado I’d like to make a little post about him. A Japanese filmmaker and master of special effects, he is most well known … Continue reading Eiji Tsuburaya Birthday Night Thread
