The Day Thread of Sunbears!
Enjoy this goofy music video from a little Jacksonville area band. Also, go listen to their new Christmas album too. Continue reading The Day Thread of Sunbears!
Author: plinythe20something
The Night Thread Remembers Pharoah Sanders
Another jazz titan who passed over this year, Pharoah Sanders was a disciple of Sun Ra and a collaborator with John Coltrane, Alice Coltrane, and many, many others. Though he continued recording new work up through last year, some of … Continue reading The Night Thread Remembers Pharoah Sanders
The Night Thread Remembers Ramsey Lewis
I wanted to take a brief moment to remember a jazz great that we lost recently. Ramsey Lewis was a Chicago native jazz pianist whose career spanned more than half a century. He released over 80 albums and hosted a … Continue reading The Night Thread Remembers Ramsey Lewis
Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power Episode 8
Until next year, Galadriel. Continue reading Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power Episode 8
The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power Episode 7
Discuss! I have nothing clever to say… I’m behind, and I haven’t seen last week’s episode eep! Life uhhh gets in the way Continue reading The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power Episode 7
The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power Episode 6
Tonight’s episode – and next week’s – will be directed by Charlotte Brändström. She looks quite prolific, according to Wikipedia, but I’m not familiar with any of her stuff. Are we getting a big battle at the tower tonight? Eek. … Continue reading The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power Episode 6
The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power Episode 5 Discussion Thread
More dwarf singing this week please. Continue reading The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power Episode 5 Discussion Thread
The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power Episode 4 Discussion Thread
Good evening, everyone! I’m looking forward to hearing y’all’s thoughts and opinions on the new episode. I don’t know about you but I’m looking for real estate in Númenor… or maybe Khazad-dûm, I can’t decide. Where would you want to … Continue reading The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power Episode 4 Discussion Thread
Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power Episode 3
Use this space to discuss the next episode of The Rings of Power – available at 12:00am ET, but I’m posting the thread a bit early in case anyone wants to share theories, hopes, dreams, cries of anguish before watching. … Continue reading Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power Episode 3
Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power Episodes 1-2 Discussion Thread
Use this space to discuss Sauron’s Bezos’ $1,000,000,000 attempt to usurp the fantasy soap opera throne from HBO Discovery Max Now Streaming Service For People Who Can’t Business Good And Want To Do Other Stuff Good Two. Continue reading Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power Episodes 1-2 Discussion Thread
The Night Thread Is Living In the Past! 8/8/2022
So I recently stumbled upon a trove of Onion headlines that I whipped up 4-5 years ago when they had open applications. A few were pretty dumb but the rest are perfectly cromulent. Read through, pick one you like, and … Continue reading The Night Thread Is Living In the Past! 8/8/2022
The Night Thread Takes It Easy (8/6/22)
Rest a while, friends. Take it easy. You’ve earned it. Continue reading The Night Thread Takes It Easy (8/6/22)
The Day Thread Visits Wakanda
Hey everyone! I thought for my open thread that I’m making I would share this leaked opening scene from the Black Panther 2 script that my friend in the industry found for me. I’ve read it a few times now … Continue reading The Day Thread Visits Wakanda
“In All Seriousness” Thread 7/26/22
Posting on behalf of ScratStitchBlight. Be well, everyone! -Pliny *** Hello, all. If you’ve never been here until now, this is a place for “serious” discussions. And they don’t have to be “sad” things either. Sexuality, masturbation, concern of relatives … Continue reading “In All Seriousness” Thread 7/26/22
The Night Thread of Tom Yorke
On this day 20 years ago, Thom York, lead singer of Coldplay, was born. Here he is performing my favorite song of his: Have a good Day Thread everyone! Continue reading The Night Thread of Tom Yorke
The Day Thread of Amy Grant’s Christmas Album (12/18/21)
Happy Holidays from 1980s CCM’s favored daughter! We used to study this song in my advanced music theory classes because the verse is in an irregular quintuple meter (with a 3+3+3+3+2 beat division pattern). I.e. it’s in five and the … Continue reading The Day Thread of Amy Grant’s Christmas Album (12/18/21)
Jussie Smollett Thread
Talk about it here. Be well. Continue reading Jussie Smollett Thread
Movie Review: The Power of the Dog (2021)
“He taught me to use my eyes to see.” The Power of the Dog is the eighth feature film from New Zealand writer/director Jane Campion, and her first since 2009’s Bright Star. An adaptation of Thomas Savage’s 1967 novel, she … Continue reading Movie Review: The Power of the Dog (2021)
The Night Thread Eats Bugs (9 November 21)
With Thanksgiving coming up, I thought it would be helpful if we incorporated ourselves into some unconventional, protein-rich dishes. Continue reading The Night Thread Eats Bugs (9 November 21)
Dune: Part 1 (2021) Review: Know then, a whole lot of table-setting
Finally! I think? After almost 60 years, we have a not-terrible adaptation of Frank Herbert’s Dune. With it comes all the baggage of the source being stripped for parts over the years by other more profitable franchises that don’t warrant … Continue reading Dune: Part 1 (2021) Review: Know then, a whole lot of table-setting
Spoil Sports – Dune
Dune hits streaming this afternoon and US theaters later this weekend. Use this space to discuss! Be mindful, if you haven’t read the book(s), there may be some stuff spoiled for you here that is not shown in the film. Continue reading Spoil Sports – Dune