“For fools rush in where angels fear to tread”
25 years ago today, Addams Family Values opened. This insanely campy sequel to the 1991 movie features one of the funniest plot points in movie history – Wednesday and Pugsly Addams going to summer camp. It all starts when a woman … Continue reading The Camp Chippewa Night Thread
LET THEM FIGHT! Thanksgiving week starts today- get those sweatpants ready- This is your friendly reminder of the ever approaching Giftmas! Make sure you … Continue reading Barkley vs Godzilla Day Thread
Tomorrow I turn thirty [indistinct] years old and I’ve been thinking about a lot of stuff. Last week a young woman whom I knew slightly was killed in Cleveland. She was an arts and culture journalist who had recently been … Continue reading Carl Van Vechten Night Thread (11/18)
On this day in 1928, Steamboat Willie debuted, unleashing mischievous character/globe conquering corporate mascot Mickey Mouse onto the world and freezing the notion of copyright for almost a century. Though he had technically first appeared in Plane Crazy earlier that … Continue reading Mickey Mouse’s Birthday Day Thread
Today was the birthday of actor Tom Ellis who stars as Lucifer in the tv series Lucifer, cancelled but then saved! I am a huge fan of Tom and first saw him in the comedy Miranda (starring Miranda Hart), which I also really liked. … Continue reading Lucifer (this time for real!) Night Thread (11/17)
It’s November 17th, and you know what that means! It’s LIFE DAY! Forty years ago today, the Star Wars Holiday Special aired on CBS for its one and only exposure to the public, never to be seen again through official … Continue reading Life Day Thread
Since I took over for the person originally scheduled I decided to do the OT on Widows, a movie I saw today and absolutely loved! (Olivia with Viola!) Have an awesome night! Continue reading WIDOWS NIGHT THREAD (11/16/18)
“Yes! You are all the slaves of your own comments now!” Continue reading Yes! Tremble Before the Mojo Jojo Day Thread!
I saw Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald last night and it was traumatically bad. It was so bad, I needed to look at kitties to cope. Hope you all have fun posting here today and have a great day … Continue reading Scott OT #148: The Day Thread Has Kitties In It (11/15)
Today is Josh Duhamel’s birthday! After a stint as a model, Duhamel moved on to working on such shows as All My Children, Las Vegas, and Battle Creek. He has also appeared in movies, including Win a Date With Tad Hamilton!, Safe Haven, Transformers (all 5 … Continue reading Josh Duhamel Night Thread
Sloths are one of my favorite animals. They are adorable, slow-moving mammals native to Central and South America. They are solitary mammals and just so happen to provide a habitat for a multitude of other organisms like moths, beetles, cockroaches, fungi, … Continue reading Sloth Time Again! Day Thread (11/14)
The entertainment world collectively mourned the death of Stan Lee yesterday. He had… a very complicated legacy: he was not very good at sharing credit to say the least. Still, the entertainment world would look very, very, very, very, very … Continue reading Scott OT #147: The Night Thread Remembers a Legend (11/13)
As you know, on this day in 1859, the first shipment of canned pineapple left Hawaii. As written in A Noble Present of Fruit: A History of Transatlantic Pineapple Cultivation, “this rare plant, once regarded as an exotic delicacy in … Continue reading A Noble Present of a Day Thread
I recently bought some Nerds (the candy) on a whim. And you know what? They are god-damn delicious. I now keep a box in my car, and every time myself and my lady are on the road, we eat Nerds. … Continue reading The Nerds Night Thread
Today’s Open Thread is dedicated to Peter Porker, the Spectacular Spider-Ham His origin courtesy of the Marvel Wikia- “Peter Porker was born a spider (simply named Peter). Residing in the basement lab of May Porker, a slightly goofy animal scientist who … Continue reading Spectacular Spider-Ham Day Thread
This header was originally going to be a review of the new Grinch movie based on the bits and pieces I’ve seen of it while running food. However, it wound up being so dumb, even I couldn’t publish it! So, … Continue reading Scott OT #146: The Night Thread Phones it In (11/11)
Art by Matt Dixon Autumn leaves still fall. But just getting into the thick of it. Continue reading An Autunmaton Day Thread
25 years ago, The Nanny debuted on CBS. The Nanny followed one Fran Fine, a woman who worked in a Queens bridal shop until the owner, who was also her boyfriend, both fired and broke up with her on the … Continue reading The Nanny Night Thread
Today was Hedy Lamarr’s birthday. She was an Austrian-born actress turned inventor. During her film career in the late 1930’s through the 50’s, she was promoted as “the world’s most beautiful woman”. After her film career ended she focused on … Continue reading HEDY LAMARR Night Thread (11/9)
