“For fools rush in where angels fear to tread”
In 2016, beloved Canadian rock band The Tragically Hip announced that leader singer and lyricist Gord Downie had been diagnosed with terminal brain cancer. Subsequently they also announced a tour – they would be playing 15 shows across Canada in … Continue reading The Day Thread is Ahead by a Century
This is part of a series of mini-reviews of Paul McCartney’s studio albums, ranked worst to best. (Don’t worry; I’ll keep them short.) And now. My pick for Paul McCartney’s greatest album. Tug of War WHY IT’S CLASSIC: Written and … Continue reading The Night Thread Ranks Paul McCartney’s Albums: #1
This is part of a series of mini-reviews of Paul McCartney’s studio albums, ranked worst to best. (Don’t worry; I’ll keep them short.) Number Two: Band On The Run, Paul McCartney & Wings. WHY IT’S GREAT: Paul’s comeback album, recorded … Continue reading The Day Thread Ranks Paul McCartney’s Albums: #2
You want a popstar with a big bra for them big hitsI wanna pop off so these big mouths can’t say shit Have a good night! Continue reading KGB Night Thread
So boring I can’t even come up with a good bit for this. No, really. Continue reading The Most Boring Day Thread Ever
SPOILER ALERT: this is who Sadie Sink plays in Brand New Day… Continue reading The Night Thread is Unmasked
Maureen FitzSimons, better known as Maureen O’Hara, was born on this day in 1920 in Dublin, Ireland. She always wanted to be an actor and started her theater training when she was ten. In 1939 she was discovered by Charles … Continue reading The 8/17 Day Thread of Maureen O’Hara
This is part of a series of mini-reviews of Paul McCartney’s studio albums, ranked worst to best. (Don’t worry; I’ll keep them short.) Number Three: Chaos and Creation In The Backyard. WHY IT’S CLASSIC: This was written and recorded when … Continue reading The Night Thread Ranks Paul McCartney’s Albums: #3
This is part of a series of mini-reviews of Paul McCartney’s studio albums, ranked worst to best. (Don’t worry; I’ll keep them short.) Number Four: The Boys of Dungeon Lane. WHY IT’S GREAT: Great songs and production courtesy of Andrew … Continue reading The Day Thread Ranks Paul McCartney’s Albums: #4
It’s August 2026. For the first time in weeks, we have new music from the band New Radicals. Let’s listen, shall we? This song has an interesting history. Initially recorded by New Radicals frontman Gregg Alexander, famed music executive Clive … Continue reading The Night Thread Listens to New New Radicals
It’s July 2026. For the first time in over two decades, we have new music from the band New Radicals. Let’s listen, shall we? Yes – somehow, the movie Sex Purge is the thing that brought the band out of … Continue reading The Day Thread Listens to New New Radicals
“Intelligent Hoodlum” is a song by Intelligent Hoodlum from the album Intelligent Hoodlum (1990) Have a Great Night Thread, Avocado! Continue reading Intelligent Hoodlum by Intelligent Hoodlum from Intelligent Hoodlum Night Thread
The NBC Mystery Movie was a weekly series that debuted in 1971. Airing on Sunday nights, it rotated four ninety minute per episode TV shows, including Columbo. There was also a Wednesday night version for a while with different shows, … Continue reading The NBC Mystery Movie Day Thread for 8/14
Get on the ANGKOT! Have a good night! Continue reading Honk! Night Thread
The header photo is a promotional pic from the British cop show Line of Duty. It continues the long tradition of promotional materials for British crime procedurals which have a house style: members of the cast put Very Serious Expressions … Continue reading The Day Thread Puts On Its Game Face And Looks Directly Into the Camera (11/13)
This is part of a series of mini-reviews of Paul McCartney’s studio albums, ranked worst to best. (Don’t worry; I’ll keep them short.) And now. Here we are in the Top Five Paul solo albums. Next in line: Electric Arguments, … Continue reading The Night Thread Ranks Paul McCartney’s Albums: #5
This is part of a series of mini-reviews of Paul McCartney’s studio albums, ranked worst to best. (Don’t worry; I’ll keep them short.) Next in line: Flowers In The Dirt WHY IT’S GREAT: Strong songs, good production, good band. May … Continue reading The Day Thread Ranks Paul McCartney’s Albums: #6
The first Terry Pratchett book I read was Mort, about Death taking on a rather hapless apprentice. It took me only a couple of pages to realize Terry Pratchett’s works are funny and charming, and then just a few more … Continue reading A Good Lesson Night Thread (8/11/26)
Today is a little difficult! But it’s okay. Because I have the Day Thread! And &TEAM! And SHINee! And, most recently, TOMORROW X TOGETHER! So, that gives me a lot of joy and love, making even difficult days better. It … Continue reading The 8/11 Day Thread is Okay
No, not the town in New Jersey that birthed American treasure Danny DeVito. The eighth and final planet in the solar system, and the best. Neptune just has a certain je ne sais quoi about it. Jupiter is the biggest. Saturn … Continue reading The Neptune Night Thread
Sometimes an album doesn’t really do anything for me the first time I listen to it. And then I listen again, and it suddenly clicks. SHINee’s Atmos is not one of those albums. The first time I heard it, I … Continue reading The 8/10 Day Thread is an Anti Believer
