“For fools rush in where angels fear to tread”
Jinjer is a ukranian metal band that I like. I’ve seen them described as progressive metal, metalcore, or groove metal. They are one of the still rare metal bands with a front woman. Their song Pisces is a favourite of … Continue reading Jinjer Day Thread
The Kamov Ka-50 “Black Shark” is a single-seat Russian attack helicopter developed in the 1980s and produced in the 1990s. It is heavily armed, has contra-rotating main rotors, and lacks a tail rotor. The coolest thing about it, though, is … Continue reading The “Black Shark” Night Thread (10/14/21)
Horror icon Vincent Price has 210 acting credits to his name. These range from the Abominable Mr. Phibes to Edward Scissorhands’ creator to Ratigan, a monster of depravity, He has a distinct look and voice that lends to sinister and … Continue reading The Day Thread cooks fish in a dishwasher (10/14)
This should make for a perfectly dreary evening. Continue reading Oh, how dreadful, it’s a Wednesday Night Thread
It’s well into fall in the Northern Hemisphere, now is the time to curl up with some nice Scandinavian cultural concepts and Germanic philosophy Isn’t that nice and inviting? Continue reading A Cozy German Idealism Day Thread
A thaumatrope is a Victorian toy based in optical illusion — specifically, the persistence of vision (when visual perception of an image continues even when the image is no longer in sight) — that consists of a two-sided disk on … Continue reading The Spinning Disk Night Thread (10/12/21)
You might remember this thread from when I accidentally posted it last month. Continue reading The Nadja Day Thread of October 12
Remember when MTV used to play music videos? Two of the music videos that absolutely terrified me as a child were Michael Jackson‘s Thriller and Herbie Hancock‘s Rockit. I am including the video for Rockit down below for your viewing … Continue reading Rockit Night Thread (10/11)
It’s Thanksgiving! In Canada we celebrate Thanksgiving almost the exact same way Americans do, with turkey dinners, mashed potatoes, beans, pumpkin pies, and all the usual trappings our neighbours down south would be familiar with. We even do football. This … Continue reading CFL Thanksgiving Day Showdown DAY THREAD
Here’s another scary series for you to read on the Road to Halloween. Dark Ark by writer Cullen Bunn and artist Juan Doe from Aftershock Comics. The synopsis – “The wickedness of mankind has moved the Creator to destroy the … Continue reading Dark Ark Night Thread (10/10)
Guess who forgot about the Day Thread until just now? Time to go with the old stand-by: Things That Happened on October 10th! Have a great October 10th, Avocados! Continue reading The On This Day Day Thread (10/10/21)
Hello, I am once again suggesting that you watch Star Wars: Visions, in case you didn’t notice that a cool Star Wars things dropped on Disney+ last month, and you’re the type of person interested in cool Star Wars things. … Continue reading Night Thread Visions (10/9)
This is an imaginary story. Aren’t they all? Continue reading The (10/9) Day Thread is Comics-Canon Only
Fittingly enough, Goosebumps author R.L. Stine was born in the spoooookiest month, October. In fact, today is his birthday! According to Wikipedia, over 400 million Goosebumps books have been sold. In 2015, a movie based on the books was made, … Continue reading Goosebumps Night Thread
DO NOT FUCK WITH ERNIE! Continue reading The Ernie Day Thread Gets Away With MURDER! (NOT CLICK-BAIT!!!)
All good things must come to an end, and so it is with our Night Thread series, this journey we have taken together, Columbo Uses the Telephone. Yes, Columbo would use other telephones at other times, but those are stories … Continue reading Weep Not, Though It Be the Third And Final Columbo Night Thread (10/7)
All members of the animal kingdom have some basic things in common: They’re eukaryotic, multicellular, heterotrophic, and motile (at some stage). However, some animals have the distinction of being the only animal of their kind to exhibit a certain characteristic. … Continue reading Only Animal Facts in the Day Thread (10/7/21)
It’s that time again! 11:00 p.m.! And that means a second installment of the series taking the nation by storm, Columbo Uses the Telephone! Tonight’s offering comes to us from season four, episode one, “An Exercise in Fatality.” Columbo is … Continue reading The Second Columbo Night Thread (10/6)
about a hero named Homer and a villain named Burns Enjoy your Day Thread and remember they have the plant but you have the power! Continue reading Come Gather ’round Day Thread It’s High Time Ye Learns…
Avocados, you are blessed. I, My My My, have the Night Thread for three nights in a row. Naturally I wanted to use this opportunity to bring more Columbo into your life. But in what form? I’m glad you asked. … Continue reading The First of the Columbo Night Threads (10/5)
Kate Winslet was born on this day in 1975. As a dedicated Jane Austen fan, one of my favorite Winslet roles is when she played Marianne Dashwood in the 1995 Sense and Sensibility. An absolutely gorgeous period piece directed by … Continue reading Marianne Dashwood Day Thread
