“For fools rush in where angels fear to tread”
I was going to do a longer write-up for the Night Thread about a game, but I had something come up and I didn’t have time to write it. In lieu of that, here’s a short documentary I watched recently … Continue reading The Night Thread Makes a Canoe
Today is Ray Bradbury’s birthday so I decided to make today’s Day Thread about one of his most known and loved books, Fahrenheit 451. This dystopian book was originally published in October, 1953. There was a film adaptation done in 1966 by François … Continue reading FAHRENHEIT 451 Day Thread (8/22)
I was going to do a post about an Underground-related san-serif font, but then this sad news hit today and I just had to do it on this, instead. 🙁 Stefán Karl Stefánsson, the wonderful Icelandic actor who played the … Continue reading This Night Thread Remembers Stefán Karl Stefánsson
In the early 1930s, the map of the London Underground was a bit of a mess. In the middle of the city, lines crisscrossed haphazardly, making it difficult to tell how to to get where you where going, while outlying … Continue reading The Harry Beck Day Thread
Today was the 44th Birthday of Amy Adams, star of Enchanted, Arrival, and currently HBO’s Sharp Objects among others. She is the winner of multiple Academy Awards in our hearts, which is all that really matters. Continue reading The Amy Adams Deserves An Oscar Night Thread
On this day in 1890, at 9 AM, gifted author and terrible racist HP Lovecraft was born in Providence, Rhode Island. Mr. Lovecraft often affected the manner of a Georgian gentleman, and pretended to be a neurasthenic esthete, but he … Continue reading Howard Phillips Lovecraft Birth Day Thread
Turtles are beautiful animals, easily identifiable for anyone who’s ever felt a little slow and think having a shell to hide from the outside world with would be nice. And Turtles have among the most storied histories as animal pop-culture … Continue reading The Night Thread of Fictional Turtles
A really fun platformer series is the Ratchet and Clank series. The series is about a Ratchet a Lombax( space feline thingy) and his robot friend and partner Clank. Hence the name of the series. The first game came out … Continue reading Ratchet and Clank Day Thread
Today was Reg E. Cathey’s birthday. He was a extraordinary actor who gave many strong performances. Sadly, Cathey died earlier this year. Some of his work includes Star Trek: TNG, Clear and Present Danger, The Corner, OZ, The Wire, Person … Continue reading REG E CATHEY NIGHT THREAD (8/18)
Art by agasworks Ahhhhh the weekend. A time to maybe relax at the beach (or attempt at relaxation). The work and school days have gone past with nothing but the sand between your toes, the rays of the hot sun … Continue reading Relaxing Weekend Day Thread at the Beach
Enjoy my birthday playlist. Continue reading Party of the Dead Night Thread
It’s been a few days and I’m still pissed over the James Gunn situation. Fuck Alan Horn and fuck Mike Cernovich. Fuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuck!!!! Now, to be fair, those jokes from Gunn were edgy try hard bullshit. But A.) they were from … Continue reading Scott OT #120: The Day Thread is Angry (8/17)
Here are some things that are A E S T H E T I C: This song is aesthetic So is this: Continue reading This Night Thread Is Aesthetic
The 40th Annual Provincetown Carnival Parade is today! That right, Avocados it’s time for the Carnival Parade, a massive LGBT+ Pride parade down Commercial St. Provincetown; This years theme is “Mardi Gras By The Sea”. So if you’re if you’re … Continue reading It’s The Provincetown Carnival Parade Day Thread!
…yes, you read that title correctly. In the summer of 1897, Sweden’s premier balloonist, S. A. Andrée, accompanied by Knut Frænkel, an amateur meteorologist, and Nils Strindberg (first cousin once removed of August Strindberg), a keen photographer, set out on … Continue reading The Night Thread Regales with an 1897 Balloonist’s Attempt to Conquer the Arctic
MacCrocodile introduced me to the 2015 short film “World of Tomorrow” by Don Hertzfeldt, and it’s great, so here’s a free link. And here’s a more official link, in case the previous link doesn’t work or isn’t cool, or you want … Continue reading Day Thread of Tomorrow (8/15)
One of the most curious periods in Hollywood history was the years preceding the implementation of the Hays Code, more commonly known as the Pre-Code Era. It featured content that, just a few years later, would be unthinkable to show … Continue reading Scott OT #119: The Night Thread Salutes Pre-Code Hollywood (8/14)
Were you told there would be no math? TOO BAD TIME FOR MATH The Fibonacci Sequence may have been known by 200 BC, but is now named for a 12th century Italian mathematician.[footnote]”Fibonacci” is a nickname, short for “filius Bonacci” … Continue reading It’s the 1, 1, 2, 3, 5, 8/13 Day Thread!
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