Finally Friday Night Thread (3/9)
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Category: Open Threads
“For fools rush in where angels fear to tread”
The Toronto Day Thread
Welcome to the day thread live pre-scheduled from Hogtown, Tronnah, the Centre of the Universe, the 6ix, Muddy York, or, if you really insist, Toronto, Ontario. Yes, it’s my first day thread, and if you’ve ever read my comments here, you … Continue reading The Toronto Day Thread
The Ramona Fradon Night Thread 3/8
To celebrate International Women’s Day, I thought I’d talk about one of my favorite comic artists of all time: the incomparable Ramona Fradon. Fradon got her start in comics back in 1950 working on the “Shining Knight” feature. She often … Continue reading The Ramona Fradon Night Thread 3/8
International Women’s DAY THREAD (3/8/18)
Today, March 8, 2018, is International Women’s Day. It is a day to celebrate women’s achievements throughout history and across nations. It is also known as the United Nations (UN) Day for Women’s Rights and International Peace. Continue reading International Women’s DAY THREAD (3/8/18)
Scott OT #46: The Night Thread remembers Stanley Kubrick (3/7)
19 years ago today, Stanley Kubrick passed away. He made some of the greatest movies in cinematic history. Few directors have had as amazing a streak he had from 1956-1999. His early works are mostly dismissed but there’s still good … Continue reading Scott OT #46: The Night Thread remembers Stanley Kubrick (3/7)
Self-Portrait Day Thread
The Night Thread is throwing a House Party!
You are cordially invited to the hottest party in all the internets! There will be singing, dancing, a chocolate fountain, and an open bar. Your host is the ever dashing and mysterious Doctor Nick a man known for conducting crazy … Continue reading The Night Thread is throwing a House Party!
The Bad Dudes Day Thread
A short story, made with kidnappedbyninjas.net. Continue reading The Bad Dudes Day Thread
Debbie Balboa 2 Night Thread
The Cinerama Dome Day Thread
OK, let’s get back in the car and turn around. We want to head south on Vine. Pull into this parking lot and we can make a left; you can’t make a u-turn at Yucca. There you go. Now keep … Continue reading The Cinerama Dome Day Thread
Stand Up for the NIGHT THREAD (3/4/18)
Have a wonderful night and day! Continue reading Stand Up for the NIGHT THREAD (3/4/18)
The Demi-fiend’s Day Thread (3/4)
The first Shin Megami Tensei (or MegaTen) game I ever played was SMT: Nocturne, the third in the series. I picked it up on a whim for the PS2 and was instantly hooked. Set in a Tokyo that goes post-apocalyptic … Continue reading The Demi-fiend’s Day Thread (3/4)
The Night Thread Goes West
In part of my ongoing quest to hype up stuff I liked, this night thread is about Ingrid Goes West, a very dark 2017 indie comedy starring Aubrey Plaza as the eponymous Ingrid. Ingrid is a lonely young woman who … Continue reading The Night Thread Goes West
Two Little Ducks Day Thread
I know it’s 3/3 but my eldest is 22 today so I’m going with that number for your pop culture references today. Both the modern, cp the classic, and in what I think is a first for a OT header, … Continue reading Two Little Ducks Day Thread
Bill Wurtz Night Thread
This is a Night Thread dedicated to Bill Wurtz, a man who loves absurdist, surreal humor; non-sequiturs and simple yet thorough history lessons. I was going to post several of his short videos but realized there was a one-video … Continue reading Bill Wurtz Night Thread
DAYTHREAD IS.
loneliness + alienation + fear + despair + self-worth ÷ mockery ÷ condemnation ÷ misunderstanding × guilt × shame × failure × judgment n=y where y=hope and n=folly, love=lies, life=death, self=dark side Anti-life justifies your pain! Anti-life justifies your hate! … Continue reading DAYTHREAD IS.
The Night Thread Is Not A Robot
As a lot of Avocados may realize, I am a big fan of the anime series Nichijou (“My Ordinary Life”), and as part of my tireless evangelism the show, I decided to make my first open thread about it. Airing for … Continue reading The Night Thread Is Not A Robot
Lousy Smarch Day Thread 3/1
It all started on the thirteenth hour of the thirteenth day of the thirteenth month: an all-new and altogether lost month. The month is sometimes included as a bonus on Simpsons calendars: So have a great month, Avocados! And rememember: … Continue reading Lousy Smarch Day Thread 3/1
Gilbert Gottfried’s Birthday Night Thread
It’s Gilbert Gottfried’s birthday today. You may remember him from such classics like Beverly Hills Cop II: And Highway to Hell (yes, that’s really him): He also did the voice of some bird, but it was a minor role, and … Continue reading Gilbert Gottfried’s Birthday Night Thread
The Fall of the Mexica Day Thread
Today is the day the Triple Alliance died. In 1521, the last tlatoani of Tenochtitlan, Cuauhtémoc, fought to defend the city from the Spanish conquistadores, and ended up having to flee because the city — after having pissed off the … Continue reading The Fall of the Mexica Day Thread
The Watcher in the Night Thread (2/27/18)
When I was growing up, the movie for slumber parties was The Watcher in the Woods (1980). I don’t know why it was a perennial favorite for pre-teen girls growing up in south Louisiana in the 1980s, but it was, … Continue reading The Watcher in the Night Thread (2/27/18)
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