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Howdy, friends! In the spirit of my “How was your weekend?” weekly thread I used to post every week under the AV Club’s “Weekend Box Office” newswire (as an alternative to AV Club’s own “Tell Us About Your Pop Culture … Continue reading Tell Us About Your Weekend!
Q: What do you get when a Canadian, an American, a Pole, and an Australian walk into a chatroom? A: A four-hour marathon year-end gaming podcast! Believe it or not, we have even grander plans this year (though we might … Continue reading AVoCADo GamesCast Year-End Extravaganza Sign-Ups
I heard this tune a long time ago and it’s been knocking around in my head ever since- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dqLq85sXjYA It’s also a song that gets asked on cooking competition shows from time to time, so What’s your last meal? Song … Continue reading Sunday Food Thread: Last Supper
It’s here! It’s finally here! Couple of guidelines for this thread: 🎁 EVERYONE IS WELCOME! Even if your gift is going to be late or you didn’t participate in the exchange at all, join us for some holiday/anniversary fun! 🎁 … Continue reading MERRY GIFTMAS EVERYONE! 2017 Edition
The Timeline of the in-universe chronology of the DC Universe is as follows: 1978 – Superman first introduces himself. Autumn 1979 – Batman introduces himself. 1980 to 1981 – Batman and Superman first meet, Season 1 Caped Crusader, Superman 2. 1982 to 1983 … Continue reading Lovely Bones DC Universe Archives, Part Two: The Complete Origin Miniseries
Hello and welcome to Parental Guidance, The Avocado’s Weekly thread for parents, prospective parents, caregivers and other lunatics [footnote]As always, we ask that you refrain from posting in this thread if you are not personally responsible for raising any children. … Continue reading Parental Guidance December 2, 2017: Ghosts Of Christmas Past
Take a break from a fraught Politics Thread and post photos of your favorite emotional support animals. Or stare at other people’s pets… ya weirdos*. Anyway, have a chill day! * “Weirdo” is absolutely a compliment, in my book. Continue reading Pet Thread: Lazy Saturday (12/2)
The other day, I came out swinging in a topic more controversial than if you should put the toilet paper with the pull-away sheet in the front or in the back: I posited that Funkos don’t deserve your hatred. The … Continue reading The World’s Ugliest Funko POP!s
The Internet tells me today is Eat A Red Apple Day! What does this have to do with comments? Not a thing. But it did allow me to find this ridiculous gif So grab your red apple, take a bite, … Continue reading Comment of the Week Red Apple Edition
I think we all have a character from fiction we deeply identify with. And since most of us change over time, those characters that might fit the youthful version of you could be wildly different from the grown up. Perhaps … Continue reading Who Do You Think You Are (As a Fictional Character)? Then and Now
What you need to do: Find comments that are funny or interesting or weird when stripped of context. Take a screenshot. Post the screenshot(s) here. Have fun! Continue reading The Weekly “No Context” Thread
Welcome back to the Weekly Pun Thread, where we give you a chance to flex those puns. In today’s news, a bank robbery suspect found an…interesting place to hide out and take a load off: Email A bank … Continue reading The Weekly Pun Thread Gives a Crap
In early November, toy company Funko — creator of top heavy dolls and other delights — went public to help pay off its $320 million in debt. It stumbled a bit at first; stock prices dropped 41% from their initial … Continue reading Funkos Don’t Deserve Your Hatred
I. Love. Gifs. Seeing things in motion really makes me happy. But we all have those gifs that we love but never seem to have the right time or place for. Now is the time. Here is place. Show … Continue reading Gifs You Don’t Get to Use Enough
Do you have a question about anything in pop culture, whether real-world or in-universe? Is Google failing you? Ask here to see if your fellow Avocados can help clear things up for you. This is open to questions of any … Continue reading Pop Culture Reference Desk – It’s the 4th One! Why Am I Even Counting?
To set the scene: Imagine late in the evening on a hot July night in 2014, I was spending the summer half living out of two apartments, I was running a fever of around 102, and hardly slept most … Continue reading Artist Spotlight, Comics – Russell Dauterman on The Mighty Thor
I’m a longtime Transformers fan. And over the past year or so, IDW’s Transformers comics — most specifically, the More than Meets the Eye and Lost Light series — have surpassed Beast Wars as my all-time favorite Transformers series. Continue reading IDW’s Transformers Comics: Where to Start
Welcome, Fashion Club. We are a night late this week because I was busy being fashionable last night. Okay, so I was watching the Arrowverse crossover. Anyway, here we are. This week, in a Very Special Fashion Club, we’ll talk … Continue reading Fashion Club 11/29
Hello, and welcome to the weekly women+’s issues/health thread! Each Wednesday, someone will post a discussion with a few relevant news items from the last week, as well as a topic for further conversation. The prompt will serve as a … Continue reading Women+’s Weekly Thread – TGIAT (Thank Gawd It’s After Thanksgiving)
Hey folks! Sorry for putting this up late. Have at it. (Header image from Psycho-Pass, because why not?) Continue reading Weekly Japanese Pop Culture Thread (November 29th, 2017)
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