Welcome back to your monthly report of game news, where I do my best to compile everything into one convenient ad-free place, so you don’t have to worry about the pesky cracks that info can fall through at other publications! … Continue reading Game News Roundup: May 2022
Can the first person here each day create multiple Results threads (the first ones for Wordle, etc., and the last one for Sporcle trivia)? Quiz Type: Clickable / Forced Order Or visit the quiz here. Sunday: MiscellaneousMonday: LiteratureTuesday: GeographyWednesday: MusicThursday: HistoryFriday: Movies & TVSaturday: … Continue reading Triviacados: Monday, June 6, 2022
As California’s big cities fail to rein in their water use, rural communities are already tapped out As cities like Los Angeles and San Francisco struggle to cut their water use — water that overwhelmingly comes from the state’s reservoirs … Continue reading The Monday Politics Thread Wants a Dedicated Trifle Recipe, Get On That
Last month’s OT topic was Underrated 80s Songs. It’s June (I can’t believe it) and its Wedding Season! This month’s OT Topic will focus on Famous Brides in Film. First up is The Bride of Frankenstein from 1935. This sequel … Continue reading The Bride of Frankenstein Night Thread (06/05)
Note: this review will do its best to avoid spoilers. Please use the spoiler space to discuss this movie without fear of spoiling anything for potential first-time viewers:https://the-avocado.org/2022/04/13/spoil-sports-everything-everywhere-all-at-once/ Most movies fit into fairly well-defined genres. There is plenty of room … Continue reading Movie Reviews: Everything Everywhere All At Once (2022)
Soul Asylum, Alanis Morrisette, Circle Jerks, Supergrass, Teenage Fanclub Continue reading Old Music Monthly #023 [July 1995]
Written by: Maiya WilliamsDirected by: Raymie MuzquizDN’s Ranking: Bad / NONESSENTIAL / Essential “But you’re my family! Who will hug me if I achieve things?” Ah, here we go! I was tempted to bump this up to essential immediately after … Continue reading Futurama, Season Six, Episode Five, “The Duh-Vinci Code”</b>
With a lot of positive buzz and word of mouth after a strong opening weekend, Top Gun: Maverick barrels into its second weekend with a $86 million take, bringing it to $291.6 million after last weekend and the weekday numbers that … Continue reading Top Gun: Maverick Wins 2nd Weekend Box Office
Discuss the latest episode of Superman & Lois here! Continue reading Let’s Talk Arrowverse – What Do Ya Know? Superman & Lois Still Exists
Lisa Cholodenko was born on June 5, 1964. She is a director and screenwriter who was nominated for an Oscar for Best Original Screenplay for the movie The Kids Are Alright (2010). She has also directed television, including episodes of … Continue reading Lisa Cholodenko Day Thread
The recent passing of an old friend has sparked another friend from that high school crowd and I to get together face to face again sooner rather than later. There’s a music venue about halfway between him and me that … Continue reading Brunch! Sunday Food Thread 6/5
Can the first person here each day create multiple Results threads (the first ones for Wordle, etc., and the last one for Sporcle trivia)? Quiz Type: Classic Or visit the quiz here. Sunday: MiscellaneousMonday: LiteratureTuesday: GeographyWednesday: MusicThursday: HistoryFriday: Movies & TVSaturday: Science & Nature … Continue reading Triviacados: Sunday, June 5, 2022
We’re changing things up for the month of June by doing a “wild card” approach where there is no theme other than my own whims. Every day can shift gears, wildly, from one topic to the next! Today, let’s talk … Continue reading 30 Day Wild Card Challenge Day 5: Your Favorite Sunday Activity
June of 44 is an American rock band which was formed in 1994 from ex-members of Rodan, Lungfish, Rex, and Hoover. The band’s name refers to the period during which writers Henry Miller and Anaïs Nin corresponded. Though perhaps best described as post-hardcore or math rock, June of 44 also incorporate … Continue reading June of 44 Night Thread
The queens test their improv skills in a fairytale-themed challenge. Continue reading RuPaul’s Drag Race All Stars 7: Episode 4 Discussion Thread
From the MeTV website… “Rocks from a meteor which grow when in contact with water threaten a sleepy Southwestern desert community. “ If you miss any of Sven’s segments or want to see them again, they should be posted here … Continue reading Svengoolie Discussion Thread 6/4/2022: The Monolith Monsters
Featuring the Roger Corman post-apocalyptic thriller Last Woman On Earth, as well as the “educational” short “You Can Beat The A-Bomb” Continue reading Public Domain Theater: Last Woman on Earth (& “You Can Beat the A-Bomb”)
Not quite Adventure Time, but with a comment section not much less off-topic than the AV Club review ones. It’s Animation Time! What animated things have you been into lately? What’s a recent episode of something you saw that lacks a dedicated review … Continue reading Animation Time
Get out into nature, and come back and show us what you find! Sunsets, hikes, vistas, flowers and wildlife, whatever ya got. Show off your green thumb! Or just brighten your weekend by looking at pretty things. Here are some … Continue reading The Nature Thread
It’s time for Run The Jewels, two nights back-to-back at the Barrowland Ballroom in Glasgow, Scotland, and I am excite! The Barrowlands, or The Barrowland Ballroom was originally built as a dance hall in 1934 in a mercantile area east … Continue reading The Run The Jewels Weekender Day Thread (June 4, 2022)
