You are now entering Ad Space, a realm of commercials, brought before us so we might examine how they work, and discuss why we both love and hate them so. So it is written … The Product:Chevron oil corporation The Promotion: … Continue reading Ad Space – Chevron Tries Reverse Psychology
We talk about them often enough in the Open Threads, I figured it was time for a dedicated discussion space! Whether it’s a thought-provoking video essay, an appetizing recipe, a bewildering shitpost, or anything else, if it’s a video Of … Continue reading Weekly YouTube Thread (10/25)
Shivers 2 – Harvest of Souls is a late 90s horror computer video game. I remember my sister played this game after she borrowed it from a mutual friend of ours. The synopsis of the game – “Isolated in the … Continue reading Shivers 2 Day Thread
The first half of the sci-fi epic is beautifully realized but frustratingly lopsided. Update: Warner Bros. has officially greenlit Dune: Part Two The more new films I see that serve as individual entries in a multi-film saga, the more awed … Continue reading Dune: Part One Review: Spice Spice Baby
Every week, we’ll be looking at 1 or two records from The Wire’s “100 Records That Set the World On Fire (While No One Was Listening)” list, originally published in the The Wire 175 (September 1998). You can find the … Continue reading 100 Records That Set The World On Fire (While No One Was Listening): 1, Charles Ives, Symphony No. 4; 2, Blind Willie Johnson, Dark Was The Night – Cold Was the Ground
The month of October is all about horror as it well should be and we’re going to revisit that topic with a range of new and “remastered” prompts for it thanks to some help from Mr. Ixolite and myself to … Continue reading Revenge Of The 30 Day Horror Challenge Day 25: Decades Of Horror – 1980s
Music wafts through the air accompanied by a sonorous, romantic voice. I wanna know what love isI want you to show m– You hear a crash and a scream. Following the sound, you turn to see a dented boom box … Continue reading WW 166: Oops! All Cupids (Day 2)
Tell us about your shenanigans. What did you do this weekend? Continue reading What Did You Do This Weekend?
Time for the Smash Melee semifinals. The character with the most votes was Zelda. The character with the least votes to still advance was Ganondorf. The character with the least votes was Bowser and I’m still not over him taking … Continue reading Smash Tournament: Melee Semifinals
Can the first person here each day create a Results thread so it’s always first when sorted by Oldest? Quiz Note: When complete, the 11 answers (ignoring spaces and punctuation) will form a palindrome. Your answers must be precise! Or visit the … Continue reading Triviacados: Monday, October 25, 2021
How Puerto Rico became the most vaccinated place in America The Caribbean island — in recent years pummeled by deadly hurricanes, rocked by earthquakes, beset by political unrest and saddled by debt — has quietly managed to outpace even New … Continue reading The Monday Politics Thread Continues to Endorse Science
Nuala Ni Dhomhnaill (pronounced “noo-la ni gunnel”) is an Irish-language poet who published her first collection in 1981 and is still publishing today. Though Ni Dhomhnaill was born in England (to Irish parents), she was raised in the Dingle Gaeltacht, … Continue reading The Nuala Ni Dhomhnaill Night Thread (10/24/21)
Occasionally, a band becomes so aggravated with a personality within their ranks, they all plan a mutiny and regroup. Sometimes, over the years, a band’s turnover is so high that over the years their discarded musician pile is large enough … Continue reading Artist Spotlight: Son of Sam (or; To Walk the Night Again, Like We Did Last Summer)
Written by: Ron WeinerDirected by: Mark ErvinDN’s Ranking: Bad / NONESSENTIAL / Essential This is one that’s famously hard to watch for a lot of people, and I get it because I didn’t care for it much at first either. … Continue reading Futurama, Season Three, Episode Seventeen, “A Pharaoh To Remember”
One of the weekends I was most curious about has arrived with the box office as Dune has landed. As we’ve learned through what folks at Warner Bros. have said recently, they’re not looking at just the box office for a … Continue reading The Sleeper Awakens With The October 22nd – 24th Box Office Weekend
Another week means new episodes of Supergirl, Batwoman, Legends of Tomorrow, and Stargirl. I can only really speak to half of those, though, as I’m still far behind on Stargirl, and still haven’t gotten around to the latest Supergirl ep. … Continue reading Let’s Talk Arrowverse – Aquaman Exists, Apparently
Kevin Kline was born on this day in 1947. He won a Best Supporting Actor Oscar for A Fish Called Wanda. He’s been in a whole bunch of other movies, too. Post cat pictures and be excellent to each other. Continue reading The Kevin Kline Emergency Day Thread (10/24)
Can the first person here each day create a Results thread so it’s always first when sorted by Oldest? Quiz Type: Forced Order Or visit the quiz here. Sunday: MiscellaneousMonday: LiteratureTuesday: GeographyWednesday: MusicThursday: HistoryFriday: Movies & TVSaturday: Science & Nature If you’d like … Continue reading Triviacados: Sunday, October 24, 2021
Holy molé I don’t have a topic, let’s eat! Continue reading Free For All Sunday Food Thread 10/24
