Skee-Lo Day Thread
Skee-Lo was born Antoine Roundtree in Chicago 1975. He’s best known for his 1995 song “I Wish”, for which is was nominated for a Grammy, losing out to Gangsta’s Paradise. Continue reading Skee-Lo Day Thread
The Comic Strip Club (Tue 9/29/2020)
New Game Releases 09/29/20 – 10/05/20
*Six weeks until the new consoles arrive* It’s the final month before the new consoles arrive, can you believe it?! Typically now is the time where you start to see the big holiday titles come out, but because of the … Continue reading New Game Releases 09/29/20 – 10/05/20
30 Day Book Challenge Day 29: Your Favorite Book Cover
As we get down to the end of our 30 day book challenge and get ready for our next run, we’re going to go visual for this penultimate installment. Here, we want to know your favorite book covers out there, … Continue reading 30 Day Book Challenge Day 29: Your Favorite Book Cover
Building Entertainment: The films of the Walt Disney Studio. The Castaway Cowboy
Welcome to my weekly discussion of the films of the Walt Disney Studio. I’m proceeding mostly chronologically. The title comes from a quote from Walt, “I never called my work an ‘art’ It’s part of show business, the business of … Continue reading Building Entertainment: The films of the Walt Disney Studio. The Castaway Cowboy
Creative Endeavors Gets Hawkish
This is the space for our members to discuss and share their creative projects, ranging from written works to drawings, photography, and even craft projects such as knitting and woodworking. Self promotion is welcome (websites where we can view and/or … Continue reading Creative Endeavors Gets Hawkish
A Peep at the History Thread
Due to work and a defective laptop, I didn’t have time to prepare my planned History Thread, Der Schranker must wait another week. Until then, enjoy this delightful caricature of Georgian nobility: A highlight of the exhibit was the pairing … Continue reading A Peep at the History Thread
Weekly Podcast Thread #14 9/29
Hello! Welcome to the weekly podcast thread, a thread that is weekly and about podcasts! Here’s a place to talk about what you listened to this week, or to look for recommendations, or to rank obscure bits from a podcast … Continue reading Weekly Podcast Thread #14 9/29
Avocado Weekly Movie Thread (9/29)
Today’s prompt: what is your favorite movie poster? Posters are one of the oldest ways to advertise a film. The first poster showed up all the way back in December 26, 1895 for the Lumier Brothers film L’Arroseur arrose. Before … Continue reading Avocado Weekly Movie Thread (9/29)
Triviacados: Tuesday, September 29, 2020
Can the first person here each day create a Results thread so it’s always first when sorted by Oldest? That will make it much easier to track results. Quiz Note: Countries close to the bodies of water but not technically bordering are … Continue reading Triviacados: Tuesday, September 29, 2020
The Tuesday PT Believes In Something Greater Than Itself
So here we are. Whelp, I’m a hummingbird still. I suspect I will be until I finish this move and justice is done. So get ready for some puffed-up birb jokes. Flippity-Flap Fuckers. Anyway I wrote this ahead of time … Continue reading The Tuesday PT Believes In Something Greater Than Itself
Join the Dark Order, Night Thread (September 28, 2020)
Are you tired of feeling alone? Unwanted? Disrespected? By joining the Dark Order, you’ll find a new strength in numbers … they will be your friend and biggest supporter. They’re totally not a cult. You too can be as cool … Continue reading Join the Dark Order, Night Thread (September 28, 2020)
Breaking Down the Walls of the Rock Hall: Class of 1995
If there is one of the few years where most of the the general public knows all the inductees in the performer category, it will be 1995. The 1995 induction class is one of the masterclass of diverse megastars. With … Continue reading Breaking Down the Walls of the Rock Hall: Class of 1995
Anime Worth Watching: From the New World
From the New World (新世界より) is a 25 episode series from A1 Pictures in 2012 adapted from a novel. It merges a lot of genres of fantasy, mystery and even horror at times. Synopsis In the early 21st century humans … Continue reading Anime Worth Watching: From the New World
Jeopardy! recap for Mon., Sept. 28
Here are today’s contestants: Eric, a media researcher, shares a birthday with his father; Paula, an art director and designer for TV animation, did a phone marriage proposal; and Sameer, a writer, was smiled at by Neil Armstrong. Sameer is … Continue reading Jeopardy! recap for Mon., Sept. 28
LGBT Movies: Spin the Bottle (1998)
Spin the Bottle follows four childhood friends to a lakeside retreat. Their Big Chill reunion is interrupted by the arrival of the nerd they tormented in school. He’s hot now and ready to play. Sexy strangers have upended the lives … Continue reading LGBT Movies: Spin the Bottle (1998)
WW133 – Love Island: Avocado (Sign Up)
Welcome to Love Island: Avocado! This game theme is based on the British reality show of the same name and will be Advanced in difficulty. This will be run much more like the reality show it’s based on than like … Continue reading WW133 – Love Island: Avocado (Sign Up)
Weekly Games Thread endures
Tell us about what games you’ve been playing. Bonus topic: How long is your typical gaming session? What’s the longest gaming marathon you’ve had? Continue reading Weekly Games Thread endures
Albums By The Year: 1994
Welcome back to this special retrospective music-posting feature. The gimmick is simple — each week, you post your favorite 25 (or whatever) albums of a given year. We are now moving backwards until we run out of either albums or … Continue reading Albums By The Year: 1994
Best Video Game Song Tournament, 2001-2004: Diversity Runoff Playoff
Group play is over, and it’s almost time for the top 256! But, before we start that, we have one final, desperate plea for expanded horizons: it’s the Diversity Runoff! Our initial top 256 featured 16 songs from Final Fantasy … Continue reading Best Video Game Song Tournament, 2001-2004: Diversity Runoff Playoff
The Wonders I’ve Seen: 1×03, “Exodus from Genesis”
Never. Swallow. A dentic! If “I, E.T.” was Farscape establishing its Planet-of-the-Week framework, “Exodus from Genesis” lays out the boundaries for a Farscape Ship-in-Trouble episode. Moya has been infested by a swarm of extremely large bugs; the temperature is rising … Continue reading The Wonders I’ve Seen: 1×03, “Exodus from Genesis”
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