Welcome to Parental Guidance! We’ve decided to make this an every other week thing from now on. But, the same things apply – if you are a parent or parental – adjacent person, this is the place to talk … Continue reading Parental Guidance: Discipline Crosstalk
Winners will be bolded as they are announced. Supporting Actor: Willem Dafoe, The Florida Project Woody Harrelson, Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri Richard Jenkins, The Shape of Water Christopher Plummer, All the Money in the World Sam Rockwell, Three Billboards … Continue reading Academy Award Live Thread
I’ve repeatedly said that Golden era Simpsons isn’t so much leftist as it is bitter with conservatism, fundamentally getting why we turn to family and such but understanding that it’s a lot harder and a lot less happy than it’s … Continue reading The Simpsons, Season Four, Episode Three, “Homer The Heretic”
Arrowverse Review Index Legends of Tomorrow 3×12: “The Curse of the Earth Totem”, The Flash 4×14: “Subject 9”, Black Lightning 1×06: “Three Sevens: The Book of Thunder”, and Arrow 6×14: “Collision Course” review. This week Arrow, Black Lightning, and … Continue reading This Week In The Arrowverse: 02/26/2018 – 03/04/2018: Brought To You By “Captain Jiwe’s Spiced Rum”
“Alright folks, it’s time for our favorite part of the show: a salute to death! No no, of course I’m talking about our very serious and tasteful in memoriam segment… and it seems like our interns had their work … Continue reading Werewolf 54: The Oscars (Day 6)
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)
Let’s celebrate Oscar night with some Hollywood-themed Before & After clues. Remember, each clue will reference two titles, names, or phrases where the last word or syllable of one is the same as the first word or syllable of the … Continue reading Shoeless Trivia: Hollywood Before & After
I don’t often think about what my favorite food might be, and frankly my answer is likely to be different almost every time that question is asked. However there’s one item that I’m always ready willing and able to clean … Continue reading Sunday Food Thread 3/4 Show Me Your Pancakes!
In an effort to not have to write as much as I did last time, I’m bringing you another recap of our latest D&D adventure. Our group (DM’d by The Hayes Code, and including Nope, Doctor Nick, Sangamonster, and token … Continue reading AvocaD&D–The Adventure Continues
Tonight’s episode of SNL is hosted by Charles Barkley, with musical guest Migos. Continue reading Saturday Night Live Season 43 Episode 14
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
I spent most of the afternoon at a bottle share, which seems like as good a reason as any to do beer trivia. Name any one of the characters from The Simpsons pictured below. What surname is shared by Stone … Continue reading Shoeless Trivia: Beer
Wherein Manny and Fran are swept off their feet, and Bernard goes on a hunt Original airdate: 4/8/2004 This was a fairly light episode. I suppose you could call it the last ‘shop shenanigans’ episode before the end. Manny invites … Continue reading Black Books, Series 3 Episode 5: “Travel Writer”
But spares your eyes from a flashing gif. Now use your eyes to look at pets. Do it. Continue reading Pet Thread: Destroys A Small Island Nation (1/3)
Post about the best first lines in a movie, TV show, album, book, or what have you. Continue reading Best Opening Lines
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
Ahoy there Denver area Avocados. Your old pal, Shipwreck will be in Denver April 3rd through the 6th. I’ll be staying downtown and attending a conference during the day, but my evening plans are free. I thought it would be … Continue reading Denver Area Meetup April 3rd, 4th, or 5th
Part III in a series; see Parts One and Two. On May 7th, 1798, a crowd of roughly 1,200 Philadelphians, mostly young men in their teens and twenties, gathered at Market Street for an impromptu rally. Some carried flags and … Continue reading How We Got Here: Deranged Affairs
Everyone, we’ve made it. Oscars weekend is upon us, and with it the time has come for me to make my final predictions of who will be winning some big, phallic gold statues come Sunday night! Lucky us. Since my … Continue reading The Road to the 90th Oscars, Part V: Final Predictions!
♫ It’s your life And you can do what you want Do what you like But please don’t keep a-me waiting Please don’t keep a-me waiting ♫ Passion meets aggression in this wheedling warble of teen lust. Just as Ray … Continue reading The Weekend Politics Thread Could Use a Weekend
Episode Grade: B-/C+ Hi Janeiacs. We’re back. Not only from another brief hiatus, but also back to where we were a couple episodes ago. Only this time with more sex, since Jane and Raf are doing the bippity boppity (which … Continue reading Jane the Virgin: S04E11, “Chapter 75”
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