Meet the new games; same as the old games. If you’re a fan of tactical shooters then these past two weeks must be heaven for you, otherwise this week is just a copy of a last week. I had to … Continue reading New Game Releases 04/28/20 – 05/04/20
Here it is! The results of the Avocado’s arduous quest to decide its favorite Film Director. Will you be able to live with it? Continue reading The Avocado’s Favorite Film Director – RESULTS!
One of the things that I really like about doing these kinds of 30 day challenges is that when you read the question for the first time, you get your first instinct answer. And then as you go on and … Continue reading 30 Day Comic Book Challenge Day 12: A Must-Read Comic You Give Other People
“Space, The final Frontier. These are the voyages of the starship Enterprise. It’s five-year mission: To explore strange new worlds. To seek out new life and new civilizations. To boldly go where no man has gone before!” Balance of … Continue reading Star Trek: TOS The Best Episodes
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. A Wrinkle in Time
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 Is Full of Nuthatches
On December 14, 1984, the movie Dune opened in U.S. cinemas. David Lynch’s adaptation of Frank Herbert’s novel was a critical and financial flop. Lynch and his star, Kyle MacLachlan, would quickly salvage their reputations with the film Blue Velvet … Continue reading Movie Recap: Dune (1984)
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 Type: Forced Order Or visit the quiz here. Remember to post … Continue reading Triviacados: Tuesday, April 28, 2020
The weirdness of writing this a week in advance continues to sink in because as I think of what things will be like on the day of its posting, I’m mired in the events of that day itself and what … Continue reading The Politics Thread Looks Back On April 28th
The war between the East and West was growing more violent by the day.
Draco, a soldier from the West, thinks of his love, Maria, back at home. Continue reading A (4/27) Night Thread at the Opera
Abandon hope all ye who enter here. Sorry. Continue reading The Cancelled But Then Uncancelled Trump Presser Thread Rises from the Depths of Hell.
Puella Magi Madoka Magica (魔法少女まどか★マギカ or just Madoka for my sanity) is a 12-episode magical girl show from 2011 written by Gen Urobachi (of Fate/Zero and Psycho-Pass fame) and produced by Studio SHAFT and look, this is one of the … Continue reading Anime Worth Watching: Puella Magi Madoka Magica
Did you know Bayonetta is technically naked? I know, I know, what a way to start this. I can already hear the aggrieved grumbling. What a reductionist hot take. There’s so much more to Bayonetta, why open with this? But, … Continue reading Late to the Party: Bayonetta
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 started with the year 2000 and we’re moving forward through time, working … Continue reading Albums By The Year: 2006
A sullen teen falls for a closeted jock in a tropey tale of heartbreak. I saw Get Real in 1998 and disliked it. It shined a mirror on an ugly adolescence I was ready to escape. The critics saw something … Continue reading LGBT Movies: Get Real (1998)
In honor of a recent medical breakthrough. Photons are classified as what type subatomic particle that was named for an Indian physicist? In contrast with fermions, these particles have integer spin. Though probably most associated with Who’s the Boss?, Judith … Continue reading Shoeless Trivia: Light
Introducing today’s contestants: Matt, a speechwriter from Washington, D.C., will climb Mount Rainier; Lauren, a sustainability analyst from California, collects copies of 1984 (Orwell’s, not Van Halen’s); Sarah, a writer-mom from Texas, had her daughter three months early. Sarah is … Continue reading Jeopardy! recap for Mon., Apr. 27
What games have you been playing and what do you think of them? Bonus topic: Have you ever hacked or modded a console? Did you use it for piracy or some other purpose? Was it ever banned by Sony/MS/Nintendo? Continue reading Weekly Games Thread needs mods
All of us here at the Avocado wax nostalgic about our childhoods. We probably spent more time in front of the television than we should have but it made us the people we are today. Today’s Avocado Answers Discussion Topic … Continue reading Favorite TV Intro
It’s round 1 of the playoffs! 651 songs have qualified, with the top 373 earning byes to the next round (if you’re wondering, that’s every group champion plus the top 21 wild cards). The remaining 278 will square off. Each … Continue reading Best Video Game Song Tournament, 1996-2000: Playoffs, Round 1 (Part 3 of 9)
I forgot. Whoops. Continue reading The Day Thread Is Watching the Rain
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