Boys and girls of every age Wouldn’t you like to play something strange? Come with us and you will see This, our town of Videoween This is Videoween, this is Videoween Microsoft screams ’cause they’re dead on sight This is … Continue reading New Game Releases 10/29/19 – 11/04/19
One of my favorite past times is haunting used bookstores, looking for out-of-print and forgotten classics. My taste in literature tends to run toward fantasy, science-fiction, and horror, and I find modern novels too often weighed down by bloat and … Continue reading Paperback Punk
Welcome to this week’s History Thread! Today’s picture: On October 28-29, 1922 Benito Mussolini and his fascist Blackshirts carried out their March on Rome, consolidating fascist power in Italy. The culmination of three years of political ferment, it was a … Continue reading The Weekly History Thread Marches
Welcome to my weekly discussion of the animated 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 … Continue reading Building Entertainment: The Animated Films of the Walt Disney Studio. Tim Burton Edition. The Nightmare Before Christmas
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 Goes Against Its Nature.
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. Or visit the quiz here. Remember to post your results in the … Continue reading Triviacados: Tuesday, October 29, 2019
You’re all so darned disrespectful, not unconditionally loving the President no matter what he does or says. All you awful Libs, how dare you. That’s all I have the energy for regarding this bit. I hope you enjoyed it. In … Continue reading The Tuesday Politics Thread Was Definitely Not Saying “Boo-urns”
Repurposing this thread! Apparently the GoT dudes have exited the Star Wars universe and people might want to discuss? We’ll see, I guess! ‘Star Wars’ Setback: ‘Game Of Thrones’ Duo David Benioff & D.B. Weiss Exit Trilogy Also, originally I thought … Continue reading Star Wars Discussion!
Black Shuck! The terrifying beast that stalks the countryside of East Anglia! A horrifying black dog with glowing eyes! Glowing RED eyes!! Some even say ONE glowing red eye!!! He’s a feral, devilish beast, whose mere appearance heralds the death … Continue reading Black Shuck is Skulking Around in the Night Thread
Welcome back to one of my favorite recurring features (although it does result in some agonizing decisions). Since this is the second go-around, I’m calling it “Songs By The Letter, Side 2.” The rules are simple, just list your top … Continue reading Songs By The Letter, Side 2: Your Top “L” Songs
If you read a list of horror films with LGBT characters you’ll find a lot of murder victims, serial killers and vampires. Occasionally a gay side character gets lucky (Cursed (2005), ParaNorman (2012) ) but often they’re first on the … Continue reading LGBT Movies: Horror Protagonists
Each week in Late to the Party, someone posts about an older piece of media that they’ve just experienced for the first time. On bat, this week is Max Payne , a 2001 third person shooter game from the developer … Continue reading Late to the Party: Max Payne
What games have you been playing and what do you think of them? Bonus topic: What outlets do you go to for gaming news? Who are your most trusted reviewers (if any)? Continue reading Weekly Games Thread Reads the News
Introducing today’s contestants: – Steve, a playwright from Kentucky, writes with his wife; – Diana, a scheduler/planner from Tennessee, taught English in Japan; and – Kris, a customer service representative from Ontario, encountered a small moose family. Kris is a … Continue reading Jeopardy! recap for Mon., Oct. 28
Now it’s time for the knockout rounds. We’ll be single-elimination from here on out. You can see the bracket here We’ll be doing the entire top 64 this week, 16 songs per day. Feathering groups same as last time, so … Continue reading Best Video Game Song Tournament, 1983-1989: Top 64 (Part 1 of 4)
Five years ago today, at 4 AM in a block called “Infomercials”, [adult swim] plunged a nation of insomniacs and stoners into the nightmare world of Too Many Cooks. Much like the Avocado’s own Dad’s Casa, TMC is a TGIF sitcom … Continue reading The Day Thread of “Too Many Cooks”
It’e the Great Pumpkin Day Charlie Brown! The Great Pumpkin is a holiday figure in whom only Linus van Pelt believes. According to Linus, the Great Pumpkin flies around bringing toys to sincere and believing children on Halloween evening. Every … Continue reading The Comic Strip Club (Mon 10/28/2019)
Welcome to Hallmark’s Countdown to Christmas 2019. This year, the channel plans to release 24 all new original movies that bring bland love, badly decorated living rooms, and mysterious characters who are actually Santa together for our viewing pleasure. Join … Continue reading Hallmark Countdown to Christmas: Christmas Wishes and Mistletoe Kisses Recap/Review
In the Late 19th century Rhode Island was a state of contradictions. In the north, the factories and mills of Providence stood at the vanguard of the American Industrial Revolution. To the south, at the height of the Gilded Age, … Continue reading The Vampires of Rhode Island: The Last Vampire. Mercy Brown, 19, Exeter 1892
An immersive and haunting folktale anchored by two exceptional lead performances. This is a spoiler-free review. How did this film get made? How did a weird, surreal art film with a microscopic cast get funding, let alone national distribution? No … Continue reading Review: The Lighthouse
The World Series is still a thing, though the current one between the Nationals and Astros is on a record-low pace for viewership. Though this is following a downward trend that goes back more than a decade, sports games (yes, … Continue reading What Did You Do This Weekend?
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