Introducing today’s contestants: – Ryan, a TV executive from California, moved to Saudi Arabia as a child; – Mononita, an aerospace engineer from Alabama, recycles online air and water in space; and – Daryn, a clinical representative from Nevada, competes … Continue reading Jeopardy! recap for Mon., Oct. 21
Welcome to Guy Talk, a serious space to discuss masculinity, good and bad. This time, we are discussing how men respond to illness. Gender affects illness and healthcare in multiple ways – how doctors treat us, how likely we are … Continue reading Guy Talk: Men and Illness
(Current standings for completed groups can be found here) Now we get to the eliminations. We have 123 songs in this tournament; they have been broken up into 8 groups of either 15 or 16. For the group stage, vote for … Continue reading Best Video Game Song Tournament, 1983-1989: Group 5
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 Falling Down, a 1993 action drama directed by Joel Schumacher, written by Ebbe … Continue reading Late To The Party: Falling Down (1993)
Today is Andrew Scott’s birthday. Andrew Scott is an Irish actor (television, film, stage). I first saw him in Sherlock as Moriarty and liked him ever since. Recently he was in Fleabag as The Priest. Andrew Scott also had roles in Pride, The Hour, Spectre, … Continue reading Andrew Scott Day Thread (10/21)
Pig-Pen Monday Spotlight “Pig-Pen” is a character in the comic strip Peanuts by Charles M. Schulz. Whilst amiable, he is a young boy who is, except on rare occasions, extremely dirty and attracts a permanent cloud of dust and bugs. … Continue reading The Comic Strip Club (Mon 10/21/2019)
It’s October 21st, 2019, which means Election Day is finally here. If you’re a Canadian citizen who is 18 or older, you get to go to the polls to vote for a Member of Parliament to represent your interests in … Continue reading Canadian Federal Election 2019
Stuckley Tillinghast was known to be a jovial good-natured man. He managed to provide decently for his family by selling his apples across Rhode Island and southern Massachusetts. Honour, his wife, kept a busy well-ordered household, watching over the couples … Continue reading The Vampires of Rhode Island: Half An Orchard Died. Sarah Tillinghast, 19, Exeter. 1799
I know the Oktoberfest in Munich ended a couple of weeks ago, but these events are held all over the world throughout the month, so maybe you spent some time this weekend drinking beer and oompah-ing in your lederhosen. When … Continue reading What Did You Do This Weekend?
You know what’s been really helpful to even attempting to keep up with this bullshit? https://www.impeachment.fyi/ I encourage everyone to sign up for the daily reports, because it summarizes the day in a lot easier to digest bits. Seriously. Hong … Continue reading The Monday Politics Thread is Barely Keeping Up With the News
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: Monday, October 21, 2019
I have avoided Paranormal Activity for over a decade because of its reputation. The whole movie is one where nothing happens. All of the scares are cheap. Like, a potted plant falls over and that’s supposed to be scary. (Incidentally, … Continue reading Review: Paranormal Activity (2007)
Episode Grade: B+ It’s probably been a few seasons since we got an outright classic, but Halloween is probably Bob’s Burgers most consistent holiday, give or take Valentines Day. On one hand, this level of quality should be the envy of … Continue reading Bob’s Burgers S10E04: “Pig Trouble In Little Tina”
Every sufficiently quirky geographical region must be in want of a hirsute hominid to call its own. So it is that we hear of the Florida Skunk Ape. What distinguishes the Skunk Ape from its Pacific Northwestern and Himalayan brethren, … Continue reading The Night Thread of the Florida Skunk Ape
Discussion if you’ve watched the Watchmen. Continue reading Spoil Sports: Watchmen “It’s Summer and We’re Running Out of Ice” Ep.1 S1
“Down Down Down” As the city waits impatiently for another visit from who they think is Batman, Alice continues to taunt Kate with a secret but also sets her sights on Jacob and Catherine. “Blurred Lines” (Terrible title) Kara attempts to … Continue reading 10/20/19 Batwoman/Supergirl Live Chat
The latest box office early results have come in and the weekend landed about as expected, though with some films not quite living up to projections. That mostly falls upon Maleficent: Mistress Of Evil as it debuted with $36 million domestically, which … Continue reading Box Office: October 18-20
One of the delightful things about doing this series is that I’m forced to engage with episodes that I couldn’t connect with and find new nuances and things to think about. I’ve never been a huge fan of this episode … Continue reading The Simpsons, Season Seven, Episode Nineteen, “A Fish Called Selma”
Arrowverse Review Index Batwoman 1×02: “The Rabbit Hole”, Supergirl 5×02: “Stranger Beside Me”, The Flash 6×02: “A Flash of the Lightning”, and Arrow 8×01: “Starling City” reviews This week in the Arrowverse, long-lost evil siblings abound on the Batwoman/Supergirl Action … Continue reading This Week In The Arrowverse: 10/14/2019 – 10/20/2019: “A Crisis Is Coming”
1987’s Teen Wolf Too starring Jason Bateman gets the spotlight in today’s Day Thread. Todd Howard is starting his freshman year at the prestigious Hamilton College. The pressures of his first day start to mount and during a mixer with … Continue reading Teen Wolf Too Day Thread (10/20)
Snoopy Sunday Roundup Continue reading The Comic Strip Club (Sun 10/20/2019)
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