Rank the Tracks: Hyperturboextreme edition
Get to it! (Subtitle means nothing, this is business as usual.) Continue reading Rank the Tracks: Hyperturboextreme edition
Avocado Weekly Movie Thread (9/10)
Welcome to the Weekly Movie Thread, where we discuss film. What have you watched recently? What movies are you excited for? Today’s bonus prompt: What movie effects would you describe as “magical”? This week celebrates the 90th anniversary of The … Continue reading Avocado Weekly Movie Thread (9/10)
The Sailor Mercury Day Thread
The Comic Strip Club (Tue 9/10/2019)
Snert’s day at the Strip Club Snert: Hägar’s dog; Snert is supposed to be a bird/hunting dog, but the reader gets the impression that most of the time he just doesn’t feel like working. Snert understands everything Hägar tells … Continue reading The Comic Strip Club (Tue 9/10/2019)
New Game Releases 09/10/19 – 09/16/19
The fall train continues to chug along, with one major multi-platform release, and two big console exclusives. On top of that we’ve got two new sports titles, a handful of interesting looking small games, some decent ports, and a fun … Continue reading New Game Releases 09/10/19 – 09/16/19
Building Entertainment: The Animated Films of the Walt Disney Studio. Live-action Edition. The Black Hole
Welcome to my weekly discussion of the animated films of the Walt Disney Studio. I’m proceeding mostly chronologically. We have long since finished the animated films so we have moved on to the live action films. The title comes from … Continue reading Building Entertainment: The Animated Films of the Walt Disney Studio. Live-action Edition. The Black Hole
The Creative Endeavors Thread Learns From the Best
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 The Creative Endeavors Thread Learns From the Best
Not Hallmark: Santa Girl Recap/Review
Continuing with my non-Hallmark detour, today’s film was flagged to me by a family member. Amazon sent her a notification that this film was out. She does not watch these sorts of movies, so I don’t know what Amazon was … Continue reading Not Hallmark: Santa Girl Recap/Review
The Striking Weekly History Thread
Welcome to this week’s History Thread! My apologies for missing last week, I have no good excuse other than being otherwise occupied. This week’s picture: on September 10, 1897 a miner’s strike at Lattimer, PA turned violent. After the usual … Continue reading The Striking Weekly History Thread
Worst Cover Song Winner
By a score of 66-12 Limp Bizkit’s cover of Behind Blue Eyes beat Disturbed’s The Sound of Silence to win the Worst Cover Song Tournament. It truly is a remarkable piece of shit deserving of this (dis)honor. For comparison here’s the Who’s Original and … Continue reading Worst Cover Song Winner
The Tuesday Politics Thread Invites Over the Taliban Until We Don’t
Look, I had a whole thing planned about this and then the meeting was canceled last night right after I went to bed, and it’s too early for me to think of anything else, and I don’t want to have … Continue reading The Tuesday Politics Thread Invites Over the Taliban Until We Don’t
Triviacados: Tuesday September 10, 2019
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: Quiz updated January 2017 Quiz Note: Not all countries without … Continue reading Triviacados: Tuesday September 10, 2019
Scott OT #197: The Night Thread of Partners (9/9)
In 2009, the bad movie gods delivered onto us an amazing disaster by the name of Partners. It has a needlessly complex plot (the bad guy intentionally gets shot because he bought his own ambulance, I guess?), has abysmal sound … Continue reading Scott OT #197: The Night Thread of Partners (9/9)
Werewolf 100: The One Hundreding – Day 4 (TEAM 1)
Disqus is getting stronger, and better at destroying games. Not that you know why they’re destroying the games you head to, but you know that they’re doing it. The players here, though you don’t know them, are your allies. They’re … Continue reading Werewolf 100: The One Hundreding – Day 4 (TEAM 1)
Werewolf 100: The One Hundreding- Day 4 (Team 2)
Disqus is getting stronger, and better at destroying games. Not that you know why they’re destroying the games you head to, but you know that they’re doing it. The players here, though you don’t know them, are your allies. They’re … Continue reading Werewolf 100: The One Hundreding- Day 4 (Team 2)
Long Range Oracle — Joker
It’s our first “expanded look” into the future, as we discuss how hard this clown is going to laugh at the box office. Continue reading Long Range Oracle — Joker
LGBT Movies: Lesbian Romcoms
“When you’re analyzing lesbian films, you do need to re-arrange your standards.” ~ Pink News What was the first tragic lesbian film? Possibly 1931’s Maedchen in Uniform. What were Hollywood’s first happy lesbian romances? Possibly 1982’s Personal Best and 1984’s … Continue reading LGBT Movies: Lesbian Romcoms
Songs By The Letter, Side 2: Your Top “E” Songs
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 “E” Songs
Introduce a favorite Band to a friend
We all have our favorite music bands. Sometimes we want to turn our friends onto this music. So, what are some of your favorite bands and what songs/albums would you play to turn someone on to them? Also, what are … Continue reading Introduce a favorite Band to a friend
2019 Fall TV Preview – ABC (Mixed-ish Is A Terrible Title)
Oh, ABC. You’ve gotten a little more interesting, what with picking up other networks’ pilots and recasting the male leads of two of the three shows you picked up. Maybe one day you’ll be as messy as NBC used to … Continue reading 2019 Fall TV Preview – ABC (Mixed-ish Is A Terrible Title)
Weekly Games Thread is in its feelings
What games have you been playing and what do you think of them? Bonus topic: What are your favorite melancholy tunes? (hat tip to Demyx for this topic) Continue reading Weekly Games Thread is in its feelings
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