Another Avocado Book Club, and once more it’s time for us to select something to read. Please for the love of God don’t make me pen discussion prompts for L’Étranger. Continue reading The ABC – Hostile Takeover Edition
The State of the Union was Tuesday night. My fair assessment is IF we were talking about anyone else: Obama, Bush, Clinton, Reagan…a Kardashian…the speech would have been poor. For Trump, it was a triumph. However the bar for Trump … Continue reading This Wednesday Political Post Claps For Ourselves
Wolves are one of my favorite animals of all time. They pack good looks and dangerous strength in one Dog shaped package. Also wolf puppies are cute Look at that little face! Fun Wolf Fact: That whole deal with … Continue reading Howling Mad Night Thread (Doctor Nick Night Thread S1 E02)
The episode description for this episode reads, “Christine eats a carrot.” What a curveball! Continue reading Baskets: S3E2 “Finding Eddie”
Jeopardy! recap for Tue., Jan. 30 – Please welcome today’s contestants: – Brandey, an improv actor and library worker from Lee’s Summit, MO, who has a “J” in her fingernail polish and approves of her children’s names; – Emily, a … Continue reading Jeopardy! recap for Tue., Jan. 30
Hey there, and welcome to your Savage Lovecast recap, featuring smashed electronics, solicited dick pics, and loving your sister’s husband. Continue reading Savage Lovecast
In the news the week, Joe Kennedy III has been tapped by the democrats to deliver the rebuttal to Trump’s State of The Union address and, naturally, there’s talk already of the young representative being primed to run for higher … Continue reading The Leftorium forms The Joe Kennedy III for America Exploratory Committee
Peyton Reed has promoted the release of this teaser trailer alongside Black Panther’s premiere, two weeks before its wide release. We have a number of brief glimpses, another of the quantum state, one of Lawrence Fishburne as Bill Foster, one … Continue reading Ant-Man and the Wasp Trailer Discussion Post
This opinion piece on The Week discusses MeToo and how it relates to the performative nature of what’s considered attractive for women and heterosexual sex and it’s focus on male pleasure. I found it a really enlightening connection to make … Continue reading The female price of male pleasure
Greetings, Avocadoans! It’s time one again for The Avocado’s weekly discussion of LGBTQQIA+ issues! Rules for this discussion: As with the Women+ weekly discussion, we ask that only those who do not identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans, queer, asexual, questioning, … Continue reading Weekly LGBT+ Discussion
Kickoff a new day with Duracell, your battery choice when you just need things to work. I don’t know what to tell you, but we are finally coming to an end. As Admirax raves about Lindsay and chickens a building sound … Continue reading Werewolves 51: Cryptography The Stirring Conclusion
Happy Birthday Christian Bale, dragon fighter, lighting guy shouter at-er and best Batman. (Yes he is, don’t be silly) Here’s your debate starter. Which is the superior “Not very good but quite fun action movie”? Reign Of Fire Or Equilibrium? Continue reading The Day Thread is GOOD FOR YOOUUU!
YOUR BOX OFFICE NUMBERS (from Box Office Mojo) Maze Runner: The Death Cure Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle Hostiles The Greatest Showman The Post I had an extremely rough day yesterday, which is why you didn’t get Box Office then, … Continue reading Box Office: January 26 – 28, 2018
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. The Great Mouse Detective
Welcome to this week’s History Thread! Apologies for its relative lateness; internet and WordPress are being crappy this morning. Perhaps they sensed the less-than-optimistic subject? Today’s topic: How civilizations die. Perhaps it’s appropriate to ask this question on the anniversary of … Continue reading The Doom-Laden Weekly History Thread
It’s almost the end of the month so that can only mean one thing: Make sure your taxes are in order and it is time for the Creative Endeavors Contributor Showcase! All this week this edition of Creative Endeavors will … Continue reading Return of the Creative Endeavors Contributor Showcase
Razorback doesn’t fuck around. It begins straight away. There’s no nonsense to it. It establishes the mood of the film with some dutch-angled shots of a dirty, dusty Australian outback. A grandfather, Jake Cullen (Bill Kerr), puts his grandson to … Continue reading TCM Underground: Razorback (1984) and Tentacles (1977)
Writing these is hard sometimes. There’s so much bullshit that went down late yesterday, for instance, that if I’m not constantly plugged in (which drives me a little crazy), I don’t know where to start. AND tonight is the … Continue reading Tuesday Politics Thread: The State of Refusing to Sanction the Memo
Paranoia Agent, Season 1 Episode 13 The Final Episode Grade: A Little lies grow into big lies. Viral things spread. Madness spreads. Released in the era of the flip phone, Paranoia Agents continues to have trenchant things to say about … Continue reading “The Final Episode” Paranoia Agent S1E13
Love, Sex and Death or The Ghost of Eros Past Being a discussion and recollection of those we love and those we’ve loved. Who have you loved that has been lost to you? Who are you with now that you … Continue reading Relationships: Love, Sex and Death
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