Hey folks! We’ve got a special post-Christmas treat for y’all. Join me, The Kappa, Zach_Annon, and of course The Radio Cat as we discuss Bungie’s oeuvre, from Halo: Combat Evolved to Destiny 2. (Don’t worry, we didn’t forget that Marathon … Continue reading Episode #30: Bungie Jumping with the Wizard from the Moon
2006 was an underrated year in film. It may not be mentioned along the likes of 1939, 1972, 1974, 1994, or 1999, but it deserves to be mentioned in that conversation. Don Hertzfeldt released the first part of a fantastic … Continue reading Movie Reviews: The Shape of Water (2017)
This week’s Savage Love column is here. Continue reading Savage Love
Sometime in the night, there’s a loud, metallic clunking sound, and a louder splash. Destructotron (Milkproof Robot) has been eliminated. It was TOWN. Wendy walks out onto the deck at dawn. None of you have seen her in 24 hours, … Continue reading Werewolf 48: Heart of Darkness PPV – Day 7
Hello and welcome to the weekly fitness thread. This week’s topic is: The end of the Year! What goals have you accomplished? What did you not finish? Was it a good year for fitness or was it tougher than expected? … Continue reading Fitness Thread Prepares for a New Year
Hi folks! 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
Happy holidays, everyone. 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 … Continue reading Building Entertainment: The Animated Films of the Walt Disney Studio. (Special Edition) Mickey’s Christmas Carol
Dear Avocados, Tonight CBS will air the 2017 Kennedy Center Honors. This year they’re honoring Carmen de Lavallade, Gloria Estefan, LL Cool J, Lionel Ritchie and Norman Lear. I thought that we could look back on a moment from the … Continue reading The Aretha Franklin Makes You Cry Day Thread
Welcome, friends to the 2017 Peely Awards, where we honor the stupidest, grossest, unintentionally silliest, and otherwise worst pop culture of 2017! Just as a reminder, this covers ALL of pop culture: television, books, music, video games, you name … Continue reading The 2017 Peely Awards for the Worst in Pop Culture, Round II
The day after Christmas. Many people go back to work. Even more people rush to stores to return the junk they don’t want, or the clothes that don’t fit. Can we return 2017? Get a do-over? See if we can … Continue reading Tuesday Politics Thread Wants To Return 2017
Howdy, friends! In the spirit of my “How was your weekend?” weekly thread I used to post every week under the AV Club’s “Weekend Box Office” newswire (as an alternative to AV Club’s own “Tell Us About Your Pop Culture … Continue reading Tell Us About Your Xmas Weekend!
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 a Cheap Gift Idea
Jeopardy! recap for Mon., Dec. 25 – Natalie took over first place with a correct response to DD3, then champ Donna finished very strongly to lead going away into FJ with $21,400 vs. $12,400 for Natalie and $6,000 for Charlie. … Continue reading Jeopardy! recap for Mon., Dec. 25
Merry Christmas! Ho! Ho! Ho! Hope you all have fun posting here tonight and have a great night. Continue reading Scott OT #23: Christmas Night Thread (12/25)
Grade: A- So, this was a great episode. Much less sad than I expected, which is a very good thing- it hit the right boundaries between regeneration emotion and Christmas-special fun. A lot of the callbacks, from Rusty the Dalek … Continue reading Doctor Who Christmas Special Livechat and Review
YOUR BOX OFFICE NUMBERS (from Box Office Mojo) Star Wars: The Last Jedi Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle Pitch Perfect 3 The Greatest Showman Ferdinand (Four-day numbers here. I used these for the writeup.) The Last Jedi held the lead … Continue reading Box Office: December 22 – 25, 2017
Merry Christmas! Or Happy Holidays if you want to piss of Fox News. Since today is a hectic day for many of us, I figured it would be best not to do a long introduction and cut straight to the … Continue reading What Are Your Favorite Christmas Commercials?
What games have you been playing and what do you think of them? Bonus topic: Share your Christmas memories involving games. Have you received an amazing gift? A terrible one? What about giving? Any games you love to play with … Continue reading Weekly Games Thread Remembers the Reason for the Season
I finally did it! I made a place for us to share Nintendo friend codes for Nintendo Switch, 3ds, Wii U, or mobile games such as Fire Emblem Heroes. Feel free to leave a comment here with your information, or … Continue reading The Great Nintendo Friend Code Swap
Merry Christmas Everybody! I hope that you are enjoying the holiday with friends and loved ones. I wanted to share the complete episode of Tales from the Crypt ‘And All Through the House’! Written by Fred Dekker and directed By … Continue reading Merry Christmas from Splendy!
Beebo bless us, every one. Continue reading Day Thread: Happy Beebo Day, Everyone!
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