He goes by many aliases: Mister White Christmas. Mister Snow. Mister Icicle. Mister Ten Below. Among his friends, though, they call him Snow Miser. Apropos of his name, forty degrees and over is too warm for him. Ideally, for Snow … Continue reading Snow Miser Day Thread 12/14
Comic book characters have lots of stories. Some characters have had a new issue published each month for decades. Not all of them are great literature, but every once in a while there comes a story that is the quintessential … Continue reading Classic Comic Book Canon: The Dark Phoenix Saga (Part 1 of 3)
This week’s thread features the Man of Steel…the last son of Krypton (other than Zod and his cronies and, you know, an entire city in a bottle)…the Man of Tomorrow himself…Superman! Personal note: early next week I’ll be traveling South … Continue reading Weekly Comics Thread
John Lennon and Paul McCartney had one of the most successful song-writing partnerships of all time. They both wrote lyrics and music, and in the early days of their partnership and of the Beatles, they collaborated extensively, but as time … Continue reading Beatle Battle: Who Wrote a Better Christmas Song?
Sometimes we need to talk about some things. This is a phenomenally caring and kind group, and we do a pretty good job of looking out for each other. Welcome to the weekly mental health thread for Avocados. Feel free … Continue reading Mental Health 12.14.17
Welcome to the first discussion for The Left Hand of Darkness by Ursula K. Le Guin! We’re covering the Introduction (by Le Guin herself) and Chapters 1-5. Here are some “guide questions” in case you don’t know where to start. … Continue reading The Left Hand of Darkness – First Discussion
Welcome to the second Weekly Games Thread for this week. Hope all is well for you and yours. What games are you playing and what do you think of them? With regard to the bonus prompt, I’m stuck at home … Continue reading The Weekly Games Thread #2 is Staying In
Greetings Politcadoes! Another rousing round of who’s fleeing the sinking ship continued yesterday with the ouster of Omarosa from the White House. Like, physically removed from the premises by John Kelly after she tried to break into the Residence. The … Continue reading The Thursday Politics Thread Wasn’t At The White House To Make Friends
Tonight’s episode opens up right where the last one ends. Nick finds out that Hailey is his daughter as a large vehicle hits the car he is driving. This leads right into a pitch perfect recreation of a Jerry Springer … Continue reading Happy! Season 1 Episode 2 What Smiles Are For
Jeopardy! recap for Wed., Dec. 13 – Champ LaKedra trailed Bryce most of the way, made a nice comeback but didn’t bet enough on DD2, which contributed to her second-place position going into FJ wtih $16,200 vs. $18,000 for Bryce … Continue reading Jeopardy! recap for Wed., Dec. 13
With the pressing of a key, a partnership reformed, and the return of a villain, Season Three of Mr. Robot comes to a close. Tonights episode, like most others in the shows run, was bleak and occasionally brutal, but though … Continue reading Mr. Robot S3 Finale/S3 Discussion Thread
Today marks the most trivial of cinema milestones: the same length of time has elapsed from the original release of director Steven Spielberg’s notorious film comedy 1941 to the present, as from the date of the events depicted to the film’s … Continue reading The Wild Bill Kelso 1941 Night Thread
Blade Runner ran away with it at the 1982 Snubbies, snagging awards for Best Snubbed Picture, Best Snubbed Director (Ridley Scott), Best Snubbed Actress (Sean Young), and Best Snubbed Supporting Actor (Rutger Hauer). In the Snubbed Picture race, it finished … Continue reading Snubby Awards: 1982 Results/1981 Nominations
Editor’s Note: Feel free to post as long or short a list as you would like below, but please keep your lists contained to these posts and do not open up your own or fill up the OT with them. … Continue reading The Pits: Best of TV 2017
Last Week on Pants Off Dance Off, FP finally got out of jail, got a new job, swore off the serpents, and joined them once again to protect Jughead all in the span of, what, a week? Cheryl tried to … Continue reading Riverdale S2E9 “Chapter Twenty-Two: Silent Night, Deadly Night” Liveblog
Good evening and happy Wednesday, everyone! I’m your host, LibraryLass, and this is the Great Frinkiac Challenge! The rules are simple, just go to Frinkiac.com, Morbotron.com, or Masterofallscience.com, find a Simpsons, Futurama, or Rick and Morty screencap, and add a quote from our weekly … Continue reading The Great Frinkiac Challenge Uses the Force
Editor’s Note: There was no review of the universally beloved Frozen short (watch tomorrow night on ABC!) because your writer intentionally waited until it was removed from prints of this film because he’s a monster. I debated internally for a … Continue reading Movie Reviews: Coco (2017)
For a huge sci-fi nerd I’ve had little exposure to Star Trek. I saw the first J.J. Abrams movie (it was okay) and The Wrath of Kahn (which was great), but I’ve never really been into the whole thing. A … Continue reading Star Trek: The Next Generation: S01E01 “Encounter at Far Point Parts I & II”
Today in “Yeah, that happened!” news, a teacher is under fire for a homework assignment about Nazi Germany in which she just might’ve gotten a little too…creative. Oxygen is reporting that students in Illinois were instructed to create “a comic … Continue reading Hitler Pony and If You Give a Mouse a Cookie Somehow Used for Nazi Homework Assignment
Polkadot Stingray released a new album, Capacity, last month, and nobody told me. I’m very disappointed in all of you. -tries to listen to new album- Not available in the United States? DAMN YOU. DAMN YOU ALL TO HELL. Anyway, what … Continue reading Weekly Japanese Pop Culture Thread (December 13th, 2017)
Hello, and welcome to the weekly women+’s issues/health thread! Each Wednesday, someone will post a discussion with a few relevant news items from the last week, as well as a topic for further conversation. The prompt will serve as a … Continue reading Women+’s Weekly Thread – Thank Black Women For Alabama
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