Seems like a good time to start these again – there’s new music, not just new music but some great looking new music. Sharon Van Etten is amazing and the singles in front of this album have been great, James Blake is consistently … Continue reading Friday New Music 1/18
Good morning folks, and….wow. Wouldn’t it be funny if Trump somehow failed to get out of this jam because he lacked the oversight to call Buzzfeed fake news, or “Failing Buzzfeed”? He hasn’t prepared his base for this by lying … Continue reading The Friday Politics Thread Totally Colluded
This is the round of 32 for the 3D years of video games, covering games roughly between 1995-99 including the Playstation and N64. Please vote for one game in each pairing. The top voted game in each pair will advance to the … Continue reading Best Video Game Tournament – 3D Years – Round of 32
We’re back! Discovery‘s season 2 pauses before diving back into the action, with a terrific intro that shows footage from the real-life Cassini probe while Burnham intones the magic words, “Space… the final frontier.” But instead of hearing about the voyages of … Continue reading Star Trek: Discovery S2E1: Brother
Eartha Kitt was an iconic actress, singer, songwriter, dancer and activist. Kitt started her career as a member of the Katherine Dunham Company in 1943. She appeared in the 1945 original Broadway theatre production of the musical Carib Song. In the … Continue reading Eartha Kitt Birthday Night Thread (1/17)
Not to stress everyone out, but tonight on The Good Place…. Michael, Eleanor and the gang meet the judge at the crossroads of all dimensions, time and space to plead their case. YIKES. Let’s talk about it here! Continue reading The Good Place: Season 3 Episode 11
Starman #1 Written by Roger Stern Art by Tom Lyle “Grassroots Hero” In outer space, satellite Stellaron 5 absorbs radiation from the outer reaches, beaming this cosmic energy to a dish atop a building in Utah. Below in a secret … Continue reading Comic Book Review – Starman #1 (October 1988)
Instructions! Ask questions about anything that might require a bit of thought or research. The OTs and PTs fly by so quick not many eyeballs might catch your query. Put them here and they last all week. Check back to … Continue reading Avocado Pop Culture and More Reference Desk – 9
Jeopardy! recap for Thur., Jan. 17 – Let’s meet today’s contestants: – Caroline, a research associate from California, grew up in a vegetarian household but didn’t “buy into it” as a child; – Frank, a professor from Florida, worked at … Continue reading Jeopardy! recap for Thur., Jan. 17
Name three songs (or albums) that have something in common. Replies are for guessing the link between the three. The commonality can be anything: a shared lyric, the year of release, a featured musician, the producer or record label, or even … Continue reading Game of Three (My Three Songs)
Friends and Neighbors, it’s the new So You Think You Can Think puzzle! Staying on our semi-theme of honoring the fine British game show Only Connect, this week we’re adapting their version of the “lightning round,” The missing vowels round! Below you’ll … Continue reading So You Think You Can Think, Puzzle 16: Disavowel
Howdy, fellow Craftocados! Apologies for missing last week, I spent all day Thursday thinking it was Wednesday. Upon reflection, I think we’ll be going to an every-two-weeks schedule for Craftocado posts. Week to week, I often don’t have much to … Continue reading The Craftocado: Trends, Fads, and the Cycle of Fashion
Some guidelines to help this space be a positive experience for everyone: ☮ As always with the Avocado, don’t feel compelled to share beyond your comfort level. ☮ Anyone who identifies as female, or who was socialized female/AFAB/otherwise has firsthand experience with … Continue reading The Women+ Thread Takes on Another Day
Hello, all! Welcome to the weekly TV thread! As with Book Nook, Weekly Gaming Threads, etc, this is a general discussion thread. All TV is fair game! Are you catching up with some oldies? Binging whatever is on Netflix? Has … Continue reading Couch Avocados: TV Discussion Thread
To Boldly Sew is a recap of DS9 episodes, with a specific focus on the fashions of the many aliens and other characters that make up the series. Feel free to discuss matters of plot and general Star Trek things in … Continue reading To Boldy Sew: Star Trek Deep Space Nine S01E09: “Move Along Home”
In which information will control the world In Chuck Klosterman’s book But What if We’re Wrong? he recounts a bit of reading from a 1980 edition of the Book of Predictions. In it he’s confronted with the speculations of futurists … Continue reading Millennial Malaise 02: Sneakers
January 17 is the birthday of THULSA DOOM… or, more accurately, the great American actor James Earl Jones. Jones was born in Arkabulta, Mississippi, but moved to Jackson, Michigan, to live with his maternal grandparents when he was five. The … Continue reading The Thulsa Doom Day Thread (1/17)
Welcome to Thursday, friends! What games are you playing and what do you think of them? As a bonus prompt, is there any instance where you have quit a qame due to the toxicity of its message or themes? Please … Continue reading Weekly Games Thread #2 is Reading Subtext
Let’s discuss any and all music here. You’ve got a new artist who’s rocking your boat that you want to talk about? Post a video! Found out about that unearthed Coltrane album that has the jazz freak in you losing … Continue reading The Weekly Music Thread Goes To The Movies
Morning Politocadoes! Government is still closed. Blame Mitch! That turtle has my teeth! So Rudy’s at it again. .@ChrisCuomo: “False reporting is saying that there has been no suggestion of any kind of collusion between the campaign and any Russians.”Giuliani: … Continue reading The Thursday Politics Thread Never Said There Was No Collusion
This is the round of 64 for the 3D years of video games, covering games roughly between 1995-99 including the Playstation and N64. Please vote for one game in each pairing. The top voted game in each pair will advance to … Continue reading Best Video Game Tournament – 3D Years – Round of (N)64
