For the month of September, we’re going to be focusing on the world of animation and that means going through a lot of very different elements of it. Thanks to Mr. Ixolite for the prompts!To get this day underway, we … Continue reading 30 Day Animation Rebooted Challenge Day 16: Aardman Properties
Howdy, friends. This week’s bird is the white-fronted honeyeater. While researching this header I found out that there is also a white-cheeked honeyeater, which is a different bird, on account of where its white tufts are located. I have done … Continue reading The WPT is Fronting
Hey folks! We know this is pretty last-minute, but we’re recording the next episode of the AVoCADo GamesCast this coming weekend. We’re going to be chatting all about two topics: 1) Starfield; 2) the recent Unity runtime fee controversy. We’ll … Continue reading AVoCADo GamesCast-ing Call #95
Just don’t shout too loudly when committing a crime next time, okay? Continue reading No One Will Ever Know the Night Thread Has Been Stolen
Time to see which songs made it! [spoiler title=”Round 1 Results”]Match 1: “Darkness on the Edge of Town” (37) vs. “The Promise” (5)Match 2: “Rosalita (Come Out Tonight)” (35) vs. “The E Street Shuffle” (4)Match 3: “The Ghost of Tom … Continue reading Bruce Springsteen Song Tournament: Round 3
After four long years away, I returned with Mama Mordor in tow to the Toronto International Film Festival at an acute transitional moment. Paralyzed by strikes from the WGA and SAG-AFTRA that contemptuous billionaire studio executives have shown remarkably little … Continue reading Toronto International Film Festival 2023, Part 1: Days 1-3
A place for “serious” discussions. Continue reading “In All Seriousness” Thread — 09/15/2023
Today’s players in the second contest in the two-game weekly finals are: Jeopardy! IN YOUR ELEMENT // BUILDING, AMERICA // AGATHA ALL ALONG // SONG BIRDS // CAT LOVERS // FIRE Z DD1 – $1,000 – SONG BIRDS – In … Continue reading Jeopardy! recap for Fri., Sept. 15
FINALLY… Identify This GIF! has come back to the Avocado. If you want to play, here’s how to: Don’t you forget Snail’s Golden Rule: Don’t Make It Weird! This is a light-hearted game so please do not post sexualised or … Continue reading Identify This GIF!
Hey, all; Happy And Healthy Friday – Somehow have less-than-nothing to talk about this week. I thought that I might have had the germ of a topic, earlier in the week, but then my mother called to tell me that … Continue reading Job Rants Thread – 9/15/2023 – Blocked Up
Hello all! Welcome back to Play It By Ear, a weekly column where every Friday I discuss my thoughts on a different video game’s soundtrack. You can see the list of upcoming games and their corresponding playlists here. I will … Continue reading Play It By Ear #6 – The Mummy Demastered
It’s time for group play! We have 2,990 songs this time, in 24-song groups[footnote]The last one’s got 13, you don’t like it call the cops[/footnote]. That means 125 groups! Slightly more than last time with only half the years. For … Continue reading Best Video Game Song Tournament, 2021-2022: Group 42
Hello everybody, and welcome to the Weekly Shuffle Thread, your favorite place to show off your shuffles! One of the greta things about the shuffle is that it just keeps going on and on till you stop it, an everlasting … Continue reading The Weekly Shuffle Thread is EVERLASTING!
Celebrity chefs are not a modern phenomenon. Records survive of famous Roman cooks and the first cookbook as we would term it was publish in the 16th century by the Italian chef Bartolomeo Scappi. However the remarkable 19th Century British … Continue reading The Queen of Ices Day Thread (September 15, 2023)
Hello! It’s Friday! We’ve got a surprisingly stacked day? I’m so out of the hype cycle I didn’t know most of these were even coming.. New Mitski obviously, let’s go! But also a new Worriers I had no idea and … Continue reading Friday New Music 9/15
Hey everybody, it’s Friday once again! This means it’s time to discuss a video game genre – this time we’re covering battle royales. What are your Top 5? What works for you in this genre and what doesn’t? If you … Continue reading Genre-Savvy #26: Battle Royale
Welcome! Episodes 5 and 6 of the Adventure Time spin-off, Fionna and Cake, are now available. Given that I know there are a lot of Adventure Time fans here, I figured it would be a good idea to provide a … Continue reading Fionna and Cake Episodes 5 & 6 Discussion
For the month of September, we’re going to be focusing on the world of animation and that means going through a lot of very different elements of it. Thanks to Mr. Ixolite for the prompts! To get this day underway, … Continue reading 30 Day Animation Rebooted Challenge Day 15: Sony Animation Properties
Can the first person here each day create multiple Results threads (the first ones for Wordle, etc., and the last one for Sporcle trivia)? Quiz Type: Clickable / Forced Order Or visit the quiz here. Sunday: MiscellaneousMonday: LiteratureTuesday: GeographyWednesday: MusicThursday: HistoryFriday: Movies & … Continue reading Triviacados: Friday, September 15, 2023
Hey, it’s a Friday you know what that means! Here’s another Trans Musician for you to dig. Tears For The Dying are a badass Goth band making music that sounds as cold and pallid as the genre’s best bands! Absolutely … Continue reading The Friday Politics Thread: The Bitter And The Sweet
