The U.S. set the stage for a coup in Chile. It had unintended consequences at home In America, the coup of Sept. 11, 1973, “galvanized public opinion in a way that no other activity, no other coup, no other military … Continue reading The Monday Politics Thread Remembers Allende
The clip above is of William Shatner doing an interpretive spoken word version of “Rocket Man” at the 5th Saturn Awards Ceremony (which aired as the “Science Fiction Film Awards”) in 1978. As most of you probably know, the song … Continue reading William Shatner “Sings” Rocket Man Night Thread
Written by: Cody ZiglarDirected by: Edmund Fong “Symptoms include BLINDING UNCONTROLLABLE ANGER. As well as a mild cough, which I don’t have, I’m fine.” This is the one that feels like what I worried the show would be like when … Continue reading Futurama, Season Ten, Episode Seven, “Rage Against The Vaccine”
The weekend totals for September 8th through September 10th, 2023 estimates are in: 1.) The Nun 2 (NL) 3,728 theaters, Fri $13.1M Sat $11.8M Sun $7.7M Sun 3-day $32.6M/Wk 1 2.) Equalizer 3 (Sony) 3,965 theaters Fri $3.4M Sat $5.2M Sun $3.4M 3-day $12.1M (-65%), Total: $61.9M/Wk 2 … Continue reading Weekend Box Office Totals For September 8th – 10th
Two-and-a-half years after their initial teaser announcement, Aniplex finally released a trailer for Puella Magi Madoka Magica: Walpurgisnacht Rising, the fourth (?) movie in the anime franchise, with a vague but promising Winter 2024 release date. It’s been over a … Continue reading Madoka Magica: Walpurgisnacht Rising Trailer Reaction
Today marks the one-year anniversary of the start of a beautiful friendship, when this lump of fur came to live with me. It took Roo a while to warm up to me. But now she mostly tolerates my presence, so … Continue reading The Day Thread of ROO! (September 10, 2023)
Last Sunday a friend had a cookout. Among other fare he smoked chicken wings. I’m not much of a chicken eater and wings are about my least favorite part of that bird to deal with. I couldn’t get enough of … Continue reading Blowin’ Smoke Sunday Food Thread 9/10
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 10: Reptiles
Tonight, we celebrate the twentieth anniversary of an early viral sensation, the Weebl’s Stuff “Badger” video. And what better way to celebrate an anniversary than an unnecessary remake? Have fun posting! Continue reading BADGER BADGER BADGER BADGER BADGER BADGER NIGHT THREAD BADGER
Time to see what made it, it’s gonna be another Round of 64 broken into 2 parts! [spoiler title=”Songs”]”Hungry Heart”, “Rosalita (Come Out Tonight)”, “Born in the U.S.A.”, “Streets of Philadelphia”, “Atlantic City”, “The River”, “Darkness on the Edge of … Continue reading Bruce Springsteen Song Tournament: Round 1 Pt. 1
FromSoftware is famous today for its sprawling action role-playing games, a proud lineage that stretches from 2009’s Demon’s Souls to last year’s Elden Ring. But before FromSoft invented the Soulsborne genre, it was most well known for its long-running Armored … Continue reading Armored Core VI: Fires of Rubicon Review
From the MeTV website… “An experimental lab animal called a gargantua escapes from his captors and is suspected to be the creature that is killing people all over the countryside. But when the gargantua from the lab appears at the … Continue reading Svengoolie Discussion Thread 9/9/2023: The War of the Gargantuas
Get out into nature, and come back and show us what you find! Sunsets, hikes, vistas, flowers and wildlife, whatever ya got. Show off your green thumb! Or just brighten your weekend by looking at pretty things. Here are some … Continue reading The Nature Thread
Not quite Adventure Time, but with a comment section not much less off-topic than the old AV Club review ones. It’s Animation Time! What animated things have you been into lately? What’s a recent episode of something you saw that lacks a dedicated … Continue reading Animation Time
As mentioned in a header last month, the exoplanet Tadmor enjoys the distinction of being the first world outside our Solar System to be detected, but it was not the first to be confirmed real. That honor belongs to a … Continue reading Day Thread of Exoplanet: Draugr (09/09)
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: Saturday, September 9, 2023
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 8, 2023
How are the pets today? Continue reading The Pet Thread Is Amazed at Itself
