Here are today’s contestants: Kevin, an attorney, had a bad experience with birdseed; Eliza, an elementary school science teacher, got blocked by a moose; and Amanda, a product marketing manager, loves road trips. Amanda is a three-day champ with winnings … Continue reading Jeopardy! recap for Mon., May 31 – Mayim Bialik’s debut as guest host
Are sub-systems grass? Continue reading At Your Fingertips: The Weekly Video Games Thread
“Nothing is true. Everything is permitted.” — What do we look for in historical fiction? We might want to be educated about history, or to get an accurate recreation of it. To be immersed in a certain time and place, … Continue reading Late to the Party – Assassin’s Creed
We talk about them often enough in the Open Threads, I figured it was time for a dedicated discussion space! Whether it’s a thought-provoking video essay, an appetizing recipe, a bewildering shitpost, or anything else, if it’s a video Of … Continue reading Weekly YouTube Thread (5/31)
You are now entering Ad Space, a realm of commercials, brought before us so we might examine how they work, and discuss why we both love and hate them so. So it is written … The Product:Purple brand mattresses The … Continue reading Ad Space – Purplelocks and the Three Mattresses
Sorry, I forgot all about this! Anyway, here’s Badger (and Ripley, but this is about Badger). A fun thing that Badger does is if I fuss at one of the other cats, Badger takes it upon himself to run over … Continue reading There’s a New Sheriff in the Day Thread (5/31/21)
Welcome back to this special retrospective music-posting feature. The gimmick is simple — each week, you post a list (ranked or unranked) of your favourite 25 (or however many) albums of a given year. We are now moving backwards through … Continue reading Albums By The Year: 1963
Can the first person here each day create a Results thread so it’s always first when sorted by Oldest? Or visit the quiz here. Sunday: MiscellaneousMonday: LiteratureTuesday: GeographyWednesday: MusicThursday: HistoryFriday: Movies & TVSaturday: Science & Nature If you’d like to create the Sunday … Continue reading Triviacados: Monday, May 31, 2021
With the conclusion of our 30 Days of Visual Arts Challenge over the weekend, we’re getting ready to move onto the next phase! We’ve had a lot of fun running these with the comic book challenge, Disney, films, anime, novels, … Continue reading 30 Day Visual Art Challenge: Epilogue
Tell us about your shenanigans. What did you do this weekend? Continue reading What Did You Do This Weekend?
Spain’s postal service released anti-racism skin-tone stamps. The white stamps were worth more. Spain’s postal service attempted to take a stand against racism this week — by creating skin-tone stamps that were more valuable if they were lighter. The “Equality … Continue reading The Monday Politics Thread is Buy 2, Get 1 Free, in Memory of the Troops
I randomly heard about the kids’ show Bluey (probably here on The Avocado) as an antidote to some of the truly excruciating kids’ shows parents and parents-adjacent have to suffer through. This weekend, looking for something to encourage my nephews … Continue reading The Bluey Night Thread (5/30/21)
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Match Card AEW Championship: Kenny Omega (c) vs. Pac vs. Orange Cassidy Stadium Stampede match: The Pinnacle vs. The Inner Circle AEW Tag Team Championship: The Young Bucks (c) vs. Jon Moxley and Eddie Kingston TNT Championship: Miro vs. Lance … Continue reading AEW Double or Nothing 2021
Part 1 here. Part 2 here. Part 3 here. Part 4 here. Part 5 here. Killing Joke (2003) In 2002, guitarist Geordie Walker and vocalist/keyboardist Jaz Coleman came back together to reform Killing Joke once again. Coleman cited the Invasion … Continue reading Artist Spotlight: Killing Joke (or; How to Compose the Soundtrack to Every Apocalypse) [Part 6 of 7]
Getting us just a little bit closer to normal, the box office weekend works pretty well this time with A Quiet Place Part II taking the top spot. The original film opened in 2018 for a $50 million bow and it … Continue reading Box Office: May 28-30
Written by: Patrick M Verrone, Darin Henry (story)Directed by: Chris Suave, Greg VanzoDN’s Ranking: Bad / Nonessential / ESSENTIAL Last week, there was discussion of a possible violent uprising if I didn’t give this episode ESSENTIAL status. Luckily for me, … Continue reading Futurama, Season Two, Episode Fifteen, “The Problem With Popplers”
Hey all! Before we get to discussing the episodes that aired this week, I thought I should let you know there’s been some news about upcoming Arrowverse spinoffs. First off is that the CW has decided to pass on the … Continue reading Let’s Talk Arrowverse – Black Lightning’s Back, One Last Time
You have had a long week. Go ahead and take a nap. Otherwise, have fun posting today Continue reading Take a Nap Day Thread
We’re going into our final weekend here and today is one of our art assignment pieces in addition to the question. Today we want to hear about your favorite abstract pieces of artwork that you can share below. And if … Continue reading 30 Day Visual Art Challenge Day 30: Your Favorite Abstract Piece
