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Hey nerds, it’s World Book Day! Don’t tell movies and podcasts and music and TV I said this, but books are the best of all media. In celebration of this most blessed holiday, use this thread to make book recommendations. … Continue reading World Book Day Book Recommendation Thread!
So, we have that SOLO movie recasting Han Solo witg Alden Ehrenreich. That guy is a good actor (at least…I liked him in Hail, Caesar just fine), but Han Solo is pretty much one of the most high profile, career … Continue reading Re-Cast Iconic Roles
Seriously, how the heck did THAT get made?!?! Continue reading WTF, Pop Culture?
One person posts two albums, and people reply with arguments as to which is better. Continue reading Album Fights!
Post a YouTube link to a song you like, preferably somewhat obscure. The next person who posts one has to listen to yours and leave a reply saying what they thought. PLEASE follow this rule; it’s no fun to do these threads and not have anyone actually listening to each other’s recs. Continue reading Recommend a Song!
Y’all know the drill Continue reading Rank the Songs on an Album
Hi there, ‘Cados. I wanted to give this a whirl. I know some of us collect things, be they Lego sets, Funkos, Movies, Books, or whatever. At first, I thought about making this a TOY thread, but then I figured … Continue reading Collecting Thread
Roses are red Violets are blue Poetry is a dead medium In the contemporary milieu Roses are red Violets are blue “There is no love of life without despair of life” – Albert Camus Roses are red Existence is suffering … Continue reading Roses are Red, Violets are Blue. Open Poetry Thread, You Know What To Do
Post an odd pop culture preference you have and state why, but not just any preference. Your preferred one, the one you would save from being destroyed over the other, should be SMALLER than the other. For instance, Glyph said he would save Psychocandy over the entire Echo & the Bunnymen discography. Other ideas include a single movie/book over a series, or a show that was cancelled early over one with a long run. Continue reading Glyphian Underdog Thread
Some movies are just pale imitations of other better movies. Some companies like Video Brinquedo only exist to make movies like this (Ratatoing, Little Bee, Gladiformers etc.) Other movies like Morgan from 2016 are weaker versions of different movies (Ex … Continue reading Can I Copy Your Homework…?
Some years ago, my brother and I noticed something. Almost every story gets better if the second or third sentence or so is replaced with “But then, everything changed when the Fire Nation attacked.” Having tested it out in an … Continue reading Attack of the Fire Nation: A Game
A place for “serious” discussions. Continue reading “In All Seriousness” Thread
I love (Mad )Max Rockatansky’s jacket. After watching Road Warrior dozens of times as a kid, I gained a real appreciation for that piece of a leather, with it’s cool shoulder pad and missing sleeve. Some theorize that the missing … Continue reading Pop Culture Clothes You Want
Tell us about a fact that you discovered embarrassingly late in life! For instance, I didn’t realize “Niagara Falls” wasn’t spelled “Niagra” until like 3-4 years ago. Continue reading Things You Didn’t Know
Created this thread based on this subthread from Sheriff Lobo: “What book(s) do you feel has expanded your worldview, positively influenced how you move about society, or generally had an impact on who you are?” Continue reading This Book Changed My Life
Think of an event from before your birth, or from when you were a small child. Want to know about it? Ask an old(er) person! Let’s get stories of the 20th century told by the people who were alive at the time. We have people of all ages in this community, and I’d like to take advantage of that. Some starter questions for people older than me. The Challenger disaster. I was about to turn six when seven astronauts were killed when the space shuttle Challenger disintegrated shortly after liftoff. What do you remember of that day? The last days … Continue reading Ask an Old(er) Person
You have recently made a hit movie, or have won a massive lottery jackpot. You have the keys to the kingdom, and can make any movie you want, no matter how elaborate or insane the idea may be. WHAT WOULD … Continue reading Your Vanity Project
“Wow, that was a lot better than I expected it to be!” Continue reading What Pop Culture Has Surprised You For the Better?
Here’s the game: come up with a plausible explanation for everyday facts and phenomena. The key is plausible, something you could tell a group of people and they would actually believe it. These are joke answers, obviously, but make the … Continue reading Plausible Explanations – Why is Chocolate Associated with Valentine’s Day?
With every holiday season (and its influx of time spent with relatives) that passes, I realize I was assuming a lot of things about my parents that may not be true. For example, I thought they were pretty good cooks, … Continue reading Your Childhood Delusions
I’m posting on behalf of Arjuna Matata, who posted the following interesting question in the Day Thread (but didn’t feel like setting up a WordPress account): What pop culture do you dislike because it isn’t what you thought it would … Continue reading It Isn’t What We Thought It Was: Pop Culture that Wasn’t What You Wanted
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