I’m rewatching The Twilight Zone on Netflix, and it’s fascinating to see the episodes in chronological order. Something I picked up on was the recurring presence of a newspaper called The Daily Chronicle, which I think first appears in episode 8, “Time … Continue reading The Daily Chronicle Day Thread (Published Daily)

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)

I don’t know why, but it’s funny as hell to me when some extremely normal product tries to luxe itself up. Presenting: Food brands with “king” in their name. Continue reading The Day Thread of Food Kings

On January 15, 1919, 2.3 million gallons of molasses swept through the streets of Boston after a storage tank burst open, wreaking significant destruction and casualties. The scale of the tragedy has since been attributed at least in part to … Continue reading The Boston Molasses Flood Day Thread

Today’s Day Thread is dedicated to Heather Douglas also known as Moondragon.  She was recently reintroduced to the main Marvel Universe at the end of Infinity Wars, along with her love Phyla- Vell. They are both being teased to be … Continue reading Moondragon Day Thread

Look, people are heavier than air, it was always going to be an uphill battle. Please take a moment to appreciate the brave insanity of our forebears, creators of such mighty aircraft as– The Fokker V.8! Capable of seating 1⅔ … Continue reading Day Thread of the Bad Airplanes

Since I had fun writing about Starscream yesterday, let’s do another Decepticon header! This time, it’s Unicron, the planet eating Transformer voiced by Orson Welles. He doesn’t have too much screentime in the film but every scene with him is … Continue reading Scott OT #164: The Day Thread of Unicron (1/12)

Red Rocks Amphitheatre is an outdoor concert venue in Morrison, Colorado, about ten miles west of Denver. Though it’s hosted concerts since the first decade of the 20th century, the amphitheatre was built by the Works Projects Administration and the … Continue reading The Day Thread rocks at Red Rocks

The Boys are back in Town.   And they’re here to judge you.   Well, not you specifically, your inventions.   It’s an inventions showcase. Like Shark Tank.   But no money will be exchanged.   Because they don’t have any … Continue reading The Boys Judge You a Day Thread

Today is J.K. Simmons’ birthday! Simmons is an extraordinary actor who has had a long and notable career. Some of his work includes: Continue reading J.K. Simmons Day Thread (1/9)

Today is the birthday of John McTiernan, director of two of the greatest action movies of all time, Die Hard and Predator (again). He’s directed numerous other popular movies like The Hunt for Red October, Die Hard With a Vengeance, … Continue reading Scott OT #162: The Day Thread of John McTiernan

Good morning! Today I am featuring Teen Titans #32, which contains the first appearance of Gnarrk, the Last Cro Magnon “Gnarrk’s journey started millions of years ago. He was 19 years old and was startled by lights in the sky one night. … Continue reading A World Gone Mad Thread

“Come ONE, come ALL!” Continue reading Topsy Turvy Day Thread

In 2010, Rolling Stone made a list of the 100 greatest music artists of all time. The list isn’t very good. (Eminem at 83? I actually like him but he’s not even close to deserving that spot.) However, it does … Continue reading Scott OT #160: The Day Thread has Neat Rock Pictures in It (1/5)

Today is D’arcy Carden’s birthday. She is probably best known now as Janet on The Good Place. Also, Bad Janet! D’arcy was also in Barry. Prior to The Good Place she was on Broad City. Have a wonderful day! Continue reading D’Arcy Carden Day Thread (1/4)

I signed up for this Day Thread whilst drunk and can’t remember why. Despite some fabulous suggestions for content (ranging from “famous Percivals,” to “the history of spicy sweet chili Doritos,” to “Warrior”), I’ve decided after much no thought to share … Continue reading Sesquipedalian Day Thread

One of my favorite webcomics is El Goonish Shive, by Dan Shive. (No, the title does not mean anything, other than including the cartoonist’s last name. He jut couldn’t think of a better title.) El Goonish Shive is the ongoing story of … Continue reading Day Thread of El Goonish Shive

Gather ’round the screen, dear friends, and behold the majesty of Soviet New Year’s animation: It’s the heartwarming story of a bunch of forest animals who compete in a New Year’s variety show, hosted by a rabbit in Soviet discotheque … Continue reading The Soviet New Year’s Day Thread

It’s still 1993.  That means I have one last 25th anniversary tidbit before the ball drops. 25 years ago, Jurassic Park was released.  But what also was released 25 years ago was The Fugitive starring Harrison Ford.   The movie is an … Continue reading The Deputy Marshal Samuel Gerard New Year’s Eve Day Thread

Hello Avocados. Today I wanted to celebrate two things. Eh, two things… The first is that today is the penultimate day of the year, so I wanted to celebrate a few of my favorite penultimate episodes of a season of … Continue reading The Penultimate Day Thread!

I’m going to give a salute to the Marearock Club in Alicante. It’s the sort of passionate music venue there aren’t enough of, and sadly it’s coming to a close on NYE. It’s great for Punk Rap Metal Or whatever … Continue reading The Day Thread Rocks