The daily open thread which operates between 11 AM and 11 PM where you can talk about whatever besides politics and Minions
Journalist and author Lawrence Wright was born on August 2, 1947. I am most familiar with his detailed expose on Scientology, Going Clear: Scientology, Hollywood, and the Prison of Belief. This book contradicts a lot of Scientology founder L. Ron … Continue reading Going Clear Day Thread
Please enjoy this lovely song that I found courtesy of Leon Vynehall (pictured) and DJ-Kicks. Continue reading The First Day Thread of August Is An Angel (8/1)
Today’s my birthday! To celebrate, here’s a couple notables whom I share the same birthday with. Have a wonderful Day Thread everybody! Continue reading The July 31st Day Thread Celebrates These Birthdays!
It’s here! The big three-o! And because you’re turning 30 on July 30th… Happy Golden Birthday to you, sir! You are invited to bring one <name of lutair’s roommate redacted> with you to the Jam Branch of the Lut-Jam household. … Continue reading Lutair’s Golden Birth-Day Thread! (7/30)
Natalia Goncharova was a brilliant and groundbreaking Russian avant-garde artist. She is most famous for being a painter, and was also a sculptor, costume designer, set designer, illustrator, and writer. Goncharova was born in Nagaevo, Russia, on July 3rd, 1881, … Continue reading The Natalia Goncharova Day Thread
Howdy, Avocados! My name’s Kristen, but you probably know me as Chicken of Tomorrow! I’ve been writing film reviews and essays on The Avocado for over a year now, and I’m really proud of the work I’ve published here. So … Continue reading The Day Thread Reveals Its Secret Identity
Today is Nikolaj Coster-Waldau’s birthday. He might be most well known for his role as Jaime Lannister in Game of Thrones. However, when I see Nikolaj, the role that always comes to my mind first is John Amsterdam in Amsterdam, a series I … Continue reading Nikolaj Coster-Waldau Day Thread (7/27)
On July 26, 1990, the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) was signed into law. The ADA was a huge victory for disabled people, finally affirming that they (we) have civil rights to employment, housing, transportation, accommodations, and more. At the … Continue reading The Day Thread Celebrates the ADA
Today’s Thread is in honor of several birthdays. Iman, the ground breaking super model and actress. D.B. Woodside, an actor who plays Amenadiel in Lucifer AND My dad!! Have a wonderful day! I’m definitely eating cake today! Continue reading Saturday Birthday Thread (7/25)
Today is the day the 2020 Tokyo Olympics were set to begin Well we can still have fun posting Faster, Higher Stronger! Continue reading The Tokyo No-lympics Day Thread
“You don’t know what hard times are, daddy! Hard times are when the textile workers around this country are out of work and got four, five kids, and can’t pay their wages, can’t buy their food. Hard times are when … Continue reading The Hard Times Day Thread (July 23)
Besides writing one of the most famous poems in American history, and writing many other poems and prose works, Emma Lazarus was also a translator and a Jewish activist. Born on July 22, 1849, in New York City, Lazarus wrote … Continue reading Emma Lazarus Day Thread
Good morning, everyone. Today is my birthday. I am still on the wrong side of 30 approaching 40. I’m not sure how I feel about that. I took this day thread weeks beforehand, hoping I would have something super clever … Continue reading PT’s Yearly Birthday (Day) Thread About Someone Else’s Birthday (7/21)
Happy Birthday to Dame Diana Rigg, once best known for playing Emma Peel in the original Avengers, but perhaps more familiar to modern audiences as Olenna Tyrell in that Game of Thrones show. Have a good day and try to … Continue reading The Diana Rigg Day Thread (July 20)
Today is Kristen Bell’s birthday! Kristen starred as Eleanor Shellstrop on my favorite sitcom The Good Place. Have a forking good day! Continue reading The Day Thread is a Good Place (7/18/20)
Today is David Hasselhoff’s 68th birthday. Let’s give a round to Mr. Baywatch himself. Continue reading The Day Thread Celebrates the Day of the Hoff
Today’s Day Thread is dedicated to the last of the great rock ‘n’ roll musicians, Joshua Michael Homme. Six and a half feet of hard liquor and even harder riffs, Homme began his music career holding “generator parties” out in … Continue reading The Josh Homme Day Thread
“It is good to have friends, is it not? At least for a short while.“ Londo Mollari was the perfect representative of the fading Centauri Republic on Babylon 5: at turns prideful, pompous, and patriotic, Mollari began as the comic … Continue reading The Londo Mollari Day Thread (July 15)
X-Men was released on July 14th, 2000. The movie celebrates its 20th anniversary today. Feel old yet? The film stars Patrick Stewart, Ian McKellen, James Marsden, Famke Janssen, Halle Berry, Tyler Mane, Ray Park, Rebecca Romijn. Anna Paquin, Bruce Davison, … Continue reading 20th Anniversary of X-Men Day Thread
Harrison Ford turns 78 years old today. Just playing Indiana Jones, Rick Deckard, Dr. Richard Kimball, and President Marshall in Air Force One (“Get off my plane!”) would make for a great career. But there’s one other role you might … Continue reading The Day Thread Has A Bad Feeling About This (7/13)
