The daily open thread which operates between 11 AM and 11 PM where you can talk about whatever besides politics and Minions
Recently I decided to create a new playlist for my iPod which would consist entirely of female artists, musicians and singers. I didn’t think I’d have a long playlist, because honestly, most of the artists I listen to are white … Continue reading Women in Music Day Thread
The Thermals was a great band. Continue reading A July 23rd Day Thread for Baby
The villain Taskmaster was introduced in Avengers and was created by David Michelinie and George Perez. Taskmaster is one of the antagonists in Black Widow, hunting down both Yolena and Natasha at the behest of General Dreykov. In the movie, … Continue reading Taskmaster Day Thread (07/22)
Today is my birthday. Yay for my birthday! I’ve done some fun things with my birthday thread in the past, so let’s do that yet again. I am 39 today, one more step until I am that dreaded number of … Continue reading PT Hopes His Birthday Day Thread Is Better Than Super Sentai’s 39th Year (7/21)
The moon landing was 52 years ago on this day in 1969. So have fun posting. Be good to your fellow people and critters. When you look up at the moon tonight, just remember that we stepped all over it. Continue reading One Small Step Day Thread
Ella Jenkins (b. 1924) is a folk singer known primarily for her 50 year body of work in children’s music. Jenkins has released 39 albums of songs incorporating folk music, protest songs, spoken word poetry, African American songs, nursery rhymes, … Continue reading The Day Thread Celebrates Ella Jenkins
Hey y’all. Well it looks like you decided to deviate from your role in the Sacred Timeline. Maybe you started an uprising, or were just late for work; whatever it was, stepping off your path created a Nexus event, which, … Continue reading Miss Minutes Day Thread
One of my favorite fight scenes in cinema history. Continue reading The Day Thread takes on the Axe Gang
Exexalien’s PSA in the Saturday night thread prompted me to sign up for my first OT. I looked up notable firsts on July 16 and found that on this day in 1945 the first atomic bomb blast was set off … Continue reading My First Day Thread
Today is July 15th, the feast day of St. Swithin, a minor holiday that acts as a combination of church folklore and Groundhog’s Day. In life, St. Swithin was a 9th-century Bishop of Winchester who went largely unheralded in his … Continue reading St. Swithin’s Day Thread
Hailing from Vienna in the Holy Roman Empire, the aristocratic Sakisama (her estate is so large she has to employ over a thousand maids) values beauty over all other things, and must wear gloves at all times due to her … Continue reading The Sakisama Day Thread (July 14, 2021)
You’ve just woken up. You haven’t eaten for over eight hours. You need something either sweet, salty, greasy, or all three to wipe the taste of sleep out of your mouth. Time for breakfast to come to the rescue! From … Continue reading The Day Thread Salutes Breakfast (7/13/2021)
(i had planned to rip the gif of her slashing a neo nazi with a sickle for this, but i don’t know if it would’ve been sfw but mostly because i’m making this post last minute) what it is: a … Continue reading July 12 Day Thread of La Veneno
Elwyn Brooks White was born on July 11, 1899. He wrote the Children’s books Stuart Little (1945) and Charlotte’s Web (1952). In 1970, he won the Children’s Literature Legacy Award, which recognizes “an author or illustrator whose books, published in … Continue reading E.B. White Day Thread
I’ll be real with you. I accidentally signed up for this thread when I was trying to schedule the day thread on Rebecca Sugar’s birthday (which hopefully went up yesterday). But hey, it turns out that July 10th is the … Continue reading The July 10th Day Thread has been gone too long in the midnight sea
Today’s the birthday of the amazing Rebecca Sugar, who made my favorite show ever, Steven Universe! Continue reading The July 9th Rebecca Sugar Day Thread
Oh man John Goodman is the king and he is named Ralph, look at him playing several early rock&roll classics. King Ralph isn’t great but it is extremely OK. Like John Goodman is having a good time playing the only … Continue reading King Ralph Day Thread
Baroness is a good band (I would post the official music video, but it has obscured nudity and I didn’t want anyone to get in trouble) Continue reading The July 7th Day Thread needed something to feel
Happy Day Thread, ‘Cadians! As you doubtless guessed, I, Lynn McKenzie, am in the middle of a Staycation. Why? Because my spouse is away at Scout camp for a week, and I have no desire to risk infecting myself by … Continue reading The Staycation Day Thread
Author Leah Johnson was born on July 5, 1993. She wrote my absolute favorite book of 2020, You Should See Me In A Crown. It was named a Stonewall Honor Book. It’s a Young Adult book with lesbian love, black … Continue reading Leah Johnson Day Thread (7/5)
Stan Freberg was a radio satirist at a time when everybody else had migrated to television. Possibly best remembered for his version of The Banana Boat Song (featuring a bongo player who objected to how loud the singer was and … Continue reading The Stan Freberg Signing of the Declaration of Independence July 4th Day Thread
