The daily open thread which operates between 11 AM and 11 PM where you can talk about whatever besides politics and Minions
Francesco Stallone, Jr. was born on July 30, 1950. Besides being the younger brother of Sylvester, he is an actor and musician. His song “Far From Over” reached #10 on the Billboard Hot 100. He also performed on the soundtracks … Continue reading You Guessed It… The Day Thread
“Boring Photos” – as defined and popularised by British photographer and artist John Myers, sound obvious and so simple anyone can take. However, intentionally finding visual interest – even beauty – in the dull, the banal, and the insignificant can … Continue reading The Boring (Photos) Day Thread (June 29, 2025)
And the Pulitzer Prize in Drama goes to… Cigarephemera: A day thread about obscure stuff Cigarette likes! Act II of ♾️: The Skriker. While reading all of the plays that have won the Puiltzer Prize, I mistakenly picked up Caryl … Continue reading The Skriker Day Thread (7/28/25)
“Oh Where” by David Berman Where did you go, my dear, my day;Where, oh where, did you go?To market, to maker of market, to sayToo much of the little I know. Where did you go, my dear, my year;Why did … Continue reading My Dear 7/27 Day Thread
Look, it was the 90s, okay? Continue reading The Thing Day Thread Raps (I’m so sorry)
I feel old, and I wasn’t even born yet when this movie came out. Continue reading The Black Cauldron Day Thread Gets Rebranded
This has been engraved in my head for 30 years, and now it will be engraved into yours. Continue reading Hot Day Thread
It’s that time again. And let’s hope today isn’t quite as eventful as last year – seriously that was a rather emotional day considering the later events that happened. Any further discussion of last year’s events can go into the … Continue reading We Have A Dinosaur Sentai At Home: PT’s Yearly Super Sentai Birthday (Day) Thread (7/21)
Dame Diana Rigg, star of stage and screen, was born on this day in 1938 in Doncaster, England. The actor got her start on stage, performing in Brecht’s The Caucasian Chalk Circle in 1957. Two years later she joined the … Continue reading The July 20 Day Thread of Diana Rigg
Yeah, we’re getting Smurfy today. Continue reading Greatest Movie Poster of All Time Day Thread
The American badger and the western coyote sometimes team up to hunt prairie dogs. Badgers hunt prairie dogs by using their incredible digging skills to widen an existing prairie dog hole and dig down to their prey’s main tunnel. The … Continue reading The July 18 Day Thread of Badgers and Coyotes
I graduated from Senn High School in 1980. Located on Chicago’s North Side, Senn is a fairly typical inner-city public high school, except for the fact that a lot of famous and semi-famous people graduated from there. Today let’s meet … Continue reading The July 17 Day Thread Salutes Senn High Alum Burr Tillstrom
Daryl “Chill” Mitchell was born on July 16, 1965. In the 1980s, he was in the hip-hop group Groove B. Chill. He made his film debut in House Party, followed by roles in the TV shows The John Larroquette Show … Continue reading Daryl “Chill” Mitchell Day Thread
Great. Now I want Burger King. And I feel the strange urge to hold a cup. Continue reading The Burger King Day Thread Has Super Powers
The Unluckiest is a planeswalker in Magic: The Gathering whose identity and home plane have not, to date, been revealed. He was depicted in each card of the original cycle of Curse enchantments, which debuted in Commander 2017, by artist … Continue reading The Unluckiest Day Thread (7/14)
I had forgotten all about this song, but it’s one of the Kinks’ best. Quite appropriate this weekend, I think. Continue reading The 7/13 Day Thread Wishes It Could Fly Like Superman
It’s that time of year again, friends! The new foods for the Minnesota State Fair are here! The above is but a sampling, you can check out all the rest of the new foods here: https://www.mnstatefair.org/new-this-year/food/ Everything I’ve had from … Continue reading The Day Thread of the 2025 State Fair
Today is NOT Takashi Natsume’s birthday. I thought it was for some reason, but it is actually July 1st. Oops! Well, I signed up for today so you’re getting a Natsume’s Book of Friends thread anyway. Rejoice! Natsume’s Book of … Continue reading The 7/11 Day Thread’s Book of Friends
They really need to use this song in a Superman film someday. Continue reading If the Day Thread Goes Crazy, Then Will You Still Call it Superman?
