Summer has officially started summering. What did you do this weekend? Continue reading What Did You Do This Weekend?

Originally released to cable and airlines as The Ace, a favorable review by the New York Times convinced Warner Brothers to give the film a theatrical run in 1979 with a new title, The Great Santini. Based on the novel … Continue reading What Did You Do This Weekend?

Google’s announcement of Stadia, their upcoming cloud gaming platform was met with mixed reactions and many, many (many) questions. Will cloud-based gaming soon become the standard, much like streaming music and movies? Will the next generation of consoles that exist … Continue reading What Did You Do This Weekend?

“Pain or damage don’t end the world, or despair, or fuckin’ beatings. The world ends when you’re dead. Until then, you got more punishment in store. Stand it like a man — and give some back.” -Al Swearengen, Deadwood What … Continue reading What Did You Do This Weekend?

It was a long one here in the U.S., which is why this is going up on Tuesday morning. The Lincoln Memorial was dedicated on Memorial Day, 97 years ago before a crowd of 50,000 people, segregated by race, and … Continue reading What Did You Do This Weekend?

Winter came, then went. Now we dream of spring. Game of Thrones is over, but its impact on how mainstream television watchers were willing to embrace a dark fantasy show will be discussed for decades, helped along by the 14 … Continue reading What Did You Do This Weekend?

I’d like to imagine that someone, somewhere looking something to watch with their mom on Mother’s Day found Darren Aronofsky’s mother! on Amazon and decided to play it, having no idea what the movie is really about. What did you do teekend? Continue reading What Did You Do This Weekend?

I’m always fascinated by people like Peter Mayhew who stumble into a pop culture phenomenon and build an entire career out of it. He will only be known for playing one role, but roles don’t get much more widely beloved … Continue reading What Did You Do This Weekend?

I spent a good chunk of Saturday writing the ridiculous ending of the 90th Avocado Werewolf game. What did you do this weekend? Continue reading What Did You Do This Weekend?

Your choices for Easter-themed films are either rabbits or Jesus. I suppose that makes Martin Scorsese’s 1988 masterpiece The Last Temptation of Christ my favorite Easter-themed film. Anchored by a fully-committed performance from Willem Dafoe and elevated to the heavens … Continue reading What Did You Do This Weekend?

I watched dragons ‘n stuff. What did you do this weekend? Continue reading What Did You Do This Weekend?

The featured image is the artwork for Devin Townsend’s gorgeous and utterly insane new album, Empath, which I spent a good chunk of my weekend listening to. What genre of music would I classify this album? The accurate answer must be … Continue reading What Did You Do This Weekend?

Once a year, our city library puts on a Comic-Con. They have panels, booths for local artists to show off their wares, “How To Play D&D” seminars, and a cosplay contest. And, of course, plenty of comics and fried food. … Continue reading What Did You Do This Weekend?

Top o’ the mornin’! Begosh and begorrah, what did ye get yerselves up to this fine St. Patrick’s Day weekend? Continue reading What Did You Do This Weekend?

It’s okay, everything is okay. You’ll get through this. Why not waste a few minutes of your employers time this morning and tell us … What did you do this weekend? Continue reading What Did You Do This Weekend?

This weekend would have been my grandmother’s 100th birthday. She is in the middle of the header photo, taken in 1949, flanked by my grandfather and my mother. She was a lifelong Catholic who loved her family and the Pope, … Continue reading What Did You Do This Weekend?

This weekend I finished season two of The Dragon Prince. I wish a show like this had existed when I was a young teen obsessed with elves and dragons (now I’m a creepy middle aged man obsessed with elves and dragons). … Continue reading What Did You Do This Weekend?

Sooooo, President’s Day. If you’re an American, that’s certainly a thing, right? Enjoy this emotional tribute: What did you do this weekend? Continue reading What Did You Do This Weekend?

Brrrrr! What did you do this weekend? Continue reading What Did You Do This Weekend?

This weekend I finished running my first game of Werewolf here on the Avocado, Toontown Terror. For those of you who aren’t familiar with Werewolf, it’s a fun and social (and occasionally infuriating) game where all your favorite Avocadoans try to … Continue reading What Did You Do This Weekend?

No time to write funny intro* this week. (*”But Goat, you never write funny intros!” /rimshot) What did you do this weekend? Continue reading What Did You Do This Weekend?