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May 28
Special Event: Summer Games Done Quick 2023
The bi-annual speedrunning event has started up once more, this time raising money for Médecins Sans Frontières (Doctors Without Borders). It's going from today until the early morning hours of Sunday June 4. Please talk about any runs you see or commentary you like here! [more inside]
May 13
Special Event: Live Stream: The Grand Final (2023 Eurovision Song Contest)
Good evening, Europe! Good morning, Australia! The Grand Final of the Eurovision Song Contest airs TODAY, Saturday, May 13, 2023 at 2100 CEST / 3:00pm EDT. The Big Five and last year's winner, Ukraine, already secured their spot in the final. The other twenty finalists made it through one of the two semifinals for their spot in the lineup tonight. There have been many memorable acts this year, but only one can be the Eurovision 2023 winner. Who will it be? [more inside]
May 11
Special Event: Special Event: Live Stream: Semifinal 2 (2023 Eurovision Song Contest)
Good evening, Europe! Good morning, Australia! Semifinal 2 begins Thursday May 11 (today!), at 2100 CEST / 3:00pm EDT. Who will make it qualify for the Grand Final on Saturday? Who will be good, bad, or so bad they're good? Come on in to chat about the second round of performances! [more inside]
May 9
Special Event: Live Stream: Semifinal 1 (2023 Eurovision Song Contest)
Good evening, Europe! Good morning, Australia! Semifinal 1 begins Tuesday May 9th (today!), at 2100 CEST / 3:00pm EDT. Who will make it qualify for the Grand Final on Saturday? Who will be good, bad, or so bad they're good? Come on in to chat about the first round of performances! [more inside]
May 1
Special Event: Jeopardy! May 3rd!
Come watch MeFi's Own™ theodolite on Jeopardy! on Wednesday, May 3! [more inside]
April 1
Special Event: Wrestlemania 39: WrestleMania Goes Hollywood (Nights 1 & 2)
The Showcase of the Immortals, The Grandest Stage of All... and the first 'Mania that wasn't booked by serial-abuser Vince McMahon. Pro-wrestling biggest night comes once again, and WWE's biggest storyline by far is Roman Reigns and the Bloodline, their place at the head of the table now under assault by an alliance of friends-turned-enemies-turned-friends-again and a returning prodigal son (all of them former Ring of Honor champions, by the way). [more inside]
March 31
Special Event: ROH Supercard of Honor 2023
There is no shortage of wrestling content this weekend, for obvious reasons. Tonight Ring of Honor makes their play for the world's attention. This is the first pay-per-view since the company returned to airing weekly episodes five weeks ago, so most of the matches on the card can take advantage of having been built up enough to drum up some interest. Every title will be defended, along with a few loaners from AAA and NJPW. [more inside]
March 30
Special Event: NJPW x IMPACT: Multiverse United
Previously, New Japan Pro Wrestling and All Elite Wrestling teamed up to produce Forbidden Door, the first multi-company large-scale pro-wrestling event since All In. Less than a year later, lightning strikes again as NJPW and Impact Wrestling produce their own crossover event, with titles from both companies defended and stars going in head-to-head dream matches. [more inside]
March 13
Special Event: March Madness! NCAA basketball tournaments 2023
Are we ready to dance? Kansas is the defending men's champ, and South Carolina is the defending women's champion. [more inside]
March 12
Special Event: 2023 Academy Awards
Come see how the Academy handles the Will Smith elephant in the room, whether anyone dances in the aisles to "Naatu Naatu", and count up how many Oscar's go to EVERYTHING EVERYWHERE ALL AT ONCE. [more inside]
February 14
Special Event: Marc Maron: From Bleak to Dark
Maron's latest comedy special. [more inside]
February 12
Special Event: Super Bowl 57
The Kansas City Chiefs vs the Philadelphia Eagles
January 9
Special Event: The Return of Blaseball
Blaseball has Returned. After a series of Falls in which players and... game mechanics?... fell out of the Black Hole that consumed everything at the end of the Blaseball beta, Games have Commenced.
Official Blaseball website. Previous Blaseball posts. [more inside]
Special Event: Awesome Games Done Quick 2023
Let this post serve as a catch-all for anyone who wants to talk about any of the runs at this year's Awesome Games Done Quick. They're raising money for the Prevent Cancer Foundation, a returning partner. Also, please remember they are starting this year in a bit of a financial hole, after they cancelled live AGDQ events in Florida to support LGBTQ runners and fans (to say nothing of Florida's lax vaccination requirements). Full schedule of runs can be found here.
January 5
Special Event: NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 17, Night 1
The biggest night of Dave Meltzer's year comes around again, as New Japan Pro Wrestling has its first Wrestle Kingdom following the passing of honorary chairman Antonio Inoki. The only way to rewatch (legally) is on NJPW World, where a monthly membership costs 999 yen a month (roughly US$7.60). Many excellent matches, results below the fold. [more inside]
December 17, 2022
Special Event: Rick and Morty: Yule Log
Time to enjoy some interdimensional cable in front of the fire.
December 10, 2022
Special Event: Ring Of Honor: Final Battle 2022
It has been one strange year for Ring Of Honor, after a very real possibility that the company would dissolve in 2021. Rescued from the scrap heap by Tony Khan, integrating ROH talent with the All Elite Wrestling roster, today ROH will put on the first Final Battle under the new ownership with every title on the line. [more inside]
November 19, 2022
Special Event: AEW Full Gear 2022
A lot has changed since Full Gear 2021 and today: Several names from last year are out on injury, three of them are only returning tonight, another has been banished to the shadow realm. What hasn't changed is that the card is once again STACKED. [more inside]
November 16, 2022
Special Event: 📢📢📢 Week 3 Update – With your help, we’re charting a way forward.
The Week 3 Fundraising Update is live on MetaTalk. We’ve blown past our Survive target thanks to you, and are well on our way to being able to 🌱Revive🌱 Metafilter! [more inside]
November 9, 2022
Special Event: 📢📢📢 Week 2 Fundraiser Update: With your help the site will SURVIVE.
📢📢📢Now, we ask you to help REVIVE Metafilter📢📢📢
As of today’s fundraising update, we’re only $500 a month away from our Survive target!* The community is coming together to keep the lights on at our shared online home. But we need to go further to safeguard Metafilter’s future. It’s time to 🌱Revive Metafilter.🌱 [more inside]