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Which Shakespeare works should I read next?
If you sort the list chronologically, most of the plays you liked/loved are from 1599-1605, which approximates his creative peak, and the ones you disliked are from earlier in his career. IMO, his creative peak starts around 1596 with Merchant of Venice and starts going downhill after Macbeth in 1605. (Caveat: I prefer the histories and tragedies to the comedies.) Richard III is great and I'd consider it an exception.... [more]
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at 3:40 PM on May 26, 2010
How can I get past my scars?
Still so young to travel so far
Old enough to know who you are
Wise enough to carry the scars
Without any blame, there's no one to blame
-- Crowded House, "Distant Sun"
posted to Ask Metafilter by kirkaracha
at 3:22 PM on May 26, 2010
What was life like in the 1980's?
Wall Street (1987) and The Bonfire of the Vanities (1990) for New York in the '80s.
Richard Lester's The Three Musketeers and The Four Musketeers.
American Graffiti (1973) does a great job of recreating the early 1960s. National Lampoon's Animal House (1978) is pretty good at depicting about the same time period.
L.A. Confidential recreates 1950s Los Angeles.... [more]
posted to Ask Metafilter by kirkaracha
at 10:38 AM on May 24, 2010
The Godfather, The Godfather Part II, Once Upon a Time in America, GoodFellas, and Donnie Brasco.
posted to Ask Metafilter by kirkaracha
at 10:45 AM on May 24, 2010 
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Songs about zoom.
Bruce Springsteen, "Thunder Road"
Rush, "Red Barchetta"
Sugar, "Needle Hits E"
Fats Domino, "Walking to New Orleans"
The Proclaimers, "I'm Gonna Be (500 Miles)" "Well I would walk 500 miles..."
.38 Special, "Rockin' Into the Night"
House of Schock, "Middle of Nowhere"
Del Amitri, "Driving With the Brakes... [more]
posted to Ask Metafilter by kirkaracha
at 3:48 PM on May 22, 2010
roller skates(!)
Dire Straits, "Skateaway"
Roger Miller, "You Can't Roller Skate in a Buffalo Herd"
De La Soul, "A Roller Skating Jam Named 'Saturdays'"
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at 3:53 PM on May 22, 2010
Golden Earring, "Radar Love"
posted to Ask Metafilter by kirkaracha
at 3:54 PM on May 22, 2010
Dionne Warwick, "Trains and Boats and Planes"
Steve Earle, "Continental Trailways Blues"
posted to Ask Metafilter by kirkaracha
at 4:52 PM on May 22, 2010
Music remakes that could be a different song
Aztec Camera's cover of Van Halen's "Jump."
Lick the Tins, Can't Help Falling In Love.
Tori Amos, "Smells Like Teen Spirit."
The Housemartins acapella cover of the Isley Brothers' "Caravan of Love" and the Hollies' "He Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother."
Mat Weddle's cover of OutKast's "Hey Ya.... [more]
posted to Ask Metafilter by kirkaracha
at 7:13 PM on May 20, 2010
Soft Cell's synth-pop "Tainted Love" is a cover of Gloria Jones' Northern Soul original.
Sandie Shaw's original and Naked Eyes' cover of Burt Bacharach's "(There's) Always Something There To Remind Me."
posted to Ask Metafilter by kirkaracha
at 6:31 AM on May 21, 2010
How shall I waste my time?
Watch the miniseries and seasons 1-3 of Battlestar Galactica. Skip season 4.
posted to Ask Metafilter by kirkaracha
at 10:54 AM on May 20, 2010
You also might like Fringe. It's pretty similar to X-Files and I think the first season's on DVD.
posted to Ask Metafilter by kirkaracha
at 10:56 AM on May 20, 2010
Musicians covering themselves?
Paul McCartney, studio and live (with Wings) versions of "Coming Up."
Foo Fighters, original and acoustic versions of "Everlong" are quite different.
Squeeze: the album and single versions of "Goodbye Girl" have slightly different lyrics and instrumentation (as used to be common) and the live version from Six Squeeze Songs Crammed Into One 10-Inch Record is a much faster, more rocking arrangement.... [more]
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at 6:31 AM on May 20, 2010
Billy Bragg re-recorded "Greetings to the New Brunette" as "Shirley" on Reaching to the Converted.
R.E.M.'s Eponymous has different versions of several of their songs, including the original single version of "Radio Free Europe," a different vocal on "Gardening at Night," and the Mutual Drum Horn Mix of "Finest Worksong."
posted to Ask Metafilter by kirkaracha
at 9:39 AM on May 20, 2010
I don't want to eat sushi but I have to
I know "sushi" technically means the rice, but to most people "sushi" means the whole raw fish deal. Look, you lost a bet. I think you're morally obligated to have raw fish, which means sashimi considering your dietary restrictions. Anything like vegetarian sushi, rolls that barely have any fish in them, yadda yadda yadda, wouldn't satisfy the terms of the bet in my mind, they'd be skating by on a technicality.
According to your profile you're in San... [more]
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at 8:34 PM on May 14, 2010
Damn the Torpedoes!
Chuck Yeager. He broke the sound barrier, with broken ribs. He bailed out of an F-104A, the rocket from the ejector seat crashed into his helmet, and he parachuted down with his face on fire. Hardcore!
Giles Corey. He was crushed to death with stone weights during the Salem witch trials. "After two days, Giles was asked three times to plead innocent or guilty to witchcraft. Each time he replied, 'More weight.'" Hardcore!... [more]
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at 1:30 PM on May 13, 2010
JFK wrote a book called Profiles in Courage about politicians who put their reputations on the line to do what they thought was right.
"Wrote" should be in quotes.
posted to Ask Metafilter by kirkaracha
at 2:07 PM on May 13, 2010
Do Brits sound American?
Joseph Fiennes and Sonya Walger are both British and play an American couple on FlashForward, both convincingly.
Most British actors doing American accents do well. Most American actors doing British accents are not so good.
posted to Ask Metafilter by kirkaracha
at 5:12 PM on May 8, 2010
I thought Michael Caine's accent was very good in The Cider House Rules, and Tom Wilkinson's usually very good.
posted to Ask Metafilter by kirkaracha
at 7:06 PM on May 8, 2010
the city...! the lights! the bustle! ...the traffic?
San Francisco has pairs of one-way streets with timed lights that get you across town quickly. Bush and Pine run east-west, as do Oak and Fell. Franklin and Gough run north-south (take them instead of Van Ness if possible).
The layout's confusing because there are a couple of street grids at angles to each other, and they collide at Market Street. I don't have a solution for that other than to figure out which streets you can cross Market on.
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at 3:13 PM on May 7, 2010 marked best answer
What films have identical or very similar shots?
Road to Perdition has several shots that recall Millers Crossing. There's one where a car is parked on a country road next to a forest, and I think there's one with guys in long coats carrying Thompson machine guns and going up stairs.
posted to Ask Metafilter by kirkaracha
at 4:35 PM on May 3, 2010
Men and girls
In casual or romantic contexts with friends, I've used "girl" to refer to women around my age or younger. I'll also use "boys" to say "I'm going out with the boys" (I'm straight). I use "women" in a more serious or formal context, like women should be paid the same as men for the same jobs. Using "girls" and "men" or any other unequal combination is tacky and offensive.
And I thought everyone knew the female... [more]
posted to Ask Metafilter by kirkaracha
at 8:47 AM on April 28, 2010
Gender-bending Song Covers
Maybe this part of the question is in invisible ink:
"The lyrics must not be changed. If the original female singer was waxing lyrical about her man, so too must the male cover singer, and vice versa."
posted to Ask Metafilter by kirkaracha
at 4:21 PM on April 19, 2010
Help ensure my websites display beautifully now and into the future!
Coding A HTML 5 Layout From Scratch is a decent tutorial.
The current versions of Internet Explorer can't handle HTML5 for layout without a little JavaScript help: HTML5 enabling script.
It's called html5shiv. "Shim" would probably be more appropriate than "shiv," but due to my long and bitter experience with IE I'm glad it's named after something you stab someone with in prison.... [more]
posted to Ask Metafilter by kirkaracha
at 2:41 PM on April 16, 2010 marked best answer
