Now, this is my kind of trebuchet! (via)
posted to MetaFilter by Steven C. Den Beste at 3:59 PM on January 18, 2008 (27 comments)

Is This Transparency? OP with very slim, one-year posting history asks a question about finding a good charity in AskMe, just prior to year-end tax-decision time. Newly registered responder posts a newly formed charity-aggregator/evaluator organization, without mentioning that he is, apparently, one of the two founders. Self-promotional setup leading to self-link? Or am I being too cynical?

[update, 1/3/08: a summary of events is being developed on the wiki. --cortex]
posted to MetaTalk by Miko at 10:44 AM on December 31, 2007 (1426 comments)

The amazing shadow puppetry of Raymond Crowe. It's very good, have a look.
posted to MetaFilter by Kraftmatic Adjustable Cheese at 8:41 PM on September 6, 2007 (15 comments)

1909      >      1920
One of the Guys
When It Was OK to Show Affection
Seeing Males Together: Brokeback Mountain and Picturing Men
posted to MetaFilter by y2karl at 3:43 PM on March 17, 2007 (97 comments)

Are You There God? It's Me, Monica In equal parts a book review, investigative journalism and an autobiographical account; the author of this article takes on the topic of teenage oral-sex in the US today. There are no easy answers for the reader at the end, but it makes for fairly compelling reading. (Apart from some sexual terminology, the article is SFW) [via]
posted to MetaFilter by your mildly obsessive average geek at 7:11 PM on March 16, 2007 (71 comments)

Pointless Sites is a repository for all those silly websites and online time-wasters that we've come to know and love (or hate). Sometimes they leave us scratching our heads and sometimes they leave us smiling. Sometimes they're oddly intriguing and even educational. Pointless Sites collects them and categorizes them for our convenience. [Note: some links on the site are flash-based, and some have sound]
posted to MetaFilter by amyms at 2:30 PM on January 18, 2007 (7 comments)

Temari have been a hand-crafted tradition for centuries in China and Japan. Also known as kishu-temari, edo-temari, etc., these intricate woven balls were originally toys for children and later became gifts symbolizing friendship and loyalty. Though they used to be constructed from scraps of old kimonos, over the years they have evolved into elaborate geometric designs using silk as well as other, less expensive materials. People outside Japan have been making their own recently and a homemade temari makes a beautiful gift indeed.
posted to MetaFilter by ktoad at 3:02 PM on August 14, 2006 (11 comments)

back when the world was relatively new, it seems like the world could support much much more life. why not now?
posted to Ask Metafilter by Tryptophan-5ht at 8:10 AM on July 31, 2006 (17 comments)

The hospital that owns the copyright to Peter Pan is not very happy about a graphic novel by Alan Moore depicting the sexual awakening of Wendy [NSFW images].
posted to MetaFilter by brundlefly at 2:58 PM on June 26, 2006 (73 comments)

Less of a feature request, more of a mega cash-cow idea for Matt: The ability to make anonymous comments for $1 a shot.
posted to MetaTalk by agropyron at 10:37 AM on May 17, 2006 (97 comments)