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Spy music! Whether it's
Lalo Schifrin's theme for
Mission Impossible, or
Jerry Goldsmith's theme for
Man from U.N.C.L.E., or the greatest of them all,
John Barry's iconic
James Bond theme, you know it when you hear it. Now, for my money, the best spy music in
recent years wasn't from a spy movie at all, but an animated superhero film: the action-packed
theme and soundtrack for
The Incredibles, in which the very talented
Michael Giacchino was clearly (and brilliantly)
channeling John Barry. And of course, you'll all want to head over
here and see what your fellow MeFiers have lately been doing with the genre.
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posted to MetaFilter by flapjax at midnite
at 7:18 AM on August 1, 2008
(54 comments)
What are the best delicious-if-you-can-only-get-past-the-godawful-stink foods?
posted to Ask Metafilter by cog_nate
at 7:49 AM on August 1, 2008
(38 comments)
What's
Folk-Punk? Although celtic-punk groups like the Pogues, Flogging Molly, and the Dropkick Murphys may have been the first bands to combine punk rock with folk music, other groups have been crossing over folk music and punk rock for some time now.
posted to MetaFilter by dunkadunc
at 2:13 PM on July 29, 2008
(58 comments)
Help me discover some great new punk music that isn't for 16 years olds.
posted to Ask Metafilter by highfidelity
at 12:19 PM on July 24, 2008
(38 comments)
Where can I find a reasonably priced, stylish, rugged, and roomy messenger bag?
posted to Ask Metafilter by meta.mark
at 9:33 AM on July 23, 2008
(18 comments)
I'm looking for "urban" decoration and posters.
posted to Ask Metafilter by edmz
at 7:38 PM on July 18, 2008
(8 comments)
Ants make colonies in my new gas grill. How can I keep them from moving in when the burners are off?
posted to Ask Metafilter by underthehat
at 7:47 AM on July 3, 2008
(7 comments)
i live in dallas-fort worth, texas and i'm getting an abortion.
posted to Ask Metafilter by Anonymous
at 9:03 AM on June 29, 2008
(12 comments)
MagCloud
enables you to publish your own magazines. All you have to do is upload a PDF and they take care of the rest: printing, mailing, subscription management, and more.
posted to MetaFilter by FunkyHelix
at 9:13 AM on June 23, 2008
(43 comments)
I love trivia! And, I love playing games on the internet. Problem is, finding both of these has been disappointing.
posted to Ask Metafilter by UseyurBrain
at 7:50 AM on June 22, 2008
(11 comments)
We just found out that our landlord is facing foreclosure. How screwed are we?
posted to Ask Metafilter by christinetheslp
at 2:58 PM on June 16, 2008
(6 comments)
While traveling in Italy, I happened to notice Native American tattoos on more than one youngish Italian man. Was this just a coincidence, or is there a preoccupation or admiration of Native American culture among Italians?
posted to Ask Metafilter by Paul KC
at 5:23 PM on June 10, 2008
(20 comments)
I've been learning guitar for just over a month now and it seems to be going quite well. I'm trying to get my chord transitions fast and smooth with the easy open chords before I move on to more difficult ones. I've found a few songs that I can play with just these chords by looking through the usual guitar tab/chord websites, but finding them this way manually is time-consuming. Where I can search for songs that only include a specified set of chords?
posted to Ask Metafilter by xchmp
at 12:38 PM on June 9, 2008
(15 comments)
What's the oldest man-made thing I can buy for €1500-2000?
posted to Ask Metafilter by greytape
at 3:25 AM on May 29, 2008
(18 comments)
How did you go about picking the engravings for your wedding rings?
posted to Ask Metafilter by roofus
at 8:52 AM on May 15, 2008
(28 comments)
What sort of readership for my blog would be enough to start offering advertising?
posted to Ask Metafilter by miss tea
at 3:48 PM on May 3, 2008
(16 comments)
Is it ethical to fake conversation in your own blog's comments section? I don't mean stirring up controversy for the sake of it or setting up straw-man arguments. I mean chucking some "model" comments on to the end of a batch of posts to let readers know the comments are there and easy to use. As a codicil: Has anyone done this and found that it effectively enticed discussion?
posted to Ask Metafilter by Anonymous
at 10:32 AM on April 19, 2008
(33 comments)
The Bicycle Tutor
For the past few months I've been producing weekly video tutorials that help people fix their own bikes. There are still hundreds of topics to cover. To make it easy for visitors to track new tutorials, I've included the option to
subscribe by email or
RSS.
I'm open to suggestions, and I'd be really happy to hear any feedback. Thank you!
posted to Projects by alxram
at 4:18 PM on April 4, 2008
Google keywords and AdWords for a business. How does the whole shebang work? Does it? What's your experience/advice?
posted to Ask Metafilter by miss lynnster
at 12:11 PM on March 6, 2008
(14 comments)
Dog-gone-paws-filter: I adopted a dog, and she's can't keep her paws to herself. She paws people to get their attention, and constantly jumps on people for the first few minutes of interaction. I've tried the tricks I used to train my other dog (ignoring them when they behave badly, grabbing their paws and scolding "no"), but it doesn't seem to work. Even the "a tired dog is a good dog" method doesn't decrease the pawsy-ness. My friends and family won't have anything to do with her cuz they have muddy-paw-print-on-clothes-phobia. Help! Aside from this one bad habit, she's a Good Dog (TM), and oh-so-eager to meet people.
posted to Ask Metafilter by jytsai
at 4:32 PM on February 26, 2008
(24 comments)
Are there any books that take a Freakonomics like approach to explaining and analyzing urban sprawl?
posted to Ask Metafilter by stedman15
at 7:34 AM on February 6, 2008
(14 comments)
The man who runs
xkcd
has created the
LimerickDB.
Though often quite dirty
There are more that are nerdy;
If you check out
the best ones, you'll see.
posted to MetaFilter by kyleg
at 7:27 AM on February 5, 2008
(88 comments)
All right, so, I love Tom Waits. A lot. Like most people love their grandmothers, I guess, except I've never made a turkey out of my handprint in some finger paint for Tom. What are some bands/artists who sound like that? Particularly latter-day Waits: Bone Machine, Mule Variations, Real Gone, etc. I've never been that big on the ballads, I confess (there goes my hipster cred).
posted to Ask Metafilter by katillathehun
at 11:16 PM on January 5, 2008
(54 comments)
Your favorite hot booze in a pot recipe?
posted to Ask Metafilter by availablelight
at 2:01 PM on January 2, 2008
(26 comments)
What are your favorite home improvement/design/decorating websites?
posted to Ask Metafilter by elquien
at 4:51 PM on December 30, 2007
(13 comments)
How do I deal with this overwhelming sadness that has no apparent cause?
posted to Ask Metafilter by happyturtle
at 12:15 PM on December 27, 2007
(30 comments)
Is anyone else addicted to daydreaming?
posted to Ask Metafilter by giggleknickers
at 5:51 AM on December 11, 2007
(34 comments)
Rails of War
is a terrific flash game, where you equip a train with ever-increasing combinations of weapons and guide it through various missions. It is a representative of the growing number of Defense-style flash strategy games started by
Tower Defense and friends, which we discussed before. Now you can try
Age of War, where you try to destroy an opponents base through five distinct eras;
Invasion Tactical Defense where you must manage a nuclear missile plant and its anti-aircraft defenses; the inevitable and
previously mentioned zombie defense games;
StarCraft FA5, where you are the Zerg defending your base; and the lovely and abstract
Red. These is a particularly addictive class of games, so be warned...
posted to MetaFilter by blahblahblah
at 10:53 PM on November 29, 2007
(19 comments)
Lit-crit/what the hell is the word I'm looking for?
posted to Ask Metafilter by jonmc
at 8:54 AM on December 2, 2007
(23 comments)
Looking for a wordpress adsense plugin that actually works. What is the hivemind using?
posted to Ask Metafilter by cameron.case
at 4:51 PM on December 3, 2007
(4 comments)
First DSLR. Should I choose the Nikon D40x or the Canon Rebel XTi?
posted to Ask Metafilter by kdern
at 1:37 PM on November 12, 2007
(19 comments)
THE ROOTS OF CHICHA: Psychedelic Cumbias from Peru
"Borrowing the well-known cumbia rhythm from their Amazonian neighbor Colombia, enterprising Peruvian musicians grafted it on to indigenous styles with emerging rock ‘n’ roll from the United States. These cumbias amazonicas migrated to the capital of Lima and their music became known as chicha (named after a fermented corn drink made for centuries and drunk by the working class).
The music compiled on The Roots of Chicha: Psychedelic Cumbias from Peru is truly transcendent: instantly hummable melodies getting down with surf-rock wah-wah pedals, farfisa organs, moog synthesizers, and dirty electric guitars, all the while delivered with a raw sensuality and enthusiasm."
posted to MetaFilter by vronsky
at 9:34 PM on November 5, 2007
(31 comments)
Best treatments for anxiety?
posted to Ask Metafilter by mintchip
at 9:28 PM on November 3, 2007
(31 comments)
Help me learn to love eggs.
posted to Ask Metafilter by sugarfish
at 5:13 PM on October 26, 2007
(37 comments)
I want to read Russian literature - what do I read?
posted to Ask Metafilter by beezy
at 2:24 PM on October 17, 2007
(41 comments)
Voodoo Funk
- 11 African funk mixes from a vinyl archaeologist in Guinea
posted to MetaFilter by algreer
at 1:01 PM on October 17, 2007
(23 comments)
At a time when fed-up American citizens are
petitioning Congress to end the imprudent financial practices that caused the
housing bubble sub-prime mortgage crisis liquidity crisis impending recession -- including the banning of
SIV's and
refusing any bailouts for Wall Street, banks, or mortgage companies -- the United States Treasury Department
has just announced the creation of a giant-mega-ultra SIV called "M-LEC" made up of assets from several of the largest American banks. Already unofficially nicknamed "Sivie Mae" (or worse,
"the Frankenstein Fund"), it would be an off-balance-sheet way for these banks to pool and price the
ABCP's that they've lately been having trouble pricing and thus selling -- i.e. the liquidity crisis.
posted to MetaFilter by Asparagirl
at 4:24 PM on October 16, 2007
(82 comments)
How concerned do I need to be about my own safety when I visit New Orleans in early November? I'm a young woman, mostly touring the city alone.
posted to Ask Metafilter by sarahnade
at 11:22 AM on October 10, 2007
(19 comments)
