Does everyone have terrible secrets? Or am I paranoid?
posted to Ask Metafilter by DueNorth at 5:42 PM on July 5, 2009 (50 comments)

I like almonds (the nut) and cherries (the fruit), but once they're "processed" in any way, the flavor changes and I dislike it to the point where it'll almost make me queasy. Even baked almond slices on a croissant, for example (to a lesser extent) or something like a Yoplait natural yogurt (which I just tried and was what prompted me to write this) which actually has little bits of cherry has a component to the taste that I find really distasteful. And don't even get me started on almond or cherry "flavor".
posted to Ask Metafilter by edjusted at 11:48 AM on July 6, 2009 (10 comments)

Why chicks cry. Images of women and girls crying, taken from DC romance comics 1957 to 1968.
posted to MetaFilter by paduasoy at 3:52 PM on July 5, 2009 (41 comments)

What sort of "neat" things and convenience features would you design into your dream home?
posted to Ask Metafilter by bondcliff at 12:17 PM on November 2, 2005 (122 comments)

What are some usual (or unusual) home maintenance things/tips/hints that you do/use/follow periodically? Anybody have a link to a good list of these?
posted to Ask Metafilter by gwenzel at 6:45 AM on November 11, 2005 (11 comments)

Every 3,000 miles, I change the motor oil. But what about the house? I need a home repair and maintenance schedule? I'm looking for the best books and online resources that describe optimum home repair schedules and practices.
posted to Ask Metafilter by Cool Papa Bell at 3:31 PM on August 18, 2008 (9 comments)

What small indulgences or habits do you have that make your life so much easier?
posted to Ask Metafilter by stormygrey at 7:16 PM on December 29, 2006 (62 comments)

My husband and I just bought our first house and moved in a couple of days ago. I am feeling completely overwhelmed and I am crying every night, just thinking about all the things we have to do now that we never had to do before (mowing lawn, cleaning gutters, etc., etc.). I am also shocked at all the money we are having to spend, and it kills me to see our savings dwindle. Is all this normal? Can I expect these feelings to pass? I just can't help thinking that we are not ready for a house, and that this was all a terrible, costly mistake. Has anyone else felt this way and gotten over it?
posted to Ask Metafilter by feathermeat at 9:11 AM on November 3, 2008 (49 comments)

School Lunch From Around The World
posted to MetaFilter by Joe Beese at 8:16 PM on May 31, 2009 (86 comments)

The 10 Best Top Ten Food Lists: the most erotic food scenes in movies, the creepiest fast food mascots, Tony Bourdain's nastiest snipes at fellow TV chefs, and more. via
posted to MetaFilter by CunningLinguist at 7:29 AM on June 3, 2009 (36 comments)

The New York steak dinner, or beefsteak, is a form of gluttony as stylized and regional as the riverbank fish fry, the hot-rock clambake, or the Texas barbecue. Some old chefs believe it had its origin sixty or seventy years ago, when butchers from the slaughterhouses on the East River would sneak choice loin cuts into the kitchens of nearby saloons, grill them over charcoal, and feast on them during their Saturday-night sprees. - Joseph Mitchell, 1939.
posted to MetaFilter by Joe Beese at 5:03 PM on June 14, 2009 (39 comments)

Can you recommend some simple, fun, online two-player games suitable for two people chatting over a webcam?
posted to Ask Metafilter by Robot Johnny at 4:15 PM on February 4, 2009 (18 comments)

The Art of Kevin Van Aelst
posted to MetaFilter by hypersloth at 4:06 PM on July 3, 2009 (12 comments)

Clothes made of ceramic shards from the Ming, Yuan, Qing and Song Dynasties by Li Xiaofeng, a 43-year-old Beijing artist who has found a way to link his contemporary work with traditional Chinese 10th Century art. Some of the porcelain bits were salvaged from the roof tiles of the emperor’s palace.
posted to MetaFilter by nickyskye at 12:57 AM on July 5, 2009 (12 comments)

MeFi's own eotvos is organizing a tenth anniversary meetup in Antarctica. We have officially conquered this planet.
posted to MetaTalk by Plutor at 5:56 PM on July 3, 2009 (50 comments)

Freeware Genius is a large review site for various freeware apps, from desktop organizing tools to philosophical flash games . There are literally hundreds of applications reviewed, as well as a few compilations to get you started.
posted to MetaFilter by scrutiny at 10:36 AM on July 2, 2009 (11 comments)

(Still) Declassified. "In January 2009, I had an idea; photograph people in their homes that have placed a wide variety of personal advertisements. Although I imagined most people wouldn’t want to give up their anonymity, I rightly imagined some would be willing to. "
posted to MetaFilter by availablelight at 8:02 AM on July 2, 2009 (52 comments)

What does one do with two pounds of Key Limes? They were selling them at the local produce mart today and I picked them up on a whim. The eponymous pie is an option, of course, but I'm wondering if there's anything else worth trying.
posted to Ask Metafilter by Johnny Assay at 11:00 AM on October 2, 2004 (16 comments)

We're makin' root beer! (Help?)
posted to Ask Metafilter by serazin at 9:02 PM on March 13, 2009 (17 comments)

Negative reviews prompt author meltdowns: Alice Hoffman. Lee Oi-soo. Alain de Botton. Ayelet Waldman. Previously on MeFi.
posted to MetaFilter by zarq at 12:04 PM on July 1, 2009 (30 comments)

Canning makes a comeback. Is it just another foodie trend? Or is canning back for good?
posted to MetaFilter by sararah at 1:49 PM on June 30, 2009 (104 comments)

Crap Detection 101 Howard Rheingold offers a fairly in-depth primer on media and internet BS detection. Lots of links to resources for enabling critical analysis of various information sources included.
posted to MetaFilter by telstar at 10:29 PM on June 30, 2009 (17 comments)

What specific traits do you look for in a person that say that s/he is refined?
posted to Ask Metafilter by titantoppler at 4:26 AM on June 30, 2009 (51 comments)

The fine folks at OkCupid, the dating site, have begun to analyze aggregate data from the questions their users answer to form dating profiles, revealing, among other things, that users in Nevada are more open to rape fanstasies than those from Michigan.
posted to MetaFilter by dammitjim at 9:46 AM on June 30, 2009 (60 comments)

Margie Profet was the "It Girl" of the 1990s, being awarded a McArthur Grant for her work in evolutionary biology in 1993 despite a lack of formal scientific training. Her papers on motherhood and the evolutionary influences on menstruation and morning sickness were hailed as revolutionary by some, but also dismissed as unscientific and criticized for numerous flaws in logic by others. As pressure mounted, she became more involved in her work, and less connected with her family and friends.
posted to MetaFilter by AzraelBrown at 9:24 AM on June 30, 2009 (33 comments)

Some common solecisms (grammatical absurdities) from the Style Guide of The Economist
posted to MetaFilter by blasdelf at 12:07 PM on June 1, 2009 (127 comments)

I love my husband. But we can't really have sex, and that's not going to change. I'm thinking of looking elsewhere for it.
posted to Ask Metafilter by Anonymous at 5:04 PM on June 28, 2009 (74 comments)

For foodies: please suggest some of your favorite combinations of food. Of course, it's not quite that simple. But it's close.
posted to Ask Metafilter by Capri at 6:40 PM on December 31, 2008 (42 comments)

Why does hot tea have a [much] different flavor than bottled or sweet tea?
posted to Ask Metafilter by trinarian at 6:26 AM on October 19, 2006 (17 comments)

I just took a trip to Atlanta and became addicted to sweet tea. I googled for recipes and noticed a few variations in the way it's prepared (besides amount of tea bags, sugar, water). That is, some recipes call for boiling the tea, then adding the sugar, then adding *room temperature* water. Some call for adding boiling water to tea, steeping, adding the sugar, then adding *cold* water. I think one called for adding the boiling water to tea, adding the sugar, then adding *room temperature water*. etc. etc. What I'm curious about is how do the differences affect the final taste?
posted to Ask Metafilter by edjusted at 8:59 PM on December 12, 2007 (33 comments)

What are some hints you drop in conversation?
posted to Ask Metafilter by wireless at 4:25 PM on June 27, 2009 (24 comments)

Help me learn as much as I can about the history and theory of contemporary art. I would at this point, love to take up a full time course for two years on the above, but for several reasons I cannot do so. I can however, spend 3-4 hours daily to read and study. I also spend almost three months of the year travelling to various biennales, museums and collections around the world to up my knowledge. But while I am fairly up to date with what is going on today, I need to get myself a proper history so i know the context of what I am seeing. So if someone could provide me with a systematic syllabus of what I need to read, it would be appreciated. An actual syllabus from a top notch program would be the best. A great book I read on the subject was "Shock of the New" by Robert Hughes.
posted to Ask Metafilter by tusharj at 11:44 AM on June 28, 2009 (15 comments)

Do you hate your mother?
posted to Ask Metafilter by Anonymous at 7:17 PM on June 9, 2007 (40 comments)

Living on the land. With my parents. And my boyfriend. Am I crazy?
posted to Ask Metafilter by Rocket26 at 7:22 AM on June 28, 2009 (18 comments)

I love reading personal anecdotes on MeFi and AskMeFi. Could you link me to your favorite anecdotal comments and threads? Thank you!
posted to MetaTalk by archagon at 12:54 AM on June 27, 2009 (56 comments)

How do you know you're ready to be a father?
posted to Ask Metafilter by Effigy2000 at 11:54 PM on June 25, 2009 (42 comments)

How can I get more will power? More specifically when it comes to guys? Even more specifically, to exes, and calling them?
posted to Ask Metafilter by KateHasQuestions at 8:55 PM on June 25, 2009 (18 comments)

What food or drink should I bring to a dumpling party?
posted to Ask Metafilter by mathlete at 9:19 PM on June 26, 2009 (10 comments)

I've made four cakes, and two of them have fallen. Enough with all the plates of beans -- please help me overthink (and correct) my cakes.
posted to Ask Metafilter by Ms. Saint at 9:47 PM on June 26, 2009 (11 comments)

Man Who Committed Rape Asks for Victim's Forgiveness Decades Later
posted to MetaFilter by thisperon at 2:36 PM on June 26, 2009 (43 comments)

Cute! ! ! [Seriously: cute.]
posted to MetaFilter by nobody at 9:30 PM on December 14, 2005 (81 comments)

My apologies in advance for furthering the stereotype. I'm a girl, I like video games, but I lean towards puzzles games & sims... & my skills suck. My boyfriend is a video game collector & fairly avid player, as it is, his interest in types of games & his skill level are a fair bit different than my own. We recently got a PS3 & I'd like to expand the library by adding a few new games for myself (I'm looking for older stuff preferably: PS2 or even PS1 games). I like to play, but often have trouble finding games... so here I am turning to the MetaFilter Suggestion Engine.
posted to Ask Metafilter by Laura in Canada at 7:59 AM on November 12, 2007 (41 comments)

Do movies shape the way we imagine things or vice versa? I notice that when I dream/daydream/concept that I often think very cinematically (meaning imagining things staged/put together/"filmed" even in a motion picture narrative style). What I wonder is if one type of visual conception is a result of the other.
posted to Ask Metafilter by Senor Cardgage at 3:56 PM on June 10, 2009 (10 comments)

Science Fiction films dealing with sex-change?
posted to Ask Metafilter by kolophon at 7:05 AM on June 11, 2009 (21 comments)

Please suggest movies, TV shows and books that feature unrepentant, amoral characters
posted to Ask Metafilter by reenum at 6:48 AM on June 10, 2009 (71 comments)

What are you favourite iPhone/iPod Touch apps? I'm particularly interested in those that are free or cheap.
posted to Ask Metafilter by hiteleven at 2:44 PM on June 22, 2009 (36 comments)

Do people actually lose their homes to pay for health care in the US, or is this an urban myth?
posted to Ask Metafilter by WinnipegDragon at 6:03 PM on June 24, 2009 (39 comments)

I'd like to purchase a cheap (~$400-$500) laptop with certain requirements. The more I look, the more confused I get. Please help me.
posted to Ask Metafilter by billysumday at 6:10 AM on June 25, 2009 (27 comments)

What organizational products should I get for a home office?
posted to Ask Metafilter by mtphoto at 11:48 PM on June 24, 2009 (6 comments)

"We need another and a wiser and perhaps a more mystical concept of animals. Remote from universal nature and living by complicated artifice, man in civilization surveys the creature through the glass of his knowledge and sees thereby a feather magnified and the whole image in distortion. " - Henry Beston, naturalist and writer.
posted to MetaFilter by jquinby at 1:00 PM on June 24, 2009 (15 comments)