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Any tricks for enhancing a left-handed life?
posted to Ask Metafilter by suki
at 12:25 PM on July 27, 2008
(20 comments)
Please suggest helpful books on the grieving process for a twentysomething who just lost her mom.
posted to Ask Metafilter by CwgrlUp
at 10:31 AM on July 26, 2008
(15 comments)
Bargain shoppers Extrodionaires: What are the websites that help you to save?
posted to Ask Metafilter by Carialle
at 1:02 PM on July 25, 2008
(15 comments)
As a late birthday gift my father wants to get me a GPS for my truck. He asked if I wanted a TomTom or a Garmin, but I'm not familiar with either one. I looked online a bit but found all the models and crap confusing, so I seek advice here.
posted to Ask Metafilter by PossumCupCake
at 1:20 PM on July 24, 2008
(24 comments)
It may be hard to believe, but I didn't listen to the song while singing it. Dirty words in a short song.
posted to MeFi Music by sleepy pete
at 9:59 PM on July 22, 2008
(16 comments)
The Mehterhane
or
Mehter, as they are often known, are thought to be the oldest military marching band in the world. Starting around the 13th century, the
band accompanied the Ottoman empire troops (
Janissaries, or
yeniçeri, roughly meaning "new troops" and were comprised mostly of young men from the Balkans) into battle, spreading their music along the way and influencing western classical composers like
Mozart and
Beethoven.
posted to MetaFilter by sleepy pete
at 10:44 AM on July 19, 2008
(14 comments)
Here is an improvisational song written from the perspective of an older Calvin finding Hobbes in a box. It's recorded in one take with Mythbusters on in the background, and the chords are from
this comment by sleepy pete. As such, I also tried to write the lyrics in his style.
posted to MeFi Music by Corduroy
at 11:30 AM on July 3, 2008
(7 comments)
The Chroma Upsampling Error.
This incredibly detailed explanation of a common bug in DVD players will likely either bore you to tears or be gripping and utterly fascinating.
posted to MetaFilter by 31d1
at 8:01 PM on May 13, 2008
(43 comments)
Please recommend to me a less ugly and more comfortable wrist splint for carpal tunnel alleviation.
posted to Ask Metafilter by otherwordlyglow
at 11:17 AM on April 28, 2008
(9 comments)
Moderate hike for next weekend with 1-2 hours of Portland, OR?
posted to Ask Metafilter by fx3000
at 4:38 PM on April 27, 2008
(6 comments)
As summer approaches, how about some nice suggestions for alternatives for cola/sodas? I want to save money, bottles, and empty calories.
posted to Ask Metafilter by Deathalicious
at 12:48 AM on April 2, 2008
(40 comments)
WithoutWalls
"This video, filmed in April 1994, records the final public words of the genius behind such films as Brimstone and Treacle, Pennies from Heaven, and Dreamchild. It's the last record of a man facing--with dignity, intelligence, and surprisingly good humor--death from cancer. Recorded as a television special by Britain's Channel Four, the documentary can be unsettling. Potter's inflamed hands can barely hold his ever-present cigarette (which he refers to as a "little tube of delight"), and he alternately sips champagne and swigs liquid morphine from an antique hip flask. But for those who have enjoyed Potter's wildly creative work--or those simply interested in the creative process itself--it's a fascinatingly funny glimpse into the mind of a master." (amazon)
posted to MetaFilter by vronsky
at 7:18 PM on March 27, 2008
(17 comments)
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geote yew.
posted to MetaFilter by Upton O'Good
at 12:00 AM on March 27, 2008
(39 comments)
Sometimes I wonder why I spend
The lonely night dreaming of a song
The melody haunts my reverie
And I am once again with you
When our love was new
And each kiss an inspiration
But that was long ago
And now my consolation
Is in the star dust of a song...
Lucy is holding a saxophone. It turns out, as she informs friend Ethel Mertz, she's an amateur musician. Who knew? Lucy then blows into the mouthpiece and produces a few dyspeptic squawks. "It kind of sounds like 'Star Dust,' " says Ethel, diplomatically. "Yeah," Lucy responds, "everything I play sounds like 'Star Dust.' "
The story of
'a song about a song about love' (elaborated within)
posted to MetaFilter by y2karl
at 1:31 PM on March 3, 2006
(44 comments)
Syd Barrett, the iconic, ephemeral, sadly recently-deceased founder and original frontman of Pink Floyd, recorded several singles and an LP (plus at least one song on their second LP) with the band before his genius was amputated by mental illness and they became an arena rock dinosaur. He also recorded two solo albums, the
making of which was almost as interesting as the gentle, crystalline, almost fractal-like music contained on them. However, as Barrett aficionados have long known, the solo sessions produced many more recordings than were eventually released. Now, though, all known Barrett material that wasn't commercially released has been assembled in a fan-made collection: Have You Got It Yet?,
version 2.0 of which has just been released to the world. More download links inside.
posted to MetaFilter by DecemberBoy
at 12:31 PM on March 1, 2008
(39 comments)
So, it has been suggested that I go get my dental work done in Mexico. From what I hear, the $10k worth of work here, will cost maybe $2-3K there. My family knows of a dentist down there that has done work for 4 or 5 of our friends. I would like to hear from anybody else who has experience with this. All feedback is welcome.
posted to Ask Metafilter by B(oYo)BIES
at 3:16 PM on February 21, 2008
(21 comments)
If you were showing the MetaFilter Universe (including the main page, Ask, Talk, Projects, Music, everything) to someone for the first time, what threads would you choose as examples of MeFi at its best and at its worst?
posted to MetaTalk by amyms
at 12:10 AM on February 17, 2008
(60 comments)
The Unhappy Medium.
If you like modern silent films like Doc Hammer's
Rub, linked here
previously, you may also enjoy the work of
Chelsea Spear. Her
Alphabet is a short about math, music and a precocious child, while
The Unhappy Medium, set in the 1920's, is about spiritualism, fraud, adults and children. And some good news for the would-be filmmaker: Kodak still makes
Super-8 film, and there are plenty of cameras both
old and
new available.
posted to MetaFilter by box
at 5:20 PM on February 6, 2005
(6 comments)
A song for lovely miss V.
posted to MeFi Music by micayetoca
at 10:33 AM on February 11, 2008
(13 comments)
Kiuchi Nobuo
- a Japanese airman in World War II, was captured and sent to a prison camp in the Ukraine. He tells his story with drawings.
posted to MetaFilter by tellurian
at 7:54 PM on February 5, 2008
(23 comments)
Wikipedia
says: "One of the largest producers of public domain stock footage is the United States government. All videos produced by the United States military, NASA, and other agencies are available for use as stock footage."
Where?
posted to Ask Metafilter by muscat
at 11:04 PM on February 9, 2008
(12 comments)
The art of Lilly McElroy:
"The gestures that Lilly performs for the camera are simultaneously loving and cruel; they are an attempt to discuss the desire and difficulty involved in making a connection...These photographs, videos, and installations that she produces, while trying to interact, acknowledge the possibility of failure - that someone might not catch her, that a connection might not be made."
posted to MetaFilter by Ira.metafilter
at 1:17 PM on February 5, 2008
(11 comments)
What are the best weblogs?
posted to Ask Metafilter by logic vs love
at 12:42 PM on January 29, 2008
(33 comments)
Acoustic version of a previous entry.
posted to MeFi Music by robotot
at 1:33 AM on January 31, 2008
(9 comments)
Haruki Murakami doesn't do many interviews. However, he granted one to a University of Hawaii journalism student and it was published in the January 2007 issue of GQ Korea. The text has been translated by the blog owner.
Part 1,
Part 2,
Part 3,
Part 4
posted to MetaFilter by spec80
at 8:44 AM on February 1, 2008
(25 comments)
Wonderland is a series by Yeon Doo Jung which takes drawings done by children, and re-photographs them in the real world. The results of this interpretation are, um, hilarious.
Use the green arrows for navigating from photo to photo.
posted to MetaFilter by suedehead
at 8:20 PM on January 29, 2008
(27 comments)
Does anyone get over the resentment of having rich, privileged friends?
posted to Ask Metafilter by Anonymous
at 11:04 AM on January 28, 2008
(63 comments)
What did you do to change from poor to rich?
posted to Ask Metafilter by markovich
at 10:39 PM on January 22, 2008
(52 comments)
Image Management: 21 year old female wants to be able to ease into the girly arts without killing her bank account, with near zero starting knowledge. (May be long, this is several questions around one theme)
posted to Ask Metafilter by Phalene
at 7:14 PM on January 22, 2008
(45 comments)
In love with Slashfood, looking for alternative "food blogs".
posted to Ask Metafilter by Sufi
at 5:46 PM on January 20, 2008
(21 comments)
Kin-Dza-Dza! is a Soviet sci-fi cult classic that has managed to go largely unnoticed outside of Russia. Bizarre, funny, and at times surprisingly deep. Truly one of the unknown sci-fi greats.
Part One. Part Two. [Google Video, with embedded English subtitles]
posted to MetaFilter by pravit
at 11:43 PM on January 20, 2008
(14 comments)
A good friend just received a brain cancer diagnosis with an estimated one year survival time. She wants to talk about death and time. She thinks I have something to teach or tell her worth hearing. I'd like to be helpful, but have no confidence in my ability to say or do anything meaningful. What I've said so far she appreciates.
What can I read that might help me frame discussions. I don't need pop psychology stuff, or advice dealing with the health care system or funeral arrangements. I like the idea of Zen notions of letting go but am too ignorant to know what to say.
Advice, experience, suggestions for gathering information please.
posted to Ask Metafilter by NorthCoastCafe
at 3:12 PM on January 7, 2008
(65 comments)
...Japanese hip hop has become a significant national, cultural, and business genre since the late twentieth century, and this phenomenon has been applied and has succeeded by using almost the same ideology that was historically used by other Japanese industries like automobile manufacturing. The pioneers in the Japanese hip hop industry like Buddha Brand learned their skills in the U.S. and have successfully been influencing the contemporary Japanese music scene. As a result, the imported hip hop has become a ''Japanized'' products. Many hip hop industries in Japan have modified the American hip hop into Japanese ways, and their businesses, like the hip hop dance schools, have succeeded.
The Japanese Hip Hop Movement: Its Cultural and Economic Impact
posted to MetaFilter by y2karl
at 7:14 PM on January 19, 2008
(39 comments)