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Is Atlas Shrugged meant to be Ironic?
posted to Ask Metafilter by complience
at 10:22 AM on August 4, 2008
(81 comments)
"What Do I Put in My Portfolio?"
Irene Gallo, art director for science fiction/fantasy publisher Tor Books (and its mainstream imprint Forge), lays down wisdom on how to impress an art director and maybe get one to hire you for a book cover. Aside from being a practical primer for artists on everything from picturing the human figure to how
not to annoy an art director at a party, for everyone else it's a glimpse into why SF book covers look the way they do.
posted to MetaFilter by jscalzi
at 6:36 PM on July 11, 2006
(24 comments)
What's with my weird compulsion?
posted to Ask Metafilter by Alabaster
at 7:08 PM on July 22, 2008
(125 comments)
Sean Tevis Takes On Intelligent Designer with Some Intelligent Design of His Own...
Sean Tevis is running for State Representative in Kansas, against an opponent he describes as a proponent of intelligent design. Short on name recognition (and campaign funds) he took it upon himself to use his skills as an information designer to connect to his "constituents" - could he be the first true candidate for a generation that grew up on the Internet? Very clever
xkcd-style infographic deployed against the agents of doom... (I donated, couldn't help myself)
via BoingBoing
posted to MetaFilter by piedrasyluz
at 4:31 PM on July 16, 2008
(248 comments)
Er... so my new girlfriend doesn't believe in atoms...
posted to Ask Metafilter by wfrgms
at 5:55 PM on March 24, 2007
(157 comments)
Is there a general consensus on the "feel" or identity" or, dare I say it, "quality" of 90's music yet?
posted to Ask Metafilter by Navelgazer
at 7:36 PM on July 12, 2008
(36 comments)
Please obliviate drakepool. He wants his metafilter output erased and his time here behind him. He can't communicate what he think anyway. He content to go back to laying his nonsense on his friends...
posted to MetaTalk by drakepool
at 12:22 PM on May 30, 2005
(92 comments)
Help me find real-world magic items.
posted to Ask Metafilter by MrVisible
at 12:34 PM on June 17, 2008
(47 comments)
This is the title track for my next album and I need some backup vocals!
posted to MeFi Music by frenetic
at 7:48 AM on September 28, 2007
(5 comments)
A cover of ABBA's S.O.S by me (Brad Sucks) and my pal TheHipCola for an ABBA Fight we were involved in.
posted to MeFi Music by frenetic
at 11:18 AM on June 30, 2006
(11 comments)
How does an attractive female become a webcam girl, and how much money does she really make?
posted to Ask Metafilter by Anonymous
at 2:11 PM on June 12, 2008
(7 comments)
Could people please stop giving medical advice with no basis in science in
this thread?
posted to MetaTalk by DarlingBri
at 7:08 AM on May 16, 2008
(96 comments)
How many other people took 2-3 years to notice that "
odinstream"'s screen name is, in fact,
odinsdream?
posted to MetaTalk by poweredbybeard
at 6:59 PM on November 24, 2007
(164 comments)
Was there a falling out between Squirtle and Bulbasaur?
posted to Ask Metafilter by ignignokt
at 6:00 AM on May 22, 2008
(17 comments)
I'm looking for something really freaky to put on the tv at the bar I work at; video imagery to really make some hipster indie rocker kids say wtf when they notice it playing in the background-"holy mountain" and svenmahers"alice" are my usual standbys, but I know you Mefites know just the thing to make a standard night watching post rock bands just a little stranger.what visuals would you use, remembering that the sound of the movie won't be heard--
posted to Ask Metafilter by donabean
at 11:46 PM on May 16, 2008
(75 comments)
There is someone with or using my name at one of the Yahoo services to access Asian porn sites.
posted to Ask Metafilter by mrleec
at 2:31 PM on May 15, 2008
(30 comments)
Ladies, before you go searching for love from one of those online matchmaking sites, be sure to tally up your merits and demerits on this
Marital Rating Scale.
posted to MetaFilter by Dave Faris
at 8:17 AM on May 14, 2008
(70 comments)
The Subprime Primer.
[
via] An entertaining, lo-fi, comic-book style explanation of the complex Subprime Mortgage mess.
posted to MetaFilter by afx114
at 11:00 AM on February 17, 2008
(77 comments)
What's going on with
these two relationship threads?
posted to MetaTalk by mudpuppie
at 8:26 PM on May 1, 2008
(100 comments)
'Filtering for Dollars: Let's ignore the questions about the veracity of the claims of the particular user here. Where is the line when it comes to soliciting money via Metafilter? [more inside]
posted to MetaTalk by daveadams
at 10:06 PM on February 28, 2005
(179 comments)
You all remember how
u.n. owen was set to
audition for Jeopardy a couple months back? Recall how a string of bad luck
kept her from doing so?
Seems things are
still bad for her. When I saw this post in AskMeFi I contacted her just to check in and see how things were going. She's in a bit of a bind and I hope it doesn't embarrass her, but I thought there might be a few MeFites with a little extra pocket cash. Anyone feeling altruistic? [Details inside]
posted to MetaTalk by FlamingBore
at 4:03 PM on February 28, 2005
(151 comments)
What are some interesting, uncommon "vocabulary" words that you use regularly or semi-regularly?
posted to Ask Metafilter by Metroid Baby
at 1:24 PM on April 22, 2008
(90 comments)
"So I hit up a garage sale over the weekend and bought a genuine, working-condition Atari 2600, with a huge stack of games nearly mint in their boxes, for a song. I thought I’d scan the box covers and give you all
a look back into the fun of yesteryear."
posted to MetaFilter by sveskemus
at 3:19 PM on April 21, 2008
(74 comments)
Kids-in-mind "provides parents and other adults with objective and complete information about a film's content so that they can decide, based on their own value system, whether they should watch a movie with or without their kids." Informative AND unintentionally hilarious! From the somewhat kid-friendly
Ratatouille (
A rat smokes a mushroom over a chimney, and with another rat they are struck by lightning, thrown from the roof and to the ground (they have electrified fur but are otherwise OK).) to
more decidedly non-
kid-
friendly fare,
and everything in between.
posted to MetaFilter by (bb|[^b]{2})
at 12:02 PM on April 21, 2008
(81 comments)
OutdoorSurvivalFilter: Why is it necessary to skin an animal before roasting over an open fire.
posted to Ask Metafilter by hungrysquirrels
at 2:39 PM on April 18, 2008
(24 comments)
My eight year old exposed himself to two young girls. What should I do about it?
posted to Ask Metafilter by Anonymous
at 9:22 PM on April 16, 2008
(18 comments)
Aryan Outfitters
- a photo and audio essay from Mother Jones magazine about a day in the life of a 58-year old seamstress who caters to the Ku Klux Klan.
posted to MetaFilter by ooga_booga
at 1:16 PM on April 13, 2008
(105 comments)
Help me pick a cigarette for the "infamous gentleman".
posted to Ask Metafilter by Parasite Unseen
at 11:52 PM on April 14, 2008
(89 comments)
Is there a time of year that's "best" for coming out of the closet?
In your experience, what did you do right and what do you wish you would have done differently when you told your parents that you're gay?
posted to Ask Metafilter by GardnerDB
at 11:57 AM on November 16, 2007
(81 comments)
What is the most interesting* thing you can buy for $30-$50?
*(By my definition: non-consumable, long-lasting, functional.)
posted to Ask Metafilter by archagon
at 9:26 AM on May 18, 2007
(64 comments)
Why does our brain perceive
tilt-shift photography as tiny little toy models? I'd love to know the science behind this popular effect.
posted to Ask Metafilter by waxpancake
at 12:16 PM on April 10, 2008
(19 comments)
How do you know you're in the wrong religion?
posted to Ask Metafilter by PinkButterfly
at 11:34 AM on April 8, 2008
(104 comments)
Why are metafilter pages showing up in different colors today? I've seen red, light green, and purple in addition to the regular colors.
posted to MetaTalk by sixcolors
at 8:49 AM on April 1, 2008
(176 comments)
