I'm looking for some research or (last resort) anecdotal stories about the effect of improved/improving schools on communities/neighborhoods.
posted to Ask Metafilter by jeanmari at 11:45 AM on June 3, 2008 (8 comments)

My girlfriend and I are moving across the country, from DC to the metro Dallas area. I've never moved cross-country on this scale, so what tips/advice/warnings can you give me about this sort of move?
posted to Ask Metafilter by SNWidget at 8:20 AM on May 27, 2008 (16 comments)

A woman walks into a bar and asks the bartender for a double entendre, so he gave it to her. Ba-dum dum. What's green and has wheels? Grass. I lied about the wheels. Ba-dum dum. A baby seal walks into a club. (pause) Ba-dum dum. How many kids with ADD does it take to change a lightbulb? LET'S GO RIDE BIKES! Ba-dum dum. A priest, a rabbi, and a minister walk into a bar. The bartender says, "What is this, some kind of joke?" Ba-dum dum. Instant Rimshot. For all those times you need a big red Flash button that'll give you a well-timed rimshot. (Jokes courtesy of Ask Mefi.)
posted to MetaFilter by WCityMike at 7:10 PM on May 12, 2008 (250 comments)

How can I find design resources similar to the home design/interior design shows that are on cable television?
posted to Ask Metafilter by boots77 at 5:04 PM on April 13, 2008 (3 comments)

Long Duk Dong: Last of the Hollywood Stereotypes? Related: Whatever Happened to John Hughes? which has an accompanying photo gallery: Where are Hughes' teen stars now? [A previous post about John Hughes here.]
posted to MetaFilter by amyms at 10:05 PM on March 24, 2008 (69 comments)

Steve Martin on the development of his comedy.
posted to MetaFilter by bove at 9:14 AM on January 30, 2008 (61 comments)

I'd like to publicly apologise to occhiblu, thehmsbeagle, zebra3, klango & nickyskye (and anybody else) for being a massive, trollish douche recently. That's all.
posted to MetaTalk by UbuRoivas at 1:27 AM on January 28, 2008 (235 comments)

My dad has mentioned that he would like a history book for Christmas. Help me find one that will really knock his socks off!
posted to Ask Metafilter by Metroid Baby at 10:06 AM on December 3, 2007 (45 comments)

John Tenniel and the American Civil War. Best known for his illustrations for Alice in Wonderland, John Tenniel also produced political cartoons for the British magazine Punch. This sites collects 54 of Tenniel's cartoons dealing with the American Civil War. In addition to the cartoons themselves, the site gives an explanation of the symbols and props in each cartoon and places them context with then-current events and issues.
posted to MetaFilter by marxchivist at 5:51 AM on December 3, 2007 (24 comments)

Dallas (and anyone else that feels like making the drive in) Meetup! Sunday December 16th at 7 PM. We're thinking that starting at The Meridian Room in Exposition Park for appetizers (and dinner for those that want it) and then seeing where the night takes us from there is a grand idea.
posted to MetaTalk by Ufez Jones at 4:16 PM on November 17, 2007 (38 comments)

The forest preserve of Białowieza is considered to be the last primeval forest in lowland Europe. Because of its unique position on the border of the temperate and boreal climate zones, it contains a unique mixture of trees, such as Norway Spruce and oaks. It also contains an interesting mix of fauna, including the European Bison, beaver, wolves, and the Nazi re-creation of an extinct species.
posted to MetaFilter by never used baby shoes at 11:00 AM on November 13, 2007 (18 comments)

"The spirit of June Carter overshadows me tonight with the love she had for me, and the love I have for her. We connect somewhere between here and heaven." Johnny Cash's last performance on July 5, 2003 at the Carter Family Fold. Folsom Prison Blues, I Walk The Line, and Ring Of Fire.
posted to MetaFilter by EarBucket at 5:00 PM on October 31, 2007 (25 comments)

Wishbook Web. Christmas catalogs scanned in their entirety from the 1944 Wards Catalog (152 pages) to the 1985 Sears Catalog (648 pages!). The site looks like it was built circa '97, but the scans are quite interesting. via - Similar posts to this one: 1, 2.
posted to MetaFilter by Ufez Jones at 6:16 PM on August 27, 2007 (28 comments)

In August 1781, the case of Brom and Bett vs. Ashley went to the jury. The year before, Mum Bett, a slave in the Ashley house since 1742, was struck by her mistress. Mum Bett left the house and refused to return. Bett had overheard conversations about the new Massachusetts constitution that included the clause, "All men are created equal" and argued that the clause applied to her. When the jury agreed, slavery was effectively abolished in the state of Massachusetts. Mum Bett took the name of Elizabeth Freeman and went to work in the employ of her lawyer. (More inside)
posted to MetaFilter by forrest at 12:44 PM on August 10, 2007 (34 comments)

I need help finding a good real estate agent in Buffalo.
posted to Ask Metafilter by hazyspring at 1:14 PM on December 10, 2006 (6 comments)

Among Springsteen fans, the song "Meeting Across The River," has become something of a point of contention and parlor game in terms of what happens to the protagonists afterwards. Many speculated that "Jungleland," was a continuation of the story. Several authors have taken the enterprise a step further in a new anthology.
posted to MetaFilter by jonmc at 12:08 PM on July 12, 2006 (12 comments)

Naked in the Naked City. Artist Miru Kim takes curiously compelling nude photos of herself in gritty and deserted urban settings like sewers, subway stations, railroad tracks, tunnels, abandoned factories and asylums. (via)
posted to MetaFilter by CunningLinguist at 8:17 AM on June 18, 2006 (98 comments)

I'm a huge fan of clever unintended uses for things, and loloroy's favorites reuses a page/interface I've seen hundreds of times before in a cute way. It may take a second to figure out, but should be worth it [via tmn].
posted to MetaFilter by mathowie at 2:44 PM on May 24, 2006 (50 comments)

What's That? Sadly, the education of the youth of amerika is declining in more than one way. The other day I was at the grocery store and the checker was unable to identify a portabello mushroom. And no, she wasn't new...and to make matters worse the checker next to her didn't know either. (more inside)
posted to MetaFilter by MiHail at 9:25 AM on November 12, 2005 (1032 comments)