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Early in July of 1895, a grand jury convened and returned an indictment against Michael Cleary of Ballyvadlea, Co. Tipperary, for the murder of his wife, Bridget.
Bridget Cleary had been set on fire and burned to death in the hearth of the Cleary house, in front of family and friends, because Michael Cleary said she was a
fairy changeling, and not his wife at all. That night, he sat for hours near a Kylenagranagh cairn with a silver knife, insisting the true Bridget would soon ride past on a white horse, and he could cut her bonds and set her free.
posted to MetaFilter by Countess Elena
at 6:34 PM on July 1, 2008
(22 comments)
Lagerfeld Confidential
documents the daily life of everyone's favorite eccentric fashion mogul and head of Chanel:
Karl Lagerfeld (warning: peacock terms).
Guaranteed to be brimming with more karlquotes than you can wave a
fan at.
posted to MetaFilter by Count
at 10:13 AM on June 16, 2008
(16 comments)
"
Day Ten - Cervix low and closed. Notice blood spot near
os and brown clot near cervix (right). Possibly from vigorous intercourse earlier that day (not
mittelschmerz as I am not ovulating yet)."
First link has graphic photos that may be NSFW.
posted to MetaFilter by pwb503
at 2:30 PM on June 5, 2008
(111 comments)
It began when Mr. Klinsky threw in his two cents, a vague request that a poem he had written for and about his family be lodged in a wall somewhere, Ms. Sherry said, “put in a bottle and hidden away as if it were a time capsule.”
Sometimes when you make a simple suggestion about the remodeling of your $8.5 million 5th Ave. apartment, the designer goes a little
overboard. In an awesome way. Don't miss the
slideshow.
posted to MetaFilter by Who_Am_I
at 7:03 AM on June 12, 2008
(81 comments)
NURSE CHILD WANTED, OR TO ADOPT -- The Advertiser, a Widow with a little family of her own, and moderate allowance from her late husband's friends, would be glad to accept the charge of a young child. Age no object. If sickly would receive a parent's care. Terms, Fifteen Shillings a month; or would adopt entirely if under two months for the small sum of Twelve pounds. This kindly nineteenth-century advertisement had a hidden meaning. If a woman paid her adoption fee to a
baby farmer and handed over her infant, no one ever had to worry about that baby, ever again.
posted to MetaFilter by Countess Elena
at 4:23 PM on June 7, 2008
(38 comments)
I can make apple muffins, banana muffins, and carrot muffins.
So what else can I
muffinise (oh, did I just invent a verb there)?
posted to Ask Metafilter by Mutant
at 4:14 PM on June 2, 2008
(34 comments)
What was East Germany like immediately after the Wall fell? (
Lives of Others spoiler alert)
posted to Ask Metafilter by neuron
at 6:36 PM on August 26, 2007
(16 comments)
RelationshipFilter, 1873. An online archive of letters from a wife to her husband, which include an intimate look at their relationship crisis.
posted to MetaFilter by amyms
at 8:01 PM on May 26, 2008
(37 comments)
In the wake of Iggy Pop's
high-larious tour rider,
Foo Fighters have updated their
2008 rider (earlier rider
here.) Full of jokes about
Dio and bacon witticisms, you've got to admire these hardworking young men, for, as they say, "We are just another bend trying to make enough money to fuel our private jet. Please help."
posted to MetaFilter by porn in the woods
at 3:07 PM on May 15, 2008
(40 comments)
"A lot of people have lumped us in with punk, but I've never aligned myself with it. I didn't want to be part of a scene, never have. And I knew it wasn't going to last. Once that quick statement was over, most of the main players couldn't handle
the fall-out: they were like a bunch of shell-shocked army majors stuck in time, endlessly repeating their once-successful war cries. When you're dealing in slogans like the Clash and the Pistols, it's hard to keep that shit fresh."
An extract from Mark E. Smith's new autobiography. Bonus: long, rambling, exceedingly pointless
4-part interview with Ian Svenonius
(Nation of Ulysses).
(previously)
posted to MetaFilter by nasreddin
at 11:05 AM on April 14, 2008
(31 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)
Amazon.com dropped a bombshell on the publishing industry with the announcement on Friday that they will no longer allow
print on demand books printed by vendors other than Amazon, to be sold directly by Amazon. In other words, use our print services or lose your listing on our site. This decision effects over half a million books listed on their site and could be a defining moment for both publishing and the future of online retailing.
posted to MetaFilter by Toekneesan
at 1:59 PM on April 3, 2008
(43 comments)
Would you like a latte while I print that up for you?
The
Espresso Book Machine (
previously) that was in the
New York Public Library has just moved to the
Northshire Bookstore in Vermont. The beta versions of this portable book-making machine are pumping out paperbacks around a book a minute at the Open Content Alliance, The Library of Alexandria, The New Orleans Public Library, and the University of Alberta. The mass produced commercial version of the machine is scheduled to roll off the assembly line within the year and will be priced between $50,000 and $20,000. Combined with
one of these, publishing as we know it may never be the same.
posted to MetaFilter by Toekneesan
at 10:16 AM on March 7, 2008
(36 comments)
I would like to read books by more MeFi writers. I have therefore made a list of who they are and their books.
posted to MetaTalk by paduasoy
at 5:03 AM on February 23, 2008
(102 comments)
I am 34 and grew up in Texas. I just heard a coworker ten years my junior say "Well, boys liked to pretend that the floor is made of lava." I totally knew what he was talking about. How old is this meme? How widespread is it?
posted to Ask Metafilter by 23skidoo
at 8:56 AM on February 4, 2008
(106 comments)
Like
hockey fights ? Like the movie
Slapshot? Want to see the
real Chiefs?
Les Chiefs is a
documentary on the toughest team in the Quebec Semi-Pro Hockey League. There can be 10 fights in a single period. Goalies fight. Coaches fight. Some fans fight in the stands with the players who live just yards away, in a ramshackle apartment in the stadium (formerly a ramshackle storage closet).
Other fans lovingly craft belts in the belief that hockey is a religion and The Chiefs are its avatars. And
players players question, even as they sign up for underground boxing matches and run up 100 to 1 penalty minute to goal ratios, whether they’re hockey players or
circus side shows. (some links may be NSFW for violence)
posted to MetaFilter by Smedleyman
at 2:31 PM on February 21, 2008
(31 comments)
What are your favorite ravioli fillings and sauces?
posted to Ask Metafilter by bondcliff
at 8:59 AM on February 21, 2008
(19 comments)
What are some good, somewhat dirty jokes suitable for telling to my Grandma?
posted to Ask Metafilter by sciurus
at 2:52 PM on June 26, 2007
(54 comments)
A University of Utah study
finds there's a geographical correlation between payday lenders and the Christian Right. Consumerist has
another summary that includes the maps, so you don't have to use Google Maps to view them.
posted to MetaFilter by Kirth Gerson
at 6:05 PM on February 16, 2008
(81 comments)
So,
good day, and welcome to the
Bob and
Doug McKenzie FPP.
How's it goin' eh? Like, I've got some
back bacon fryin' up on the Coleman, a dozen
donuts, a
two-four, and our topic today is stuff on the internet relating to
these two Canadian hoseheads. So, like, sit back, put a
toque on,
grab a beer, and enjoy!
posted to MetaFilter by not_on_display
at 10:17 AM on February 8, 2008
(67 comments)
It's not me, it's the NyQuil asking, but --
posted to MetaTalk by lleachie
at 9:43 AM on February 2, 2008
(47 comments)
For the last year, the Vice TV program
Soft Focus has presented an assortment of
"discussions about art, culture, politics, personal history, personal feelings, fashion, and the like" with a series of noteworthy musicians. Host Ian Svenonius manages to wrangle dialogue with of some of the music world's most colorful and idiosyncratic characters: The Fall's
Mark E. Smith, My Bloody Valentine's
Kevin Shields, The Happy Mondays'
Shaun Ryder, Crass'
Penny Rimbaud, Throbbing Gristle/Psychic TV's
Genesis P. Orridge, Cat Power's
Chan Marshall, Thee Headcoats'
Billy Childish, The Specials'
Terry Hall,
Andrew WK, Fugazi's
Ian Mackaye, and Palace/Bonnie 'Prince' Billy's
Will Oldham.
posted to MetaFilter by item
at 1:52 PM on January 27, 2008
(21 comments)
help me with an ongoing prank involving a large plastic lobster
posted to Ask Metafilter by genmonster
at 6:50 PM on January 21, 2008
(38 comments)
In 1968, three sisters from Fremont, New Hampshire -- Dot, Helen, and Betty Wiggin -- started a band, under the encouragement, support, and management of their father, Austin.
Dot recalls that the girls would rise late, practice for two hours, then work on their home-schooling. Then they did their calisthenics, rigidly prescribed by their father, and rehearsed two more hours in the evenings when Austin was home. Over the next 8 years, Austin would rent out the Fremont Town Hall many Saturday nights for a dance;
the sisters, known collectively as "
The Shaggs," would play their music, while their mother, Annie, would collect tickets and sell sodas (with help from more of the Wiggin siblings). In 1975, Austin Wiggins died; the sisters, without their father to spur them on, laid down their instruments and got on with the rest of their lives.
posted to MetaFilter by not_on_display
at 9:22 PM on January 20, 2008
(79 comments)
