Am I just happier being single?
posted to Ask Metafilter by Anonymous at 7:32 AM on July 22, 2008 (31 comments)

Does anybody know what the song used in this video from this post on the blue is?
posted to Ask Metafilter by Navelgazer at 4:58 PM on July 21, 2008 (6 comments)

I have just found out I'm a big fan of post apocalyptic fiction books. Somehow I like the idea of an individual or small group of survivors almost alone in the world trying to find out what the hell happened to the planet and fighting for their survival. What are some good books and movies the hive mind can recommend?
posted to Ask Metafilter by dcrocha at 11:24 AM on June 27, 2008 (99 comments)

The Boys and the Subway A father's artistic account of his sons' love of the NYC subway system.
posted to MetaFilter by ThePinkSuperhero at 9:52 AM on July 2, 2008 (35 comments)

2 July 1863, second day of Gettysburg. Sickles has pulled his III Corps -- without orders -- off of Cemetery Ridge and positioned it a half mile in front of the rest of the Union lines. Longstreet smashes the hapless III Corps and its men are in full flight. Hancock rides back and forth inside the gaping hole left by Sickles. Below him, almost 2000 men of Wilcox's brigade are charging up the slope. They will gain a foothold on the ridge and be reinforced by Lee. As Longstreet pins down the Union left, Lee will roll up the center and right of the Northern army and chase them from the field. He will then march on and take Washington before turning north along the eastern seaboard. Lee will capture and burn Philadelphia and Boston in his March Along the Sea, chasing the Northern government from city to city until Lincoln finally sues for peace and the union is no more. Suddenly, a line of blue-coated soldiers comes into Hancock's view. "My God, is this all the men here? Who are you?" "1st Minnesota, sir." "See those colors?", says Hancock, pointing at the flags of the oncoming Confederates, "Take them."
posted to MetaFilter by forrest at 5:45 AM on July 2, 2008 (82 comments)

There are hidden and secret bars in NYC (Manhattan) and there are really secret. Some need phone numbers. I need your help.
posted to Ask Metafilter by filmgeek at 10:54 AM on June 29, 2008 (16 comments)

Give me your best camping hacks.
posted to Ask Metafilter by keith0718 at 2:24 AM on June 24, 2008 (43 comments)

What do you wish you knew when you started working?
posted to Ask Metafilter by nuclear_soup at 5:42 AM on June 26, 2008 (46 comments)

Where the hell is Matt? The 2008 version is oddly moving. Be sure to watch the high quality version. (Previously)
posted to MetaFilter by monospace at 11:33 AM on June 27, 2008 (103 comments)

Alright, Mefites, what did you do on your summer vacation? "Hit the pool a lot." "Sweated like hell." "Got through a lot of summer reading." ... "Went overseas and built a playground for children in a land not my own."
posted to MetaFilter by WCityMike at 2:56 PM on June 24, 2008 (16 comments)

Help me plan and plant a garden this summer!
posted to Ask Metafilter by onalark at 8:48 AM on June 4, 2008 (22 comments)

What are some mindblowing scientific concepts (proven or hypothetical)?
posted to Ask Metafilter by stvspl at 7:31 AM on June 4, 2008 (56 comments)

Did your parents sing to or with you?
posted to Ask Metafilter by arcadia at 2:47 PM on April 19, 2008 (89 comments)

TIME FOR SOME STORIES (warning: contains heavy amounts of all-caps and awesome)
posted to MetaFilter by XQUZYPHYR at 9:50 AM on January 21, 2008 (98 comments)

How can I find more about this secret to happiness (and is it really true)?
posted to Ask Metafilter by zenja72 at 1:34 PM on May 5, 2008 (48 comments)

What are some of your absolute favourite online essays, articles and other pieces of non-fiction writing?
posted to Ask Metafilter by turgid dahlia at 4:21 PM on May 1, 2008 (49 comments)

An extraordinary piece of magazine writing by Chris Jones. Jones tells the story of how the body of Sergeant Joe Montgomery makes its way from a Baghdad suburb to its final resting place in a grave in Indiana. It's one of the finest pieces of journalism that I've read in years. It’s extremely moving without being saccharine or twee. It’s a military story, but utterly without jingoism or indictment. And it’s wonderfully observed. If I taught a first-year creative writing course, I'd make this required reading.
posted to MetaFilter by dbarefoot at 9:57 PM on April 30, 2008 (87 comments)

"Carrier is not the story of a ship, it’s the story of shipmates." The 10-part documentary series, filmed by 17 filmmakers, focuses on eighteen people during a six-month deployment overseas on the aircraft carrier, the USS Nimitz. The series premieres tonight on PBS. Opening of Episode One [6:02] || Preview of The Series [26:47]. Crew interviews and other clips.
posted to MetaFilter by ericb at 11:47 AM on April 27, 2008 (62 comments)

I often find myself with an open weekend and an urge to fly to no place in particular, just to go exploring. Whether it's Sioux City, Billings, or Biloxi, I figure I can entertain myself anywhere for a weekend. Are there websites that allow you to search for cheap, last minute flights from a given origin, irrespective of destination? Most sites require you to enter a destination, which makes the whole process a lot more difficult.
posted to Ask Metafilter by decoherence at 2:01 PM on April 24, 2008 (16 comments)

The other day I happened to come upon a music video that is just so grooving, so human and so real, that, well, it moved me, darling. Just check it out. After watching the clip, I learned that these guys are mostly disabled by polio (that's why several of them are in those rather unusual wheelchairs) and that they were living on the grounds of the Kinshasa zoo, which is where the clip was filmed. Then I learned that last year they were seeking to bring a lawsuit against the UN. Then I found some other clips. And now I am a major fan of Staff Benda Bilili.
posted to MetaFilter by flapjax at midnite at 3:30 AM on April 26, 2008 (47 comments)

Is there someplace that a hopeless romantic can go to find true love?
posted to Ask Metafilter by hadjiboy at 2:20 AM on April 22, 2008 (33 comments)

What's the best hole-in-the-wall restaurant in San Francisco?
posted to Ask Metafilter by logic vs love at 10:11 PM on April 18, 2008 (24 comments)

• "Please don't beat me. I'm having my period." ~ Mama Wangari
• "It is being both black and gay [which is problematic]." ~ Zanele Muholi (Nehanda Nyakasikana) [NSFW]
• "Sisters at heart, these women are: from Kibera to Loresho." ~ WM
• "My vagina wants an Uzi" ~ Larissa Klazinga (Amanda Atwood)
• "You are from Kenya? So are you Kikuyu or Luo?" ~ Wangui

Blogs of women from Africa. That is all.
posted to MetaFilter by hadjiboy at 6:29 AM on April 17, 2008 (29 comments)

Looking for questions to ask my son 'through the years' (more inside).
posted to Ask Metafilter by Twicketface at 10:46 AM on April 11, 2008 (24 comments)

What are the most incredible, maybe slightly offbeat, places in New York City to hang out? Stunning rooftop bars, strange nighttime museums, secret gardens, bizarre burlesques, etc. and more all welcome. Alcohol availability a plus.
posted to Ask Metafilter by Malad at 11:01 AM on April 10, 2008 (17 comments)

The fifty greatest comedy sketches of all time from Nerve and IFC. All with video. Some highlights: SNL's consumer probe & word association; Mr. Show's pretaped call-in show, Upright Citizens Brigade's ass pennies, The State's porcupine racetrack, lots of Monty Python, some classics, and the inevitable winning sketch.
posted to MetaFilter by blahblahblah at 8:20 AM on April 10, 2008 (119 comments)

Taco Bell in London. My pregnant wifey is desirous of the taste, but there are, alas, no branches here. Anyone know of anywhere that has a similar taste here or some recipes that actually do approximate their burritos etc? Apparently the hot sauce is to die for (?)
posted to Ask Metafilter by Mossy at 1:32 PM on April 11, 2008 (23 comments)

Are "fast zombies" really plausible?
posted to Ask Metafilter by Rhaomi at 2:37 PM on April 12, 2008 (12 comments)

Then and Now presents works from 8 South African documentary photographers - each contributes 10 photos taken during apartheid and 10 made since the democratic elections of 1994. (On display at Duke University through July 27.)
posted to MetaFilter by madamjujujive at 6:24 PM on April 13, 2008 (12 comments)

In 1943, over Allied bomb ravaged Germany, US pilot Charlie Brown's B-17 was badly damaged and straying further from friendly territory. Luftwaffe ace fighter pilot Franz Stigler pursued the bomber intending to shoot it down, but refrained when he saw the extent of the damage and directed Brown and his crew out of harm's way. The two pilots were reunited 46 years later. [via]
posted to MetaFilter by Burhanistan at 1:56 PM on April 10, 2008 (72 comments)

Define "home."
posted to Ask Metafilter by headnsouth at 11:31 AM on April 10, 2008 (46 comments)

Where can I go to escape for a few hours in the Bay Area? I'm searching for Secret spots in the Bay Area. (If you're willing to share)
posted to Ask Metafilter by JimmyJames at 12:15 PM on April 10, 2008 (23 comments)

Free Speculative Fiction Online is a database of free science fiction and fantasy stories online by published authors (no fan-fiction or stories by unpublished writers). Among the authors that FSFO links to are Paul Di Filippo (14 stories), James Tiptree, Jr. (4 stories), Connie Willis (3 stories), Eleanor Arnason (3 stories), Bruce Sterling (5 stories), Robert Heinlein (7 stories), Ursula K. LeGuin (3 stories), Jonathan Lethem (5 stories), Michael Moorcock (6 stories), Chine Miéville (2 stories), Samuel R. Delany (3 stories), Robert Sheckley (8 stories), MeFite Charles Stross (33 stories) and hundreds of other authors. If you don't know where to start, there's a list of recommended stories.
posted to MetaFilter by Kattullus at 1:52 PM on April 5, 2008 (34 comments)

Lies I've told my three year old recently.
posted to MetaFilter by boo_radley at 10:52 AM on April 9, 2008 (220 comments)

Where is your favorite NYC spot to clear your mind?
posted to Ask Metafilter by missjamielynn at 2:56 PM on April 8, 2008 (34 comments)

22 years after letting a ball roll through his legs in extra innings to lose game six of the 1986 World Series, Bill Buckner returned to Fenway Park to throw out the ceremonial first pitch on Opening Day. Here's a post on the Curse of the Bambino and the 2004 World Series
posted to MetaFilter by Corduroy at 7:44 PM on April 8, 2008 (39 comments)

Inflation in Zimbabwe recently reached 160,000%. Get in on the ground floor now by purchasing a $50,000,000 bill (currently selling for 20,000x its value). Dare to become a millionaire!
posted to MetaFilter by splatta at 8:24 AM on April 7, 2008 (96 comments)

Grapes in milk... now what?
posted to Ask Metafilter by Rinku at 4:57 PM on April 2, 2008 (180 comments)

Who are The Fillers, and why are they after me?
posted to Ask Metafilter by dinger at 3:09 PM on March 17, 2008 (43 comments)

The shadowy back alleys of MetaFilter...
posted to MetaTalk by carsonb at 6:21 AM on January 12, 2008 (125 comments)

Is there interesting MetaFilter history that newcomers wouldn't know about, but might find interesting?
posted to MetaTalk by SpacemanStix at 11:59 AM on March 16, 2008 (107 comments)

Where can I find some awesome hip-hop mashups?
posted to Ask Metafilter by Afroblanco at 11:18 AM on March 12, 2008 (30 comments)

do men who have long hair (long enough to pull back) have to let it all grow out evenly? or are there less wooly ways to maintain it?
posted to Ask Metafilter by phoeniciansailor at 8:17 PM on March 10, 2008 (14 comments)

The editor of the New York Times Book Review asks "do others have favorite signature passages in books they love — a sentence or two that seem to convey the essence of a complex, beautiful work?" after giving his own example from To The Finland Station. Hundreds respond, often with some wonderful passages (as well as some not so wonderful ones). Any examples from the hive mind?
posted to MetaFilter by blahblahblah at 9:18 PM on March 9, 2008 (160 comments)

SquishFilter: What else, besides coins, could I safely place on some railroad tracks for a bit of silly fun?
posted to Ask Metafilter by Squee at 2:31 AM on March 10, 2008 (32 comments)

I need help planning a 50 minute presentation for a Holocaust remembrance day relating to the apartheid in South Africa. It will be focused on the music of South Africa, after giving some background information. Did I mention that it is for a bunch of 7th/8th graders and is happening on Wednesday?
posted to Ask Metafilter by ooklala at 7:05 PM on March 8, 2008 (6 comments)

Seeking charming and peculiar diversions in NYC and Brooklyn.
posted to Ask Metafilter by Scram at 7:41 PM on March 2, 2008 (18 comments)

I’ve always wanted to be a writer. Always wanted… but never actually worked towards it, so I have no writing-specific experience or training. I’d like to transition to a career that somehow involves writing, but I’m not sure how I can get my foot in the door.
posted to Ask Metafilter by Metroid Baby at 4:31 PM on February 29, 2008 (12 comments)

Just wanted to highlight this post by allkindsoftime (in case people miss it on the blue).
posted to MetaTalk by hadjiboy at 3:38 AM on February 29, 2008 (57 comments)

Slum (youtube: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5) Dwellers (mp3): how the other billion lives.
posted to MetaFilter by hadjiboy at 6:22 AM on February 28, 2008 (60 comments)