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Would you ever mix lemon sorbet into a glass of Guinness?
With the help of a small red berry called miracle fruit, that's just what one woman did
at a rooftop party in Long Island City, Queens, last Friday night. The berry rewires the way the palate perceives sour flavors for an hour or so, rendering lemons as sweet as candy.
posted to MetaFilter by davinciuno
at 2:25 PM on May 29, 2008
(63 comments)
Why is Israel such a close ally to the U.S.?
posted to Ask Metafilter by willy_dilly
at 9:49 AM on June 6, 2008
(27 comments)
I'm a straight, white, upper middle class male. I'm aware that this automatically means I generally have an easier time than people with a different sexuality/race/class/gender. That said, I'm probably unaware of what these benefits are.
What does this 'privileged' status do for me that I don't even notice?
posted to Ask Metafilter by twirlypen
at 4:19 PM on May 29, 2008
(92 comments)
What are some good non-religious readings I can use at a memorial service?
posted to Ask Metafilter by rhizome
at 1:34 PM on May 26, 2008
(13 comments)
What's the best health advice you ever received?
posted to Ask Metafilter by HotPatatta
at 9:14 PM on May 9, 2008
(59 comments)
So, I've seen Sagan's
Cosmos. I've seen
The Universe. I've listened to Feynman's lectures on physics. What's next?
posted to Ask Metafilter by Optamystic
at 6:39 PM on April 19, 2008
(12 comments)
I'm trying to put together a list of the happiest sounding songs with the saddest lyrics... can you help?
posted to Ask Metafilter by twiggy
at 12:27 PM on April 18, 2008
(107 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)
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)
110 Best Books.
'The perfect library' - According to the Torygraph... at least there's a 'Sci-fi' section among the usual suspects (And one or two bizarre choices - Pelzer! What the heck!)
posted to MetaFilter by fearfulsymmetry
at 8:09 AM on April 8, 2008
(78 comments)
Located in the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of the Canadian province of Nova Scotia, tiny
Sable Island has a population of about 15 humans, assorted marine birds and seals, and more than 300 wild horses.
The island is a bastion of purity, wildness and beauty unmatched in the world.
posted to MetaFilter by loiseau
at 6:19 PM on April 6, 2008
(27 comments)
Grapes in milk... now what?
posted to Ask Metafilter by Rinku
at 4:57 PM on April 2, 2008
(180 comments)
Any Dallasites know a good local source for fresh-roasted coffee beans?
posted to Ask Metafilter by Shohn
at 3:35 PM on March 31, 2008
(7 comments)
Hezbollah-Tofu
Renegades systematically vegetarianize recipes from antiveganist chef Anthony Bourdain, who wrote (in
Kitchen Confidential): “Vegetarians, and their Hezobollah-like splinter-faction, the vegans, are a persistent irritant to any chef worth a damn.”
posted to MetaFilter by joeclark
at 11:57 AM on March 25, 2008
(181 comments)
Mac Mini scratched my DVD -- anyone seen this before? (photo inside) What should I do?
posted to Ask Metafilter by snarfois
at 3:44 PM on March 25, 2008
(23 comments)
I went to a liberal arts school, and am ashamed to say that my knowledge of world history is depressingly lacking. I want to learn at least enough about world history to have the “highlight reel” clear in my head. Could anyone recommend a collection of works that would help me out?
posted to Ask Metafilter by nushustu
at 2:35 PM on March 7, 2008
(23 comments)
Labor of Love
: when a married couple wanted to start a family and the wife was unable to conceive or carry because of previous surgeries, her husband, who is transgendered and legally male, stopped taking his testosterone and was inseminated.
posted to MetaFilter by FunkyHelix
at 6:21 AM on March 20, 2008
(118 comments)
A pair of pit bulls broke into my friend's house and murdered his little dog. What should be done -- legally, ethically, etc.?
posted to Ask Metafilter by changeling
at 1:58 PM on March 10, 2008
(89 comments)
Stranded on the island of
New Britain during WWII, Fred Hargesheimer was
rescued by native islanders, who hid him for 8 months from occupying Japanese forces. Fred never forgot the kindness he received, and in 1960, he used his family's vacation money to return to the island to personally thank the people who saved him. Thus began a
48 year relationship between Hargesheimer and the people of New Britain.
posted to MetaFilter by The Light Fantastic
at 8:45 PM on March 8, 2008
(15 comments)
Woof, woof. Woof woof woof. Woof. I need songs with dogs in 'em. Not
about dogs, mind you.
posted to Ask Metafilter by hifiparasol
at 4:00 AM on March 7, 2008
(52 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)
Recent college grad now living in the real world: what are your favorite techniques, tricks, or products to get the everyday things done?`
posted to Ask Metafilter by btkuhn
at 12:36 PM on January 26, 2008
(27 comments)
Elyse Sewell blogs domestic abuse in her Livejournal
.
Previously.
Think you had a shitty weekend? Nah. Why not compare it to mine? . . . On the drive home (home?) from Albuquerque to Portland, my ex-boyfriend got sh*tfaced and roughed me up in a Sacramento hotel. I escaped from the room through a blitzkrieg of violence and talked to hotel security, who called the fuzz.
posted to MetaFilter by onlyconnect
at 9:19 AM on January 6, 2008
(192 comments)
A trust fund baby messed up and doesn't have any money and/or access to family that took care of them. So now they are working at an average 20something wage. What common lifeskills do they need to learn to take care of themselves?
posted to Ask Metafilter by the giant pill
at 11:13 AM on August 11, 2006
(25 comments)
Two part question.
1. I want to organize my college life. Digitally.
2. Also, I want to be productive with my scholarly pursuits, how did you/do you do it?
posted to Ask Metafilter by petah
at 10:33 PM on September 25, 2005
(23 comments)
Where are the feminist blogs that aren't superficial and/or tending towards ranty? I want more thoughtful analysis and intelligent discussion than you tend to find on feministing et al.
posted to Ask Metafilter by footnote
at 6:58 AM on December 31, 2007
(10 comments)
The Four Horsemen:
Just in time for holidays, enjoy a pleasant chat between the world's most famous atheists - Richard Dawkins, Sam Harris, Christopher Hitchens and Daniel Dennett.
posted to MetaFilter by empath
at 8:52 PM on December 23, 2007
(79 comments)
I used to be a model student. This semester was truly humbling. Do you have any suggestions to help me hone my study habits, regain motivation, and minimize distractions in the final three semesters before graduation?
posted to Ask Metafilter by clearly
at 8:30 AM on December 11, 2007
(18 comments)
What I Killed Today.
I work with a lot of injured wildlife. Also not wild animals that are just in a lot of pain. Sometimes I have to euthanize them. I decided to record each animal I euthanize here.
posted to MetaFilter by monju_bosatsu
at 6:47 AM on December 9, 2007
(83 comments)
The Daily Coyote:
"Charlie came into my life when he was just ten days old, orphaned after both his parents were killed. He lives with me and a tomcat in a one-room log cabin in Wyoming."
posted to MetaFilter by fandango_matt
at 9:13 AM on December 1, 2007
(54 comments)
What brilliant recurring events have you set up on your calendar app?
posted to Ask Metafilter by electric_counterpoint
at 8:44 AM on October 25, 2007
(35 comments)
Help me construct the ultimate home cleaning/maintenance schedule. I want to know how often things need to be cleaned, changed, or updated in your home?
posted to Ask Metafilter by bove
at 9:15 AM on November 6, 2007
(19 comments)
