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I don't have any real life friends. What should I do?
posted to Ask Metafilter by Anonymous
at 5:57 AM on June 23, 2008
(34 comments)
Where can you get a clean, safe studio apartment, if possible in a cool area with cheap good restaurants, for under $700/month or less, within 30-45 minutes via mass-transport of Manhattan?
posted to Ask Metafilter by shivohum
at 7:05 AM on August 17, 2008
(20 comments)
Has anyone got any good vegetarian recipes for winter? I'm not a vegetarian, but I'm teaching myself to cook more meat-free meals for environmental reasons. I did ok during summer, but now that the weather's turned cold, I'm finding it harder. Tell me your favourites!
posted to Ask Metafilter by harriet vane
at 3:59 AM on August 8, 2008
(24 comments)
First, and foremost, here is
La Caíta - El Pájaro
Negro. Could there be singing anymore heartfelt than this ? I
wonder. And here she is, in an ancillary role, with the
Amaya family. Also, from Spain, here is
Tchavolo Schmitt, Dorado Schmitt & Hono Winterstein - Kali Sara & Tchavolo swing. From Romania, here are
Taraf de
Haïdouks and, from them, here is
Taraf de Haïdouks and of them, here is
Balada Conducatorolui - Nicolae Neacsu. From the
Thar of
Rajasthan, here is the very charismatic
Talab Khan
Barna, and here, from Egypt, is
Bambi
Saidi. And let the etymological connection between
Egypt
and
gypsy be noted here and now, by the way.
All of
these are. of course, excerpts from
Latcho Drom.
posted to MetaFilter by y2karl
at 6:10 AM on March 20, 2008
(7 comments)
I need to recultivate my artsy hobbies, most specifically my writing and drawing. The problem is that I can't seem to initiate anything - I have no new ideas, nothing to work on. I'd also like to grow as a writer, but I'm my own worst critic and stop before I start (fear of failure and whatnot) - I'd like to hone my skills but I'm petrified of, well, sucking.
posted to Ask Metafilter by Eudaimonia
at 1:07 AM on February 27, 2008
(22 comments)
I love reading sites like kottke.org and Neatorama (and, of course, Metafilter). It's exciting - I never know what I'll come across next. What are some other sites that have lots of interesting stuff, preferably on a daily basis (but less often is fine as long as the content is high quality)?
posted to Ask Metafilter by jasminerain
at 1:14 PM on February 21, 2008
(40 comments)
Haruki Murakami doesn't do many interviews. However, he granted one to a University of Hawaii journalism student and it was published in the January 2007 issue of GQ Korea. The text has been translated by the blog owner.
Part 1,
Part 2,
Part 3,
Part 4
posted to MetaFilter by spec80
at 8:44 AM on February 1, 2008
(25 comments)
American audiences remember
Akira Kurosawa as the genius of the samurai epic, a past master who used the form both to revise and revive Western classics - Shakespeare with
Ran and
Throne of Blood, Dostoevsky with
Red Beard and
The Idiot, Gorky with
The Lower Depths - and to give splendid and ultimately immortal life to new archetypes, as in
The Seven Samurai, Rashomon, Yojimbo. But Kurosawa also made films of his own time. His
masterpiece, in fact, was the quiet story of a gray Japanese bureaucrat dying in post-war Tokyo, and of his attempt to do something of lasting good before he leaves. The film is
Ikiru ("To Live"; 1952).
posted to MetaFilter by Iridic
at 8:17 PM on January 29, 2008
(46 comments)
Two quirky gals, ten days in March, plenty of expiring FF miles but sadly just US $ to spend... where in the world should we go?
posted to Ask Metafilter by Scram
at 8:32 AM on December 19, 2007
(15 comments)
Lately I have been thinking about ending my six-month relationship with a guy but cannot find a good reason to do it.
posted to Ask Metafilter by Ria
at 11:36 AM on December 28, 2007
(24 comments)
THE ROOTS OF CHICHA: Psychedelic Cumbias from Peru
"Borrowing the well-known cumbia rhythm from their Amazonian neighbor Colombia, enterprising Peruvian musicians grafted it on to indigenous styles with emerging rock ‘n’ roll from the United States. These cumbias amazonicas migrated to the capital of Lima and their music became known as chicha (named after a fermented corn drink made for centuries and drunk by the working class).
The music compiled on The Roots of Chicha: Psychedelic Cumbias from Peru is truly transcendent: instantly hummable melodies getting down with surf-rock wah-wah pedals, farfisa organs, moog synthesizers, and dirty electric guitars, all the while delivered with a raw sensuality and enthusiasm."
posted to MetaFilter by vronsky
at 9:34 PM on November 5, 2007
(31 comments)
I wish for a web site full of pre-written explanations, or links to such collected here, for various good web practices, so that I can send them to my clients (some of whom are pro-bono) when I'm too impatient or frustrated to calmly say why editing the web _shouldn't_ be like editing a "Word" document; or why putting a huge snapshot on their home page isn't a good idea...
posted to Ask Metafilter by amtho
at 10:59 AM on November 2, 2007
(10 comments)
How to live in Canada, work remotely in the USA in one easy step?
posted to Ask Metafilter by blue_beetle
at 3:21 PM on October 5, 2006
(9 comments)
Beatrice Coron is a paper cutting artist, who has a wonderful collection of paper cutting links, including images of
her own work, the extraordinary cut paper art of
Hina Aoyama,
Kako Ueda,
Masaaki Tatsumi,
Virginia Rose Kane,
Drew King,
Rick Jones,
Andrea Dezsö,
Bette Burgoyne,
Justine Smith and papercutting art from
around the world.
posted to MetaFilter by nickyskye
at 9:03 PM on September 30, 2007
(12 comments)
What is the single best thing you have done to help control your depression?
posted to Ask Metafilter by Anonymous
at 10:31 AM on September 18, 2007
(72 comments)
I'd like to grow some vegetables, but I live in an apartment.
posted to Ask Metafilter by backseatpilot
at 6:46 AM on August 22, 2007
(16 comments)
HONK!
is a showcase and annual festival for a "new kind of street band": motley, theatrical, activist protest groups working within the
marching band tradition. From this central site, link to
video and
audio from
twenty bands currently playing in the "honk" genre, from New York's
Rude Mechanical Orchestra to to Atlanta's
Seed and Feed Marching Abominables to Portsmouth, NH's
Leftist Marching Band. Heavy on the brass and percussion, rousing, raucous, and fun, these bands form part of a
worldwide musical phenomenon.
posted to MetaFilter by Miko
at 12:00 PM on July 30, 2007
(19 comments)
Help a carnivore give an office mate a fabulous vegan cookbook.
posted to Ask Metafilter by azure_swing
at 8:05 PM on July 26, 2007
(17 comments)
My mom is sick & I want to send her some "laugh out loud funny" movies that are a bit older (think 1965-1995). All ratings ok. Any suggestions?
posted to Ask Metafilter by eli_d
at 6:40 PM on June 8, 2007
(48 comments)
I love podcasts, but it very difficult to find new,
quality programs. I am looking for broadcasted material on a range of topics - including philosophy, the mind, avantgarde arts and lectures by creative, original thinkers (see my list of current podcasts for detail)... Can you help?
posted to Ask Metafilter by 0bvious
at 11:18 AM on May 31, 2007
(20 comments)
How can I pull this off? I would like to start a communal shop for metal-working, wood working, electronics, etc that also helps kids?
posted to Ask Metafilter by drezdn
at 7:17 AM on May 18, 2007
(28 comments)
Please tell me a book you think everyone should read and why.
posted to Ask Metafilter by pasici
at 9:48 PM on July 20, 2006
(134 comments)
What's your favourite piece of non-fiction ever?
posted to Ask Metafilter by reklaw
at 3:06 PM on March 22, 2006
(117 comments)
I'm looking for a really good story--I feel like I'm drowning in books but there's nothing I really want to read. I'm tired of all these 'literary' novels where nothing really happens, or the big best-sellers that are all action and no substance.
I don't really care what genre, fiction, nonfiction, anything is fine as long as it really sucks you in.
posted to Ask Metafilter by exceptinsects
at 12:16 PM on August 7, 2005
(82 comments)
What are some of the ways you try and get out of a bad mood?
posted to Ask Metafilter by pwally
at 5:01 PM on May 8, 2007
(42 comments)
What are your favorite resources for buying dirt-cheap used books online?
posted to Ask Metafilter by willie11
at 8:38 PM on May 3, 2007
(21 comments)
What do you do for droughts in creativity?
posted to Ask Metafilter by pjern
at 12:18 AM on January 8, 2006
(28 comments)
Where are your favorite places to shop in New York City, specifically interesting, unique shops and fabric stores?
posted to Ask Metafilter by Alison
at 10:57 AM on May 3, 2006
(26 comments)
In 1999, at the age of 93, legendary theoretical physicist Hans Bethe delivered
three lectures on quantum theory to his neighbors at the Kendal of Ithaca retirement community (near Cornell University).
posted to MetaFilter by panoptican
at 10:00 PM on February 8, 2007
(12 comments)
How do you get people to use the company's internal blog?
posted to Ask Metafilter by RandlePatrickMcMurphy
at 4:52 PM on January 29, 2007
(14 comments)
What's the best camera 200-300 dollars can buy?
posted to Ask Metafilter by jne1813
at 5:56 AM on January 12, 2007
(30 comments)
How do I make better small talk?
posted to Ask Metafilter by T.D. Strange
at 5:38 PM on December 8, 2006
(27 comments)
Amazing collection of several galleries full of Japanese "urban ruins" photos, including
abandoned amusement parks,
refineries,
apartment blocks,
hospitals,
schools,
bowling alleys, & much more, including
Battleship Island, the (previously
posted) abandoned coal mining island off the coast of Nagasaki.
Via.
posted to MetaFilter by jonson
at 11:04 PM on December 5, 2006
(34 comments)
