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Cake Wrecks.
"When professional cakes go horribly, hilariously wrong." [
via]
posted to MetaFilter by kolophon
at 4:57 PM on July 22, 2008
(69 comments)
This is a collection of the National Archives stored in the
Digital Vaults. You can browse through hundreds of photographs, documents, and film clips and discover the connection between some of the National Archives' most treasured records. With the
Pathways tool you can see the unique and surprising connections between events and people and test your knowledge of history. As you travel through the site and collect documents, images and films, you can then merge the objects to
create your own poster or movie from your collection.
posted to MetaFilter by netbros
at 4:46 AM on July 17, 2008
(16 comments)
Sean Tevis Takes On Intelligent Designer with Some Intelligent Design of His Own...
Sean Tevis is running for State Representative in Kansas, against an opponent he describes as a proponent of intelligent design. Short on name recognition (and campaign funds) he took it upon himself to use his skills as an information designer to connect to his "constituents" - could he be the first true candidate for a generation that grew up on the Internet? Very clever
xkcd-style infographic deployed against the agents of doom... (I donated, couldn't help myself)
via BoingBoing
posted to MetaFilter by piedrasyluz
at 4:31 PM on July 16, 2008
(227 comments)
"You people bring matches for Mikey?"
When people fondly remember TV's
Mystery Science Theater 3000 they commonly focus on the film riffing part of the show, but some of the best comedy to come out of the Satellite of Love involves the host segments that provided a break from the movie. MSTies over at Satellite News have spent the past ten weeks discussing the best host segments from each season of the show, analyzing what makes some segments work while others fall flat.
posted to MetaFilter by Servo5678
at 5:03 AM on May 23, 2008
(66 comments)
What is the first question people ask when you tell them what you do? Are there common misconceptions or generalizations that people make? How do you tactfully and/or humorously correct them?
posted to Ask Metafilter by iamkimiam
at 9:02 AM on April 28, 2008
(153 comments)
GW vs. Tappan Zee: Pro tips for deciding on route?
posted to Ask Metafilter by Miko
at 11:16 AM on April 1, 2008
(23 comments)
Brilliant Women:
The Blue Stocking Circle was a group of intellectuals with a strong desire to discuss, analyze, and examine the social, political, and educational problems of the day Mostly female intellectuals, but they included many prominent men as well.
They assembled in the London homes of literary hostesses such as Elizabeth Montagu, Frances Boscawen and Elizabeth Vesey in the 1750s form the nucleus of the exhibition. .... At first, all the party-goers were nicknamed blues, but from the 1770s, the "bluestocking" tag was applied to the women members in particular. By the time of Montagu's death in 1800, any female intellectual might be labelled a bluestocking, whether or not she could claim a link to the original circle.
posted to MetaFilter by caddis
at 8:25 PM on March 21, 2008
(10 comments)
POSSESSED is a short documentary film that 'enters the complicated worlds of four hoarders; people whose lives are dominated by their relationship to possessions'.
posted to MetaFilter by jack_mo
at 6:22 AM on March 7, 2008
(45 comments)
If you were showing the MetaFilter Universe (including the main page, Ask, Talk, Projects, Music, everything) to someone for the first time, what threads would you choose as examples of MeFi at its best and at its worst?
posted to MetaTalk by amyms
at 12:10 AM on February 17, 2008
(60 comments)
Double Feature: Help me come up with pairs of movies that, viewed together, create ULTIMATE AWESOME.
posted to Ask Metafilter by fuzzbean
at 10:52 AM on February 7, 2008
(144 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)
Flash Friday: Filler.
Fill the 2/3 of the available space using as few spheres as possible while avoiding the bouncing balls.
posted to MetaFilter by ooga_booga
at 2:30 PM on February 1, 2008
(34 comments)
Can you help me find great examples of museums making use of free social web apps?
posted to Ask Metafilter by Miko
at 11:42 AM on January 29, 2008
(14 comments)
Those of us who were born in the 1970's have a number of indelibly permanent shared experiences. Relive a few of them with
3 hours of MTV from 1983.
posted to MetaFilter by Lord_Pall
at 12:55 AM on January 26, 2008
(56 comments)
"The Hand That Time Forgot"
- Richard Brandt interviews two men who worked on the now-classic train wreck of a film,
Manos: The Hands of Fate. Find out what drives someone to gather $19,000 and make what is by many accounts the worst film ever made! Also available is the followup,
"Growing Up Manos," in which we gain another perspective ("It was so obviously bad that even a seven-year-old could see it") from Jackey Jones, who played the little girl.
posted to MetaFilter by Monster_Zero
at 10:37 PM on January 8, 2006
(111 comments)
For the past 50 years,
The British have made some of
the funniest Comedy TV Shows. Come inside for A Video Chronology of The History of British TV Comedy.
posted to MetaFilter by Foci for Analysis
at 1:38 AM on January 24, 2008
(97 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)
Solid Gold was a television show that ran from 1980 to 1988, on Saturdays, in the early evening, hosted by (among others) Dionne Warwick, Rick Dees, and Marilyn McCoo. It showcased snippets of the Top Ten popular songs of the week, accompanied and sometimes interpreted by the
Solid Gold Dancers. This post is about them.
posted to MetaFilter by not_on_display
at 9:42 PM on January 11, 2008
(69 comments)
Great Training Montages throughout history
And a few of my own choosing to inspire you all to keep to your New Year's resolution-mandated training regimens:
Rocky,
Rocky II,
Rocky III,
Rocky IV,
Footloose,
Team America: World Police,
Karate Kid,
the Breakfast Club,
Flashdance, and arguably the best of all time,
Turkish Star Wars
posted to MetaFilter by psmealey
at 1:50 PM on January 2, 2008
(41 comments)
I think
the last Mefibrarian meetup was a resounding success--so who will be in Philadelphia for ALA Midwinter (January 11-15th)? Philly Mefites should of course join us!
posted to MetaTalk by leesh
at 6:02 PM on December 18, 2007
(76 comments)
The geekiest thing you will see this month is this fan-made comic called
The Ten Doctors.
Unexpectedly awesome, though!
posted to MetaFilter by JHarris
at 3:57 PM on December 6, 2007
(34 comments)
Face Your Pockets.
"Our goal is to not only bring all these objects into light but show the owner of them. During the scanning process it is recommended not to open your eyes."
posted to MetaFilter by Soup
at 5:12 PM on December 3, 2007
(20 comments)
Footprints in the Collective Unconscious?
Brooklyn writer Rachel Aviv presents an interesting summary of the disputed 'facts' behind who it was exactly that God inspired to write those ubiquitous religious-themed and -memed "Footprints in the Sand" poem(s).
posted to MetaFilter by NetizenKen
at 10:11 AM on December 2, 2007
(37 comments)
I need a funny saying for a sign that will go in a window. It will hang over my fat cat, who hardly moves. I know you guys can come up with something great.
posted to Ask Metafilter by Alpenglow
at 8:59 AM on November 28, 2007
(84 comments)
