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Tohoku University's Kano Collection
is an unparalleled collection of japanese books from the Edo period. The beautiful and grizzly
Kaibou zonshinzu anatomical chart has been
making the blogrounds lately but that's only one of the countless treasures the Kano Collection has to offer. Stumbling around near-blindly, like a non-Japanese reader such as myself, with only minimal help from the site, I have come across an amazing variety of beautiful objects, such as
this picture book,
a scroll with images of animals,
city map,
map of Japan,
battle map,
another picture book,
the Kaitai shouzu anatomical chart and
this picture scroll which has
my favorite little scene I've come across in the collection. Whole days could be spent just surfing idly through the Kano Collection.
posted to MetaFilter by Kattullus
at 4:06 AM on April 28, 2008
(9 comments)
I used to get the cheapest liquid soap for washing hands I could find, but recently, I got the "shea butter" soap for $3 and found that the increased quality more than makes up for the increased cost. The question is: What else can I spend a little more on to get much more quality? (Fluffy towels, sheets, maybe?) Are there websites that review this?
posted to Ask Metafilter by Furious Fitness
at 3:47 PM on April 13, 2008
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What is the iconic (or just "your favorite") dead-tree product catalog (listing of merchandise for mail-order sale) for your hobby, industry, or trade?
posted to Ask Metafilter by cadastral
at 9:23 AM on April 1, 2008
(73 comments)
How can a tall, mid-thirty's male put together an inexpensive but stylish wardrobe covering casual, business casual, going out, etc. using as few repeated pieces as possible...
posted to Ask Metafilter by objdoc
at 5:17 AM on May 20, 2007
(7 comments)
I have never been the best in fashion, but I would like to be able to start to dress better. Is there a website out there that makes understanding men's fashion a bit easier? What goes with what, fashion from certain time periods, how to thrift shop and make it work for you...
posted to Ask Metafilter by matthelm
at 1:27 PM on May 17, 2005
(11 comments)
I’d like to dress better. Clothing advice for a slim 20 year old male with a budget a bit smaller than the target audience of most fashion mags, please? And while we’re at it, how about some general clothing/grooming advice for the guys? [more inside]
posted to Ask Metafilter by rfordh
at 10:44 AM on January 14, 2005
(64 comments)
Think you've had clumsy moments? Ten bucks says you've never had one
quite this bad.
posted to MetaFilter by jbickers
at 1:36 PM on February 13, 2008
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Have you ever stopped to listen?
I do, when it's not bad, always. I've missed trains, I've been late. I've given all the money I had on me.
I've been reminded of - X -.
I wish I had been there; I fucking love that Chaconne. It's like the perfect prayer.
posted to MetaFilter by From Bklyn
at 12:42 PM on April 7, 2007
(105 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
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Shinsato: Great vacant night cityscapes of Osaka and Tokyo.
posted to MetaFilter by hama7
at 9:09 PM on January 2, 2004
(11 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)
I want to digitise my paperwork! What is the best scanner/scanning program for this?
posted to Ask Metafilter by edbyford
at 11:25 AM on April 7, 2008
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I just bought a new car, and it was kept out on the lot. I live in Portland where it rains a lot. It seems to have
hard water stains all over (they are like permanent little droplets). What are some good ways to get them off? Windex does nothing!!
posted to Ask Metafilter by Infernarl
at 11:29 AM on April 7, 2008
(15 comments)
When watching older movies (say, through the 60s), the acting seems more exaggerated--for lack of a better term--than in modern films. Is there terminology for these differences in acting styles, and when/why did it change?
posted to Ask Metafilter by mpls2
at 8:47 AM on April 7, 2008
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Help me keep my mp3 player charged while I'm travelling!
posted to Ask Metafilter by tomble
at 4:22 AM on April 7, 2008
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Please help me identify the...nature of
this t-shirt I bought at a thrift store in LA about 20 years ago.
posted to Ask Metafilter by geoscott
at 10:52 PM on April 6, 2008
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Vanity is fun! Ok I want a six-pack like those sexy beasts in magazines. I did a lot of research hoping that I'd find a wealth of information. Unfortunately the most I can find on usenet and
Prescription Exercise is geared toward building strength, not that cut look. Most other information I found says all the situps can't help you if your body fat is not 5-6% (apparently that's really
low, ahd how to measure
body fat). So lacking any other clear sources, anyone here have experience with abs? Do they just magically appear at 5-6% body fat? If you work them out is that when the appear?
posted to Ask Metafilter by geoff.
at 10:32 AM on March 18, 2004
(20 comments)
What is the source of the "I freaked out very, very badly -- I freaked out on acid" sample used by Thrill Kill Kult and Meat Beat Manifesto?
posted to Ask Metafilter by elvissinatra
at 10:54 AM on April 4, 2008
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Granola me! How can I make really really tasty granola? What granola recipes do you love love love? Where the hell can I find brown rice syrup in Chicago?
posted to Ask Metafilter by santojulieta
at 8:06 AM on April 4, 2008
(21 comments)
The Tesseract
Charles H. Hinton, eccentric, bigamist, son-in-law of George Boole (yes
that Boole) coined the word
Tesseract and claimed that we could all
visualize the fourth dimension. He wrote
several books and claimed to have created a set of cubes that, used properly, would allow anyone to visualize hyperspace. His ideas were all the rage. Salvador Dali was
inspired by him. Robert Heinlein wrote
a classic short story about a house built as an unfolded tesseract. Madeleine L'Engle wrote
a classic children's story. With the
advent of Einstein and his claim that "Time was the fourth dimension", the higher spatial dimensions were forgotten. (Until
recently that is) And Hinton was forgotten. Or was he? And what happened to the cubes? Rudy Rucker, a huge fan of Hinton,
fails to reprint the instructions. Rumours are that, if you build them and use them, they will
drive you insane.
posted to MetaFilter by vacapinta
at 5:05 PM on July 9, 2002
(22 comments)
"1 Crunchwrap Supreme + 1
OCTO-MAC + 20 or so Taco Bell Fire Sauce packets + Taco Bell Cheese Sauce + Bacos + Garfield's Macaroni & Beef + A splash of Jim Beam + Approximately 2 cups of salsa =
GODKILLER, for why else would it exist but to kill God?"
posted to MetaFilter by Del Far
at 9:28 PM on April 2, 2008
(65 comments)
Basil, parsley, mint, sage, rosemary: which combinations will work best when potted together in a balcony herb garden?
posted to Ask Metafilter by holgate
at 9:23 AM on April 2, 2008
(12 comments)
ApartmentTechnologyFilter: What sorts of fun DIY technology projects can I use to improve the apartment-living experience for my roommates and I?
posted to Ask Metafilter by rlef98
at 2:01 PM on April 2, 2008
(9 comments)
I'd like to try making
barfi, but I've never done it before, and the recipe I have calls for khoya, which I can't get around here. Anybody have a tried-and-true barfi recipe, a good substitute for khoya, or any tips? I was planning on making plain or pistachio flavored, but I'm open to other possibilities.
posted to Ask Metafilter by bookish
at 2:21 PM on April 2, 2008
(5 comments)
Got the losing weight part down, help me do the magic mental work
posted to Ask Metafilter by Anonymous
at 11:48 AM on April 2, 2008
(24 comments)
Over 2000 classic tales and fables
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Aesop's Fables,
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Oscar Wilde,
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folk and fairytale collection is particularly rich, with hundreds of stories from all over the world.
posted to MetaFilter by Kattullus
at 9:41 AM on April 1, 2008
(15 comments)
How can I infuse bacon flavor into vodka? The product doesn't need to be vegan or kosher or anything special---just want to go into a kitchen and whip up some bacon-flavored vodka.
posted to Ask Metafilter by d. z. wang
at 8:54 PM on March 29, 2008
(22 comments)
I'm looking for narratives (books, movies, games) in which the protagonist is dead, dying or unconscious, and discovers they are not in the 'real' world at all, but Hell, heaven, purgatory, a coma, a nightmare, memory, or similar. Examples which contain spoilers below the fold.
posted to Ask Metafilter by unSane
at 5:52 AM on March 28, 2008
(64 comments)
