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What is your favorite thing to do in Detroit (the Detroit-iest thing you can think of!)?
posted to Ask Metafilter by dahliachewswell
at 9:31 PM on July 23, 2008
(25 comments)
Book recommendation: Looking for a modern novel that revels in the modern metropolis: its mass of strangers, dark pockets, finds beauty in filth and filth in beauty.
Examples: Witchgrass by Raymond Queneau, Bright Lights Big City by Jay McInerny, Paul Auster
posted to Ask Metafilter by Jason and Laszlo
at 3:40 PM on July 23, 2008
(21 comments)
Type is art. Take little pieces of letterforms and make something new.
posted to MetaFilter by signal
at 8:01 AM on July 18, 2008
(10 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)
In November 1943, the
village of Tyneham in Dorset, England, received an
unexpected letter from the War Department, informing residents that the area would soon be "cleared of all civilians" to make way for Army weapons training. A month later, the displaced villagers left a note on their church door:
Please treat the church and houses with care; we have given up our homes where many of us lived for generations to help win the war to keep men free. We shall return one day and thank you for treating the village kindly. Residents were told they would be allowed to reclaim their homes after the war, but that didn't happen, and Tyneham became a
ghost village. Though most of the cottages have been damaged or fallen into disrepair, the church and school have been preserved and restored. Photo galleries
1,
2,
3,
4. Panoramic
tour [Java required]. Video:
Death of a Village [YouTube, 9 mins.]
posted to MetaFilter by amyms
at 11:11 AM on July 10, 2008
(20 comments)
You may have read by now the official lie about this treatment, which is that it “simulates” the feeling of drowning. This is not the case. You feel that you are drowning because you are drowning—or, rather, being drowned, albeit slowly and under controlled conditions and at the mercy (or otherwise) of those who are applying the pressure.
Christopher Hitchens, Iraq War supporter, militant atheist, and now
volunteer subject of waterboarding. With
video.
posted to MetaFilter by orthogonality
at 8:54 AM on July 2, 2008
(132 comments)
MagCloud
enables you to publish your own magazines. All you have to do is upload a PDF and they take care of the rest: printing, mailing, subscription management, and more.
posted to MetaFilter by FunkyHelix
at 9:13 AM on June 23, 2008
(43 comments)
H.A.R.O., or "Help A Reporter Out,"
is the brainchild of Peter Shankman (aka
skydiver on Twitter). Embracing the philosophy that "Everyone is an expert on something," HARO matches reporters and authors up with sources through the simple process of a sign-up form. Seems like a good match for all the experts here on MeFi.
posted to MetaFilter by misha
at 10:39 AM on June 18, 2008
(47 comments)
Bookfilter: I'm working a summer job that mostly consists of carrying things. Every hour or so, I take a 10 minute brake which I like to spend reading so that I can ponder what I've just read when I continue doing my otherwise mindless work. Bill Bryson's
A Short History of Nearly Everything is soon coming to and end. Where to go next?
posted to Ask Metafilter by Archers of Loaf
at 1:18 PM on June 12, 2008
(27 comments)
Maps: Finding our place in the world
is an exhibit at the Walters Art Gallery in Baltimore, and it runs until this Sunday June 8. That page contains images of a few of the maps. One of the many great things included is an
animated map of the US Civil War in 4 minutes (one week per second, timeline noted at bottom, casualty counter rolling in bottom right corner -
info about this animation)
The exhibition book was previously
linked here; that site includes higher-resolution versions of some more of the maps. I was floored by all the stuff they have; in terms of the rarity of the stuff in it, and the geek-delight factor, I think it's probably the best gallery show I've ever seen.
posted to MetaFilter by LobsterMitten
at 9:48 PM on June 4, 2008
(24 comments)
"Skin painted bright red, heads partially shaved, arrows drawn back in the longbows and aimed square at the aircraft buzzing overhead. The gesture is unmistakable: Stay Away. The apparent aggression shown by these people is quite understandable, for they are members of one of Earth's last uncontacted tribes."
posted to MetaFilter by Rhaomi
at 5:18 PM on May 29, 2008
(88 comments)
"I figure, you know, if you treat people right, you can only hope that they treat you right. It's as simple as it gets in this complicated world." This story's making the rounds today, for a very, very good reason:
A Victim Treats His Mugger Right
posted to MetaFilter by chinese_fashion
at 10:30 AM on March 28, 2008
(207 comments)
Kids on Aciiiiid!
In order to protect her pupils from internet pervs a British headmistress has censored photos on the school's website by slapping smileys all over them. The result is like some combined fever dream of
Chris Morris and
Banksy.
posted to MetaFilter by fearfulsymmetry
at 12:23 PM on March 6, 2008
(46 comments)
Hi. The geniuses on here have helped before with a seemingly impossible question. About 10 years ago, I downloaded an African song (I cannot remember what country the artist was from or even what particular "style" it was in) that was called something like "T'wala bimsu". Somehow I lost the song and I would be very gratified to find out the artist's name and the song's true name so that I could buy the CD if it exists somewhere.
The song is upbeat with a lyrical hook floating over a percussive "bassline" for lack of a better word. I vaguely remember another song by the artist concerning a yellow bus.
Does this ring a bell with anyone?
Thanks!!
posted to Ask Metafilter by 8699oriel
at 12:35 PM on February 20, 2008
(5 comments)
How does one make a living teaching spirituality and meditation?
posted to Ask Metafilter by Stagecraft
at 2:01 PM on February 14, 2008
(14 comments)
It's a year since the untimely
death of
Chris Lightfoot. He had a remarkable
combination of political commitment and technical expertise that led him to develop sites
such as
WriteToThem and
Pledgebank for the splendid political and social
software group,
MySociety.
His political writing brings a sharp and sarcastic wit to bear on such subjects as the
Iraq war, and
ID cards.
There are also some good
rants.
A sad loss to British society.
posted to MetaFilter by crocomancer
at 9:43 AM on February 11, 2008
(9 comments)
Hank Stuever's 3000-word
Washington Post article thinks about
the Depression and what it means to the U.S. now.
via Snarkmarket
posted to MetaFilter by cgc373
at 12:00 AM on February 10, 2008
(25 comments)
The Falling Sand Game
is an engrossing but hard-to-describe online toy/game that lets you create environments using falling streams of sand, water, oil, and salt by adding fire, plants, clay, and other substances. Inspired by
The Falling Sand Game are a number of variations, such as
PyroSand, featuring many kinds of explosives, and
Hell of Sand, with little people who you can torture. One of the most interesting versions is
The Powder Game, which lets you paint with superballs, adjust air pressure, and build
very satisfying volcanoes and gardens. For even more,
WxSand [downloadable .exe] is a Windows version with lots more options and many
interesting mods.
[Games are Java applets and are incredibly addictive, especially The Powder Game]
posted to MetaFilter by blahblahblah
at 11:38 AM on February 7, 2008
(26 comments)
Small is Beautiful - The best new journals.
(
via Guardian / Observer) selected by
Stephanie Merritt. "Published out of tiny offices or even editors' apartments, funded by grants, donations or founders' savings, distributed by direct subscription or in selected independent bookshops, paying contributors little or nothing at all, these magazines have nevertheless attracted such eminent writers as to give them an international reputation far beyond their limited circulation."
posted to MetaFilter by adamvasco
at 10:18 AM on December 30, 2007
(29 comments)
I hereby propose a Metafilter Writers Collaboration.
posted to MetaTalk by Effigy2000
at 2:38 PM on December 12, 2007
(165 comments)
The Enigma of Amigara Fault
is an absolutely compelling and terribly creepy short manga story by
Junji Ito about mysterious human-shaped holes exposed in a cliff by an earthquake, each perfectly matching the outline of someone who is then compelled to enter the confining, claustrophobic darkness. For more of Ito in English, there is
Falling. Make sure to read from right to left.
posted to MetaFilter by blahblahblah
at 9:57 PM on December 10, 2007
(72 comments)
What fictional evil has great corporate branding? I'm knitting myself sweaters and want to use the merchandising logo of fictional and cinematic dystopian/corrupt/evil corporations or organizations.
posted to Ask Metafilter by cowbellemoo
at 1:09 AM on November 20, 2007
(96 comments)
Freethought Multimedia
contains dozens of interviews, conversations and lectures on a variety of topics with/by several contemporary skeptics and freethinkers, including Michael Shermer, James Randi, Daniel Dennett, Steven Pinker and Richard Dawkins.
(There's a great links section at the bottom of the page, as well. Particularly good are the University Lectures section and the Lectures Archive.)
posted to MetaFilter by cog_nate
at 10:57 AM on November 16, 2007
(21 comments)
Garth Marenghi
(
previously), horror writer, director, and actor. Star of the popular 80's series
Darkplace which chronicles the trials a hospital staff must endure when working on the gates of Hell, now available for your viewing pleasure. Or pain. Gripping. Terrifying. Bloody. With bits of sick. (See more episodes on
Google )
posted to MetaFilter by kindle
at 1:27 PM on July 28, 2007
(25 comments)
Read a Book.
Drink some water. Buy some land (not rims). Brush your teeth. Wear deodorant (it's not expensive). Some say it's a parody, some say it's an important urban social statement set to a phat beat. The artist is
Bomanni "D'Mite" Armah and it was originally
aired at the NY Comic Con and a few times on BET.
posted to MetaFilter by revmitcz
at 3:54 PM on July 10, 2007
(46 comments)
