Can anyone identify where this statue of woman might have come from? (pictures and details inside)
posted to Ask Metafilter by metahawk at 3:59 PM on July 2, 2008 (3 comments)

How can I learn to ink drawings using a winsor & newton series 7 brush?
posted to Ask Metafilter by pantufla at 9:34 PM on May 19, 2008 (8 comments)

NYC filter -- We are flying into JFK airport and then driving to New Haven CT at the worst possible times - we land at 4:00 pm Friday of Memorial Day and need to back at the airport no later than 6:30 Monday night. What is the best route to avoid total traffic jams?
posted to Ask Metafilter by metahawk at 8:15 PM on May 7, 2008 (14 comments)

How to manage an inheritance when we don' t know how responsible the person (now 18) will be?
posted to Ask Metafilter by Anonymous at 8:34 PM on April 2, 2008 (27 comments)

Therapyfilter: Help a logical scientist understand “inner child” work.
posted to Ask Metafilter by Anonymous at 12:27 PM on February 14, 2008 (21 comments)

Posting this ethics question on behalf for a friend: Friend has been offered two different fellowships and has to choose one. A is worth twice much as B. A good buddy is runner-up for A and does not have any other fellowship options. The buddy has offered to by my friend the difference if the friend takes B so the buddy can get A. So the end result is the friend would officially have fellowship B but cash from his buddy to give him the same as he would have gotten from A while buddy officially gets fellowship A with the net funding equal to B. Does this sound reasonable? ethical?
posted to Ask Metafilter by metahawk at 9:14 PM on January 20, 2008 (31 comments)

My roommate is heading to central North Carolina for a few days this month for a romantic getaway with his long distance girlfriend, and they are looking for some romantic getaway ideas.
posted to Ask Metafilter by monkeystronghold at 6:41 PM on January 2, 2008 (10 comments)

I love esoteric jokes, the kind of humor which presupposes a lot of specialized knowledge. The more opaque the joke is, the better. However, by their very nature they're kinda hard to search for on Google, or at least I rarely hit upon the magic searchterms. So, do you know good sites with specialist jokes? If not, do you know any particularly obscure jokes?
posted to Ask Metafilter by Kattullus at 9:56 AM on September 23, 2007 (97 comments)

Can anyone recommend a store in the Silicon Valley/Bay Area that not only sells phonograph needles but can provide expert advice on which one to get? We want to replace the needle before digitizing the collection. We can figure out what would be compatible but need help figuring out the right price/quality trade-off. Also, if you have a specific brand to recommend that might be useful too.
posted to Ask Metafilter by metahawk at 10:08 PM on September 22, 2007 (6 comments)

Where to take a non-kid oriented family vacation next Christmas/New Year season (that is not a cruise)?
posted to Ask Metafilter by k8t at 5:30 PM on April 18, 2007 (14 comments)

I'm pretty sure the solution to my real problem is "find a lawyer" but how do I find a lawyer with the right expertise when I don't know any lawyers and don't want to go around telling people my problem? Advice from anyone familiar with this issue is also appreciated.
posted to Ask Metafilter by Anonymous at 5:25 PM on July 2, 2007 (12 comments)

"You're really smart!" Psychologist Carol Dweck says that praising a child for being smart only teaches the kid to avoid any effort that might fail. "When we praise children for their intelligence, we tell them that this is the name of the game: Look smart, don't risk making mistakes." Malcolm Gladwell chimes in with his thoughts on the importance of being a smart kid, "What a gifted child is, in many ways, is a gifted learner. And what a gifted adult is, is a gifted doer. And those are quite separate domains of achievement."
posted to MetaFilter by revgeorge at 7:15 AM on February 13, 2007 (218 comments)

What is it like having other people in your head? I'm talking about the experience of hearing voices in your head when you are wide awake that seem to belong to distinct entities that are not you and not people that you know.
posted to Ask Metafilter by metahawk at 9:40 PM on April 28, 2007 (31 comments)

Shade-tolerant plants! I have a small raised bed outside my door which is in deep shade, under a large white pine tree. I'm in coastal New Hampshire, Zone 5, somewhat moderated by the ocean effect. The soil is on the acidic side but is easily augmented. It's quite moist. I don't need veggies because I grow them in a community garden, but herbs would be nice, or just ornamental things. Any ideas as to what might grow?
posted to Ask Metafilter by Miko at 6:35 AM on April 23, 2007 (23 comments)