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Academic writing filter: I am a painfully slow writer. How might I go about developing a composition process that's higher-output, requires less concentration, and is more revision-friendly?
posted to Ask Metafilter by Bardolph
at 10:55 AM on August 8, 2008
(12 comments)
What is the best recipe (and wine) for Beef Bourguignon?
posted to Ask Metafilter by plexi
at 6:38 PM on August 7, 2008
(11 comments)
Fast Food Apartheid:
The Los Angeles City Council has placed a one-year moratorium on the opening of fast-food restaurants in sections of the city with low-income residents. The council says it's meant to encourage healthy fare in locations that lack ready access to supermarkets and healthy restaurant. This columnist calls it
"fast food apartheid." We're not talking anymore about preaching diet and exercise, disclosing calorie counts, or restricting sodas in schools. We're talking about banning the sale of food to adults. Treating French fries like cigarettes or liquor.
posted to MetaFilter by Cool Papa Bell
at 9:18 AM on July 31, 2008
(283 comments)
What to do with my basil bounty? Looking for yummy recipes that will freeze/keep well, as well as recipes to take advantage of special flavors/colors, etc.
posted to Ask Metafilter by jujube
at 11:08 AM on August 6, 2008
(16 comments)
I am midway through losing a heap of excess weight. Are there any tips/tricks/techniques for making me more comfortable with my new body during this transitional phase? I used to be fairly confident, but now (as a side effect of the diet) I just think of myself as "fat".
posted to Ask Metafilter by Anonymous
at 9:58 AM on August 6, 2008
(17 comments)
Can I learn to be less forgetful and scatterbrained?
posted to Ask Metafilter by rinosaur
at 6:02 AM on August 6, 2008
(18 comments)
What is the closet thing to MetaFilter, but about books and/or writing?
posted to Ask Metafilter by Darth Fedor
at 9:03 PM on August 4, 2008
(24 comments)
Is Atlas Shrugged meant to be Ironic?
posted to Ask Metafilter by complience
at 10:22 AM on August 4, 2008
(81 comments)
I'm a Library Assistant who will not leave the Pacific Northwest - if the only jobs I can get are non-MLS, will having an MLS hurt my chances?
posted to Ask Metafilter by codswallop
at 10:09 PM on August 3, 2008
(9 comments)
How do I kill the perfectionism, the precious and fearful impulses, and the self-doubt that keeps me from completing my creative writing projects.
posted to Ask Metafilter by mizrachi
at 2:20 PM on August 2, 2008
(48 comments)
Good meditation techniques?
posted to Ask Metafilter by Anonymous
at 5:42 PM on July 30, 2008
(15 comments)
I need recommendations to find deeply sarcastic and satirical stand-up comedians.
posted to Ask Metafilter by madman
at 7:46 AM on July 30, 2008
(44 comments)
How do I balance exercise caused hunger with losing fat & weight?
posted to Ask Metafilter by ceberon
at 11:30 PM on July 28, 2008
(18 comments)
1) Get BA in beloved liberal arts field
2) ???
3) Profit?
Help me balance my desire for a degree in History with my desire to earn a decent living for myself.
posted to Ask Metafilter by Avenger
at 1:35 AM on July 29, 2008
(33 comments)
How can I get back in touch with my quantitative skills?
posted to Ask Metafilter by EnormousTalkingOnion
at 10:58 AM on July 28, 2008
(7 comments)
Can you recommend a good gym bag/work bag combo?
posted to Ask Metafilter by tenaciousd
at 3:12 AM on July 28, 2008
(15 comments)
In search of dark, gory, female-centered, Asian, did I mention dark, comics/graphic novels.
posted to Ask Metafilter by ClaudiaCenter
at 8:16 PM on July 27, 2008
(38 comments)
Randy Pausch is a
pioneer in virtual reality, a
computer science professor, a
Disney Imagineer, an
innovative teacher, and the co-founder of
the best video game school in the world. One year ago he was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer, and after a long and difficult fight
he's been given just a few more months to live. This week he gave
his powerful, funny, and life-affirming last lecture to a packed auditorium at Carnegie Mellon University, entitled "How to Live Your Childhood Dreams".
The WSJ's summary, and
a direct link to the complete video of the lecture (2 hours, and unfortunately streaming WMV). Warning: hilarious jokes about dying.
posted to MetaFilter by xthlc
at 8:13 AM on September 20, 2007
(32 comments)
Is "NPR stutter" a collective affectation?
posted to Ask Metafilter by evariste
at 12:36 PM on July 24, 2008
(35 comments)
Please help me overcome my aversion to staying in hostels.
posted to Ask Metafilter by jason's_planet
at 10:02 PM on July 21, 2008
(34 comments)
Am I just happier being single?
posted to Ask Metafilter by Anonymous
at 7:32 AM on July 22, 2008
(31 comments)
DoctorFilter: Can you recommend me a wonderful female OB/GYN in Seattle, WA?
posted to Ask Metafilter by krisken
at 4:03 PM on July 19, 2008
(4 comments)
I've long been intrigued by the world of comics, but the recent trailer for the Watchmen has finally pushed me over the edge. Where do I start?
posted to Ask Metafilter by northernsoul
at 8:34 AM on July 19, 2008
(32 comments)
How do you decide whether a book is worth reading?
posted to Ask Metafilter by reenum
at 9:50 AM on July 18, 2008
(40 comments)
I'm seriously addicted to the snooze button on my alarm clock. Help!
posted to Ask Metafilter by finding.perdita
at 7:15 PM on July 17, 2008
(38 comments)
I'm getting a bit tired of my own cringing, and wonder how others have dealt with it.
posted to Ask Metafilter by monocultured
at 7:06 AM on July 18, 2008
(52 comments)
How to "Find Yourself" or get comfortable in your own skin?
posted to Ask Metafilter by gb77
at 8:49 AM on July 16, 2008
(15 comments)
What can I do to keep my Chuck Taylors from completely disintegrating within a few months of purchase?
posted to Ask Metafilter by whir
at 11:46 AM on July 14, 2008
(24 comments)
How do I sound like the intelligent and mature person that I am?
posted to Ask Metafilter by mixed greens
at 12:06 PM on July 14, 2008
(17 comments)
Are we a monogamous species?
posted to Ask Metafilter by netbros
at 5:16 AM on July 14, 2008
(31 comments)
I'm looking for some totally awesome, impressive bedding, featuring either Nintendo or Sanrio characters, or at least interesting designs. Difficulty: Must be King size.
posted to Ask Metafilter by lizzicide
at 1:30 PM on July 13, 2008
(9 comments)
Is there a general consensus on the "feel" or identity" or, dare I say it, "quality" of 90's music yet?
posted to Ask Metafilter by Navelgazer
at 7:36 PM on July 12, 2008
(36 comments)
I want to be fit, but I loathe "fitness." I want to lose weight, but I become so angry at the whole concept of being another woman on a diet. How can I reconcile my anger with my genuine need to be healthy?
posted to Ask Metafilter by Anonymous
at 6:12 PM on July 11, 2008
(42 comments)
I watched a video somewhere on the internet the other day that consisted of several interviews with real people on the topic of body image, but voiced by claymation-ish barn animals. It was funny and poignant. Can anyone help me find it?
posted to Ask Metafilter by sciapod
at 10:09 PM on March 6, 2008
(5 comments)
How to repair a shattered body image?
posted to Ask Metafilter by grippycat
at 1:31 PM on July 10, 2008
(51 comments)
Do hillbillies still exist in the US? I am refering to the type of people who lived like families parodied in the Beverly Hillbillies television show (which I loved growing up). Any well-known studies/books of the hillbilly lifestyle and origins? How true to hillbilly life were the clothes, accents, lifestyle of that show?
posted to Ask Metafilter by vizsla
at 6:39 PM on July 9, 2008
(51 comments)
Jezebel.com editor on
why she hasn't been raped: "I think it has to do with the fact that I'm like smart. I don't hang around with frat guys" -- a quote from
Jezebelism: Lizz Winstead's interview with
Moe Tkacik and
Tracie Egan (aka
Slut Machine). Winstead's intent was "to have a conversation about Hillary and sexism, women’s magazines and if they feel any obligation to write about responsibility and safety when they write graphically about their sex lives." After the interview Winstead stated: "I don’t know if they came to the show drunk, or just ended up drunk by the time they hit the stage, but what I do know is that the discussion that ensued was deeply disturbing to me..."
posted to MetaFilter by ericb
at 1:56 PM on July 6, 2008
(183 comments)
"The drug's effectiveness inspired an elegant theory, known as the chemical
hypothesis: Sadness is simply a lack of chemical happiness. The little blue pills cheer us
up because they give the brain what it has been missing.
There's only one problem with this theory of depression: it's almost certainly wrong, or at
the very least woefully incomplete."
How Prozac sent the science of depression in the wrong direction, from the Boston Globe.
posted to MetaFilter by zardoz
at 7:53 PM on July 6, 2008
(56 comments)
I lost myself somewhere in the fray - help me draw a map to get myself back.
posted to Ask Metafilter by Eudaimonia
at 1:53 PM on July 8, 2008
(31 comments)
How do I build a stronger personality?
posted to Ask Metafilter by self
at 10:23 PM on July 7, 2008
(12 comments)
How do I improve my writing skills beyond the good-enough-for-a-student level when my school seems neither interested nor capable of teaching me?
posted to Ask Metafilter by Jacqueline
at 6:23 AM on July 7, 2008
(33 comments)
I'm a grad student. I like the subject(s) I'm studying, I like research, and I know I'm capable of doing the work... except when I sit down to actually do it, I choke. I know I'm not the only one suffering from both
imposter syndrome and perfectionism - how do you manage to get your brain to stop spinning its wheels and get to work?
posted to Ask Metafilter by Anonymous
at 5:38 PM on January 31, 2008
(33 comments)
I need evidence! I want to change two of my core beliefs about myself: (1) I will not find someone I love as much as the last girl and (2) I will not be truly happy until I find someone else. If you are single and do not believe these things about yourself, what evidence would you say backs up those beliefs for you?
posted to Ask Metafilter by Ringo
at 6:00 AM on July 5, 2008
(20 comments)
I'm starting law school next month. I want to do well, but my study habits up till now have been terrible. How do I become a good student and succeed in law school?
posted to Ask Metafilter by Anonymous
at 1:41 PM on July 4, 2008
(21 comments)
What specific qualities make for a truly good bookstore other than the content on the shelves?
posted to Ask Metafilter by MrMerlot
at 6:40 AM on July 4, 2008
(32 comments)
