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)

Singapore meetup (in a hawker food center!) between Juy 24 and 27?
posted to MetaTalk by Rash at 4:13 AM on July 3, 2008 (11 comments)

Tokyo Damage Report's list of shows and venues has sold me on going to see bands play while I'm in Japan, are there any resources like this for cities besides Tokyo?
posted to Ask Metafilter by soma lkzx at 8:56 AM on July 6, 2008 (6 comments)

Can you help me set the writing soundtrack to my novels?
posted to Ask Metafilter by changeling at 10:07 AM on June 26, 2008 (23 comments)

Help me have a well-managed pantry.
posted to Ask Metafilter by Flunkie at 5:59 PM on June 18, 2008 (16 comments)

School me on the classics of classical music. What are the top ten recordings that someone who knows nothing about classical music should own?
posted to Ask Metafilter by gnutron at 4:27 PM on June 16, 2008 (42 comments)

Simple, easy and elegant recipes that are always crowd pleasers: What are yours?
posted to Ask Metafilter by Carialle at 10:28 AM on June 11, 2008 (49 comments)

I've been developing a taste for Mexican/border music.
posted to Ask Metafilter by jonmc at 5:00 PM on June 11, 2008 (20 comments)

I'm looking for musical suggestions that might help me ... fuck the pain away.
posted to Ask Metafilter by adipocere at 7:33 PM on June 3, 2008 (79 comments)

What music does the world listen to?
posted to Ask Metafilter by dosterm at 4:20 PM on May 27, 2008 (29 comments)

I tend to get very excited about lots of different projects and overcommit myself. I can be happily insanely busy for a while, but then I get overwhelmed, freak out and flake out. I don't want to do this anymore. How can I find balance and learn to work sustainably?
posted to Ask Metafilter by streetdreams at 8:28 AM on May 25, 2008 (9 comments)

I find it hard to maintain friendships with women. What's up with me?
posted to Ask Metafilter by Anonymous at 10:34 AM on May 3, 2008 (53 comments)

How does the caterpillar become the butterfly (why does one part of the chrysalis know to become a leg, and another a wing)? Is it as simple/complicated as the cell division of a human fetus? Does the transformation of this jelly into a butterfly occur from the head down, or all at once? Anyone?
posted to Ask Metafilter by omnigut at 5:18 PM on April 28, 2008 (13 comments)

I'm a guy 5-6 years over the legal drinking age, I have been sober all this time. Recently I started been a social drinker. I don't want to get drunk or stoned. Just wanted to socialize with others. Due to the fact that I have been sober for this long I'm clueless on what to order at a bar. My current choices are - Beer (Stuck with Budweiser) - Fish Bowl=vodka+cranberry juice (Introduced by a friend. It's ok but taste is not that great) - Sparkling Wine (I like the taste) Please suggest me some good cocktail - That you like the taste - Will not get me stoned - Not girly (Is martini a girls drink?) - Cost less than $6-$7 per drink (with relative to prices of small college town bars, not in NYC type of bars. I can understand that $5 drink in a college town will be $10 in NYC) p.s.: Open to suggestions of good beers too.
posted to Ask Metafilter by WizKid at 9:23 AM on April 25, 2008 (113 comments)

Help me find longer lectures on Youtube. Is there a browsable index of what's on posted on Youtube (something more detailed and descriptive than the left sidebar on the homepage, the channels page, or the few video links that show up on any given page)? I'd like to find something to watch on my ipod at the gym, something to hold my interest for fifteen to sixty minutes, but not videos of laughing babies, music videos or teenagers beating up each other. Doing a search for "university lectures" leads me to the several UC Berkeley lecture series and the inspiring lecture from the fellow with pancreatic cancer. Is it possible to move beyond that into other college lectures or even multipart courses (arts or science), discussions, longer films, the unexpected? How do I find them?
posted to Ask Metafilter by bbranden1 at 10:46 AM on April 22, 2008 (22 comments)

• "Please don't beat me. I'm having my period." ~ Mama Wangari
• "It is being both black and gay [which is problematic]." ~ Zanele Muholi (Nehanda Nyakasikana) [NSFW]
• "Sisters at heart, these women are: from Kibera to Loresho." ~ WM
• "My vagina wants an Uzi" ~ Larissa Klazinga (Amanda Atwood)
• "You are from Kenya? So are you Kikuyu or Luo?" ~ Wangui

Blogs of women from Africa. That is all.
posted to MetaFilter by hadjiboy at 6:29 AM on April 17, 2008 (29 comments)

What can I do as a 26 year old who is going crazy thinking about the political economical future our country is heading towards.
posted to Ask Metafilter by Amby72 at 8:13 AM on April 16, 2008 (64 comments)

What are some ways to tell the direction [North, East, South, West] you are headed? And more generally, what are some cool nature tricks you've learned through the years?
posted to Ask Metafilter by cloeburner at 10:25 AM on April 16, 2008 (36 comments)

What are the most incredible, maybe slightly offbeat, places in New York City to hang out? Stunning rooftop bars, strange nighttime museums, secret gardens, bizarre burlesques, etc. and more all welcome. Alcohol availability a plus.
posted to Ask Metafilter by Malad at 11:01 AM on April 10, 2008 (17 comments)

New Yorkers, please give a Canadian a crash course in your city.
posted to Ask Metafilter by regicide is good for you at 12:24 PM on April 10, 2008 (26 comments)

Lies I've told my three year old recently.
posted to MetaFilter by boo_radley at 10:52 AM on April 9, 2008 (220 comments)

Wearing an old-fashioned diving suit, William "Diver Bill" Walker worked in 14 feet of murky water beneath Winchester Cathedral, digging out the old timber and peat foundations and replacing them with bags of concrete cement and concrete blocks. Staying underwater six hours per day for five years (1906-1911), Diver Bill moved 25,800 bags of concrete and laid 114,900 concrete blocks, saving the Norman building from certain collapse.
posted to MetaFilter by chuckdarwin at 2:40 PM on April 9, 2008 (38 comments)

Helen Keller speaks. As an elementary school student of the 60's, I was schooled in Helen Keller's amazing accomplishments. I had no idea that there were video records and great stills. I am humbled. At least for today. Anne Sullivan rocks, she should have been the first woman president.
posted to MetaFilter by Rafaelloello at 6:27 PM on April 8, 2008 (37 comments)

Can you guys recommend any resources for learning assertive communication? In my family I learned to avoid conflict at all costs. Therefore, I don't know how to approach "difficult conversations" directly.
posted to Ask Metafilter by mintchip at 7:35 PM on April 5, 2008 (16 comments)

Where do hip girls shop in NYC? And eat cake?
posted to Ask Metafilter by Flakypastry at 5:53 AM on May 23, 2007 (18 comments)

How do I act like a New Yorker?
posted to Ask Metafilter by brautigan at 2:36 PM on July 26, 2007 (102 comments)

Going-to-NYC-filter: The wife and I will be in NYC from Sunday afternoon until Tuesday evening. We're big apple virgins, so I'm looking for suggestions and recommendations for what we absolutely must see and/or do.
posted to Ask Metafilter by bjork24 at 6:13 PM on September 19, 2007 (28 comments)

My girlfriend and I are housesitting in Manhattan for 10.5 days starting very shortly, and we have some questions. Things to eat, things to do, things to eat while doing things....
posted to Ask Metafilter by cmyr at 6:27 PM on December 26, 2007 (26 comments)

Where are your favorite places to shop in New York City, specifically interesting, unique shops and fabric stores?
posted to Ask Metafilter by Alison at 10:57 AM on May 3, 2006 (26 comments)

Is there any remedy out there that will make welts/scars from mosquito bites heal faster?
posted to Ask Metafilter by mooza at 4:10 PM on March 28, 2008 (20 comments)

Film-maker John Downer fitted four elephants with cameras and set them loose. Many of the resulting photos are cute, and some seem made for photoshopping.
posted to MetaFilter by spaltavian at 8:11 PM on March 24, 2008 (34 comments)

What's the best way to kill a cold Monday in Boston?
posted to Ask Metafilter by chrisamiller at 12:24 PM on November 24, 2007 (20 comments)

Ideas for trip to Boston/New England this weekend?
posted to Ask Metafilter by SassHat at 8:05 PM on November 22, 2005 (26 comments)

First time in Boston ... there's
posted to Ask Metafilter by LilBucner at 11:15 AM on January 11, 2007 (27 comments)

I'm planning a birthday which I celebrate enthusiatically only once every 7 or so years...anyways...I'm planning on baking lots of sweet things and feeding all my friends. I need to start baking early to get it all done and would like suggestions for small(portioned) sweet treats that can be made in advance and transported easily.
posted to Ask Metafilter by beckish at 6:25 PM on March 19, 2008 (19 comments)

Okay, first, take a look at this collection of 60's and 70's Asian Pop Record Covers. Cause they're just a helluvalotta of fun to look at. Now, if you find your musical appetite whetted, the same fellow who brought you those wonderful jackets has a Singapore and Asian 60's Pop Music MySpace page, where you can listen to his fabulous audio playlist, see video clips and more record jackets, and get more info on this very fertile period in Asian pop music history.
posted to MetaFilter by flapjax at midnite at 6:20 AM on September 26, 2007 (17 comments)