Sideblog Archive

July 30, 2014
"They'd ask me cutting and incisive questions about stupid American politics": ChuraChura responds to a video of Ivorian cacao farmers tasting chocolate for the first time, and gives a larger picture of the economics of farming in the region.

July 28, 2014
"I'm thinking about creating an interactive fiction game..." Jane the Brown offers a very nice overview for the query, "I want to know more about the material culture of a large English country house or great house in the Victorian era."

July 27, 2014
How does Hawaii work? Kathryn gives great, detailed advice on a travel question.

July 25, 2014
"My Father Valued My Brain"

July 20, 2014
What happens when you accidentally legalize prostitution? Mefi's own scunning shows up to comment on a post about what their research revealed.

July 9, 2014
"Next time you're in Blaenau Ffestiniog, check it out": Mefite aubilenon reports back first hand on Bounce Below, a giant network of trampolines suspended in an abandoned Welsh slate mine, opened July 4.

July 7, 2014
From The Vaults: How do you fake American?, 2008. Plus: 2003; 2004; 2005; 2006.

July 2, 2014
"On a sunny January morning at the Burggymnasium Altena, Herr Hohage instructed us to close the blinds on our floor to ceiling windows. The day before, we had asked him how people could be taken in by [Hitler]. He intended to demonstrate." MissySedai recalls a shattering classroom lesson as an exchange student in Germany.


JulyByWomen Project: Viggorlijah posts a Metatalk inviting women to participate in a July experiment to increase front page posts by women.



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