Sideblog Archive
October 31, 2023
Love in an Orchard, as Written by the Trees. Donating Kittens to the Goddess Bastet. Parental Grief. Same-Sex Love Spells. A Runaway Child Bride. Rumple's post highlights various vignettes of ancient Middle Eastern life from the Papyrus Stories Group Blog.
My first hitch as a licensed guy, we get mayday calls. Deepwater Horizon. 33 nm east. Mayday. In a great comment, HVACDC_Bag reflects on working on spill response vessels in the Honda Point Disaster thread.
October 30, 2023
Cozy, cozy, cozy: In Ask Metafilter, azalea_chant seeks Cozy Crime (less trope-y than cozy mystery), signal is looking for Cozy History books on everyday life, and churl wants Bedtime Reading Suggestions for Couples.
October 29, 2023
Do you want kaiju? Because this is how you get kaiju. Mefites discuss the finer details of turning Lake Superior into bread.
October 28, 2023
Mefites are discussing emotional blocks and emotional magnets related to clutter, but before you start getting terribly nervous, taquito sunrise is here to reassure us that "the authors of these articles probably don't even know where you live and if they're particularly insistent about getting in your house to take all your books, you could probably defeat them with a flashlight bat, they don't seem that tough."
October 27, 2023
JHarris created a post about effectively donating to a food bank. It's a great collection of tips on how to help those in need!
October 26, 2023
It's throwback Thursday, so let's revisit this AskMetaFilter question from early 2021: What do you always recommend to people? Come learn about pining socks together in the wash, heated mattress pads, how to handle money, cheap cleaning solutions, and so much more!
October 25, 2023
Cold and flu season is starting in the northern hemisphere, so here's how to handle it: A post chock full of culinary remedies was created by 'drewbage1847'! Check it out to learn more and/or come add your own recipes and tips!
October 24, 2023
Prepare yourself, we're about to toot the horn of MetaFilter! Mecran01 has shared a post from someone who joined MetaFilter in the early 2000s and grew up reading the site. It's a reflection on themselves, and the site, through changing times personally and on the internet.
underclocked has a great answer to the question "How can I avoid flogging myself for missing the life I could have had?"
October 23, 2023
Live Long and Lobster chair: Pronoiac posted My god, it’s full of chairs, an index of over 160 different commercially-available chairs that have appeared in Star Trek productions.
October 22, 2023
I am looking for academic, semi-academic, not academic at all conferences at the intersection of two different fields or two different subjects. azalea_chant is seeking Interesting Conferences At the Intersections.
October 21, 2023
Come view this breathtakingly beautiful embroidered story of oil in human history, created by Sandra Sawatzky, in this great post by 'They sucked his brains out!'
... it does not require you to disrobe your snack: Ask Metafilter offers some penetrating replies to the all-important question "What other arteries might a vampire have easy access to?"
October 20, 2023
Having a few aches and pains? No problem, brainwane crafted a post about HEP2go (Home Exercise Program), which helps people with clear instructions and examples for various exercises.
October 19, 2023
Ever wondered how old pinball machines? Pendragon made a post that explains all the complexities that are going in these beautiful machines!
October 18, 2023
An absolutely amazing animation, highlighted by Seekerofsplendor, where over 130 artists have collaborated to recreate a single episode of the American sitcom 'Fraiser'.
October 17, 2023
"There is clearly very little AskMetaFilter can’t figure out": in response to an "impossible" question, not only does the first reply nail the answer, the actual subject of the query turns out to be another member, who shows up to fulfill the wish. Delightful!
October 16, 2023
MonkeyToes posted Web Curios, a cool, old school "blognewslettertypething which has existed in various forms in various places online since about 2010."
October 15, 2023
Wowzer. Rhaomi has crafted a no-stops-left-unpulled lovefest of a megapost on Alabama Shakes and Brittany Howard.
October 14, 2023
Are you having one of THOSE days and needing a bit of soothing peace? Then come sit by a river in the Smoky Mountains of America and listen to Yo-Yo Ma play Bach, in this post by yankeefog.
October 13, 2023
Atreides has a wonderful post about the Missour French Creole folk tale of 'Chasse Galerite', which has been beautifully animated by Brian Hawkings.
October 12, 2023
It's throwback Thursday! Come enjoy Metroidbaby's 2014 post about building and maintaining a wardrobe!
October 11, 2023
It's the colder time of year in the northern hemisphere, and Czjewel has a question about chicken broth, which resulted in a lot of tips and suggestions!
October 10, 2023
Bella Donna's post about France offering subsidies for clothing repairs has spawned an excellent collection of tips on clothing and shoe repair!
"Weird podcasts are the best": Rebent's collection of insomnia busters to keep the brain bots at bay
October 9, 2023
Oh, mon dieu! Sonascope has posted 75 years on four wheels and an umbrella, an absolutely magnifique megapost on Citroen's iconic 2CV.
October 8, 2023
We all know that there can be inherent problems using analogies and metaphors in argumentation, but as analogies go, this one is an absolute zinger: Two unicycles and some duct tape on the Polarization Dogma.
October 7, 2023
The Ultimate Sandwich: doift asks about the best sandwiches you have ever made or eaten.
October 5, 2023
Heyho created a post that showcases Kenyan photographer Thandiwe Muriu and her work with wax fabrics common in Central and West Africa.
October 3, 2023
Doctornemo has a fantastic post about what's been going on in the past month of humanity's exploration of space!
October 2, 2023
The 5 Most Favorited Posts of the Last 24 hours: British Seaside Simulator | Build Your Own Ghost House | NPR's Reading The Game: Kentucky Route Zero | 20th Anniversary of Mr Brightside | a faithful reproduction and restoration of John Gould’s A Monograph of the Trochilidæ, or Family of Humming-Birds
October 1, 2023
HeyAllie asks, What's your favorite 5-ingredient (or less!) go-to winter recipe?
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