MetaFilter posts tagged with Stephen

A horrible poem

Sparx — Sat, 14 Nov 2009 03:16:36 -0800

A Poem by Stephen King The poem is stored by Playboy.com so NSFW. Also, body horror and vernacular involved.

2 Across: Send in the ______. (6 Letters)

grumblebee — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 12:16:14 -0800

Stephen Sondheim's crossword puzzles for "New York Magazine." Incredibly rare.

Don't follow the walking dude

tylerfulltilt — Tue, 28 Apr 2009 21:01:31 -0800

Is Swine Flu Captain Trips? Probably not. But Mother Abigail's following is growing all the same.

So, how do you spell it?

jourman2 — Wed, 16 Jul 2008 03:37:24 -0800

Freakonomics coauthor/blogger writes about a "spelling mistake" the Economist made in a recent issue. He is corrected within 5 minutes. The Economist responds to his "correction".

Books on Video

CameraObscura — Fri, 04 May 2007 13:08:30 -0800

Watch your favorite novel! More and more novelists are creating videos of their books. Even Hemingway is getting in on it.

The Internetless Life

_sirmissalot_ — Mon, 30 Apr 2007 11:19:18 -0800

Stephen Elliott describes life without the internet.

"Someone in a Tree" from 1976 Broadway Show, "Pacific Overtures"

grumblebee — Sat, 28 Apr 2007 13:33:30 -0800

"Someone in a Tree" -- an incedibly rare video from the original, 1976 production of "Pacific Overtures." I grew up listening to an L.P. of these same people perform this same song, but I've never before seen them perform it. I grew up in Southern Indiana, so actually seeing a Broadway show was out of the question. But I loved this song, and -- years later -- I read that it was Stephen Sondheim's favorite of all the songs he ever wrote. Today, I found this video on YouTube and it was like finally seeing someone after being blind for years. I still have chills running up and down my spine. Also: Sondheim forum, online journal, and various gems (and bombs) on youtube -- including the man himself teaching a master class and this 12-year-old's spirited performance!

If anyone deserves to go....

inconsequentialist — Fri, 02 Mar 2007 19:07:36 -0800

Stephen Hawking in space. "On April 26, Dr. Hawking, surrounded by a medical entourage, is to take a zero-gravity ride out of Cape Canaveral on a so-called vomit comet, a padded aircraft that flies a roller-coaster trajectory to produce periods of weightlessness." [NY Times article]

Colbert on O'Reilly, O'Reilly on Colbert

kirkaracha — Fri, 19 Jan 2007 09:43:54 -0800

Stephen Colbert on the O'Reilly Factor. Bill O'Reilly on the Colbert Report

Stephen J. Cannell: Dyslexia

CameraObscura — Wed, 17 Jan 2007 10:24:02 -0800

Stephen J. Cannell has created/co-created over 40 TV shows, written over 450 TV scripts for shows like The Rockford Files and The A Team , and 12 mystery novels. What's the catch? He is dyslexic..

Valentines for Perfect Strangers

atom128 — Wed, 08 Feb 2006 15:18:40 -0800

Otto is just looking for a little love. Can you fit the bill?

sassone — Tue, 19 Feb 2002 09:33:37 -0800

So, has Stephen King lost it? This guy seems to think so. Some would say he never had it. I think that while this guy makes a few valid points, he goes overboard, and brings up many things that just seem petty and silly, like he's trying to over-prove his theory, and increase the word count of the article. What do you think? (Side note: I wouldn't be surprised if "Richard Blow" becomes the name of a victim in a future King novel...).

mrbula — Tue, 08 Jan 2002 17:59:05 -0800

The World's most famous living scientist turns 60 today. It's a noteworthy milestone for a brilliant individual.