MetaFilter posts tagged with grant

Riots in Oakland

MaxK — Thu, 08 Jan 2009 01:10:02 -0800

I really didn't want to be the one to post this, but there are riots raging in Oakland.

We can forget all our troubles, forget all our cares and go...

Smedleyman — Tue, 04 Nov 2008 17:50:15 -0800

SLSGPP (Single Link Streaming Grant Park Post) Also useful - chicago emergency channel scanner

Take some time over your daily grind.

6am — Mon, 28 Apr 2008 17:57:04 -0800

"One of the biggest examples of the planned obsolescence of modern American capitalism...is the razor. The two blade razor, then the three blade razor, then the five blade razor. Um, these things are okay but...mostly not good. You've gotta go counterintuitive..." And if you get into it, of course there are modern day authorities on the subject, who'll learn ya good. And if you get even more into it, forget not, this is the internet - so... Above all, the vibe I seem to get from the wet shaving community is a sense of damn genuine pleasure to be had in an activity that many regard as an inconvenient chore. There's joy to be had in something most people blaze through as quickly as possible just to get to work reasonably on time. And I've mentioned my love for safety razors to many, and many think that I must be mad to trust my face to such old technology. To them I say: Cary Grant was one finely shaven son of a bitch, wasn't he? Mefi thought about this some years ago too.

When Scientists Go Bad

MetaMonkey — Fri, 27 Oct 2006 17:19:05 -0800

When Scientists Go Bad

A reappraisal of that guy in Grant's Tomb

pandaharma — Tue, 04 Jul 2006 22:09:48 -0800

President Ulysses S. Grant: Civil Rights Hero. A reappraisal of a president considered ineffective and mired in scandal.

Goodbye, Go-Between

barjo — Mon, 08 May 2006 08:28:02 -0800

Grant McLennan, of the Australian group The Go-Betweens, has died in his sleep at the age of 48. I just discovered this wonderful band, through the pop masterpiece 16 Lovers Lane. If you haven't discovered them, many mp3 blogs are paying tribute. (Some discussion in this Metatalk thread, but I thought this needed an FPP.)

Leap of Faith

goatdog — Wed, 27 Apr 2005 11:02:21 -0800

"And the University of Chicago cried unto the Lord, saying, Heal her now, O God, I beseech thee." The Templeton Foundation recently gave U of C researchers a $1.8 million grant to study connections between religious beliefs and health. Those researchers have already done studies that suggest that religious faith helps reduce depression. It's not exactly faith healing, but some people aren't quite ready to shout "Amen!".