MetaFilter posts tagged with kitty

Meow

Artw — Wed, 08 May 2013 15:32:33 -0800

1% exciting and 99% heartbreaking

lkc — Tue, 07 May 2013 13:03:48 -0800

During a show in Minneapolis at the end of April, a fan of rapper Danny Brown jumped on stage and and performed oral sex during his performance. Originally reported in this [deleted] reddit thread (probably nsfw), and quickly spread across the internet (definitely nsfw)

Touring partner, and BFF Kitty (formerly Kitty Pryde) ) weighs in on the issue., and Stereogum has a follow-up interview.
Kitty previously on MeFi: 1 , 2 , 3

Selections from the BFI's collection of early cinema

The Whelk — Thu, 02 May 2013 07:47:57 -0800

The British Film Institute's YouTube channels offer a staggering amount (previously) of content on historical cinema, shorts, and discussion. Some short selections from the early and silent period of note - The Sick Kitten (1903) - How Percy Won The Beauty Competition (1909) - Tilly The Tomboy Visits The Poor (1910) - Suffragette Riot In Trafalgar Square (1913) - The Fugitive Futurist, in which a man on the run shows a device that can see far into the future (1924) - Vaudevillian legend Billy Merson Singing 'Desdemona'. Widely considered Britain's first sound film - (1927) Charley In New Town - part of an animated series from the Central Office, this one explaining the need for "New Towns." (1948) - Growing Girls, a filmstrip guide to puberty for young women (1951).

(^･o･^)ﾉ”

lemuring — Tue, 30 Apr 2013 06:24:07 -0800

Famous Artists Photographed with their Cats (^._.^)ﾉ

Dog wants a kitty.

HuronBob — Thu, 18 Apr 2013 07:47:29 -0800

A kitty!!!!.... or I'm going to chew this couch's arm right off.

"China Is Not Amused By Your Sovereignty Claims"

the man of twists and turns — Tue, 26 Mar 2013 11:13:11 -0800

International Relations as Depicted By Cats. Via

Pangur Bán

Joe in Australia — Sun, 24 Feb 2013 18:02:37 -0800

I and Pangur Bán, my cat,
'Tis a like task we are at;
Hunting mice is his delight,
Hunting words I sit all night.
[...] (spoken version, set to music) Better far than praise of men Tis to sit with book and pen; Pangur bears me no ill will, He too plies his simple skill. Tis a merry thing to see At our tasks how glad are we, When at home we sit and find Entertainment to our mind. Oftentimes a mouse will stray In the hero Pangur's way; Oftentimes my keen thought set Takes a meaning in its net. 'Gainst the wall he sets his eye Full and fierce and sharp and sly; 'Gainst the wall of knowledge I All my little wisdom try. When a mouse darts from its den O how glad is Pangur then! O what gladness do I prove When I solve the doubts I love! So in peace our tasks we ply, Pangur Ban, my cat, and I; In our arts we find our bliss, I have mine and he has his. Practice every day has made Pangur perfect in his trade; I get wisdom day and night Turning darkness into light. This poem seems to have been written by an anonymous Irish monk around twelve hundred years ago, perhaps at the Benedictine monastery of Reichenau. The poem was written at the bottom of the second page (page 1 verso) of the Reichenau Primer (about the primer). It may have been a collection of work the monk did for practise; we don't know. You can hear the poem read with text and translation at The Great Book of Gaelic and you can practise your own pronunciation here. The first critical translation of this poem was by Whitley Stokes and John Strachan, but the most popular one (quoted above) is by Robin Flower. Translating Pangur Bán seems to be is a popular exercise for poets working from the Gaelic: here is Seamus Heaney's recent version (another link) and two translations by Frank O'Connor and Eavan Boland. A musical version was also written by W H Auden for Samuel Barber as part of his Hermit Songs.

Calm down, Elmyra.

the man of twists and turns — Fri, 01 Feb 2013 11:53:57 -0800

"You are so cute I could just eat you up!" Cute Overload, and break out the bubble wrap.

Please support tiny flower sparkle princess fairies in hip hop.

naju — Thu, 31 Jan 2013 11:05:28 -0800

The new Kitty (formerly Kitty Pryde) EP, D.A.I.S.Y. Rage is out today for your free streaming/download. If'n you wanna tumblrize and girlize and otherwise coyly subvert yr hip hop. ☠DEAD❤ISLAND☠ video. Previously seen on MetaFilter for her Okay Cupid and Orion's Belt videos which sparked heated debates. Noisey has an interview with her, and she's also taking over their twitter for the day. "If her new EP feels like the work of an artist coming into their own, that’s because it is: It’s as cohesive a body of work as the rapper has ever put out, showcasing the crooked self-assurance that it takes to cop to shit like bed-wetting and making a song with a guy who rejected you."

Next up: Kido shills to fleece a mark.

quin — Wed, 16 Jan 2013 07:20:19 -0800

Kido the Kitty playing (and winning) the shell game [slyt]

IT IS EXACTLY WHAT IT SOUNDS LIKE

The Whelk — Mon, 07 Jan 2013 07:55:23 -0800

OMG! CATS! IN! SPACE!

get back here cat stop escaping

elizardbits — Fri, 23 Nov 2012 12:12:46 -0800

Circle The Cat (flash friday fun) It's not like anyone was going to be productive at work today anyway, right?

"That is what $40,000 of film school will get you"

Wordshore — Wed, 24 Oct 2012 10:17:59 -0800

"Dog owners have a dog park where they can show off their dogs, but cat people don't have that," she says. "The Internet is where people who love cats can go to say, 'Look how cute my cat is.'" On cat videos on the Internet, and maintaining the popularity of Henrí and Maru, while designers of the Scratching Post note how how some owners start writing in a first feline style. Related, "Henrí 2: Paw de Deux" the most popular video in the series, recently won the Golden Kitty. Also links to adverts featuring cats, and on what it's like to watch 10,000 cat videos. And also; while cat owners spend up to 40,000 dollars to go through film school, some cats spend rather less to get a diploma.

Champion Spotlight

carsonb — Mon, 17 Sep 2012 23:27:19 -0800

Welcome to the Champion Spotlight, featuring Sejuani, the Winter's ~~Claw~~ Wrath. Sejuani is a sub par tanker with terrible AP scaling and... no rider. Riven is a bunny! Nidalee is a, uh, —OH GODDAMNIT! goddam cats Volabear, the Thunder's Roar! Teema the Swift Scout! Katarina the Sinister Blade! Sona plays Hymn of Valor. Taric likes gems. The Nasus spotlight, but only because Mom said he had to.

The Spider Wars

Joe in Australia — Thu, 09 Aug 2012 04:50:55 -0800

"So I spent the night with a few friends ..." What do you do if you're staying in a room filled with brown recluse spiders? Well, if you're an entomologist you establish a base, erect defenses, and put together a coalition of allies.

Kittydar

Ad hominem — Fri, 15 Jun 2012 11:51:16 -0800

Revolutionary new web technology detects cat's faces in any picture.(Does not support IE)

Kitty Sings the Blues

jocelmeow — Tue, 08 May 2012 12:52:34 -0800

Kitty Cat Sings the Blues (SLYT) "I woke up this morning...then I went back to sleep. Then I woke up this afternoon...and I went back to sleep..."

HELLO KITTY JET!!

Yellow — Tue, 01 May 2012 05:11:46 -0800

Eva Air has introduced the Hello Kitty Jet! Check in at the Hello Kitty terminals and have a Hello Kitty themed meal. Get out of my way, I need to get a ticket!

Snowcats to the rescue

schroedinger — Mon, 16 Apr 2012 20:41:31 -0800

"Our goals are to train and maintain a network of highly efficient avalanche search and rescue cat teams across Canada." The Canadian Avalanche Rescue Cat Association seeks to add adorable kitties (CARCA) to the teams of animals that currently play a role in search-and-rescue missions for avalanche survivors. Only a few years old, they're the subject of a soon-to-be-available documentary (trailer), and offer training videos to demonstrate the serious business of training cats for search-and-rescue. And they are definitely not fake, please do not believe that canine propaganda.

The Fabulous Screech

Dojie — Thu, 23 Feb 2012 22:42:58 -0800

"You are invited to the fantastically flamboyant final performance of The Fabulous Screech and His Trained Humans." A whimsical, surreal, and surprisingly touching little point-and-click game from the maker of The Book of Living Magic and Infinite Ocean (previously and previouslier).

Kitty Lit 101

reenum — Sun, 04 Dec 2011 14:30:49 -0800

Comediva is having a Cat Week, and one of the features is "Kitty Lit 101".

SWITCHED BODIES WITH JOE BIDEN

The Whelk — Sat, 15 Oct 2011 22:16:23 -0800

STORIES WE MAKE UP ABOUT OUR CATS

Caterwauling

The Whelk — Fri, 30 Sep 2011 09:39:08 -0800

SCREAMING CAT BABBLES, SCREAMS(SLYTP)

Doraemon with English subtitles

KokuRyu — Sat, 27 Aug 2011 17:35:54 -0800

Doraemon - the Hurricane Child (Japanese with English subtitles) Perhaps Japan's greatest pop icon, Doraemon is an earless robotic cat who travels back in time from the 22nd century to aid a schoolboy, Nobita. Originally a Japanese manga series created by Fujiko F. Fujio (a nom de plume of a manga writing duo formed by two Japanese manga artists) Doraemon would become probably the most popular anime series in Japanese history. A Daily Motion user has uploaded dozens of older Doraemon episodes, many with English subtitles).

Sleepy Kitty

puny human — Wed, 13 Apr 2011 15:34:15 -0800

wake up, cat!