MetaFilter posts tagged with prom

Do babies born in January prefer tafeta?

Ruthless Bunny — Wed, 23 Sep 2009 12:40:46 -0800

Does getting lucky at the prom equate to more Winter Babies? What does that mean economically?

Out of Sight.

grapefruitmoon — Mon, 15 Dec 2008 16:10:42 -0800

Out of Sight : Photographer Sarah Wilson photographs the prom at Texas' School for the Blind & Visually Impaired. [via] Bugmenot for Texas Monthly: blahblah@blah.com

I just wish I'd asked her to be my date

serazin — Wed, 16 May 2007 11:31:21 -0800

Cutenewsfilter: Fresno, California high school crowns first transgender prom queen. Woot!

The meek shall inherit the prom

Kickstart70 — Fri, 22 Jul 2005 16:15:47 -0800

Steuard Jensen for Prom King! Three nerds get the resident high school science geek on the ballot for Prom King, and...well, you'll have to read the story to get the answer. Like in fiction, sometimes in real life the protagonist/hero comes from the most unexpected position.

Off like a duct tape prom dress

me3dia — Thu, 16 Jun 2005 10:28:58 -0800

Stuck to their prom dates. Since 2001, Duck brand duct tape has sponsored a scholarship contest, open to any high school students willing to go to prom in outfits made of duct tape. This year's fashions range from the classic silver to wilder colors and patterns, and occasionally veer into the just plain strange. Dip into the archives for more.

Dry Pain-Free Freak Dance

mcgraw — Wed, 12 Jan 2005 08:01:06 -0800

Upon this desiccating planet, will I employ religion to increase pain threshold. Why? So I may get my freak on.

Prom Story

Prospero — Thu, 17 Jun 2004 11:52:37 -0800

Prom Story In a series of essays at Slate (1, 2, 3) a journalist in his mid-20s lightheartedly recounts the experience of escorting a 17-year-old girl to her high-school prom (purely for journalistic purposes, it's worth noting). Posters at Slate's reader discussion forum, in spite of its supremely cumbersome interface, express their strong (and not always coherent) disapproval, based mostly on the age difference between the author and his prom date. The author of the essays responds: "As the film critic Richard Roeper (who is much older, and much more influential than myself) pointed out in Esquire recently, this is indeed a strange cultural moment, one made all the stranger by the fact that we're not supposed to admit [it] actually exists." I'm not the biggest fan of journalists who engage in seemingly socially taboo behavior for the sole purpose of writing an article, but this made for interesting reading nonetheless.

The Geek in all of us

edgeways — Fri, 16 Apr 2004 09:36:45 -0800

Geek Prom Has been going on for a handful of years now, here is an older news story 'bout it. That is all, nothing earth shattering. Cheers

Yee Fucking Ha

bitdamaged — Fri, 02 May 2003 22:40:09 -0800

Georgia high school has white only prom. ...dunno what else to say about that.

Prom, other activities jazz up life for Alzheimer's patients.

Macboy — Mon, 21 Apr 2003 19:22:13 -0800

Prom for the young at heart. A Milwaukee woman raises awareness about Alzheimers using a high school theme and some creativity.

holycola — Fri, 10 May 2002 11:51:59 -0800

The Prom is On for a gay teen who wants to take his boyfriend to his prom at a Roman Catholic school, as ordered by the court. This dispute has been making news in Canada for a few weeks. I thought it an interesting story because it touches on sexuality, morality, law, the church and education all at once. I wasn't out when my prom came around, so I went with a friend who knew about me. We had a blast, but a more romantic date would have been nice too.

MattD — Tue, 29 May 2001 10:50:46 -0800

Prom dresses getting skimpier (NB: New York Times link). I have to believe that Principal Matakovich would have made prom night a quick roundtrip home for any girl who showed up at the San Luis Obispo High School prom dressed in one of these ... (although one hesitates to use Size 2 Spence girls as a firm sign of a trend).

donkeysuck — Mon, 21 May 2001 11:19:13 -0800

Kudos to the students at Ferndale High in Washington State. Not only for breaking down some barriers, but also for being more mature than most of the adults involved with the school. And, for you readers that have not cast Salon.com into the darkest pits of your memory banks, here's their article which has a surprising, and refreshing, quote from the prom queen.

tweebiscuit — Sat, 19 May 2001 17:56:23 -0800

Who knew? Apparently porn spammers were actually providing us with valuable service all along! (Me, I'm springing for the penis enlargement.)