Sideblog Archive
August 27, 2017
Mefites discuss Hurricane Harvey and check in on Metatalk.
A member needs advice on preparing house for evacuation, or how to shelter in place if they cannot get out
August 26, 2017
cubby has posted Hua Mulan, a rather amazing, quirky "live action version of Mulan, with a cast of quite talented child actors," and LEGO Damashii spotted the side-by-side with the Disney version. Great stuff!
August 20, 2017
Are plants sentient? Fantastic first post from Stonkle!
August 14, 2017
I've further subdivided the In The Bathroom category of MefiWiki::YouWHAT. I hope you people are happy. A comment from zamboni in the Proper Way to Prepare a Toothbrush Ask Me thread reminds us about the excellent, amusing, and instructive Mefi Wiki section on "all the threads that have exposed the shocking practices of our fellow Metafilterians."
August 13, 2017
[This is Good]: Don't miss filthy light thief's post on Kasou Taishou, or 欽ちゃん＆香取慎吾の全日本仮装大賞 (translation: Kinchan and Katori Shingo's All Japan Costume Grand Prix), with many amusing and creative examples of "'faking' cinematic special effects on a live stage"
August 12, 2017
You say "tomato," I say "помидор": Why are so many tomato varieties and cultivars from Russia?
August 8, 2017
"Day of Hubris": Flyingfox discusses the lesser known perils of nano-bathrooms, stacked dryers, and the adventurous bather in The UK and USA: two proud nations divided by damp, grey underwear thread.
August 7, 2017
She fed me cookies and coffee in her lab in Siberia: Photoslob talks about meeting Lyudmila Trut, and other adventures, while working on a story about domestication in animals for National Geographic in the How We Really Tamed the Dog thread
August 6, 2017
"I hear that this is not a skill that everyone possesses": Is silent farting a skill everyone can pick up?
August 5, 2017
Kill w/fire: furnace.heart's super fucking glorious guide to stamping out junk mail
August 4, 2017
Jessamyn and cortex catch up on a weird busy month on and off MetaFilter in the latest podcast episode.
August 2, 2017
The July Best Post contest results are in!
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