Sideblog Archive
November 28, 2019
Uma-Me: Every time I go nuts about food, it involves umami. Can you be a chef in my imaginary themed restaurant and create a two- or three course feast to let me revel in umami?
November 25, 2019
Unruly Instruments: Dulcimer, Harp, Guitar.
Righter on the Storm: Heroic YouTuber clears blocked storm drains and posts unexpectedly satisfying videos of doing so.
November 24, 2019
For aspiring cruciverbalists, jcreigh fills in the blanks with info on developing, designing, writing, editing, constructing, and where to submit crosswords, plus where to find advice, communities, software, and blogs.
November 20, 2019
Participating in Secret Quonsar this year? The official Thank You thread is open for business!
November 19, 2019
Fantastic in-depth post by AgentRocket on Suzanne Vega and Tom's Diner ๐ฝ, plus more assorted autumn audio on mefi:
Ad for Argo's Book of Dreams featuring Nandi Bushell ๐ฅ; meet John Farnham, Australia's famed "Whispering Jack" ๐ฆ๐บ; the global, omnivorous sonic diet of SVBKVLT ๐; U2 Joshua Tree tour fan edit video ๐ผ; songwriter (and Oscar-winning actress) Mary Steenburgen ๐ข; poet, musician, activist, Moor Mother๐ค; true stories from Martin Simpson in his "Rooted" album ๐; Great Chafing Moonboots, it's Friends Again!๐ป; 1980 Concert by Young Marble Giants ๐ต; Mercedes de Sosa and Gracias a la vida ๐; Wendy Carlos' Switched-on Bach, 1968 ๐น; Maestro: animated woodland creatures perform a gorgeous Bellini opera aria ๐ผ; The World According to Sound podcast ๐; Dylan Tallchief made a drum machine in Excel ๐ฅ; Sounding off, an appreciation of and guide to nautical noises โ๏ธ; Honeyland Happy Honeybee Harmonies (animation) ๐; Sudan Archives, North African style violin + West Coast RnB, funk, soul ๐ป; Indigo Girls' Swamp Ophelia ๐ฅ; open-source Spleeter audio separation library ๐ง; Lucy Dacus seasonal covers for Halloween and Christmas๐; "Let It Go" in Klingon โ๏ธ; recovering Native language for the indigenous community๐๐ฝ; 1979-1983: A very abbreviated musical history โฎ๏ธ; Air Safety Video, K-pop styleโ๏ธ; Kesha, Raising Hell with Big Freedia ๐ฅ; Blade Runner Esper Edition soundtrack fan-made bootleg ๐; restored classic and lost punk films ๐ฝ; acoustic version of Ministry's "Everyday is Halloween" ๐; and finally, an alter of sound for Day of the Dead ๐
November 18, 2019
Cookies Are Enabled: Sign-ups for The Great Mefi Cookie Swap are now open in Metatalk!
November 14, 2019
God, I miss the days when I would stay up til 3am reading the Drizzt books and the Dragonlance books, loving every word on the page and also going through an entire package of oreos and a half gallon of milk while reading them, and my metabolism would say "No worries, I got you, fam!": Mefites remember the Forgotten Realms pulp fantasy novels of the '90s.
Brushes With Fame: Mefite shares harrowing personal experience with "serial offender" Quilty, of #FreeQuilty notoriety
November 12, 2019
When "FPP" stands for "Festive Postal Party": The 2019 MeFi Holiday Card Exchange is happening in Metatalk! โ๏ธ๐ฎ
November 11, 2019
Olfaction Reaction Expansion: biogeo offers an outstanding, detailed backgrounder in the Turning off intergenerational trauma in mice thread.
November 10, 2019
A digest of recent food culture posts: The Food Timeline, evolution of foods dating back to before 17,000BC โณ; Maria Orosa, Filipina food technologist, chemist, humanitarian, war hero ๐ฉ๐ฝโ๐ฌ; The D.C. Region Doesnโt Have Full-Time Food Critics of Color. Why That Matters ๐ฐ; Archeology of Taste is a project about childhood memories ๐ญ; Consider the potato: How do you prefer yours? ๐ฅ; The Food Flow Model, a web of connections across the continental U.S. ๐; What Makes Good Comfort Food? A LitHub conversation ๐; The most taxing work in the kitchen is brain work ๐ง Icelandโs last McDonaldโs burger simply wonโt rot, even after 10 years ๐.
November 9, 2019
2 jiggers of frustration, garnish with a soupรงon of rage: help anonymous make the perfect spite cocktail. ๐ธ
Indoor workout ideas? I want to work on my physical fitness, but I don't want to leave my house.
November 8, 2019
RobotVoodooPower solves the weird delayed Valentineโs day text messages mystery. (Okay, not really, but we want to believe)
November 7, 2019
Signups for this year's Secret Quonsar gift exchange are open through the end of Saturday, so sign up soon if you'd like to join in!
A number of MeFites have contributed funds to support anyone who wants to participate but would have financial difficulty doing so. Please see the thread and reach out to the SQ team if you'd like to make use of this!
November 6, 2019
Each one should evoke a little wow or aww or pop of curiosity or excitement to try it: this-apoptosis is looking for 20 tiny wonders
November 5, 2019
Above a certain number of chickens, they start to... non-figuratively multiply in non-linear ways: Loquacious on the Quantum Chicken Effect
November 4, 2019
More in Metatalk: The Mefi Mall is open, and you can add your shop now; MeFites for the Holidays is the spot for members who want to make connections for some seasonal bonhomie; Thinking About a Post is a thread for people to talk about posts they'd like to see or collaborate on; and finally, the current Metatalktail Hour's topic asking what obsolete technology members are skilled in is a lot of fun, if you haven't checked it out.
November 3, 2019
Mefi Gift Swap: the Secret Quonsar 2019 sign-up thread is open for business!
Ask Me in the Kitchen: The mystery of the impossibly savory mushroom vegan couscous ๐; seeking this Platonic ideal of a dish towel ๐ฉโ๐ณ; tasty, portable bready things ๐ฅ; robust stew to eat over the course of the week ๐ฅ; what am I trying to wash off my lettuce, exactly? ๐ฅ; vegetarian showstopper recipes ๐๐ฒ
November 1, 2019
Hey, it's episode 157 of the MetaFilter podcast, with cortex and jessamyn!
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