Grimp0teuthis's New Couch? Sofa, So Good

Black and white simple drawing of a Victorian-style sofa with overstuffed cushions

One will talk about its kiln dried hardwood frames all day, but make you dig to find out it's using sinuous springs: Grimp0teuthis recently went down the rabbit hole on couches and shares what they found beneath the cushions in the Why Are (Most) Sofas So Bad? thread.

03/19/24
by taz

Putting the "Art" in "Chart"

photo close-up of the tip of a paintbrush brushing salmon colored paint on a white surfaceimage by Marco Verch on Flickr

Faintdreams posted the neato Free Mixed Media Art Supplies Compatibility Chart by artist, designer and educator Nela Dunato: "the most detailed free art mediums compatibility reference!"

03/18/24
by taz

Just Another Manic Punday

Simple black and white 1950s style drawing of a man in a suit holding his chin and looking up while thinking, with idea or exertion rays and question marks surrounding his head

In Ask Metafilter, Phanx is seeking cookbook joke titles that are puns on classic literature, "eg ‘Loaf of Pi’ or ‘Bun day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich,’" while mermaidcafe would like ideas for "Southern Slothic fiction titles." Time to put your mighty lowest-form-of-humor skills to work, everyone!

03/17/24
by taz

Extension Appreciation Thread

In Ask Metafilter, Klipspringer wants to know, What are your favourite general-interest browser extensions in 2024?

03/16/24
by taz

Thank you so much for playing my game!

The race is on to finish all 8 million levels on Super Mario Maker for the Wii U, before the servers shut down on April 8, 2024 🎮🕹️ This post by lubujackson has the details as fans band together to get it done in time!

The dynamics of sitting vs standing

Photo by Laura Hadden, via Flickr https://www.flickr.com/photos/raucousrage/

Fun and interesting commentary in this post by Going to Maine on the subject of how some non-penis havers think those with said organ urinate. Many discoveries were made and techniques shared!

Humans as pets, just not in THAT way, please!

Photo by Daniel Hargrave, via Flickr (https://www.flickr.com/photos/danielhargrave/) Are you looking for NON-erotic sci-fi stories about humans being kept as pets by aliens? Well over in Ask MetaFilter, so is PikeMatchbox and MeFites are chiming in with their recommendations! Be a good hooman and check it out!

#TreasureTrove

vibrant, sinuous painting of wild irises with long bright green stalks and deep purple heads, with one white iris visible, and smaller orange-yellow flowers in the background -- possibly marigoldsIrises by Vincent van Gogh

adamrice posted The Getty Makes 88,000 Art Images Free to Use However You Like, featuring a huge trove of images released under a CC0 license.

03/12/24
by taz

Simple Pleasures

close-up color photo of a fresh, dewy daisy against a black backgrounddetail of photo by Calebe Miranda at pexels.com

nightrecordings is asking for "recommendations for memoirs and personal diaries written by people who made a conscious choice to live a more ascetic life, and in turn discover how to better appreciate simple, but meaningful, pleasures," and the Ask Me crew is coming through!

03/11/24
by taz

slippery history

The one thing I have definitively learned is the old Doctor House mantra applies: Everybody lies: Mefi's own garius (Gareth Edwards) comments in the post on his article about the Rise and Fall of Steve Jobs’s Greatest Rival — and adds "a sneaky Mefi bonus" preview of next month's "The Crazy Ones" column!

03/10/24
by taz

🥚Egg-cellent collection of recipes🥚

Photo by Marco Verch via Flickr (https://www.flickr.com/photos/30478819@N08/)

Whipped/scrambled eggs are popular all over the world, as zamboni showcases in this post on the subject. Seriously, come check out the global possibilities, but don't blame us if you get a sudden hankering!

Once you do see a Studio Ghibli film, you never forget and want more

Studio Ghibli logo

🎟️🎥🍿 What anime would you recommend for someone who just got into the medium via Studio Ghibli? 'Cause lizard2590 is looking for suggestions, so come check out what’s been recommended or add your own!

"The words are equally important"

Todd Klein is one best letterers in comic books, with a career spanning decades. He's written a book, The Art and History of Lettering Comics, and it's online, as noted in marxchivist's post!

That's one small roll for gamers...

Ok NASA, you've sent people into space, landed on the Moon, launched science redefining telescopes, so what's next on your agenda? As Wobbuffet's post points out, creating a tabletop role-playing game (TTRPG) system is the agency's latest accomplishment.

Working smart

A woman in white shirt and trousers stands with her back to us facing an eerie, ominous, foggy supermarket settingA still from the video content inside Omega Mart by immersive designers Meow Wolf. Photo by Kate Russell.

First off, don't get into immersive experience design, events, and production unless there is a part of your brain that lights up and says "this is what I was meant to do, I literally can't do anything else." In the Willy Wonka exhibit thread, kathryn has a very interesting comment on how to do the most with the least in immersive design for events or experiences without a lavish budget.

03/05/24
by taz

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