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Today is a very good day to dig into a few fantasy stories about strangers joining forces to save each other, so come check out brainwane’s latest links to several awesome stories!
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Rhaomi has made a great, in-depth US election day megapost, The Most Important Election of Our Lifetimes.
The New York Times Building photo by Ajay Suresh from New York, NY, USA - New York Times Building - Bottom Portion
The NYT Tech Guild is on strike, which means NYT Games (and Cooking) are behind the picket line. But never fear! Mefites needing their puzzle fix can find Wordle alternatives in this Ask Me thread and the secret word game Letroso, plus, for more fun, be sure to check out Catfishing (Wikipedia category guessing game) by Mefi's own Klipspringer, and Gisnep (quote guessing game) by Metafilter's own ironicsans.
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Signups are open for the 8th annual holiday card exchange!
DrGail asks about recipe sites "where every recipe you've tried has been at least very good and most you've tried have made it into the regular rotation? The ones that absolutely nail the deliciousness-to-effort ratio?" Fellow Cooks of Metafilter, Enlighten Me!
Come on over for November's LinkMe thread! Share a link you think would make a good post and put it on someone's radar so they can make that post!
Not enough of these. (adze re-enactment tool via daegradtools.com)
At some point someone dared to wonder, "what if a time-displaced MMA-fightin' Viking orphan became a carpenter's apprentice to Jesus of Nazareth?" and voila, a movie was born! But of all the tools in this production, which ones are most wrong? Jedicus helps us see the light.
The 2024 presidential election is coming to some sort of conclusion (don’t forget to vote), but 24/7 slog is making many of us anxious. Thankfully Belladonna made a post about 'How not to freak out about the US election' and plenty of people chimed with advice about how to stay somewhat calm. Hang in there everyone, an end is in sight!
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The question is simple, yet so important: What things make you happier when you do them? Community member Eyelash is asking and thankfully, MeFites are pouring in with answers!
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DirtyOldTown has the most appropriate question for this time of year: What’s your favorite scary movie. No, this is not about real life or the US Presidential election, just plain ol’ Halloween!
dancestoblue posts about a surprisingly potent technique to boost your short and long-term recall. Just lie back and think of ... nothing.
The Final Pam screenshot
Rhaomi posts about one of the funniest goddamn things ever published on the internet – McElroy brothers' Monster Factory vids, with beloved faves ... and new episodes!
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my inbox's thousands of unread emails could achieve sentience and I still wouldn't care about it — scruss. People are talking about how they handle their emails in response to Well I never's Ask Me post, "What's in your email inbox?"
Peri-menopause and menopause are still woefully understood phases of a woman’s life. Here’s a couple of recent Ask MetaFilter questions that delve into various aspects of these natural biological processes:
1. If hormones mess with you, what was peri/menopause like?
In addition, here's the menopause tag for AskMetaFilter, and don't forget to see the Related Tags sidebar!
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Don't tell anyone, but wooh is looking for books that feature elaborate schemes.
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