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MetaFilter's Choice contest week 3 results

This is the third week of results for our Mefites Choice contest.

Guess The Album GameGuess The Album Game by shrff (cc by)

1. mannequito made an epic post that serves as a history lesson and homage to the silent/hidden track on albums.

james tiptree award anthology 2james tiptree award anthology 2 by cdrummbks (cc by)

2. filthy light thief furnishes us with a post covering the history of new wave Sci-Fi writer James Tiptree Jr., and the revelation that eventually came to light about the author.

Get Smart.Get Smart. by Baylee_Farris (cc by)

3. zarq drops a megapost about the comedy spy show Get Smart, featuring every episode on YouTube along with the movies and spin-offs that followed.

12/23/13
by mathowie

Christmas Cookie Cutters

Emptily NestedEmptily Nested by CarbonNYC (cc by)

In a thread about a famous Christmas cookie cookbook, MetaFilter member Elsa shares an amazing personal story about cookie cutters, stern family members, and giving thanks.

12/18/13
by mathowie

MetaFilter's choice contest week 2 results

1. cthuljew's amazing post about the life and death of the Islamic Golden Age from July 30, 762 to February 13, 1258.

Scholars at an Abbasid library. Maqamat of al-Hariri Illustration by YahyĆ” al-Wasiti, Baghdad 1237

2. Pope Guilty's comprehensive history of Doom post: Twenty Years of Ultra-Violence.

Doom 3: MancubusDoom 3: Mancubus by Psycho Al (cc by)

3. daisyk's post People of Color are not an anachronism

Balthazar at the Adoration of the MagiBalthazar at the Adoration of the Magi

4. Honorable Mention goes to Going To Maine with their quirky Grandma's GIFT post that caught cortex's eye.

Thanks for all the great posts and great voting and prizes offered. We still have two solid weeks of contest left as well as many month-end competitions going. Go vote for your favorites!

12/17/13
by jessamyn

MetaFilter's choice contest week 1 results

Most every December, MetaFilter throws a best post contest and this year is no different: The MeFites Choice Awards.

Week one has passed and the winners have been announced. Here are the top three posts to MetaFilter according to voting members of the site.

Where My Ladies At? is a post about sexism among scientists that includes this brilliant video response as well as a huge list of female STEM online educators. It was posted by Blasdelb.

A Star Trek video of Picard's crew singing "let it snow" by Gelatin came in second.

And last but not least, the man of twists and turns made a comprehensive post on the state of conspiracy theory culture in America, looking back over 50 years.

We'll continue to post weekly recaps of the winners throughout this month.

12/12/13
by mathowie

"There's a language to these things."

-342 : guinea pig pwn-342 : guinea pig pwn by Of Corgis & Cocktails (cc by)

AskMe's advice for novice gamers.

12/10/13
by gnfti

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