Best Of MetaFilter

Fireworks 09 by J Swanstrom (Never enough time...) (cc by-nc)

Starting off the New Year with a bang, Metafilter's January Best Post(s) Contest.

Crow and Tom Servo from Mystery Science Theater 3000 by State Farm (cc by)

It's that time of year again! The 6th annual Mystery Science Theater Christmas marathon is on like Donkey Kong! Take a break and watch some movies with some wisecracking mefites and/or robots.

Mini Me by Jonathan Gill (cc by-nc)

Money expert jdroth has a great answer to the question "How the heck do you afford a down payment for a house?"

GC 32 Marseille one design by Julien Desclaux (cc by-nc-nd)

When it comes to speed, Austronesian outrigger designs rule the waves, and clawsoon rules the blue with a fantastic post on catamarans, trimarans, proas, and more

Just Like Queen Nefertiti - 2017 by Jurassic Blueberries (cc by)

In Ask Metafilter, An odoriferous mystery

Footprint Bump Sock by miss88keys (cc by-nc-nd)

This is a ridiculous situation and I need wiser minds.

may all your holiday wishes come true by rockinmonique

MetaFilter Cares 11th Annual Gift and Donation Drive now in Metatalk.

(Also, ps: don't miss the traditional Jingle Rock Bell sacred observance)

I love you Pisa by CJS*64 (cc by-nc-nd)

In Ask Metafilter, What small gestures have made you feel loved?

Hohonu Moana: Exploring Deep Waters off Hawaiʻi by NOAA Ocean Exploration & Research (cc by-sa)

More people have been to the Moon than the Hadal Zone.

Dive into motty's post of Neal Agarwal's awesome deep sea scroller to view unfathomable mysteries of the vasty depths, meter by meter

Question by hikabu

In Ask Metafilter: can anyone make sense of these glyphs/symbols?

Siege of Gondor by Masked Builder (cc by)

deeply nerdy pedantry about LotR and history.. I'm down! — drewbage1847

LOTR fans are enjoying Chrysostom's post on a historian’s look at the Siege of Gondor in Peter Jackson’s Return of the King.