Jordan Peele / Keegan-Michael Key by Peabody Awards (cc by)
It's Thursday and that means we're "throwing back", this time to 2015 and Rhaomi's spectacular post showcasing highlights from the tv show Key and Peele! Come for the laughs and sharp commentary and stay for the same!
A bowl of kelp noodles
In Ask Metafilter, 'music for skeletons' asked about softening kelp noodles and another member, 'flug', responded with an incredibly informative answer to the chemistry behind the softening.
screenshot of opening level of the game I Have No Mouth, And I Must Create Blocks On All Sides Of Me
"charming, handcrafted, fiendishly difficult puzzle games with a retro 8-bit feel": Lovingly Crafted Puzzle Games Since 2013, a passel of Puzzlescript, iOS and Android games to while away the hours, 8-bit at a time.
Catie Dull photo of PJ Harvey at NPR's Tiny Desk Concert via npr.org
to make your day better: Catherine Christer Hennix, drone composer • "Mysterious but lovable," Les Rallizes Dénudés • PJ Harvey at the Tiny Desk • Pet Shop Boys Classic Performances • Les McCann and Eddie Harris — Compared to What • Concerts by Cercle • Hania Rani Nancy Jazz Pulsations • More music posts...
The Dinner Party, installation artwork by feminist artist Judy Chicago
In Ask Metafilter, bunderful is seeking subversive art and resources: "I’m looking for visual art that is anti-establishment, subversive, created for the female gaze, ugly, non-pretty, or outsider..."
Twirl Time by The Boy from Bare (cc by)
Among other things, Mefites ponder fashion changes (or lack thereof) in the last 20 years, and whether 96 unfrosted brown sugar PopTarts is too many unfrosted brown sugar PopTarts. Also, bisons are BACK, baby, and, timely: a 24-hour Dr. Who charity livestream event beginning 11/25, POV, Time Lord time.
Hey, it's the end of week and the day after a major holiday in the USA, so let's chill out with The 2023 Comedy Wildlife Photo Awards! Grab your favorite beverage and check out the link that wowenthusiast posted!
Cover of Arlo Guthrie's album, Alice's Restaurant
It's Throwback Thursday, and we're looking back at post's about Arlo Guthrie's song, Alice's Restaurant! There was Miko's 2010 epic post that goes into details about the story, graymouser's 50th anniversary celebration of the song in 2015, and Winnie the Proust's post in 2021 about Guthrie's retirement.
Community by dullhunk (cc by)
Inspired by a post on the front page, 'switcheroo' requested help in AskMetafilter on practical advice for building community. The hivemind responded with several suggestions on how enrich one's life with connections.
My Velveteen Rabbit by Alyssa L. Miller (cc by)
"My 11 year old announced he wants to keep track of all his stuffed animals. On paper, he has maybe invented 2005 Facebook all over again, for his imagination. How can we do this?"
Three little mushrooms by Yani Dubin (cc by-nc-nd)
In Ask Metafilter, Sindark asks about gear for mushroom growing in a small apartment
A selection of Kathleen Sully’s novels via neglectedbooks.com
"Kathleen Sully's name appears in no encyclopaedia, in no dictionary of biography, in no other survey of the English novel" ... BenAstrea posted Brad Bigelow's NeglectedBooks.com article "Kathleen Sully, the Vanished Novelist," a nice bit of detective work on an author who seemed to continually mystify her contemporaries.
Come check out the infectiously fun Rushad Eggleston aka "The Cello Goblin"! This mini-documentary, shared by 'Fupped Duck', explores the inspirations of this joyful soul in all his gloriously madcap creativity.
Container Ship by NOAA's National Ocean Service (cc by)
It's Throwback Thursday! Back in 2018, MovableBookLady shared knowledge about the meaning of markings on container ships and it's fascinating glimpse at maritime history and operations.
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