Miracle Mile screenshot
DirtyOldTown: This is one of my three or four favorite movies EVER. I have a list of things. I could fill the whole page. Great, interesting comment about Steve de Jarnatt in Lemkin's very interesting post on the film "Miracle Mile". Go ahead and fill the whole page, DoT!
The clerk says, "why the long reading list?" Oh, hey, cupcakeninja has made a post for lists of "classic novels that bring the laughs."
Braeburn is looking for quirky, unique, not gendered gift guides, preferably UK based, while egeanin is seeking gifts that teach the constellations, and nouvelle-personne wants to give the gift of Beeps and Boops for two siblings, 3 and 5, who LOVE interactive educational toys that talk or play music.. βοΈβ¨
π One new to add to our roundup, Have you got board game gift recommendations for my age 20 & 24 kids?, and one overlooked from earlier (how did that happen!), What holiday gifts are you giving kids in your life that are 7-9ish?
For getting ideas, or sharing answers, some #GiftFilter posts currently in AskMe: Gift for the guy who has everything? β Fantastic gift (basket)? β Rubik's Cube and Rubik's Cube Adjacent Gift ideas? β Sewing/fashion gift to inspire a creative, crafty tween? β High Quality, Interesting Advent Calendars? β Gift ideas for geography + history + gadget lover? β The Best X You Can Buy for under $50? β a cute, modern craft kit, please? β What gift for a someone who cleared my driveway of a fallen tree? β Interesting international snacks for Christmas gifts?
detail from movie poster for Cats Of Malta
"I just posted paduasoy's "six films about cats, with no cat death" list. You can see the films via the hashtag #CatFilms ... Donate $25 to MeFi and I'll post six films on a custom theme of your choice, too!" In the Mefi fundraising thread, DirtyOldTown offers to do that thing he does so well. π
Photo by Paul Hudson via Flickr (https://www.flickr.com/photos/pahudson/)
World got you down or just generally feeling blue? Then check out boxβs post about the 40 saddest albums of all time! Dim those lights and let's zone out for the night!
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In Ask Metafilter bluloo is looking for deeply engrossing beach reads, 168 would like recs for really good book blogs, and WithWildAbandon seeks what seems to be a unicorn — "a comprehensive, continually updated list of celebrity book clubs with ALL of their monthly picks," but no answers so far. (hey, hey, anyone looking for a niche blog focus?)
Photo by Steven Miller, via Flicker: https://www.flickr.com/photos/aloha75/
Cupcakeninja posted a link to 30 of the best fantasy novels of all time and we're drawn in by the comments. There's various opinions about what is and isn't on the list, come share your thoughts!
protorp posted the Best of 2023 lists from Headphone Commute, featuring stunning ambient, instrumental, experimental, electronic, and modern-classical music.
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What might be in your 24 for 24 list? dorothyisunderwood posted about Happiness journalist Gretchen Rubin's different approach to the traditional (often onerous or guilt-inducing) New Year's resolution list.
Here's a little gem: Ranking "1989 (Taylorβs Version)" tracks based solely on their connection to sewer infrastructure by the Northeast Ohio Regional Sewer District, linked by Gorgik in the Enswiftification thread.
Kat Allison shared a post about the 40 Best Stand-Alone TV Episodes (Slate) and reactions to it are great. Check out the various and wide ranging alternate suggestions in the comments!
Screwdriver on a White Background by wuestenigel (cc by)
You need to do a thing - NOW! For when you need to calculate a thing, or look up a thing, or be able to do the thing in your Browser without any faff: Faintdreams posted a Big list of free In-Browser, Single Use tools
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