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Curmudgeon Approved!

Photo of steep, Escher-like spiralling wooden staircasesInspired by Escher - Photo by See1,Do1,Teach1 on Flickr

In case you missed it, zamboni served up a great list of WTIIF (What The Internet Is For) links in chasles' Metatalk post looking for an Ask Metafilter question about "websites that are amazingly specific, usually maintained by a cranky crank." (it was this one)

01/21/24
by taz

And now for something completely comics

illustration of two book covers side by side with the text SHUBEIK LUBEIK on one and YOUR WISH IS MY COMMAND on the other, with DEENA MOHAMED at the bottom of each. Both panels feature dark backgrounds with a vintage-style drawing of disembodied hands holding a glowing bottle with a label on itRitesh Babu's choice for best of the year:

chavenet posted Comics were real good last year, a short list of lists for best comics of 2023

01/16/24
by taz

Happy Endings

Photo montage of four films: The Princess Bride, Clueless, Akeelah and the Bee, Singin' in the Rainimage via vanityfair.com

Mefites are discussing Vanity Fair's list of 31 feel-good movies to boost your mood.

09/25/23
by taz

Organizing a Life

In Ask Metafilter, artisthatithaca asks How Do You Keep Track of Your Life? "I need a system! I need ... something! I've got my work and life calendar under control, but I need a place to keep all the little tidbits I notice, ideas, writing, things from books, lists of books I've read and want to read, thoughts on life, etc..."

01/10/23
by taz

"There is no upside to this"

Burning BooksBurning Books by RRP-NYC (cc by-nc)

For the record, three of my books have been banned in TX, one has been banned in OK, and none of them got a sales boost: headspace speaking first-hand on the damage of book bans and how they are hurting kids.

08/30/22
by taz

it's what's inside that counts

packing...packing... by hans s (cc by-nd)

I find myself fascinated with packing lists. I scour the Peace Corps country-specific packing lists, despite not joining the Peace Corps. I found myself fascinated with the lists of items taking on the Oregon Trail (taken, abandoned, packed, included in the game, included in the Frontier Trails Museum ...

In Ask Metafilter, Ms Vegetable asks for directions to Weirdly Specific Packing and Possession Lists

07/16/19
by taz

It's supposed to be serious, grim, and epic, but it's unintentionally WTF when...

I grew up without cable, and am pretty much ignorant of everything but the "classic" music videos from the 80's; please let me know what I'm missing.

An awesomely generated list of 80s videos from Ask MetaFilter. Now with playlists!

Part 1 | Part 2

05/23/13
by jessamyn

"I might not be able to afford to come to the states yet, but perhaps this way I'll at least be able to get a taste of its four corners."

Built-Rite Wild Animal Map PuzzleBuilt-Rite Wild Animal Map Puzzle by MeFite Marxchivist (cc by)

What are the best films which have been made about your state or city?

07/15/12
by jessamyn

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