"nice to see someone leaning in to the core imagery of the loon as a red-eyed nightmare being by really focusing in on the eye part to the exclusion of the rest of the bird; I feel like this is the one Minnesotan who's going to be straight with me about the Horrors" – taquito sunrise.
Minnesotans are submitting their new state flag and seal design ideas, and Mefites have opinions.
Les blés by _.Yann Cœuru ._ (cc by)
There's something called "the resource curse," or resource trap ... Eyebrows McGee with a fascinating bit of musing on Russia and Ukraine and the hinterlands and yeoman farmers, and resource extraction, wealth concentration, state benefits, education, and how they are bound together ... and why all this might be more important than usual right now. Confused? You won't be!
State of the Site, July 2019 update
State of the Site update: ad revenue is down, we're stepping up a push to make MetaFilter wholly community funded (you can help!), and some discussion of current site resources and some short and long-term goals.
Site finances update: holy heck, community funding!
Two weeks after announcing a big revenue shortfall, y'all are now contributing nearly $10,000 more per month to support the site, which is amazing and puts us on firmer ground for the future. Read up on what's next!
State of Metafilter: financial update and funding
Here's an important site update; we are facing a serious revenue shortfall and making plans for how to remedy that short term and stabilize MeFi's income and community-support process in the long term. Details in that link; here's our fundraising page.
Last Drop by Renée S. Suen (cc by-nc-nd)
I love lush, dark, pretentious speakeasies where the cocktails take 15 minutes to make and cost my first born. As a kid, I dreamed on the day I could be the mysterious woman sitting alone at a fancy bar and here I am as an adult, with the means to fulfill my dreams.
Zosia Blue asks for the best modern speakeasy-type bars in each U.S. state... and compiles a spreadsheet. Santé!
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