Photo by Pamela Carls, via Flickr (https://www.flickr.com/photos/irisdragon/) The kite "wars" are heating up in Brazil to the point that law is having to get involved. Yes, you read that sentence right, chavenet created a post that has the details! | Continue reading
A screenshot from the adaptation Citizenk took the time to remind us of an old, yet incredibly ambitious project, Blade Runner: the Aquarel Edition. It's a shot by shot recreation of the movie, but done in watercolors and it is stunning to see. | Continue reading
How do you remember to take your meds, vitamins, etc? | Continue reading
Monotype print using a selfmade gelli by aab_art via r/printmaking on reddit Monotypes are "undergoing a revival of sorts thanks to the Gel Plate which has made it very easy for the beginner (like me!) to make their own prints and papers." Art_Pot posted Monoprinting with the Gel … | Continue reading
collage using image by Colin W, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons kensington314 asked an interesting question about how to have "26 guns melted down or otherwise destroyed in Southern California," and Iris Gambol has a great in-depth answer, while xedrik reports on his solution … | Continue reading
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 thre … | Continue reading
If you ever go to the planet Jupiter, try and swing by Earth on your way out. Europe's JUICE spacecraft recently did just that, as noted in a post by bq, and the photos are lovely! | Continue reading
Bats like living in churches for a numbers of reasons, though their presence can present problems. Hence the Bats in Churches project, focused on the UK, and as highlighted by paduasoy's post! | Continue reading
Love word puzzles and looking for something new? Then please allow Horace Rumple to point you towards Gisnep, a new daily word puzzle by MeFi's own ironicsans! | Continue reading
collage by mefi staff It was a dark and stormy night, the inky pools of shadow in the sparsely furnished room punctuated only by jittery flashes of lightning and the throbbing #065a8f rather than #006699 blue background and glowing scroll of resolute white text and flirtatious li … | Continue reading
image via pixabay.com Is it okay to date or marry your chatbot? jenfullmoon posted Give up dating or just date a bot. | Continue reading
Gorogoa game artwork derbyshire is looking for fun puzzle video games to play as a family. | Continue reading
Digital Public Library of America and Independent Publishers Group have announced a groundbreaking agreement MIT vs Elsevier | Continue reading
Cropped image by Josh Dury The Perseid meteor shower is back and SPrintF posted about a particularly beautiful image of it! | Continue reading
Image by Andreas Eldh, via Flickr (https://www.flickr.com/photos/eldh/) Over on AskMetaFilter, nushustu posted an interesting question for our technological age: with much of its staff let go, how is X (nee Twitter) still running? The many answers are an illuminating look at runn … | Continue reading
Photo by Daniel Wehner, via Flickr (https://www.flickr.com/photos/daniel-wehner/ You want a story? Maybe two? Brainwane has you covered! First up is two new short stories by Kelly Robson and Marissa Lingen. If that's not enough, there's a third story from a very interesting writi … | Continue reading
image via pixabay.com A$k the Mod$; Mefi Pet$; Early Acce$$: it's our August Fundraiser! | Continue reading
image via pixabay.com BadgerDoctor asks Are there advantages to buying unsliced bread?, and in case you were wondering, I'm happy to report that yes, it turns out Mefites can overthink a slice of bread! | Continue reading
"Everyone's favorite mystery text, the Voynich Manuscript, is finally getting careful attention from leading medievalists": Pleasant_confusion posted A new approach to the Voynich Manuscript. | Continue reading
Cover detail from Anton Chekhov's The Kiss Book love meets graphic design love meets collectible love in cupcakeninja's post on Greg Neville's Penguin Series Design. ❤️ | Continue reading
via theconversation.com, Teetotums were used in an era when dice were associated with vice. Museum Rotterdam/Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA Wobbuffet has a lovely, expansive post on the early history of geographical board games, with a special look at America's first board game, 182 … | Continue reading
Let's circle back around to brainwane's post about alternatives to corporate jargon. Hopefully we can ping this low hanging fruit as we pivot to a churn Photo by Josh, via Flickr (https://www.flickr.com/photos/listener42/) | Continue reading
Hey, take a minute, close your eyes and imagine an apple. Well, it turns out that not everyone can visualize an apple in their internal mind. What does that mean? Ten Cold Hot Dogs made a post about that topic and what the link says about how individualistic we all are is fascina … | Continue reading
There's so much going in the world at any particular time, so many things to keep track off and pay attention to. So let's turn that big brain off for a bit with big songs that keep things calm. What do you suggest? Because member Garm is looking for music that can put one in thi … | Continue reading
miniature diorama of Christine inside Darnell's garage by member Laura Palmer's Cold Dead Kiss In HearHere's post on a miniature renaissance, Laura Palmer's Cold Dead Kiss shared their impressive creation, a diorama of Darnell's Garage from the movie Christine. Flagged as Fury 58 … | Continue reading
image via pixabay.com TimHare wants to hear about your favorite independent and/or college streaming radio stations. | Continue reading
In Canada, an initiative to help combat anti-trans rhetoric and attacks at school boards and other local institutions: Lawyers Against Transphobia | Continue reading
Hey, here's a couple of internal notes for the community: ALeaflikeStructure has created a USA VotingSupport page in the Metafilter Wiki that lists specific organizations that work to educate and support voters. If you are looking for somewhere to volunteer, donate, or get help i … | Continue reading
image via pixabay.com 7 Minutes of Madness is asking for recommendations for Time-Glitch Novels. Also, 7 Minutes of Madness is asking for recommendations for Time-Glitch Novels. | Continue reading
Photo by Andrew Bone via Flickr (https://www.flickr.com/photos/andreboeni/) Time for a round of MeFi's posts about the 2024 Olympics! There's a post about the amazing swimmer, Katie Ledecky, another covering the photo of surfer Gabriel Medina celebrating his win, the difference b … | Continue reading
Photo by Lisa Zins, courtesy of Flickr (https://www.flickr.com/photos/lisazins/) Sure, you've already started pregaming for Halloween and things are going frightfully well. But let's expand your dimly lit horizons and check out DirtyOldTown's massive guide to horror movies that a … | Continue reading
That guy, doing his thing! It's been thirty years since overly muscled, blue spandex clad superhero known as The Tick first proffered profound platitudes of righteous justice over the sugary sweet Saturday sac of morning cartoons. But what was the origin of this ridiculous and be … | Continue reading
jontyjago posted St Wilfrid's Catholic School's end of year video, a delightful shot-by-shot remake of Fatboy Slim's "Weapon of Choice," featuring the school's headmaster, Mr Ferry. (Mr Ferry actually has pretty good rhythm, but the pun would brook no resistance) | Continue reading
Not to alarm you, but it is less than 100 days until Halloween. Have you finalized your overambitious horror film watch list yet? Wobbuffet is here to help. | Continue reading
Photo by Elena Popova on Unsplash Would you like to learn how to play the board game Go? "This website is visually appealing, simple to use, and easy to understand." Thanks bq! | Continue reading
Please welcome new user, A Most Curious Rabbit, who joined just to explain how your small donation contributes to a political cause. Eye opening information that reminds us that we can be involved in the process! | Continue reading
"there's 2 ways I usually remove movement from dead characters ..." Member 5_13_23_42_69_666 answers DirtyOldTown's Ask Mefi question about techniques used for hiding the breathing of "dead" characters on TV and film. | Continue reading
Art by Will Quinn (https://www.willquinnart.com/) What's the bunny quotation in your life, are you getting enough? If not, cupcakeninja has a post about artist Will Quinn, who has delightful daily solutions to this problem! | Continue reading
Photo by Yogendra Joshi, via Flickr (https://www.flickr.com/photos/yogendra174/) In a post about the recent CrowdStrike outage, Wordshore shared a charming anecdote about signs, scone thievery, and the ethics of moth collecting. | Continue reading
Photo by Stephen Bowler via Flickr (https://www.flickr.com/photos/50826080@N00/) How would you define the concept of 'tomorrow'? Even better, how would you define it to a six year old? If you have an answer, chime in on kitcat's question or see what others are saying! | Continue reading
Photo by Eden, Janine and Jim, via Flickr (https://www.flickr.com/photos/edenpictures/) It's been a busy few years in US politics since last week's attempted assassination of Republican Nominee Donald Trump. First, the US Supreme court dismissed the classifieds documents case aga … | Continue reading
image via The Internet Animation Database, intanibase.com Oh, fun! not_on_display posted The Fictional Brands Archive's searchable index, with descriptions of each brand, and browsable by name, sector, category, medium, genre, and "touchpoint." Check out the "Research" section, t … | Continue reading
image via The Internet Animation Database, intanibase.com Oh, fun! not_on_display posted The Fictional Brands Archive's searchable index, with descriptions of each brand, and browsable by name, sector, category, medium, genre, and "touchpoint." Check out the "Research" section, t … | Continue reading
image via pixabay.com greatgefilte posted How to unlearn pain, an interesting exploration of psychotherapy or talk therapy focusing on hidden, powerful emotions for some types of pain, including a look at "This Might Hurt, a film about a radical treatment for chronic pain." | Continue reading
Did you know there is a Youtube Free Cleaning community? AlSweigart posted about Midwest Magic Cleaning, and specifically the channel owner's bracing reaction to the commenters who "get off on the dopamine rush of mocking people and blaming them." Very informative, and not a bad … | Continue reading
The Skin Illustrator Dirt Palette professional makeup product OrangeDisk asks why TV and film characters don't seem to wipe blood, dirt, etc., from their faces any longer, and gets some helpful answers, including this one from nouvelle-personne about the differences between old a … | Continue reading
Check out this post by dhruva that highlights Nanoscopes, an award-winning short film about butterfly wings! After you've gazed over the beautiful images, dive into the thread to read some commentary from the filmmaker themselves! Screenshot from film | Continue reading
Photo by Mike Mozard via Flickr (https://www.flickr.com/photos/jeepersmedia/) For the old house and non AC people there is (literally) only one burning question: What are your best fan strategies? AgentRocket has started the discussion, come see what people are suggesting! But pl … | Continue reading