Happy Throwback Thursday! This week we're hitting up the internet archive for the radio dramas that the BBC has been produced for close to a century, thanks to this post by gwint! | Continue reading
Please allow autopilot to introduce you to Margaret Cavendish, science researcher, fashion designer, and writer, who crafted science fiction stories back in 1666! Come explore her 'Blazing World'!... | Continue reading
Nice weekly free thread discussing the games we play! Don't miss Wobbuffet's commentary about the history of parlor games from antiquity to the present, and how old games reveal themselves in modern equivalents. | Continue reading
protorp posted the Best of 2023 lists from Headphone Commute, featuring stunning ambient, instrumental, experimental, electronic, and modern-classical music. | Continue reading
Inspired by Escher - Photo by See1,Do1,Teach1 on FlickrIn 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 … | Continue reading
Art by Kars Alfrink, from FlickrDo things! ALL THE THINGS! But not forever, unless you want to! Hop on the SOFA and learn a technique/way of thinking for doing projects, courtesy of this post by brainwane! | Continue reading
Ocean drainage basins of the world Robert Szucs / Grasshopper GeographyWhere are the maps that show which ocean rivers drain in to? They're in this post about Hungarian cartographer Robert Szucs that was shared with us by rory. | Continue reading
Screenshot from the video!Come watch as people show off their favorites dance moves with Ed People in this fantastic video shared by storybored! Grandma has the moves! | Continue reading
Magpie female by Jean and Fred Hort, via Flickr8-year-old Emma had a question about Australian magpies. 30,000 people (not a typo) responded. Oh the results are interesting, in this community science centered post created by sciatrix! | Continue reading
Ritesh 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 | Continue reading
Tasty allyship! (Cookie images via gssc.us)the kids are under attack this year more than ever, so let's give them some joy: Bella Donna posted about how to support trans girl scouts (and enjoy some delicious GS cookies in the process)! A nice article and list from Erin Reed, and … | Continue reading
Photo by Scott Swigart on FlickrWobbuffet casts a mage hand with a smashing megathread for Dungeons & Dragons 50th birthday (more or less)! | Continue reading
Photo by Sam Churchill, from Flickr (https://www.flickr.com/photos/samchurchill/14986641448/in/photolist-oQjsnN)Did you dial the wrong number? That's ok, it's a good opportunity to make new connections! DirtyOldTown posted about how Maasai herders in Tanzania have been using misd … | Continue reading
MeFi Nascent Nonprofit Update: a brief recap of the Jan. 3 meeting of the MeFi Nonprofit interim board. | Continue reading
Update: Resubscribe to MeFi’s RSS feeds. We have replaced most RSS feeds with new Metafilter-hosted versions, so be sure to resubscribe if you use RSS to access the site at all! | Continue reading
Photo by Tim Walker, from Flickr (https://www.flickr.com/photos/timjoyfamily/)Seeking help on getting organized? Community member toucan is also and they're looking for information on creating storage systems and posted in Ask MetaFiilter for tips and oh, the answers! | Continue reading
You are looking for something interesting on the internet. Do you: A. Choose a random post on MetaFilter B. Click the link for a look back on the Choose Your Own adventure book series | Continue reading
Ok, you're in therapy or thinking of going to therapy, but worried that no one else has had these thoughts/feelings/experiences etc. "Nah," says multiple therapists in a post created by BellaDonna. Click to read the most common thing clients have been afraid to tell therapists th … | Continue reading
Screenshot from the video About that mouse that's been tidying up a shed: sciatrix relays some information about what kind of mouse it might be and possibly what's it doing and why! | Continue reading
Eyelash is looking for Things that make you happier when you do them. Is there anything that reliably helps your well-being that's not on their list? | Continue reading
In Metatalk, Monkeytoes is asking folks to Share the Hidden-Gem Comments of 2023! | Continue reading
7th Annual Mefi Valentine card Exchange signups are open until January 12! ❤️❤️❤️ Thank you, SunPower, for organizing! | Continue reading
"What is your favorite live webcam that you keep open during the day" asked GernBlandston in Ask MetaFilter. "Oh, we have many excellent suggestions," replied the community! | Continue reading
You may be wary of dad jokes, but JHarris's sharing of the the website fatherhood.gov and its treasure trove of Dad Jokes, will help you get over that. | Continue reading
Come watch this documentary on the British Ritual Year of 2019, which showcases 20 local traditions across the Britain. Long and fascinating, well worth the time! | Continue reading
Sci Fi Park by Julio A Gonzalez (cc by)Sci Fi / paranormal shows minus the horror? Member Bigbootay. Tay! Tay! Blam! Aargh... has a big! big! list. Blam! | Continue reading
_MG_4966 by gidlark (cc by-sa)"Yes, citing these in an argument will annoy everyone. But what fun!" storybored posted "100 Little Ideas that Explain how the Human World works," including such items as "Bizarreness Effect," "Skill Compensation," and "Curse of Knowledge." | Continue reading
24 (cc by)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. | Continue reading
photo by Shimelle Laine on Flickr"Sitting up straight makes me feel like I'm in the army": In Ask Metafilter, wheatlets asks about how to lounge ergonomically. | Continue reading
Object of lust: TP–7 field recorder, via teenage.engineeringHelp satisfy dmd's lust for beautiful functional objects? Difficulty level, been there, fiddled with that. | Continue reading
Homage to Shaun Tan by AlyZen Moonshadow (cc by)Oh, the Weather Outside is Frightful, but Inside It's Even Worse ... Hallelujah! GenjiandProust has posted another stellar compilation of weird audio dramas, with descriptions, helpful sorting info and links for all. | Continue reading
Photo by pol sifter on Flickr: sign pointing to the village of Hope, Derbyshire UKhippybear posted 66 Good News Stories You Didn't Hear About in 2023 | Continue reading
Let's check in on humanity's solar system exploration before 2024 kicks in: doctornemo has made a fantastic post about the current state of developments in space, including asteroid bits, fast spaceships, JuMBOs, a space battle, and a space cat video . | Continue reading
Watching by Marcin Wichary (cc by)Come one, come all and gather around the computer screen for our 10th annual holiday fun of irreverent Christmas comedy and specials! Starting at noon eastern time on December 22, community member JHarris is leading the charge into destressing! I … | Continue reading
Fatboy Slim by alterna2 (cc by)Hippybear provides us with this week's Throwback Thursday, which is about the 25th anniversary of Fatboy Slim's album "You've Come A Long Way, Baby" and the various sources of the musical and vocal samples. | Continue reading
Image created by the artist Come spend some time in the dreamy, surreal imagery of artist Ted Chin. AlSweigart has made a post about artist and is inviting discussion about what you think and feel about the art | Continue reading
via Wikimedia, Tanbo art, Inakadate, Aomori Prefecture. Acala from the 2012 work "Hibo Kannon and Acala". Viewed from village administation buildingWow! Athanassiel posted about rice paddy art — huge and incredibly clear images made by planting different strains of rice seeds. | Continue reading
CB068378 by Raoul Luoar (cc by)clawsoon wants to know which non-fiction of the past three years you will still be recommending in 2030. | Continue reading
Anna's Hummingbird is one of the top species on BirdWeather"BirdWeather is a visualization platform that... is continuously listening to over 200 active audio stations around the world and is actively plotting their results in a user-friendly map interface..." jessamyn posted abo … | Continue reading
typing by Kiran Foster (cc by)Go ahead and cancel your plans for the next few hours 'cause Kattullus has posted about an addictive game you can play. Best part is that each game only lasts 20 seconds!Prompt. Type. 20 seconds passes. REPEAT! | Continue reading
phunniemee is asking about people's fave minor appliances, "any genre, any room of the house, practical or whimsical, basic or outre." | Continue reading
Dyker Lights 32 - Lonely Glowing Snowman by Amaury Laporte (cc by)Chavenet shared an amazing piece of fiction, "Christmas on the Moon", by Harrison Scott Keyby. It's a moving, somewhat unconventional story, about Christmas, home, and finding a place while guarding fireworks. | Continue reading
Apollo 8 Reentry by NASA Goddard Photo and Video (cc by)Community member 'automatronic' made a great comment about Artemis 1's fiery re-entry to Earth. It's an amazing recounting of a fantastic engineering feat by NASA! | Continue reading
oh to be 20 again..... by Beatnik Photos (cc by)AskMetafilter recently turned 20 and various members stopped by to give a shout out! Here's to 20 more! How should we celebrate when AskMe turns 21?! | Continue reading
image via generationamiga.comZ303 has crafted an amazing megapost on demoscene history, techniques, creations, social scene, and more. | Continue reading
Image by Sue Carroll on UnsplashHow do you ask for help when being cared for feels terrifying? Anonymous reaches out in Ask Metafilter. | Continue reading
pivot-table by okfn (cc by)Parasite Unseen (delightfully) admits to being a spreadsheet person in the Placeholder Girlfriend thread | Continue reading
Movies - Films - Hollywood by fxorturr26 (cc by)Break out the popcorn and snacks, because 'oulipian' has created a post highlighting the greatest films you (probably) haven't seen. Even better, that's 101 of them, from a poll on Sight and Sound! | Continue reading