I'm really liking female indie-pop vocalists right now (Kimba, Florence Welch, Adele, Marina + the Diamonds). Who else should I listen to? Sorry, I hate Kate Bush.
posted by flibbertigibbet at 7:46 PM May 26 2012 - 38 answers [35 favorites]

My husband and I have gotten absolutely addicted to Yale history prof David Blight's course on the American civil war on iTunes U. Help us find more courses like this, preferably in the humanities. What are your favorites?
posted by rubyshoes at 11:09 AM May 25 2012 - 17 answers [101 favorites (23 in the last 24 hours)]

What hourglass-friendly styles am I missing? [more inside]
posted by Addlepated at 8:38 PM May 25 2012 - 8 answers [27 favorites (23 in the last 24 hours)]

Your very best salad dressings and salad recipes needed! [more inside]
posted by Frowner at 6:17 AM May 25 2012 - 39 answers [88 favorites (17 in the last 24 hours)]

For the past few months I've been strongly considering moving from NYC back to the flyover state I came from, that my parents and extended family live in. I made the initial move to NYC in a matter of weeks (from decision to actual Greyhound bus ticket to temp job). Now I'm older and more cautious. [more inside]
posted by bunderful at 9:46 AM May 26 2012 - 15 answers [17 favorites]

I am looking for software to help organize my life : notes, calendar, to-do lists, links, passwords [more inside]
posted by digdan at 5:18 PM May 26 2012 - 8 answers [13 favorites]

I read an odd (and very stupid) novel around 1997. Please verify that this book exists and wasn't a product of my young addled mind. [more inside]
posted by arha at 3:56 AM May 26 2012 - 7 answers [11 favorites]

Looking for some ideas of cool things to do at home with a partner. [more inside]
posted by JoannaC at 11:27 AM May 25 2012 - 31 answers [53 favorites (10 in the last 24 hours)]

I really like clothing (specifically shirts, dresses, skirts and tights/leggings) with all-over scenery or landscape prints. Where can I find more of it, and what search terms would help me zero in on it? [more inside]
posted by aecorwin at 1:23 PM May 25 2012 - 20 answers [29 favorites (9 in the last 24 hours)]

I'm having a ridiculously fun time playing with Audiotool and am learning a ton about desktop production. Where do I go from here? [more inside]
posted by bumpjump at 8:27 AM May 26 2012 - 5 answers [9 favorites]

I came across a very neat online language learning tool a few weeks ago, but I didn't bookmark it and now I can't find it again. Basically it worked like this: you choose a preset text or story (I think they were mostly fables and fairy tales), your native language, and the foreign language you're trying to practice. Then it shows the text of the story with a few of your native words replaced with their foreign equivalents, letting you learn them in context. [more inside]
posted by pont at 1:20 AM May 25 2012 - 4 answers [89 favorites (8 in the last 24 hours)]

My job (which I love) is sapping my small reserve of social energy and killing my (already near non-existent) social life. I don't want to be a hermit! How can I get more interested in doing things with people after work instead of always cocooning? [more inside]
posted by Knicke at 1:03 PM May 25 2012 - 23 answers [31 favorites (8 in the last 24 hours)]

Recipes using stewing beef for hot summer days? [more inside]
posted by LN at 8:05 AM May 26 2012 - 7 answers [7 favorites]

The Internet having destroyed my abilities of concentration, I'm looking for anything, preferably a web app, that can help me read large texts, like novels on a sentence-by-sentence basis. [more inside]
posted by Senza Volto at 10:51 AM May 26 2012 - 5 answers [7 favorites]

My 8 year old daughter is a highly sensitive introvert who needs social skills. What kind of atmosphere or school or activities would benefit her? [more inside]
posted by biscuits at 4:33 PM May 26 2012 - 35 answers [7 favorites]

I'm hopelessly, desperately clueless at dating. Extensive tl;dr content contained herein. Be gentle, but above all: HALP. Now, watch as I over think my plate of beans. [more inside]
posted by anonymous at 6:29 PM May 26 2012 - 16 answers [7 favorites]

Looking for some cooperative video games my husband and I can play together. [more inside]
posted by disaster77 at 12:07 PM May 25 2012 - 15 answers [16 favorites (6 in the last 24 hours)]

If you have the chance to study full-time in a non-native situation, how long does it take to become fluent in a language? [more inside]
posted by Megami at 1:31 AM May 26 2012 - 15 answers [6 favorites]

How do I remove or minimize the menace of an abusive person who makes me see red? [more inside]
posted by cartoonella at 9:26 AM May 26 2012 - 21 answers [6 favorites]

Where in the US (ideally east coast) can I go sailing on a full-rigged ship? [more inside]
posted by elizardbits at 2:47 PM May 26 2012 - 11 answers [6 favorites]