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What brands of men's dress shoes are most comfortable for wide, flat feet? Looking for special occasion shoes not everyday work wear. [more inside]
posted by latkes to Shopping at 8:17 AM - 0 answers

This is my first year storing anemone corms over a Z4/5 winter, and the two storage places I have are either quite warm or quite cold. What's my best option and is there some way I can pack them for better storage? [more inside]
posted by serelliya to Home & Garden at 2:34 PM - 0 answers

While https://www.j-platpat.inpit.go.jp is a well organized database for recent Japan patents, I am searching for several patents from the 1930's. This article details a method to determine the year from a patent number, but then falls back to snail-mail enquiries for more info. Does anyone know of a more recent online resource for older Japan patents?
posted by fairmettle to Computers & Internet at 9:28 PM - 0 answers

I have a dj mix stuck in my brain, and I can't find it in my collection because the only things I can remember are useless for searching. Details inside! Thanks for yr. help with my dumb problem. [more inside]
posted by Going To Maine to Media & Arts at 10:05 AM - 0 answers

I'm looking for information about how the ARRO and CURB apps work from the driver's end, rather than the passenger's. I've searched the net for step-by-step directions, but it's all passenger-centric. [more inside]
posted by tzikeh to Grab Bag at 3:37 PM - 0 answers

Looking for alternatives to my Olay 2 in 1 Daily Facial cloths for cleaning and exfoliating my face. These are dry and get soapy and scrubby with water. My supply lasted for years and served me well. Now that I'm out, what other dry scrubby soapy wipes should I consider? [more inside]
posted by zippy to Clothing, Beauty, & Fashion at 12:37 PM - 0 answers

As part of the events for this year's fundraising we'll have an Ask the Mods Anything Podcast. Come check out the post with the deets on how to submit your questions!
posted by Brandon Blatcher to Grab Bag at 8:14 AM - 0 answers

Can you identify any of the samples used toward the end of this tune? I've only got a few so far... [more inside]
posted by klausman to Media & Arts at 8:36 AM - 0 answers

I've used the Google Maps Timeline feature, mostly for work, for 6 years now and it's been invaluable. Now it is inscrutable. Are there any reasonably trustworthy apps that do the same thing: track one's times, travels, and locations? I have both ecosystems. [more inside]
posted by glonous keming to Technology at 5:07 PM - 0 answers

Trying to find a restaurant from a couple of decades ago which used stuffed animals as table markers for servers. [more inside]
posted by JustMeToo to Food & Drink at 9:37 PM - 0 answers

Where can I find Lake Garda trout in Riva? [more inside]
posted by Don_K to Travel & Transportation at 9:11 AM - 0 answers

"You learned your tricks by the River Styx, where the Devil gets his due." Thus runs the chorus of a bluegrass song I have been unable to find online, which was taped from a public radio folk music program (not sure which one, although Sing Out Songbag or Mountain Stage or the Folk Sampler would all be good guesses) in the 1980s or early 1990s. Does anybody recall this song, who wrote it, and what the title was? Is it perhaps a parody of some better-known song? [more inside]
posted by Not A Thing to Media & Arts at 4:23 PM - 0 answers

I recently went to an art show in Greece featuring a few Lithuanian artists and was struck by a few lyrics painted on a wall that seem to allude to an Orphic journey to the underworld. Can anyone find the source, author, and possible translator? [more inside]
posted by johnasdf to Writing & Language at 1:39 PM - 0 answers

This is a long shot, but there's a webcomic I read probably between 2013 and 2015 that I've never been able to find again. All I remember about the story is that an early chapter had a fancy party at a mansion, and ended with a character getting their hand pushed into a blender (or some other kitchen implement?). It was in color and in a semi-realistic style, or at least not very cartoony. Does this sound familiar to anyone?
posted by extramachine to Media & Arts at 4:05 PM - 0 answers

The scene appears to be a construction site. There is a stickman up top and another below. The top guy wants to "get down there" (his words). The guy on the bottom recommends using some wires to climb down, but the top guy ignores him and tries to climb down and ends up falling. The voices and sounds cracked us up - this was one of our favorites. My (now adult) son has been searching for a while with no success.
posted by seamstressdreams to Computers & Internet at 8:14 AM - 0 answers

Is anyone aware of an animation generator (WebGL) that will develop an animation based on either text prompts or text and image based inputs to generate the actual animation? [more inside]
posted by specialk420 to Computers & Internet at 2:09 PM - 0 answers

My siblings and I are going to Iceland next week! We're staying in Reykjavik Sunday-Wednesday, but we just realized Monday is Commerce Day. We had been planning on bumming around the city on Monday and then doing the Golden Circle on Tuesday. Should we stick with that plan or switch the two days around? From my quick Google, seems like the main attractions on the Circle would be open but probably extra crowded with domestic tourists, while in town a lot but not all of the touristy things will be open. [Also, any recommendations for Reykjavik Commerce Day happenings on Monday or Pride on the 10th would be welcome!]
posted by bassooner to Travel & Transportation at 9:27 AM - 0 answers

I bought this fleece throw blanket on Sierra Trading Post a few years ago for around $15. It's the best throw blanket I've ever come across and I just don't know what happened to the company or where I can get a similar blanket. The blanket is light to mid-weight polyester fleece, sherpa-y on one side and a flat woven-ish texture on the other, with whipstitching accents. [more inside]
posted by gemutlichkeit to Home & Garden at 6:51 PM - 0 answers

Is there any way in Google Analytics 4 to track a changed URL so that GA4 treats it as a single page in reporting? Say I want to change the URL for mysite.com/oops-bad-url to mysite.com/much-better-url - is there a way to have GA4 treat all stats for either URL as a single page? [more inside]
posted by kristi to Computers & Internet at 3:38 PM - 0 answers

I'm trying to remember an essay on conspiracy theories specifically acting as frameworks to allow oneself to act selfishly or against norms, e.g. "why should I have to wear a mask if COVID was released on purpose?" or "if they stole the last election, why shouldn't I get to tamper with ballots?" [more inside]
posted by GenericUser to Society & Culture at 12:11 PM - 0 answers