Can you recommend a good men's blog or community? [more inside]
posted by zooropa at 7:43 PM - 5 answers

Help me understand the Arab Spring. [more inside]
posted by geryon at 10:20 AM - 2 answers

Which museums, venues & institutions in New York City have the most rewarding membership programs? [more inside]
posted by anonymous at 5:41 PM - 9 answers

I’m currently working on my masters in an Industrial/Occupational Psychology program. My main topic of interest will be differences in national, social, and organizational cultures. What sort of anthropological or ethnological resources or books can you recommend regarding learning how to be good participant-observer and the techniques to do so? I’m already familiar with the works on culture from researchers such as Geert Hofestede, Edward Hall, and Fons Trompenaars. If there are any other recommendations regarding relevant resources or texts in related fields that my compliment my studies, please let me know. My interests lie in psychology, sociology, and politics which I believe are applicable. Thanks in advance!
posted by Che boludo! at 12:37 PM - 5 answers

I am interested in seeing some comparative data on the civilian casualties of warfare, particularly in the 20th and 21st centuries. Are there any great analyses of this topic, perhaps on DVD, YouTube, or illustrated in books with graphs? (I have a hard time envisioning the magnitude of these things when they are presented only as bald numbers.) I started thinking about this topic after watching The Fog of War, which is a documentary about Robert McNamara. He presented some amazing comparative information about World War II and the Cold War. I would love to acquire a similar critical context for other conflicts, including the recent wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.
posted by mortaddams at 9:45 AM - 1 answers

Do you save email? Bigger, philosophical question inside.. [more inside]
posted by bellastarr at 6:05 AM - 37 answers

What are good examples of City/Country/Place nicknames that natives never use? [more inside]
posted by Betelgeuse at 11:23 AM - 89 answers

Where do I find information about cutting edge, uber creative "this will blow your mind" kind of projects? [more inside]
posted by raghuram at 2:56 PM - 2 answers

Looking for some feeding program best practices/policies for our inner city feeding program. We have no documented rules and needless to say it is resulting in chaos. [more inside]
posted by hrhcc at 1:41 PM - 0 answers

In the late 90s in Portland, Oregon, there was an AM radio program called the Saturday Morning Rock Show (if I'm remembering right) on (maybe) 1010 AM. Ran for 3-4 hours or so. Switched to Sundays at one point, then back to Saturdays I think, and then was gone. For most of their time they only played local Portland bands. [more inside]
posted by curious nu at 1:36 PM - 1 answers

I am beyond fed up with large companies. Unfortunately, I don’t have much of a choice in some cases, but I’m hoping to get a list of companies that are decent and still practice actual customer service, rather than just giving lip service to it. (Examples at the bottom for people who feel like reading a rant). [more inside]
posted by triggerfinger at 10:59 AM - 63 answers

Looking for the name of a principle, probably named after its originator, who was likely a programmer, that goes something like "When we interact, please assume that I won't be offended by a lack of social niceties, and get right to the point for the sake of efficiency." I feel like it had a stub or some brief mention on Wikipedia, and I remember first encountering the idea in someone's forum signature.
posted by Lorin at 8:08 PM - 9 answers

Why is cultural appropriation bad? [more inside]
posted by bumpjump at 7:51 PM - 24 answers

What are some non-generic blessings our officiant-friend can end our wedding ceremony with? Difficulty: no mention of God, please. [more inside]
posted by np312 at 4:22 PM - 21 answers

Besides Central Americans, what are other countries that have major first-generation diaspora communities in the United States? India? Armenia? Cambodia? Other Asian countries? Just wild guesses here. [more inside]
posted by metajc at 11:22 AM - 13 answers

Best nerd action scenes? [more inside]
posted by zardoz at 1:51 PM - 25 answers

How do I not let comments about my appearance affect me so much? [more inside]
posted by anonymous at 9:22 AM - 33 answers

I'd like to read about unexpected statistical correlations that begin to emerge when companies or academics use data mining to analyze behaviour in large groups of people. I'm looking for articles/sites that are a little more serious than this (found while searching Metafilter for this topic). More like this (NYT: Target is able to predict that some customers are pregnant before their children are born). Thanks for your recommendations! [more inside]
posted by Termite at 8:10 AM - 3 answers

Which journalists, cultural commentators and other cultural figures do Twitter well? [more inside]
posted by man down under at 1:58 AM - 10 answers

How do really good and thorough event planners find dates with the fewest conflicts? I am in San Francisco, planning music events, and would love to find a comprehensive calendar including major festivals, concerts, bridge closures, naked marathons, sporting events, etc. Failing a comprehensive calendar, what main Bay Area calendar resources would you use?
posted by purplefiber at 1:02 PM - 6 answers