Please help me understand aspects of the ending of the novel "The Terror" by Dan Simmons! Super spoiler-icious details inside (definitely don't read unless you've read the book, or are sure you never want to)... [more inside]
posted by taz on Aug 21, 2009 - 12 answers

Did the terrorists want Obama to win? [more inside]
posted by InsanePenguin on Jan 9, 2009 - 32 answers

Weddings freak me out, why? [more inside]
posted by sondrialiac on Nov 10, 2008 - 11 answers

How to manage short, cluttered move solo, with no swap space? I'm bad at planning big projects... [more inside]
posted by paultopia on Jul 25, 2008 - 15 answers

About $100 000 has been transfered to me, and I don't know how to properly invest it. [more inside]
posted by anonymous on Jul 7, 2008 - 38 answers

What's the point of armed police at airports and train stations? [more inside]
posted by greytape on Jun 24, 2008 - 29 answers

TERROR! After 25 years in the IT industry in Ireland I feel like the 21st century equivalent of an expendable 19th century coal miner. I'm about to be made redundant (again) this afternoon and am gripped by terror. I don't even know now what I want. Any career counseling advice? [more inside]
posted by lndl on Feb 12, 2008 - 15 answers

Oh god part of my tooth fell off and the university dentist is closed. Where can I get emergency dental care in Montreal, Quebec? [more inside]
posted by 235w103 on Jan 3, 2008 - 10 answers

Do propaganda shows like 'The Unit' and 'Threat Matrix' (and, I presume, '24', though I've not watched it) get US gov't funding, or are they just a private attempt to cash in on war-on-terra panic?
posted by pompomtom on Jul 18, 2007 - 28 answers

What are these two terrifying invertebrates? [more inside]
posted by stammer on Jan 13, 2007 - 10 answers

How do I know if a company I want to buy stocks in funds terrorist groups? [more inside]
posted by spiderskull on Dec 27, 2006 - 8 answers

I found myself warm and nostalgic today for the brief period between the end of the cold war and the war on terror. Do you think history will look at it as a very good time to be alive or is this just me being a nostalgic Gen x-er?
posted by Deep Dish on Aug 20, 2006 - 22 answers

What has changed since 9/11? [more inside]
posted by photoslob on Jul 8, 2006 - 67 answers

I was heavily bitten by bedbugs over the summer of 2005, and although they're gone, I've grown very anxious about the thought of ever becoming reinfested. [more inside]
posted by anonymous on Mar 25, 2006 - 9 answers

I loved Hotel Rwanda. What particularly hooked me was the film's unflinching realism in showing civilization as it is slowly being encroached and oppressed by large-scale terrorism which casts a shadow of uncertainty and danger on even the most mundane routines of daily life -- a sort of real-life Night of the Living Dead. Other similar films are Salvador, Missing and The Killing Fields. I also enjoyed the recent The Constant Gardener. What else will I like? [more inside]
posted by gentle on Nov 15, 2005 - 30 answers

Where can I buy a "terror threat level" indicator for the home? [more inside]
posted by Brian James on Oct 9, 2005 - 11 answers

I am seeking emotional tips to handle dreading the recurrence of a somewhat traumatic event, when it is relatively impossible to predict whether or not said event will actually reoccur. Details inside. [more inside]
posted by anonymous on Aug 16, 2005 - 14 answers

Do we negotiate with terrorists? [more inside]
posted by MrAnonymous on Jun 18, 2004 - 8 answers