Syllabus prep: Looking for pop culture artifacts (both U.S. and transpacific) centered around the nuclear bomb that *aren't* science fictional in nature. [more inside]
posted by gerryblog on Oct 30, 2011 - 22 answers

A two-fer about eighties music - I'm looking for eighties songs about the cold war, Reagan, Thatcher, US foreign policy, etc. Also looking for music I'll enjoy if I like eighties cellist composer guy Arthur Russell. [more inside]
posted by Frowner on Jun 2, 2011 - 67 answers

What movies and other bits of popular culture are about the Cold War? [more inside]
posted by Addlepated on Jan 29, 2011 - 65 answers

Please help me (properly!) format my gig poster info into as many cool languages as you can [more inside]
posted by Senor Cardgage on Oct 8, 2010 - 19 answers

I have several questions about the 2006 movie The Good Shepherd with Matt Damon, and I haven't been able to find answers from my usual sources. I'm hoping Robert DeNiro is a secret MeFi fan and will step in, providing closure. [spoilers ahoy!] [more inside]
posted by mecran01 on Mar 16, 2009 - 7 answers

I'm interested in reading about the Cold War, specifically, about Stalin and the Soviet side of things during the early phases of the war. Other topics are fine though. Any book recommendations you have will be greatly appreciated! [more inside]
posted by meta87 on Apr 4, 2007 - 11 answers

Help me find an old insightful email commentary (one that did the rounds on email) on the chauvinism of American network coverage of the Olympics in mid-90s. [more inside]
posted by jak68 on Sep 27, 2006 - 5 answers