How do I reduce the amount I'm threatened on the street in an urban environment? [more inside]
posted by wastelands on Jun 22, 2009 - 47 answers

I'm about to widen my photographic and film interests and turn my hobby into something more professional. I've always wondered how photographers/artists are able to get into places such as prisons, military sites, 'secret' industrial buildings and other seemingly restricted areas etc to take authorized pictures. How do they do it? What's the trick?
posted by TokyoLight on Feb 19, 2009 - 7 answers

What books should I buy while applying to law school? I want to decide which school and area of concentration are best for me, and learn more about the law school experience as well. [more inside]
posted by xanthippe on Jan 6, 2009 - 22 answers

What areas / neighborhoods / streets should I avoid in San Francisco? [more inside]
posted by stackhaus23 on Mar 23, 2008 - 18 answers

What salary should I expect as a young assistant editor for the monthly magazine of the leading organization of professional _________ engineers? [more inside]
posted by ProfLinusPauling on May 26, 2007 - 18 answers

I'm going to a party tonight, where they're collecting books to donate to a library in Western Samoa. I have two questions: which books would you consider accesible and very helpful to readers in such a community? And second -- are there any NGOs that work on this problem, and do this sort of thing on a regular basis? [more inside]
posted by weston on Apr 22, 2005 - 2 answers