Academics, Researchers, and Writers: What software do you use for creating the graphics that accompany your journal (or mainstream) article submissions? I know this will be different depending on the topic, field, and journal. I'm trying to get a feel for the full range of choices.
posted by NotMyselfRightNow on Oct 15, 2009 - 34 answers

Do you know of any undercover nonfiction stories that don’t involve cops/detectives? [more inside]
posted by heather-b on Jul 8, 2009 - 26 answers

Web filter filter: I seem to remember a link to an NYT article that just contained the full text of the article in nice big letters, with no graphics, banners, or ads. It was fully attributed, with links to the original, but it was much more pleasant to read, especially for a long article. Is there a website that will filter out the clutter and provide links that can be forwarded?
posted by jpg15 on Jul 1, 2009 - 6 answers

Looking for good blogs, sites, or articles about video game playthroughs. [more inside]
posted by subbes on Jun 11, 2009 - 17 answers

I'm at that point in my PhD where my experiment is (almost) up and running, so I have more free time to do other stuff. I've decided that writing a general introduction to my thesis will be less beneficial than trying to get a review article published. How do I go about writing a review article, from the perspective of an unpublished graduate student? [more inside]
posted by doctor.dan on May 16, 2009 - 12 answers

Some 20 years back CoEvolution Quarterly published an R. Crumb type cartoon depicting people as belonging to four distinct groups in terms of intelligence. There were as I recall dumb people and smart people and both groups subdivide into evil and kindly types, and the dumb kindly types being the most dangerous. I would like to see this article once again and since all of the issues are now online this is doable, but can someone tell me in which issue it might be found?
posted by fkeese on May 14, 2009 - 1 answer

Help me find an article/essay/blog entry I read 2 or 3 years ago about how obvious flirting is and always will be. [more inside]
posted by ictow on Jan 25, 2009 - 2 answers

How do I plan (or not plan) a vacation so that I can write a travel article on my experiences afterwards? [more inside]
posted by talkingmuffin on Jan 17, 2009 - 5 answers

Help me find an article about intelligence that, if i recall correctly, describes the mind as a rubber band. [more inside]
posted by edmz on Jan 14, 2009 - 0 answers

I need information about Noxer, the pollution absorbing pavement, and fast! [more inside]
posted by KantGoOn on Nov 18, 2008 - 5 answers

Article about "efficiency" software that ended up taking over somebody's life? Very interesting read but I can't recall the keywords. [more inside]
posted by ®@ on Sep 20, 2008 - 2 answers

Is there any way to get this article about "Between the Acts" from Literary Encyclopedia without having to pay for it? I have been unable to find it anywhere else. [more inside]
posted by Memo on May 5, 2008 - 9 answers

I read an article in a women's magazine quite a few years ago where the singer kd Lang was being interviewed. In the article she mentions a state of mind where you embrace change (in general) and look for new experiences ... or something close to that. Not sure I have it completely right. I have searched the entire Internet, it seems, and can't find any reference. [more inside]
posted by robinrs on Apr 26, 2008 - 7 answers

I'm looking for a particular magazine article. It was about how chef's use uncommon ingredients to separate their food from what home cooks are generally capable of. Not ingredients that are prominently featured on the menu. The little dash of this or that which the diner can't identify. The article seemed to suggest that the ingredients were a crutch or a cheat at least in some instances. Finally, one secret ingredient was something that the chef drizzles over (raw?) fish. [more inside]
posted by stuart_s on Apr 26, 2008 - 14 answers

I recently came across an article about the lack of opportunities for teenagers in rapidly developed suburban/exurban communities. Can you help me find it again? [more inside]
posted by glibhamdreck on Apr 24, 2008 - 4 answers

Can someone help me figure out this snippet from an article on our sense of fairness and taxes? [more inside]
posted by sk381 on Apr 15, 2008 - 9 answers

I've been reading 'New Kings of Nonfiction' by Ira Glass and love it. I want to read more articles and books in this vein. [more inside]
posted by reenum on Feb 27, 2008 - 7 answers

Some time last year I read an article—a first person account, I believe—of a griefer in a pre-WoW mmo, possibly UO or EQ2. The griefer described his discovery that a low-level character could drag a train of mobs across the world and through the main town, killing everybody in its path. The griefer, however, playing a low-level character, could not be killed by the higher-level players. Apparently his tactics resulted in major changes to the game-playing mechanics and rules. My normally proficient Google-fu has failed me on this one. Does anybody know what article I am talking about?
posted by monju_bosatsu on Feb 22, 2008 - 8 answers

Can I alphabetize data in Excel (or elsewhere) while ignoring the articles "the", "a" and "an"? [more inside]
posted by Burns Ave. on Feb 20, 2008 - 10 answers

JournalArticleFilter: The journal article I need is unavailable from my school's e-journal system for another 4 months. Searching otherwise is fruitless. So I go where all desperate people go. Metafilter, please help me find the PDF for this article, like you have done before.
posted by lpctstr; on Jan 27, 2008 - 4 answers

What is the best way to download online magazine/newspaper articles? In particular the Economist, which you can only access free for a certain length of time. Any plugins or software that can do this for free? [more inside]
posted by vegetableagony on Dec 28, 2007 - 8 answers

I've a midterm tomorrow on direct response marketing, but if I look at my notes one more time I'll projectile vomit. Can someone recommend a podcast or engaging article I can chill out to instead?
posted by cameron.case on Nov 6, 2007 - 6 answers

Help me piece together my vague recollection of a rock climbing story that I read years ago. [more inside]
posted by NotMyselfRightNow on Jul 28, 2007 - 1 answer

Where can I get business case studies? [more inside]
posted by k8t on May 14, 2007 - 6 answers

I am looking for well regarded books/scholarly papers about writing. Most specifically in the areas of Nonfiction (the essay style of article writing) and Children's Fiction (for a young adult audience). Any tips? Go as far and broad as you can. I'll be off to the British library tomorrow, so the sky is the limit. [more inside]
posted by 0bvious on Jan 9, 2007 - 6 answers

I am looking for an article from Spy Magazine about America's colorful track record with politically appointed ambassadors. The title set the tone nicely--something along the lines of: "Hey Jambo, Does Anyone Here Speak American?" [more inside]
posted by Phred182 on Sep 20, 2006 - 6 answers

BestPrintingOnline stole content from my website, I allege. How do I get them to take it down? [more inside]
posted by acoutu on Mar 13, 2006 - 12 answers

With talk of a flood of money to content sites, I'm trying to remember the name of a dot-com that went bust (maybe 5 years ago?) which paid $.02 per page view on articles written.
posted by jacobw on Jan 17, 2006 - 5 answers

Often when reading an article I notice that it sits in a slim column which doesn't seem to change width when I maximize the browser window. [more inside]
posted by parallax7d on Dec 31, 2005 - 7 answers

Help me find an article on web development about starting from a design mockup instead of with requirements and the like. [more inside]
posted by mikel on Sep 29, 2005 - 3 answers

I am looking for a quote from an article. The quote discussed how the current state of the art in technology usually became the metaphor for how we understand and describe the universe. The article is probably 5-6 years old, but was posted on the web (I probably accessed it through Arts and Letters Daily). [more inside]
posted by Hildago on Mar 1, 2005 - 7 answers

Looking for an article that was published in the last three years that described how common certain "one in a million" events actually are. Prominent coincidences discussed in the article were whales jumping onto the decks of ships and people finding long lost wedding rings. I believe it may have been in the Guardian or another UK paper's website. [More Inside] [more inside]
posted by ontic on Nov 28, 2004 - 6 answers

Everyone knows the New York Times requires you to register to read articles. Occasionally, I see people link to the article as well as to some slimmed-down bandwidth version for PDAs or RSS feeds or something. How do I make a link like that? When I find a New York Times article URL on the web, is there somewhere I can copy and paste that into that'll show me the slimmed-down version?
posted by pwb503 on Nov 2, 2004 - 4 answers