I am trying to get a better understanding of Kate Chopin's "The Awakening" **Spoiler Alert** [more inside]
posted on Jul 28, 2008 - 13 answers

Help me evaluate cooling system problems with my '86 Buick Century 2.5L 4. [more inside]
posted on Aug 29, 2007 - 5 answers

Who is this woman? A while ago, I saw this image on Shorpy and the woman on the right shaking hands looks very very familiar to me. Please help me track down where I've seen her image before... [more inside]
posted on Jun 25, 2007 - 22 answers

Seventeenth-century history-Filter: where can I find a copy of the first and second volumes of S.R. Gardiner's History of the Commonwealth and Protectorate online? [more inside]
posted on Dec 9, 2006 - 4 answers

I'm working on a research paper on 19th century American Art, more specifically Gilbert Stuart's portrait "George Washington on Dorchester Heights' done in 1806....and I've hit a wall. I'm trying to find any information on Stuart's motivation behind depicting George Washington next to a giant horse's rump and I can't seem to locate any official (or unofficial) sources that address that. [more inside]
posted on Dec 4, 2006 - 8 answers

What's the story behind this accessory tied to young Rimbaud's arm?
posted on Sep 5, 2006 - 8 answers

I'm compiling a collection of songs that I'm calling "The History of the 20th Century". What songs have a year in their title? [more inside]
posted on Jun 21, 2006 - 46 answers

Is there a good, easy, or already available way to make an altitude profile from a route in Google Earth? Alternatively, is there another easy (and preferably free) way to do it? [more inside]
posted on Jun 3, 2006 - 9 answers

I'd like to do a century (bicycle) ride (not race) in late July. What have you done? What did you think? I live in Pittsburgh, PA and would be willing to travel 250-300 miles. I'd be willing to consider later in the summer into early fall too.
posted on Mar 9, 2006 - 15 answers

My old car didn't start up this morning - but is it likely to refuse to again? [more inside]
posted on Oct 24, 2005 - 15 answers

Where can I get a sack suit (in the style that was fashionable around 1860) for fairly cheap? [more inside]
posted on Mar 18, 2005 - 14 answers