How could one acquire some degree of fame in 30 days? [more inside]
posted by GIMG on Oct 24, 2009 - 41 answers

I need to dress up for a friend's party as "my favorite dead rockstar." Given my looks (brunette and curvy) and my budget (low), who can I be? [more inside]
posted by anonymous on Sep 21, 2009 - 32 answers

Can anyone help me track down a documentary series called "Living Famously"? [more inside]
posted by crossoverman on Sep 3, 2009 - 2 answers

I am trying to find information about a famous singer- not sure of the spelling- Gali Gerci or Galli Gerchi. My m-i- l said she was famous in England (~ mid 1930's) and she recalls her father getting her mother a record of her singing Peer Gynt's "Solveig's Song". Can anyone help- at least w/ the correct spelling?
posted by Mimidae on Aug 19, 2009 - 3 answers

I need famous drinks from famous books. Kind of like how Holden Caulfield always drank Tom Collinses in Catcher in the Rye. Or how the Famous Five always had Tea with their scones. Thanks!
posted by Sully on Jul 14, 2009 - 46 answers

People like scene queens or lady bloggers who seem to be more famous for their personality and style than anything they do specifically: how did they get famous in the first place? Is there a term for that, aside from "famous for being famous"? [more inside]
posted by divabat on May 30, 2009 - 17 answers

Translating from a Bavarian Legend - what is a Hiesel/Hiesl/Hiasl? [more inside]
posted by RedReplicant on May 3, 2009 - 7 answers

Which famous people love cats? [more inside]
posted by Houyhnhnm on Mar 24, 2009 - 39 answers

Ross Kemp on...... condoms and STDs? [more inside]
posted by pootler on Jan 9, 2009 - 1 answer

collection of memorable lines/paragraphs in english literature? [more inside]
posted by krautland on Nov 18, 2008 - 5 answers

How come we don't have another Einstein of our era? [more inside]
posted by rintako on Nov 10, 2008 - 32 answers

Are there any famous or not-so-famous epidemics with blindness as an indicative symptom? If so, which? How and/or why? [more inside]
posted by srs on Jul 6, 2008 - 14 answers

When did professional speech-ghostwriting start, and how confident can I be that those who delivered "classic" speeches and letters actually wrote them themselves? [more inside]
posted by Shepherd on Jul 4, 2008 - 10 answers

Are there any groups like the Algonquin Round Table around today? [more inside]
posted by thebrokenmuse on Mar 12, 2008 - 8 answers

Famous examples of personality disorders? [more inside]
posted by messylissa on Feb 11, 2008 - 33 answers

Why do some actors use their own names in TV shows? [more inside]
posted by ranglin on Jan 26, 2008 - 30 answers

How do I find a list of publicists for stars of the theatrical stage or screen? Basically, I can be a hero if I can find celebrities currently in London, England recognizable to a Canadian audience. We need to hire them for a charming bit on our show... but the ones on our short list have not turned out. Therefore, I am now looking to get in touch with an appropriate publicist who has LOTS of clients and who can make suggestions as to who we should use, and then give them to us. [more inside]
posted by Elle Vator on Jan 23, 2008 - 5 answers

Before they were stars (pre-fame jobs of celebs please) [more inside]
posted by Iteki on Jan 10, 2008 - 51 answers

What are your favorite celebrity gossip blogs?
posted by barrakuda on Nov 28, 2007 - 36 answers

What is the most famous typo in history? (And I don't mean malapropisms like "misunderestimated" or Kerry's botched joke.) [more inside]
posted by Plutor on Feb 27, 2007 - 83 answers

What are some of the stupid things rich and famous people have spent their money on? I know about Michael Jackson and his ten AIBOs, for example. What are some other examples? Actors, politicians, athletes, past and present — tell me about their excesses. [This is lazyweb research for a future article.]
posted by jdroth on Jan 10, 2007 - 58 answers

Are there any famous Iranian males who are well known among non-Iranians in the west (especially the USA)? Any kind of celebrity will do: actors, musicians, artists, authors, or other kinds of TV personalities like newscasters. [more inside]
posted by BuddhaInABucket on Nov 15, 2006 - 43 answers

Who are the most famous people of recent times that were married but never had (or will have) children?
posted by vizsla on Aug 24, 2006 - 64 answers

Are there any confirmed and documented cases of famous people that have lost everything for one reason or another and ended up broke, alone, and homeless? [more inside]
posted by ChazB on Jul 21, 2006 - 39 answers

Which historical figures can be classified as "passive-aggressive" or performed historically "passive-aggressive" acts?
posted by jeremias on Mar 17, 2006 - 19 answers

I'm curious which bloggers and media people have gotten their 15 Minutes (or longer) after affiliation with Metafilter. [+]
posted by ParisParamus on Feb 18, 2005 - 18 answers

Are there any intelligent, cool celebrities (specially women, gays and intellectuals) who are conservative, quiet-spoken and traditionally-minded (and preferably non-religious) in a soft-spoken, non-libertarian, non-gung-ho, non-gun-totin' sense? Here's a list and here's another - but they both seem full of loud-mouthed, unthinking yobs or evangelists. Many thanks for any help with a list I've been asked to compile.
posted by MiguelCardoso on Jun 22, 2004 - 26 answers