Need advice: what is the best way to educate a child who is a follower in large groups but an independent leader in small groups? [more inside]
posted by lynnie-the-pooh on Sep 30, 2009 - 15 answers

Working on a list: looking for examples of artist types who are forging a livable career through unconventional methods of self-promotion and/or distribution. [more inside]
posted by nanojath on Sep 7, 2009 - 15 answers

How do I shop for an independent health insurance agent in Philadelphia? [more inside]
posted by nomad on Aug 14, 2009 - 1 answer

Supposedly I'm an Independent Contractor. But I never signed a contract. [more inside]
posted by SoftSummerBreeze on Jul 18, 2009 - 17 answers

Looking for independent news sites and journalists' blogs [more inside]
posted by reenum on Apr 16, 2009 - 8 answers

Alternatives to the mainstream scientific method that have generated real, practical output. [more inside]
posted by ajp on Mar 17, 2009 - 27 answers

How do I find an independent insurance agent? [more inside]
posted by Pocahontas on Mar 6, 2009 - 2 answers

Question for those of you who have seen "Knee Deep": My recording cut out - how much did I miss? (spoilers inside) [more inside]
posted by Lucinda on Nov 24, 2008 - 0 answers

how did you get out of a romantic rut? how did you stop being single? [more inside]
posted by iamnotateenagegirl on Nov 8, 2008 - 21 answers

Help! I desperately need to know what percentage of people in NYC are registered as democrats, republicans, and independent. Can anyone find the right link?! I can't find the information on NYC.gov but I have very little time, so I'm skimming. Thank you!
posted by omnigut on Nov 4, 2008 - 2 answers

I want my film listed on IMDb. I've tried and failed. The title gets lost in a dead letter office while I'm supposed to come up with "relevant information" without being told what information that could be. [more inside]
posted by davidriley on Oct 20, 2008 - 5 answers

I have a month in which to do a project. What kind of project, you ask? Good question. Perhaps something fun, perhaps something educational, perhaps something mind-expanding. The options, they are endless. [more inside]
posted by Rinku on Oct 13, 2008 - 10 answers

My wife starts a new contracting job next week. I am looking for a good calculator to formulate how much should be set aside for taxes. I've Googled with no good solution. Is there a formula you use? If you are an independent contractor do you have any tips?
posted by Macboy on Sep 6, 2008 - 13 answers

How can I reach independent musicians? My friends and I have built a great service for artists who promote their music online. The people who use it rave about it. But we'd like to grow to serve a lot more people in a more eclectic range of music. [more inside]
posted by racecar on Jul 23, 2008 - 13 answers

What are the challenges that independent filmmakers + people working in the industry (actors, crew, etc) face today? What tools do you use currently for the different stages of your production? What do you like about them, what do you wish for? [more inside]
posted by seeminglee on Jul 4, 2008 - 3 answers

Darling-Letter-Filter: Where can I purchase attractive, design-inspired paper goods online? [more inside]
posted by numinous on Jun 18, 2008 - 14 answers

Was my vote in Democratic California primary thrown out? [more inside]
posted by PostIronyIsNotaMyth on Feb 6, 2008 - 12 answers

My friend and I are looking at HDV cameras and trying to decide right now between Panasonic's HVX200, Canon's XL H1, Sony's V1U, and JVC's HD110U (an upgrade of the HD100U, I believe). We're leaning toward the HD110U because of what we've seen of its picture quality, ability to switch lenses, and reported ease of use. Which one should we buy, what are the pros and cons? [more inside]
posted by christopherbdnk on Jan 16, 2008 - 3 answers

I am a geek, not a businessman. Help me sell my 'albums.' [more inside]
posted by laughinglikemad on Jan 4, 2008 - 10 answers

How should I release and distribute my newly recorded album without a record label? [more inside]
posted by lukeomalley on Dec 31, 2007 - 21 answers

You know how Pitchfork is a great way to keep up on new indie music? Is there something similar for indie/foreign flicks? [more inside]
posted by special-k on Sep 26, 2007 - 7 answers

Engaging, quality films with very small casts. Recommendations? [more inside]
posted by fire&wings on Jul 23, 2007 - 62 answers

A person wants to be a superhero, but is not superrich. What kinda job can they hold to support themselves, assuming their expenses (Rent, food, utilities, retirement fund, single, no kids, no car or debt) are about $1400 a month? They live in a major city. [more inside]
posted by Brandon Blatcher on Jul 20, 2007 - 79 answers

Reasons for/against entering in to negotiations with a major label? Stories of effective and ineffective independent representation/promotion/publishing? Things to keep in mind during negotiations? [more inside]
posted by Slam I Am on Mar 6, 2007 - 33 answers

Do you know cool local female clothing stores in DC? [more inside]
posted by blasdelf on Jul 20, 2006 - 8 answers

What happened to "Urban Hiker" magazine in the triangle region of NC? [more inside]
posted by amtho on Jun 9, 2006 - 4 answers

Are there any good websites with information about being an independent contractor? Google is failing me. [more inside]
posted by youthenrage on Jun 3, 2006 - 7 answers

Hi! I'm looking to compile a list of travel-oriented songs in any genre, specifically ones that hit on the independent, vagabonding, adventure, exploration style of traveling. Let's hear your suggestion!
posted by nitsuj on May 18, 2006 - 56 answers

I am looking for movies with only a few main characters and little to no secondary characters. The main characters talk alot about philosophy, or politics or love or something, anything interesting really. (more inside). This type of movie often takes place in a deserted locale for much of the film... a few people get lost on a camping trip, or stranded on an island, or they share a jail cell together.. [more inside]
posted by JokingClown on Feb 9, 2006 - 81 answers

A friend has a band, the band has CDs, the band want to sell digital downloads of the music on those CDs. Is there a web site that offers some kind of service to help with the problem of payment processing and hosting the files? They already have their songs in the iTunes Music Store, but they also want to offer them from their own site. This would let them keep a bigger chunk of the price paid, and offer the songs to people not served by iTMS (for geographical, technological or ideological reasons). They might be willing to use plain mp3s, without DRM, if this is what's needed to offer the songs on their site.
posted by sd on Jan 17, 2006 - 8 answers

Do independent television stations still exist? [more inside]
posted by Servo5678 on Jul 17, 2005 - 11 answers

Can you identify this obscure American independent film? It aired seemingly incessantly on IFC circa 1998-1999, and at the time seemed to be of recent vintage. It was shot entirely in black and white, and concerned a love triangle between a dissolute art photographer recently returned to New York City, his jaded, long-suffering wife, and the teenage girl both of them are sleeping with. The girl convinces her wealthy parents to bankroll a show of the photographer's work, which they are dismayed to discover at the show's opening consists almost entirely of naked pictures of their daughter. I should hasten to add that this was not an especially good movie.
posted by jjg on Jan 10, 2005 - 7 answers

Movie Question: An indie movie I saw on the Independant Film channel in the States, in 1996. Once I found it on IMDB, and then lost it again. Teenage prank in small town Minnesota. Fake a gang shooting. More inside [more inside]
posted by Goofyy on Dec 31, 2004 - 4 answers

Can anyone recommend any independent, niche-oriented documentaries that I could buy/rent/download? [more inside] [more inside]
posted by armage on Dec 20, 2004 - 39 answers

What is the best way to raise money for the production of an independent movie?
posted by spaghetti on Dec 17, 2004 - 14 answers

Say you've got a domain and a server, but the account didn't come with any POP3 setup. Assuming you're not going to abandon that hosting provider for one reason or another, what's the best 3rd party POP account provider? And is this a huge headache?
posted by paul_smatatoes on Dec 12, 2004 - 8 answers

I'm giving a presentation on independent music and I'd like to sum up the practices of the five four major labels. To do so, I want to hand out a nice little visual of all the companies owned by these super-conglomerates. I remember seeing an excellent visual chart with all the branching labels and sublabels, but I've been searching and searching to no avail. Does anyone remember this site?
posted by themadjuggler on Sep 16, 2004 - 9 answers

IndependentContractorFilter: So I've landed a gig doing some contract programming, except we don't actually have a signed contract yet. Before I sink any more time (existing time being this afternoon) into it, and before I deliver anything, I want one, obviously. Does anyone know of any example programming contracts online I can crib from? All the obvious search words are so over-represented on the Web that my Google results are uselessly noisy.
posted by Zed_Lopez on Aug 9, 2004 - 5 answers