What are the prototypical or stereotypical plots and storylines? [more inside]
posted by Netzapper on Sep 5, 2009 - 16 answers

My mom has a memory of a TV show or movie she saw in the early 60s and she cannot figure out where it came from. It involves a boy going on a picnic and then there being a car accident where everyone but the boy and the dog died; he responds to a picture of a dog while in therapy and then he gets reunited with the dog. Her full description after the jump. [more inside]
posted by NoraReed on Dec 29, 2008 - 3 answers

How can I automatically crop the whitespace in Matlab plots pasted into Word? [more inside]
posted by pravit on Nov 6, 2008 - 6 answers

Best ways to visually explore a large survey data set? [more inside]
posted by proj on May 7, 2008 - 9 answers

Is there a searchable site that details novel/fiction plots or storylines? (Important notes below.) [more inside]
posted by humblepigeon on Apr 3, 2007 - 5 answers

I've heard tell that there's only some X number of plots in the world, and someone has outlined them in an old book. Anyone with a clue which book?
posted by kk on Sep 9, 2004 - 15 answers

Terrorism Question: I've heard repeatedly in the news and read in several news articles that terrorists are plotting against the United States in hopes of influencing the Presidential election. What does this mean, and how to they expect to influence it? [More Inside] [more inside]
posted by banished on Aug 8, 2004 - 39 answers

In a moment of boredom I watched Cube 2: Hypercube on SciFi and didn't understand very much of it. Why were they all there? What was the actual point of them being there? What was the necklace all about? Why did they shoot Katie? What was she actually trying to do? My question really is: Does anyone know of any good websites where if you don't understand a film, someone else will tell you what it all meant?
posted by ralawrence on May 10, 2004 - 9 answers