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I've read and loved the histories of Sir Robert Falcon Scott, James Kim, George Mallory, S. A. Andrée, et cetera,
and now I would like to be pointed towards more stories of men and women who -- either by way of adventure or by circumstance -- succumbed to the elements after a protracted attempt at survival... preferably leaving a rich and well-written-about story. [more inside]
posted by cadastral
on Jun 5, 2009 -
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[BookRecommendationFilter] Please recommend some good tragic love stories. [more inside]
posted by anderjen
on May 15, 2009 -
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How can I stop myself from destroying myself? [more inside]
posted by anonymous
on Mar 24, 2009 -
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What should I say when people who I don't know well or recently met share personal, usually tragic, information about their lives with me? [more inside]
posted by abdulf
on Feb 3, 2009 -
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Trying to remember the text and source of a quote I half-remember. [more inside]
posted by FatherDagon
on Jun 26, 2008 -
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ElizabethanDramaFilter. I'm considering doing a PhD (because apparently I'm a masochist who doesn't have quite enough student loan debt yet), and my area of emphasis is Elizabethan/Jacobean revenge tragedies. I'm trying to find a book on the comprehensive history of the form, but the most recent one I've been able to find is Fredson Bowers' Elizabethan Revenge Tragedy, 1587-1642 from around 1940. Does anyone know of something similar that was written in the last fifteen years or so?
posted by Mr. Bad Example
on May 20, 2008 -
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I'm looking for writings about human psychological endurance in the face of extreme hardship, whether that hardship is by choice or circumstance. Examples inside. [more inside]
posted by desjardins
on Apr 4, 2008 -
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At least once a week, I read about a mall shooting or something similar. Today's story is about a 16 year old girl who murdered her parents and siblings. What gives? [more inside]
posted by fogster
on Mar 2, 2008 -
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Help me convince the man I love that he doesn't have to marry someone else. [more inside]
posted by xanthippe
on Jan 18, 2008 -
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A number of years ago I witnessed a comedic reinterpretation of Shakespeare's Titus Andronicus, a decidedly non-comedic play. Can anybody direct me to more information on this version of the play? [more inside]
posted by lekvar
on Nov 14, 2007 -
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How can one sell/rent a great old traditional house in a great part of Japan for full value, when terrible real-estate practices hamper the endeavor. [more inside]
posted by Redruin
on Jul 22, 2007 -
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What do you and those close to you do on the anniversary of something very bad that happened? [more inside]
posted by randomstriker
on Apr 10, 2007 -
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Do you know this film? A girl whose dead boyfriend's heart has been transplanted, tries to find the transplant recipient. She arranges a meeting but the recipient turns out to be a fat, middle-aged man. She stays hidden, but follows him for a while, then eventually steps off a tram/streetcar and walks off. The film might be Italian. [more inside]
posted by flutable
on Dec 6, 2006 -
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Philosopher-Filter:
I lost the source to something Schopenhauer once said...
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posted by archae
on Oct 1, 2006 -
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Years ago, I had an English teacher show our class a film version of Oedipus Rex. The prof explained that the director had taken pains to make the movie has period-accurate as possible, as far as the production design: costumes, sets, setting, etc. I think it was made in the early 70s or late 60s. What was this movie called, and/or who made it?
posted by everichon
on Aug 2, 2006 -
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I am looking for a quote about a horrific human tragedy. [more inside]
posted by LoriFLA
on Jul 7, 2006 -
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Why do I associate Rockin' Around The Christmas Tree with great tragedy?
posted by cillit bang
on Dec 22, 2004 -
33 answers