Is it a widespread behavior for multilingual speakers of english to get a more anglicized accent when talking to a native speaker? [more inside]
posted by Non Prosequitur on Aug 22, 2009 - 19 answers

What is there to see on I-80 in the Western US? [more inside]
posted by donajo on Jun 9, 2009 - 27 answers

Help me determine the accuracy of Richard Nisbett's "The Geography of Thought : How Asians and Westerners Think Differently". I haven't read the book yet; however, I was shown a video associated with the book in my class. While watching the video, my skeptical senses tingled; therefore, now I'm trying to find criticisms of the book. From my perspective, the concepts of difference seemed too far generalised and "Western" and "Asian" seemed too black and white. The book seems popular; however, is it more pop science than real science? How scewed is the hard science of the book?
posted by Knigel on May 29, 2009 - 7 answers

Does anyone know where one can get one of those Old West novelty photos taken? Preferably in the city of Chicago but the suburbs would work, too. Thanks!
posted by jules1651 on May 12, 2009 - 6 answers

A western film I saw on TV about 35 years ago featuring a crowd of horse riders wearing long white coats. Anyone know the title? [more inside]
posted by telstar on Mar 19, 2009 - 6 answers

Book filter: Getting a head start on Christmas presents - what books would you recommend for my kung fu instructing, deadwood watching, social work teaching freemason father? [more inside]
posted by Acer_saccharum on Oct 13, 2008 - 16 answers

Disturbing, graphic Western movie/ TV show from childhood... [more inside]
posted by Pater Aletheias on Jul 27, 2008 - 6 answers

Looking for songs by bands that are in the style of Ennio Morricone's Spaghetti Western soundtracks. [more inside]
posted by Dreamcast on Jul 19, 2008 - 33 answers

Help me identify this old western movie by its final scene (is it a comedy?) [more inside]
posted by arniec on Jun 22, 2008 - 6 answers

I am looking to buy 2 1T drives. I'm doing some final cut work but mostly for media storage. I'm looking at the Western Digital 1 TB My Book Premium Edition II Triple Interface ($236) and the G-Tech Q drive which retail at $445. That's almost twice the price of the western digital. [more inside]
posted by captainscared on Jun 17, 2008 - 9 answers

Is the Eugen Weber lecture series 'The Western Tradition' available via podcast? [more inside]
posted by Asherah on Jun 11, 2008 - 1 answer

Did the Generic Food people put out Generic Books? [more inside]
posted by suki on Jun 2, 2008 - 5 answers

Looking for old westerns with a scene where cowboys have to surrender their guns to the sheriff in order to enter the town, or on their way into an event. [more inside]
posted by mrmcsurly on May 28, 2008 - 15 answers

Back in the 1980s, I remember watching a bizarre sort of Indiana Jones-copycat treasure-hunting/western movie. It featured a young, blond Daryl Hannah lookalike and possibly Aztecs who liked to dip humans head-first in liquid gold before decapitating them. It was fairly violent stuff, and one scene had the characters being horrified when one of their comrades returned headless on a horse. The whole thing must have been somewhat tongue-in-cheek, however, because it ended with a humorous 70s-style montage that set up a (presumably fake) sequel with the blond girl as a butt-kicking Indy-type heroine. I am pretty sure it was made in the 80s, and I remember the dialogue as being English, but I could be wrong; all I know is that Bud Spencer and Terence Hill weren't in it. Ring any bells?
posted by gentle on May 23, 2008 - 15 answers

I have two hard drives out of a Western Digital Worldbook (WD10000D033) that both show up as a Linux RAID partition in cfdisk. How can I mount these drives to pull the data off?
posted by jackofsaxons on Apr 30, 2008 - 4 answers

What are the classics of genre fiction? What are the best thrillers, mysteries, westerns, horror, romances, etc? [more inside]
posted by TheophileEscargot on Apr 3, 2008 - 27 answers

Western New Yorkers! Do you have Diet Mountain Dew Code Red? [more inside]
posted by Lucinda on Jul 2, 2007 - 6 answers

Leaving Las Vegas in October, and looking for the nearest warm beach . . . [more inside]
posted by Kibbutz on Jun 10, 2007 - 8 answers

I would like to find some information about a train wreck that happened in or near Akron, Colorado on July 17th, 1917. Does anyone know how I can discover any additional details online? [more inside]
posted by rglasmann on Jun 1, 2007 - 6 answers

Is there any way to get my western digital external hard drive to properly display the disappeared files & folders on it so that I can back them up? [more inside]
posted by pantufla on Mar 30, 2007 - 7 answers

Please help me figure out why my computer stops reading my 1TB WD My Book Premium II external storage thinger before I punch it. [more inside]
posted by Bageena on Jan 9, 2007 - 8 answers

What are some some examples of how Spaghetti Western music is being used today? [more inside]
posted by gerg on Dec 3, 2006 - 18 answers

What would it entail to produce a MMORPG in the western genre with subtle steampunk and/or horror undertones ? [more inside]
posted by ZachsMind on Aug 9, 2006 - 17 answers

Where can I find Western-style truck decals? [more inside]
posted by Miko on May 1, 2006 - 12 answers

Is taking turns to speak a Western cultural phenomenon? [more inside]
posted by hoverboards don't work on water on Mar 27, 2006 - 17 answers

Which translations of western classics like the Iliad, Odyssey and Oresteia would you recommend? [more inside]
posted by adrianhon on Feb 28, 2006 - 41 answers

Looking for albums by female singers with breathy voices who sing in a sort of contemporary C&W style, eg with twangy guitars and violins. Something like Shawn Colvin? [more inside]
posted by A189Nut on Dec 19, 2005 - 36 answers

Scuba diving in Thailand, Malaysia, Bali or Western Australia? Anybody got any views or experience? [more inside]
posted by asok on Sep 7, 2005 - 7 answers

I saw it in a theatre in the late 50's or more likely early 60's. A young girl watched cows being branded and was horrified. She went to her dad and he told her that it didn't hurt them. She found a branding iron and was going to brand herself. Her father saw her just in time, stopped her, and agreed not to brand the cattle. Not the typical western of the time.
posted by Meconopsis on Apr 17, 2005 - 2 answers

I am looking for a book that explains the history of how the Western Chinese regions of Xinjiang and Tibet came to be viewed as part of China and the process of their annexation. Any Chinese history mefites out there? [more inside]
posted by scazza on Apr 12, 2005 - 6 answers