What are the best must have tools for a budding Journalist ?
posted by Yiba at 3:19 PM - 4 answers

How do authors ensure that they aren't copying older stories? [more inside]
posted by amicamentis at 12:56 PM - 15 answers

I'm building a basic phrase list that I will learn for countries that I visit. What are your most useful travel phrases? I'm also looking for anything that would be useful specifically for Egyptian Arabic. [more inside]
posted by Alison at 7:06 AM - 13 answers

Confused on spelling variations: Master of Science vs. Master's of Science. [more inside]
posted by figTree at 12:22 AM - 12 answers

Did I spend too much on a book? $325 for a very good hardcover 1st Edition UK (Picador) Blood Meridian, or the Evening Redness in the West by Cormac McCarthy? [more inside]
posted by Bacillus at 7:22 PM - 12 answers

I love to read but I'm a really slow reader. I avoid reading books longer than about 300 pages because it takes me so long to get through anything longer. I read for hours everyday (mostly online stuff) so it's not lack of practice. Is there anything I can do to speed up?
posted by Andy Harwood at 4:22 PM - 16 answers

Looking for a science fiction book I read a few years ago. I believe it came out within the past five years. Basic plot was that a guy died and then his mind was uploaded into a robot. I think the main character might have been fairly poor at one time and then started dating an heiress which was why he was able to do the upload after death. [more inside]
posted by sorindome at 10:05 AM - 4 answers

What is the name of the phenomenon where words lose their original meaning once they take on an off-color meaning? For instance isn't it queer that nobody describes themselves as "gay" anymore unless they are homosexual or are deliberately being provocative? [more inside]
posted by cross_impact at 2:05 PM - 15 answers

I am thinking of switching to a smaller paper planner for 2010. I currently use the "classic" size where the pages are roughly 5.5" x 8.5." I've become enamored with the DayTimer wirebound 3½” x 6½” planners, but I can't figure out how anyone writes that small on the monthly pages. I'm looking for any suggestions you can give on how to maximize your paper planner (including tasks), especially if it's making the most of a smaller space. [more inside]
posted by 4ster at 2:14 PM - 6 answers

Help me find wonderful books about demons, angels, and other beings of the fantastic. [more inside]
posted by past at 1:14 PM - 18 answers

About eight years ago, I read this article on some radical-leaning progressive website, about how the author had come to love Thanksgiving, despite originally viewing it as a celebration of mass murder. [more inside]
posted by Ash3000 at 8:30 AM - 4 answers

Does anyone know what the source text of this D.H. Lawrence quotation is, or if it's even correctly attributed to him? Quotation inside. [more inside]
posted by oinopaponton at 4:07 PM - 2 answers

What is a good heuristic for the usage of 'that'? [more inside]
posted by ageispolis at 1:43 PM - 10 answers

Between my iPhone's Stanza app and the loooooong quiet days ahead of me in the office during the holiday season, I'd like to read some stuff online. Any suggestions? [more inside]
posted by Madamina at 12:53 PM - 6 answers

Will taking a logic class really help me in talking about things like socieconomic issues that are often emotionally charged? [more inside]
posted by sio42 at 6:52 AM - 40 answers

Can anyone recommend any literary essays on, or short stories about, cats? [more inside]
posted by laumry at 6:50 AM - 23 answers

I have tentatively given my freelance editing and design business the name Words Like Notes. What do you think of it? [more inside]
posted by jlhopes at 6:08 AM - 21 answers

Book Filter: In the spirit of 'Verklemptness'... [more inside]
posted by Pippi Longstocking at 1:26 AM - 25 answers

About an expression...please tell me if it is true or not. [more inside]
posted by mizukko at 7:48 AM - 29 answers

Can you please help me translate this phrase: cominciâ a butâ da bande, ce che ho ai dentri e nol è gno Thank you very much!
posted by LittleMissItneg at 8:00 PM - 5 answers