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Our little gang is watching the last episode of Succession tonight. (No spoilers please!) What are some good videos or articles that we could read or watch to spur on our discussion of the ending and the series as a whole, after tonight's viewing?
posted by storybored at 12:47 PM - 9 answers

I remember seeing a book in a few NYC bookstores this January that I meant to add to my reading list, do you know the title? Protagonist is guy who drifts through life, ends up moving to Maine at the end I think? There is a bear on the cover. [more inside]
posted by hermanubis at 1:21 PM - 2 answers

Just finished the fourth season of Barry and was disappointed. Too dark and lacking in insights that meant anything to me or humor or drama that felt original. What got me hooked was some of the off-beat humor in earlier seasons--in particular a scene where a (lesbian) couple is breaking up as we see Henry Winkler out the window being attacked one by one by dozens of dogs (final reason given for break-up "you just have too many dogs.") Anyhoo, based on that one positive and one negative pieces of evidence, would appreciate recommendations for other shows.
posted by Jon44 at 1:13 PM - 17 answers

Can you recommend podcasts about the history of Italy? Preferably available on Spotify. Grazie mille.
posted by HotToddy at 1:06 PM - 4 answers

I've been trying different variations for an hour or so with no luck. [more inside]
posted by the webmistress at 12:29 PM - 5 answers

I'm looking for an overview of the contemporary art world that answers questions like: How does someone go from art school to selling a piece for six/seven figures? How many works of art will a gallery sell in a year? How predictable is success in the art world? How do gallerists scout new talent? [more inside]
posted by hermanubis at 12:14 PM - 9 answers

Was my childhood a complete lie or was there a Maltesers chocolate ad in the 80s or 90s featuring Flashdance... What a Feeling (YT link) where upon having some Maltesers, this person starts dancing, on the walls! on the ceiling! with great lightness! [more inside]
posted by mkdirusername at 7:10 AM - 5 answers

I saw a presentation/slideshow a while back. It had a description of a brand's attributes, and then (on another page) the brand's logo. It was made to point out how a well-built brand is recognizable just from its attributes. [more inside]
posted by signal at 3:30 PM - 2 answers

I'm looking for recent poetry to help teach English intonation. I've looked at various poetry sites and books, but most seem to be free verse. Are there any relevant anthologies? Specific examples also welcome!
posted by Trifling at 3:27 PM - 7 answers

If I like VOYAGER - "Promise" - Perth Symphony Orchestra X INNEKA (Electric String Version), what other songs am I likely to like?
posted by chariot pulled by cassowaries at 6:13 AM - 6 answers

I'm a fan of WTF with Marc Maron and Armchair Expert with Dax Shephard. Looking for more podcasts! [more inside]
posted by bearette at 4:27 AM - 7 answers

Have you/your organisation ever run an awards program? What strategies have you found that help or hinder the management of your awards program? [more inside]
posted by creatrixtiara at 10:29 PM - 1 answers

I just finished reading Graham Greene's The Ministry of Fear, which I very much enjoyed. It reminded me strongly of Geoffrey Householder's Rogue Male, which I also recently reread. What other books like these should I read? [more inside]
posted by darchildre at 5:28 PM - 36 answers

I have bits of this ad stuck in my head, I think it was some chain restaurant (a la Denny's), featuring a chef singing a version of "Toreador" about their new breakfast (sandwich?) as he prepares it. [more inside]
posted by bjrubble at 12:08 PM - 3 answers

Trying to remember a sci-fi story I read decades ago about a man trying to resolve some issue (with tech support?) but is thwarted by the automated system. [more inside]
posted by justkevin at 11:53 AM - 5 answers

What song is the band playing in Transatlantic episode 3 ("The Wilderness") during the party, from about 33:10 to 33:50? Here's a recording. [more inside]
posted by jedicus at 8:28 AM - 2 answers

Sebastian Lee, played by Thomas Chaanhing, is a single episode character on Transatlantic. He is portrayed as a filmmaker but I cannot find him in real life. Any idea who he was or who the character is based on?
posted by donpardo at 6:50 AM - 3 answers

Crew-cut human space explorers land on a planet and discover nothing but a lot of very cute, friendly dogs — some of whom the humans adopt. At some point, one of the space explorers realizes that canine cuteness and friendliness might be a sophisticated evolutionary strategy to get humans to take care of canine needs. One of the dogs intercepts this thought and successfully plots to kill the human who has discovered the canine plot. The end.
posted by PaulVario at 3:56 PM - 1 answers

This is a fairly recent movie, and I watched it somewhere in the past 5 years. It's nothing to do with the "Big Fat Gypsy Wedding" series, and it's not an Emir Kusturica movie. I'm pretty sure it was subtitled, and takes place in Eastern / Central Europe. Details I remember inside. [more inside]
posted by snarfois at 9:10 AM - 7 answers

Lorrie Moore has a novel coming out in I think June. I would really like to get my battered copy of Birds of America that I've read a thousand times signed if she does a book tour but do established writers well into their careers even do that? If so, how do I find out where/when?
posted by less-of-course at 5:22 AM - 7 answers