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posted by falsedmitri at 12:49 PM - 7 answers

I've realized that my favorite comedians happen to be men -- and a pretty homogeneous group at that -- so I want to know about some other funny folks to balance that out! [more inside]
posted by trillian at 9:21 AM - 57 answers

Another ID this mystery movie question: a world without men. [more inside]
posted by phunniemee at 2:58 PM - 7 answers

What DJs are spinning classic-style, soulful, funky 90s house music in 2019? I want to subscribe to 'em on Soundcloud or wherever. [more inside]
posted by escape from the potato planet at 6:55 AM - 9 answers

What is this 1980's children's book? [more inside]
posted by Toddles at 9:49 PM - 4 answers

I can't remember the name of this book or what it's about, but I remember the cover. It's a (New York?) cityscape, with yellow 1970s serif font for the title covering most of the space (and, I'm pretty sure, the author's name in white). I think the title was a few words, like 4 or 5, and it came out within the past 5-7 years. [more inside]
posted by something something at 7:30 PM - 1 answers

How do I get an old fashioned twangy electric guitar sound like in the tracks Maria Tambien and Rules by Khruangbin? [more inside]
posted by moonmilk at 8:14 AM - 9 answers

This has been bugging me for years - can someone tell me more about the band here (seen in front of the blue wall at the 30:30 mark in the full video)? [more inside]
posted by EmpressCallipygos at 4:46 AM - 5 answers

What site can be my one-stop shop for national and/or international news (NOT JUST POLITICS)? I have a handful of go-to sites for local news and news in my industry, but I've realized I've seriously fallen down on knowing what's going on nationally in the realm of not-politics (for example, I only found out about Hurricane Barry just now by random chance). But I don't have the patience to juggle half a dozen sources for this sort of thing - I just want one comprehensive site (maybe two) that I can check once or twice a day.
posted by showbiz_liz at 10:06 AM - 15 answers

Plenty of famous writers have dropped their first name and gone by their middle name (e.g. Adeline Virginia Woolf). Have any famous writers dropped their surname and just gone by some combo of their given names? [more inside]
posted by Beardman at 7:02 AM - 15 answers

I have a friend who's wondering how she can set up an exhibit of her book art in the San Francisco Bay Area. [more inside]
posted by gtrwolf at 8:54 PM - 5 answers

A group of people enter a crowded frat/sorority/house party walking up the front steps and in through the front door. There is a staircase within the main hall (to their left?) that is also packed with people. This is a huge wild party with lots of excessive drinking, dancing and general peak of massive party energy. They proceed through the very crowded party/dance floor, through a kitchen (?) to a back yard that is also busy with people drinking / partying, possibly around a pool. Someone is puking in the bushes. [more inside]
posted by smartypantz at 12:16 PM - 29 answers

My daughter is 3.5 and has shown a serious interest in kitchen activities. Usually a whirlwind of manic energy, she becomes focused and deadly serious when she is asked to help cook, bake, or otherwise help with food prep. I'd like to encourage that interest in her with more kitchen-related media. [more inside]
posted by JimBJ9 at 5:58 AM - 18 answers

I saw this forever ago and cant remember the title. The singer has an indie vibe, appeared to be a black or biracial woman with natural hair. In the video, she has a boyfriend with dreadlocks. The lyrics are about realizing she has a crush on a woman. The woman love interest in the video was racially ambiguous with olive skin. The black woman singer wakes up in the morning while her boyfriend cooks her breakfast. She eventually kisses the girl love interest with olive skin. Thats all I got.
posted by skjønn at 5:43 AM - 1 answers

If they are indeed linked at all...
This page from Maus, the comic.
Fritz Eichenberg's art for Jane Eyre (and his stuff in general). [more inside]
posted by womb of things to be and tomb of things that were at 5:32 AM - 8 answers

The Talking Heads cover band I'm in is going to play a show for a few hundred people. I may get a chance to put up a screen and use a short-throw projector to project images and videos. I would love the crowd to help come up with those images and videos. [more inside]
posted by argybarg at 1:45 PM - 9 answers

What's the best forum for asking questions along the lines of "What's the sf short story where..." E.g. "What's the sf short story where an entomologist discovers a hive of intelligent ants that collect butterfly and moth eggs for him, with dire consequences?"
posted by musofire at 12:10 PM - 7 answers

I do fine art photography and beaded jewelry. I need one business card for both and a catchy tagline is completely eluding me. I need to order cards today - help me come up with something to put on them! [more inside]
posted by stoneweaver at 12:07 PM - 10 answers

I would like to follow current affairs and want to learn how commentators of different political affiliations (left, center, right, etc.; I realize it's often more complicated) react to the issues of the day. [more inside]
posted by 5Q7 at 9:11 AM - 4 answers

I recorded an EP a few months ago, and currently have it hosted on a website of my own. I'd like to get it out more widely to the world, without any expectation of making a dime. I have no clue what the small-label landscape is like now, nor how to approach them these days, or if that's even a good idea. Along the same lines, does anyone have any experience getting unsigned music onto Spotify?
posted by the phlegmatic king at 8:21 AM - 9 answers