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What is the best content on audible that is included with a standard subscription? So far, for example, I have found the complete Sherlock Holmes read by Stephen Fry, and a handful of shorts set in METAtropolis by some of my favorite authors, a couple Scalzis, the first Murderbot. What else should I look at (har har). Outstanding reader and outstanding content both welcome.
posted by bq at 6:47 PM - 15 answers

Lately I’ve enjoyed the movies Argylle, Spy, and The Lost City. I think part of what I like is that they’re witty action/comedies that involve ordinary, likeable women going about their routine lives who are then suddenly swept into espionage or adventure. Can you recommend similar non-sexist action/comedies that I might like? [more inside]
posted by hurdy gurdy girl at 9:15 AM - 32 answers

Where can I listen to every episode of the podcast called "Groceries"? Thanks!!
posted by bookworm4125 at 4:26 PM - 3 answers

I’m leaving on vacation tomorrow and need recommendations for engrossing beach reads! Specifications within. [more inside]
posted by bluloo at 11:48 AM - 30 answers

What, in your experience, is the best company that prints business cards. Price is not the first consideration. Quality is, and variety.
posted by partner at 5:16 PM - 17 answers

I've been listening lately to a lot of metal with frontwomen who go from strong melodic vocals to deathgrowls, sometimes in the same syllable. Looking for more. Examples inside. [more inside]
posted by signal at 2:45 PM - 7 answers

I am in (what we shall refer to as) a performing troupe. A member of said outfit is set on doing all of our visual merchandising. This is not their strong point. What to do? [more inside]
posted by freya_lamb at 10:17 AM - 9 answers

What are some songs about emotional labor? [more inside]
posted by cozenedindigo at 5:16 AM - 27 answers

I'd like more pop music by queer artists. My favorites are: Tove Lo, Troye Sivan, Hayley Kiyoko, Pale Waves, Halsey, and PVRIS. I also like some amount of: Years and Years, Janelle Monáe, FLETCHER, Sir Babygirl, girl in red, Rita Ora, MUNA, Lil Nas X, Miley Cyrus, Baby Queen, Kim Petras, and Rina Sawayama. Who else in the last decade or so have I missed? [more inside]
posted by blueberry monster at 8:14 PM - 34 answers

Hi! I'm that MeFite who likes to recommend movies to people. A friend IRL asked for a highly specific recommendation that actually has me stuck. She asked for "optimistic, not-sad movies about robots for grown-ups." And you know what? Robot movies, it turns out, are usually pessimistic, sad, or for children. Frequently, they are at least two of these things. This request actually has me stuck. Ideas?
posted by DirtyOldTown at 12:16 PM - 55 answers

I was just reading an article about Susan Sontag, and was somewhat surprised to realize I've never read any of her writing. I also just recently read Joan Didion for the first time. What other significant women literary figures or public intellectuals have I missed out on? From any era. I'm not asking about women writers generally, but the kind of writers who create "culture" (in the old fashioned use of the term), about whom magazine profiles are written, and who are asked to comment on the zeitgeist. Anne Fadiman is probably another example.
posted by OrangeDisk at 6:09 AM - 24 answers

Is Discogs making up listings that aren’t there or is it hiding listings from me? [more inside]
posted by skycrashesdown at 4:37 PM - 5 answers

More specifically, Kelly Clarkson's "Since U Been Gone" sounds to my ears a lot like Taylor Swift's "You Belong With Me" ... The content is different, one's a breakup song and the other is aspirational but there's a mundane bouncy back-and-forth situation setting/listing of things to start and then there's a quick crescendo into the chorus. Is there a name for songs that work like this? [more inside]
posted by Roy Batty at 10:42 AM - 11 answers

I find it easy to find mysteries (though I do ask a lot of questions about them here heh), romances, fantasy/sf books in lists on the internet. I find it harder to find books that are really good stories but NOT genre. I'm interested in Good Books from any era as long as the older ones hold up relatively well re: racism, sexism etc. What other books would you recommend? [more inside]
posted by azalea_chant at 10:52 PM - 30 answers

A lot of news and current affairs channels use theme music that I would describe as orchestral, rising, presidential, and military. It often has heavy use of brass, strings, drums, satellite beeps, and whooshes. Intuitively, I feel that this music inserts a lot of bias into the stories covered. It feels a bit aggressive and it also implies credibility, gravitas and urgency. To me, it feels like it could create a sense of danger, fear, and reliance on the news, or even a need for protection from "the assault" of the news. Has anyone studied or quantified this? Can any musicians break it down? [more inside]
posted by nouvelle-personne at 1:32 PM - 10 answers

Does anyone know the genre name for a TV murder mystery drama where the landscape is a character - lots of dramatic aerial shots of dramatic landscapes. [more inside]
posted by chariot pulled by cassowaries at 8:06 AM - 10 answers

Most people would recognize it as the musical figure played by the piano in "The Merry-Go-Round Broke Down" at 00:06 in its use as the Looney Tunes theme. And I thought that's where it originated. [more inside]
posted by the sobsister at 5:29 AM - 5 answers

I have some vintage film photo gear, including a lens cap with this logo. Can anyone identify the company? To me it looks like an "E" or a bridge, depending on the orientation. The lens cap also has "NI" or "IN" in tiny letters and "MADE IN JAPAN."
posted by trevor_case at 7:52 PM - 4 answers

My 13 year old son has expressed interest in reading some ‘spy novels’. This is a genre I have read very little of, so I am a little bit at a loss as to where to point him. [more inside]
posted by bitbotbit at 9:24 AM - 27 answers

Ambient-ish instrumental-ish dub recommendations needed! [more inside]
posted by fridgebuzz at 5:14 AM - 8 answers