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I saw a documentary in 2020 on internet trolling, early 4chan culture, and the like, and I could’ve sworn it was called “Lulz: A Corruption of Lol” - but when I look that up, I get nothing. [more inside]
posted by wheatlets at 3:33 PM - 2 answers

Lots of web search, no luck finding the lyrics for this song: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1icO5fzHsOY I even tried to reach the band. Anyone have a special source?
posted by 4midori at 9:14 PM - 2 answers

I need to build a library of stock photos. I work at a nonprofit that helps predominately low-income Hispanic families in Chicago. We have very little money. What are the best sites for free, legal-to-use stock photos? [more inside]
posted by SoberHighland at 2:52 PM - 8 answers

I am looking for space travel or established civilization stories which involve living “near” these three suns [more inside]
posted by ayc200 at 12:41 PM - 3 answers

I'm looking for novels and films that prominently feature a documentary filmmaker making their film. The more central the doc is to the fictional narrative, the better! [more inside]
posted by Beardman at 11:00 AM - 14 answers

Yet more on replacing the Washington Post and NYT... I'm following French news on bluesky even though I barely speak the language. Looking for more of that sort of thing. It helps. Spanish too. [more inside]
posted by A Terrible Llama at 2:48 AM - 8 answers

The columns would have been written in the 70s or 80s, I think. I could swear I once owned a book that collected a number of them.
posted by Lemkin at 9:52 PM - 2 answers

I'm in love with Cindy Lee's music for the music itself, yes, but I also love how hard it is to get hold of and actually hear. It makes me feel like a teenager. What else should I be checking out? [more inside]
posted by kensington314 at 12:34 AM - 4 answers

I’m looking for stories (fiction but preferably nonfiction) about individuals who have been selected for favor by a collapsing regime. A tale of takes the test / runs the race / wins the award and is whisked to the capital where a full re-education occurs. Only after our heroine has fully identified with her new overlords does she learn the regime is on the way out. She eventually has to adapt to a new world and laments her prior “fortune”.
posted by jefficator at 7:19 PM - 9 answers

What would you call the 3rd chord? [more inside]
posted by falsedmitri at 9:17 AM - 15 answers

The usual sources don't appear to be reliable narrators, so where do I go now? [more inside]
posted by essexjan at 3:58 AM - 30 answers

IDAGIO has a "pay per second" payout model that pays artists more the longer their tracks are, as opposed to "pay per stream" employed by other streaming services. But how much exactly is IDAGIO paying out, and are there other services out there doing the same thing? [more inside]
posted by curagea at 2:48 PM - 0 answers

My son and daughter-in-law asked me to query the MeFi Hive Mind. Here's their question regarding their son, my grandson, who is 3½, very bright, with relatively sophisticated language skills. He loves books and being read to (I read to him over Facetime). Their question: [more inside]
posted by angiep at 11:28 AM - 13 answers

A couple of years ago I read two volumes of a comic that was a very clear expy of Dragonball Z. An alien world where invincible martial artists glow and shoot beams. Very vivid use of colour, almost James Stokoe-like, but with oranges, greens and purples everywhere. [more inside]
posted by Lorc at 10:56 AM - 3 answers

Is it legitamite to pay to play as a vocialist? [more inside]
posted by anonymous at 5:56 AM - 11 answers

I've got part of what I think is an English folk song stuck in my head. What is it? [more inside]
posted by rustybullrake at 11:35 AM - 6 answers

Inspired by not being able to watch the bulk of the clips in this FPP, what other great streamable Canadian content will be available to me when I visit Canada next week that I'm not usually able to watch at home in the US? [more inside]
posted by juliapangolin at 8:35 AM - 15 answers

I have noticed that voice actors in Spain and in Germany use what I describe as an "anguished" manner of speaking. Why is this, how did it originate? Does it exist in any other languages? [more inside]
posted by sefsl at 10:33 AM - 4 answers

I'm trying to find nonfiction books about people who defected from their home (or host) countries without that country's knowledge. [more inside]
posted by Elle_Dee at 9:16 AM - 16 answers

My final product will be TikTok-type videos. [more inside]
posted by DMelanogaster at 12:21 PM - 12 answers