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My girlfriend is planning to go to a protest at a Tesla dealership this weekend. I can't go, for health reasons. I'm worried for her. What can she do to stay safe? [more inside]
posted by Ursula Hitler at 4:11 PM - 19 answers

I just learned that Bong Joon-ho has a new movie "Mickey 17" coming out. I would have sworn on my mother's grave that he had died in the last few years. Does anyone have an explanation for this delusion?
posted by Pembquist at 10:18 AM - 2 answers

In prep for a possible upcoming discussion for the need for measures to counteract the United States' history of racism I would appreciate it if people could point me to information and studies that might demonstrate the continuing dimensions the problem. [more inside]
posted by Reverend John at 12:31 PM - 9 answers

I'm feeling betrayed by the Labour Party and despondent about the state of the country, and I'm looking for some sign of hope. [more inside]
posted by Chenko at 9:44 AM - 9 answers

Reading a link from the post about the Vasari corridor, there was a single sentence that said "After many civil wars & watching neighbors fall to conquerors, the Florentine Republic decided to secure its liberties by *massacring all the nobles and putting their heads on pikes!*." Where do I get details about this? [more inside]
posted by Hactar at 4:01 AM - 2 answers

Circa 1995, when I was a child, I read something about a community in Florida which was built by Disney, with futuristic design a la EPCOT, but which was distinct from EPCOT inasmuch as my memory recalls this place being an actual residential area rather than a theme park model of a city. Anyone else remember this and can help me remember what it's actually called/where there are information sources about it? [more inside]
posted by Whale Oil at 7:59 PM - 10 answers

How do you support your kid's relationships with family? [more inside]
posted by anonymous at 11:11 AM - 14 answers

For example: the 80s has Miami Vice and Cyndi Lauper. The 90s has Pearl Jam and Arsenio Hall. What screams the 00s with comparable volume? Movie, TV show, band, fashion... it's all good.
posted by Lemkin at 8:03 PM - 44 answers

There's a person who's mediated some international conflict. All I remember about him is that the two parties would go back and forth, until each side was able to perfectly explain the other perspective. The concept was adapted by the Gottmans and I learned about it reading one of their books. I can't think of his name! Help?
posted by toucan at 2:20 PM - 6 answers

I recall some time ago reading about a man who corresponded (by mail, I think) with Holocaust deniers. After many years of this, he told them to put up or shut up, and they travelled together to Germany, where they visited Auschwitz. Jaws dropped, and some or all of them were forced to revise their belief system. I believe this was a true story, but cannot remember the source.
posted by 4midori at 12:56 PM - 1 answers

I recently read an article that described current US events as they would be described by US media if they were happening elsewhere—that is, a shocking coup that we typically think of as happening anywhere but here. I think it was on a substack or similar. Any clues?
posted by stillmoving at 9:05 PM - 3 answers

In an effort to get to know my neighbors, I want to host an open house in my driveway. I thought I would deliver a paper invitation to people one block in either direction on my street and invite them to stop over and say hello. I am not sure how to make this most successful. [Some ideas to get started on the inside] [more inside]
posted by Emmy Rae at 7:33 PM - 19 answers

I’m beside myself with worry about the state of the US and the world. I need some help keeping my anxieties in check. Can anyone give me reasons to be optimistic? [more inside]
posted by rodneyaug at 1:44 PM - 20 answers

Curious about how language borders work, especially inside a country. What makes a lanaguge just come to a stop at a certain point? [more inside]
posted by sefsl at 10:43 AM - 19 answers

My 6th grader has been struggling to find books to read this year for her nightly reading and we'd love your suggestions on books that might resonate with her. [more inside]
posted by snowymorninblues at 8:42 AM - 26 answers

Recently I was watching an ad for Old Spice which was aimed at an Australian audience and presenting alleged characteristics of Australians. One of them was rescuing spiders with a bowl and piece of paper so that you could release the spider outside (instead of killing it.) I was suprised that this made the list, because I thought this was something that people did worldwide, not just in Australia. Is it common or uncommon for people in the US and Canada to trap spiders with a glass or bowl and a piece of paper and safely release them outside?
posted by chariot pulled by cassowaries at 4:05 AM - 59 answers

Let’s say you are not especially analytical but you are expected to master a complicated decision flow anyway. Fortunately, someone you trust has volunteered to put the decision flow into a series of diagrams, flowcharts, or another design pattern of your choice. Which examples of information design would you point to as having been very helpful to you in the past? [more inside]
posted by rabia.elizabeth at 2:13 PM - 4 answers

So, I really have two basic questions with more specific detail inside: 1. what does the party mostly spend this money on, and 2. do the big names on these emails write or approve the emails? [more inside]
posted by Glinn at 7:37 AM - 4 answers

I’m Canadian, and I’m growing increasingly worried that some time in the next four years or so, a hostile and powerful country might invade Canada. What steps can I take to set my family up to flee the country if necessary? [more inside]
posted by anonymous at 6:58 AM - 24 answers

What does this sticker mean? Someone asked the same question on Reddit, but never got an answer. Trying to re-create it from memory, it looks sort of like this, or maybe with a heavier crossbar more like this. I have seen this as a window sticker or bumper sticker on several cars (NW Washington State, US) and am curious what it means.
posted by xedrik at 6:33 PM - 2 answers