Before anyone posts any more comments about restaurant closings, watch a grown man break down in public as he recounts how 12 years ago he hung up the very pictures he now has to take off the walls.

Arrogant Swine proprietor and pitmaster Tyson Ho discusses what happens when a restaurant (not his!) closes its doors for the final time as part of a series on opening a barbeque restaurant in Brooklyn.
posted to MetaFilter by ultraviolet catastrophe at 4:28 AM on February 5, 2015 (22 comments)

I just wanted to thank MetaFilter for expanding my view of feminism and helping me become more of a feminist myself, inspired by this thread.
posted to MetaTalk by hepta at 10:34 AM on January 22, 2015 (103 comments)

After months of joyful toil under the expert and unflagging stewardship of Faint of Butt, I am proud to announce that the Metafilter Flood Tribute Album is now complete, just in time for the mid-January 25th anniversary of the release of They Might Be Giants' now classic record.
posted to MetaTalk by umbú at 12:36 PM on January 17, 2015 (79 comments)

THE SPIRIT OF 99 VIEWING CLUB - A robot from another world crashes in 1950s Maine and discovered by a young boy who must keep him hidden from a paranoid federal agent.
posted to FanFare by The Whelk at 7:18 AM on October 2, 2014 (27 comments)

"Stand Still, Stay Silent" is the follow-up to Minna Sundberg's successful webcomic "A Redtail's Dream" (previously), but instead of a 550 page Finnish fantasy tale, it's a post-apocalyptic but still very Scandinavian story intended to run for years. After 10 months of almost-every-weekday pages, she has taken a short break for the end of 'Book One' and it's a good time to catch up. (SPOILERS INSIDE, but reading from the beginning is still strongly recommended)
posted to MetaFilter by oneswellfoop at 2:08 PM on September 12, 2014 (9 comments)

I've recently, sparked by Colt Cabana's podcast, come to love Indie Professional Wrestling and would like to check out it's recent-ish history. What would you recommend as the standout events from the last decade?
posted to Ask MetaFilter by coleboptera at 3:25 AM on August 8, 2014 (6 comments)

Ta-Nehisi Coates writes in The Atlantic:The Effects of Housing Segregation on Black Wealth. As the wealth gap widens between whites and blacks in America, and after reading this list and this list, he concludes The Ghetto Is Public Policy.
posted to MetaFilter by the man of twists and turns at 9:15 AM on July 12, 2014 (31 comments)

I'm going to Powell's this weekend (yay!) and having recently come to face the fact that I'll never make any recipes out of at least half the cookbooks I own and that I'm really simply a cookbook collector more than anything else, I may as well go all in and buy a bunch more. Please give me your favorite cookbook recommendations! Specifics inside.
posted to Ask MetaFilter by skycrashesdown at 6:04 PM on July 3, 2014 (32 comments)

I thought the community might enjoy a brief tale that illustrates my Metafilter dependency
posted to MetaTalk by unannihilated at 9:16 PM on June 7, 2014 (19 comments)

As a general guideline for FanFare: what are the best ways for people who are both show watchers and book readers to enjoy a thread, make comments, and have engaging conversation while: 1) not ruining things for the show-only folks, or 2) having people assume that every comment made is a spoiler?
posted to MetaTalk by tempestuoso at 8:27 AM on June 2, 2014 (224 comments)

Help me expand my hip-hop playlist! Snowflakes, I have them!
posted to Ask MetaFilter by escape from the potato planet at 6:01 PM on May 16, 2014 (17 comments)

I made pickles recently with this recipe, which had all the ingredients I thought would go into a good kosher dill -- garlic, dill, salt -- but they came out tasting like "bread and butter" sweet pickles, even though there's nothing sweet in the recipe. The pickles are only a few days old, but I'm familiar with the taste of both "old" and "new" kosher dills, and these were neither. What's the problem with this recipe, and how can I make a real kosher dill (without setting up a home canning operation?)
posted to Ask MetaFilter by Ralston McTodd at 9:40 AM on March 27, 2014 (20 comments)

In the end, the only thing that could create the necessary traction in our minds was the intimate loss of the things we loved. Zadie Smith on climate change at a personal level.
posted to MetaFilter by Athanassiel at 8:06 PM on March 13, 2014 (46 comments)

Somebody gifted me a whole duck, humanely raised, with the head on and everything. What should I do with this beauty? I want to use as many parts as possible. Thanks!!
posted to Ask MetaFilter by jbenben at 11:04 AM on February 26, 2014 (8 comments)

So, I've been trying to hash out my philosophic and intangible beliefs and I realized that the only thing I really, truly connect with in a belief sense is Nothing, the dark. To be clear, I don't mean this melodramatically, I simply mean this in the sense that I find the fact that when I close my eyes at night that the idea that, as Roger Ebert put it, "I was perfectly content before I was born" comes to mind. That there is more that does not exist in this world than does. From John Locke (blank slate ideas) to Nietzche and religion, can you good people point me very broadly in the direction of thoughts on the nothing that surrounds us? Thanks!
posted to Ask MetaFilter by sendai sleep master at 11:28 AM on February 17, 2014 (15 comments)

Tencent Maps - Look at some of the remotest parts of China. While some of the off-the-beaten-path images on Tencent Maps are actually static panoramas, other more quirky routes offer full coverage for mile after mile, as seen on the Li river in Guangxi province where you can cruise on a boat amidst the famous karst peaks that don’t look like any other hill or mountain range you’ve ever seen before.
posted to MetaFilter by KokuRyu at 10:31 PM on February 11, 2014 (14 comments)

"Our RoboCop Remake is a crowd-sourced film project based on the 1987 Paul Verhoeven classic. Connected through various filmmaking channels ... we're 50 filmmakers (amateur and professional) from Los Angeles and New York who have split the original RoboCop into individual pieces and have remade the movie ourselves. Not necessarily a shot-for-shot remake, but a scene-for-scene retelling. As big fans of the original RoboCop, and as filmmakers and film fans admittedly rolling our eyes at the Hollywood remake machine, we've elected to do this remake thing our own way ... Because if anyone is going to ruin RoboCop, it's us. Extremely not safe for work.
posted to MetaFilter by codacorolla at 6:42 AM on February 7, 2014 (40 comments)

I taught myself how to build a wordpress website for our small business a few years ago and since our current platform (Platform Pro) is now defunct, I need to switch to a different platform and get all my plugins and wordpress up-do-date. What is the smartest way to do this?
posted to Ask MetaFilter by okay-quiet-time at 2:15 PM on February 6, 2014 (4 comments)

Help two Alaskans make great travel decisions in Kauai.
posted to Ask MetaFilter by charmedimsure at 12:36 PM on January 21, 2014 (9 comments)

Tired of being constantly asked "Where are you from?", Shing Yin Kor looks to the Yellow Ranger for advice.
posted to MetaFilter by divabat at 9:34 PM on January 10, 2014 (133 comments)

My small business used to rank really well for hundreds of terms. But I've dropped for some major terms and been obliterated for others. How do I fix this?
posted to Ask MetaFilter by Chaussette and the Pussy Cats at 5:12 PM on January 9, 2014 (13 comments)

"Tell me what you eat, and I'll tell you what you are." -- Jean Anthelme Brillat-Savarin
posted to MetaFilter by zarq at 5:39 AM on December 22, 2013 (150 comments)

I would like to read some truly disturbing novels. Give me some recommendations, AskMetafilter.
posted to Ask MetaFilter by SkylitDrawl at 6:23 PM on June 20, 2013 (110 comments)

ABBA - Happy New Year, Wendy & Lisa - The Closing Of The Year, Otis Redding & Carla Davis - New Year's Resolution, Harry Connick, Jr - What Are You Doing New Years Eve?, Dan Fogelberg - Same Old Lang Syne (okay, the lyrics say "Christmas", but it's totally a New Year song)
posted to MetaFilter by hippybear at 6:08 PM on December 31, 2013 (25 comments)

"Can we talk about Susan’s fabulous adventures after Narnia? The ones where she wears nylons and elegant blouses when she wants to, and short skirts and bright lipstick when she wants to, and hiking boots and tough jeans and big men’s plaid shirts when she feels like backpacking out into the mountains and remembering what it was to be lost in a world full of terrific beauty— I know her siblings say she stops talking about it, that Susan walks away from the memories of Narnia, but I don’t think she ever really forgot."
posted to MetaFilter by MartinWisse at 11:10 AM on December 12, 2013 (193 comments)

My dad loved the series Deadwood. He also loves biography and historical non-fiction books. I would like to give him an interesting history of Deadwood for Christmas but not necessarily one connected with the show (which seems to be most of them). Any recommendations?
posted to Ask MetaFilter by torisaur at 6:02 AM on December 9, 2013 (2 comments)

Twenty years ago tonight, id Software uploaded Doom to an FTP server at the University of Wisconsin-Madison and completely changed the video gaming industry.
posted to MetaFilter by Pope Guilty at 7:16 AM on December 9, 2013 (92 comments)

In our house, we frequently spend evenings hanging out and doing low-key group activities, like playing video games (or D&D), watching TV, or just talking and listening to music. Frequently, we find ourselves at a lull, seeking something new to do when we don't feel like putting on Netflix. I'm looking for games that we can set up, teach people, and play quickly with a varying number of people at varying levels of sobriety. (more inside)
posted to Ask MetaFilter by 4th number at 9:04 AM on December 6, 2013 (69 comments)

A YouTube user has uploaded an earlier cut of Jim Henson and Frank Oz's The Dark Crystal (with characters designed by Brian Froud). Some scenes are re-ordered, there is some different dialogue and the narration has been removed. It didn't perform well in testing, so changes were made to the version we all know and love. A threatened sequel, to be directed by Genndy Tartakovsky, is on hold.
posted to MetaFilter by Mezentian at 4:59 PM on December 5, 2013 (31 comments)

TV's longest-running World War II drama, Combat! aired on ABC between 1962 and 1967. "It was really a collection of complex 50-minute movies. Salted with battle sequences, they follow [US Army King Company's travails during the invasion of France, starting with the landing at Omaha Beach on June 6, 1944 -- D-Day. It's] a gritty, ground-eye view of infantrymen trying to salvage their humanity and survive."
posted to MetaFilter by zarq at 1:29 PM on December 2, 2013 (32 comments)

I'd like to read about issues, strategies and concerns regarding long-term WordPress maintenance. I have several clients using WordPress. I'm adept with the nuts and bolts, but I can see that staying on top of plugin updates is important and must be done carefully. I've killed live sites enough times to know now not to update willy nilly.
posted to Ask MetaFilter by humboldt32 at 11:25 AM on November 26, 2013 (1 comment)

It's a geek Thanksgiving! On Here & Now, Instructables' Christy Canida shares tools for organizing Thanksgiving dinner - Gantt chart, purchasing calculator, kitchen workstation for workflow management, stastical analysis of turkey cooking, and more. You'll also find results of their Take Thanksgiving to the Next Level contest, like the giant fractal pecan pie, the 20-sided pie-cosahedron, and the recirculating gravy fountain.
posted to MetaFilter by Miko at 11:17 AM on November 24, 2008 (29 comments)

♪ Why do we always come here?
I guess we'll never know.
It's like a kind of torture
To have to watch the show! ♫

posted to MetaFilter by zarq at 4:11 PM on November 10, 2013 (118 comments)

World War I in Color is a documentary designed to make the Great War come alive for a 21st-century audience. The events of 1914-18 are authoritatively narrated by Kenneth Branagh, who presents the military and political overview, while interviews with historians add different perspectives in six 48 minute installments annotated within.
posted to MetaFilter by Blasdelb at 3:50 AM on October 31, 2013 (60 comments)

Your brother sighs and takes his pipe out of his jacket. "It's good to be home," he says, and fills the bowl. "A light?" You put your hand out. snap your fingers. There's the sharp stab familiar prickle comfortable ache in your wrist, among the bones. A flame leaps from your fingertips.

posted to MetaFilter by Elementary Penguin at 11:39 AM on October 20, 2013 (13 comments)

It's the ultimate gamble. If the young man is successful, he comes home a hero, and becomes important. His life has meaning and purpose. But in order to succeed, he must first completely open up his soul to the consequences of failure, knowing there may be no way back out. This, above all else, is the hardest thing to do. 20 Minutes at Rucker Park.
posted to MetaFilter by Ghostride The Whip at 7:57 PM on October 16, 2013 (21 comments)

I'm looking for jokes, usually bad jokes, that work as a series of short jokes where the punchline is in the final joke of the series. Example inside.
posted to Ask MetaFilter by bondcliff at 8:33 AM on October 8, 2013 (33 comments)

The thing about being an unstoppable force is that you can really only enjoy the experience of being one when you have something to bash yourself against. Allie Brosh is in fine form in the latest Hyperbole and a Half, which is oddly appropriate for almost-Halloween. Previously. Previouslier. Previouslierer. Previousliererer.
posted to MetaFilter by Athanassiel at 4:57 PM on October 2, 2013 (62 comments)

I really liked Coffee Prince, and now I'm looking for more series to try.
posted to Ask MetaFilter by Kutsuwamushi at 7:08 PM on September 9, 2013 (12 comments)

WWE wrestler CM Punk wants to help you improve your grammar. Some language NSFW.
posted to MetaFilter by Shepherd at 7:12 AM on August 9, 2013 (38 comments)

Nekozushi is one of the strangest videos I've seen in some time. I have no idea how these people got their cats wedged into their sushi, or why.
posted to MetaFilter by NoraReed at 6:19 PM on August 6, 2013 (27 comments)

Introduce me to music similar to the soundtrack for the movie The Social Network.
posted to Ask MetaFilter by sherlockt at 8:27 PM on July 25, 2013 (13 comments)

In response to a listicle on pop-punk where "most of the picks were just early 2000s-era crapcore Warped Tour bands" the Jaded Punk Blog has a more 'authentic' list,"36 Pop-Punk Albums You Need To Hear Or Just Go Fucking Die.". A list which seems to beg the question "What is pop-punk? Is this more like this, or more like this?
posted to MetaFilter by Potomac Avenue at 10:13 AM on July 10, 2013 (121 comments)

My sister and I enjoy playing Carcassonne on her iPad whenever we're together, but we are getting tired of playing the same game all the time. What are other good two person games we could play with each other on an iPad?
posted to Ask MetaFilter by warble at 4:43 PM on July 7, 2013 (9 comments)

I was just given the (very generous!) gift of a charcoal kettle grill with GET THIS a pizza stone, pizza peel, and this brilliant thingy to convert a kettle grill into a pizza oven. I have not only never grilled anything before, I've never been remotely interested in doing so until pretty much today. How can I stop worrying* and learn to love my new grill?
posted to Ask MetaFilter by Sara C. at 5:17 PM on June 19, 2013 (18 comments)

We're heading to northern Spain for one week (20 June - 28 June). From your experience, what would you do with a week in the north, and why?
posted to Ask MetaFilter by brokeaspoke at 9:45 AM on June 17, 2013 (29 comments)

Recommend a non-fiction author who has a style like Anthony Bourdain?
posted to Ask MetaFilter by jacobean at 8:53 AM on June 17, 2013 (14 comments)

The Troy McClure Credits Supercut (SLYTPHT*)
*Single Link You Tube Phil Hartman Tribute
posted to MetaFilter by oneswellfoop at 2:47 AM on June 17, 2013 (39 comments)

Brutal police crackdown on protesters against a bus fare rise in São Paulo and Rio, as well as other cities.
posted to MetaFilter by Tom-B at 7:30 PM on June 14, 2013 (72 comments)

A teacher seeks advice.
posted to Ask MetaFilter by mermily at 5:56 PM on June 5, 2013 (9 comments)