What's an editorial plan? Do topic-focused weblogs (like the Gawker Media ones) have one? How do they work out what sort of content goes on their blog? [more inside]
posted by divabat at at 11:35 PM - 0 answers

I really enjoy listening to Bob Dylan's older music (pre 1970) and Im wondering are there any other artists (past or present) that would be of any interest to me? Im looking more towards folk than rock, more acoustical than electric but any recommendations would be great! Thanks!
posted by Groovytimes at at 7:59 PM - 27 answers

Low-Budget Lesbian Space Adventure...filter: What was the name of this late-90s Northern Virginia community access channel show? [more inside]
posted by el_lupino at at 7:56 PM - 6 answers

Can anyone offer some good advice on how to sing while playing bass or drums? I play bass, but it seems like advice from drummers would be in tune with what I'm trying to do. [more inside]
posted by freshwater_pr0n at at 4:22 PM - 8 answers

Being the ever-spreading global phenomenon that it is, it gets harder & harder to stay on top of all the amazing hiphop music that is coming out from all corners of the globe. Please to tell me about your recent favorite international hiphop acts. [more inside]
posted by jammy at at 4:17 PM - 13 answers

What are some jobs that someone with a background in audio editing/production could apply for, that don't involve public radio? [more inside]
posted by anonymous at at 6:33 AM - 5 answers

Where is a good place to buy and sell used rubber stamps online? [more inside]
posted by printchick at at 5:51 AM - 3 answers

There was once a great website listing nearly all of the upcoming metal and hardcore shows on the East Coast, or at least the Mid-Atlantic region. What was it? Is it still active?
posted by Inspector.Gadget at at 3:58 PM - 3 answers

What are the words to this Sesame Street Song? - We hear "Everybody loves [something], as sure as [something] loves [something], and googling for lyrics isn't helping fill in the blanks.
posted by Artw at at 12:56 PM - 11 answers

What should I do with several dozen old National Geographic magazines? [more inside]
posted by odinsdream at at 8:43 AM - 16 answers

Another of the endless stream of "name this childhood book" questions that y'all are so good at answering. [more inside]
posted by ricochet biscuit at at 8:35 AM - 8 answers

Need help with the end of Bill Moyers Journal program last night. [more inside]
posted by marsha56 at at 5:05 AM - 6 answers

[Old-man-space-donut-filter] I remember seeing a music video (I think linked off a mefi post) that featured an old man in a space ship and a donut with sprinkles. It was very surreal. What was it?
posted by PaperDragon at at 7:05 PM - 6 answers

I need to find a copy of Farewell to Nova Scotia by an old (1990s) Nova Scotia punk band called The Donner Party Reunion. [more inside]
posted by pookzilla at at 5:33 PM - 3 answers

Reprographics - where to start? [more inside]
posted by ikkyu2 at at 3:10 PM - 10 answers

StageCraftFilter / EngineeringFilter. What is the best way to safely elevate a 4' x 8' rigid platform (theatrical) to about five feet from the stage? Currently, I have it situated atop four 4x4 posts, each five foot tall, each at a corner, bolts through the frame of the platform and the post. The posts are connected by 4' long 2x4s in front and back (about halfway down), and 8' long 2x4s on either side (halfway down). This works, but only just. It is not stable. I'm not putting an actor on a wobbly platform. So what else should be done to stabilize this contraption? [more inside]
posted by grabbingsand at at 1:15 PM - 14 answers

What is this book/short story from my childhood? A gambler learns to see through playing cards by holding them up to candle light. In the end he ends up throwing all of his winnings off of a balcony. [more inside]
posted by GaGaLoc at at 1:12 PM - 12 answers

My one-year old is a beautiful kid. Really. Should we try to get him into modeling or acting? I want to hear the good and the bad. [more inside]
posted by Spyder's Game at at 12:05 PM - 22 answers

My boss has several hundred photos both in digital and printed format that she would like to be put into a professional digital music video/slideshow. She's not tech-savvy enough to do this herself and I don't particularly want to attempt it either. Are there any places that would provide this service? [more inside]
posted by pinksoftsoap at at 8:49 AM - 4 answers

MusicFilter: help me find some "spy rap" songs! [more inside]
posted by angry.polymath at at 7:52 AM - 20 answers

Eva and Hitler in an Argentinian safehouse... What is this play called? [more inside]
posted by jimmyhutch at at 9:50 PM - 4 answers

TV-on-DVD recommendations? [more inside]
posted by jjsonp at at 6:08 PM - 57 answers

Can you identify this 1970s pop/disco/r&b song? [more inside]
posted by droplet at at 4:42 PM - 5 answers

Some journalist once said something to the effect of, "What happened today that didn't happen yesterday. That's what news is. Start typing." Who was the journalist, and what was the exact quote? [more inside]
posted by grrarrgh00 at at 2:21 PM - 2 answers

Where can I find a TBS promo from the 90s? [more inside]
posted by Botunda at at 12:37 PM - 4 answers

I'm trying to build an ultra-mobile DJ setup. What laptop can I get that has the lowest cost-to-usefulness ratio? [more inside]
posted by clcapps at at 11:22 AM - 5 answers

What was the song playing at the Republican Daytona Rally? [more inside]
posted by edbyford at at 6:37 AM - 2 answers

Song Figuring Out Filter: a classicrock-ish song about some girl being evil. What's the one I'm thinking of? [more inside]
posted by GrubbyUtter at at 1:49 AM - 26 answers

New Yorker buffs with long memories and amazing search capacities: Looking for a humorous article about battling paleontologists. (More inside) [more inside]
posted by Arch1 at at 8:14 PM - 4 answers

How do magazines like BRW compile their Rich Lists? How do they know that someone is worth how much they say they're worth? Do they just take the billionaire at their word, or do they get these figures from the tax office (you would hope not, given privacy concerns)? [more inside]
posted by Effigy2000 at at 4:07 PM - 7 answers

Does anybody know where I can find audio archives of the Geo Quiz from PRI's The World radio program? [more inside]
posted by king walnut at at 3:04 PM - 2 answers

I'm working on a video project (and I also love the genre) and looking for movies with "bad' or "tough" girls; gangs or solo, the more punk the better. Extra points for fight scenes! I'm thinking along the line of 70s and 80s exploitation films. I'd also like to check out any general punk or teens-in-crisis movies that aren't Repo Man, Suburbia, River's Edge, Over The Edge or Permanent Record. Thanks for your help!
posted by apetpsychic at at 1:57 PM - 31 answers

I'm trying to locate a print of Neil Gaiman's Sandman as drawn by Yoshitaka Amano. [more inside]
posted by djaevle at at 12:05 PM - 5 answers

What was the commercial around 10 years ago that had a creepy old guy talk about packing off his family someplace, with the vague insinuation that they might have come to a bad end? I think it was for computer printers or something, and he had taped pictures of the family up around the house and was reveling in being alone. The dialog went something like "Sent the grandkids off camping with their aunt Carrie. Yah, yah, yaaaaaaaah." The "Yah, yah, yaaaaaah" was said in sort of a satisfied sigh and was highly imitable.
posted by Addlepated at at 5:59 PM - 0 answers

What is the classical piece used in this Monty Python episode? There are two brief snippets of it, one starting around 2:37 and the other around 3:32. [more inside]
posted by Johnny Assay at at 5:29 PM - 10 answers

Can anyone recommend mac software for someone who has absolutely no experience at beat matching etc, to 'DJ' a party. By DJ i mean play music without horrible gaps and ridiculous tempo changes, and to do so in a spontaneous way (choosing songs on the spur). [more inside]
posted by ashaw at at 4:56 PM - 7 answers

I want to design an invitation that looks like a football game ticket stub. What font should I use?
posted by tizzie at at 12:45 PM - 7 answers

MixCD filter: Acro's comment in this post sparked an idea. And so now I am seeking songs about specific historic events. [more inside]
posted by EmpressCallipygos at at 10:56 AM - 40 answers

What are your favorite media resources for parenting? [more inside]
posted by tk at at 7:46 AM - 6 answers

I want to read more novels about women descending into madness and then getting well again. Any suggestions? [more inside]
posted by beccyjoe at at 5:35 AM - 44 answers

I need to design some really cool (elegant but very simple and clean) charts and/or graphs for a small brochure... any good resources you can point me to for inspiration? (Preferably websites, not books. I'm working on this tonight.) [more inside]
posted by miss lynnster at at 10:42 PM - 5 answers

What are the best films and books on the Muslim experience in America? [more inside]
posted by McBearclaw at at 9:08 PM - 13 answers

What songs should I put on a long distance relationship themed mixed cd? [more inside]
posted by PhoBWanKenobi at at 4:37 PM - 50 answers

Looking for suggestions of songs to be played during dinner at a fairly casual wedding. [more inside]
posted by heavenstobetsy at at 4:24 PM - 16 answers

Can anyone recommend a cello teacher in Toronto, for an adult amateur new to cello but not to strings? [more inside]
posted by mendel at at 3:55 PM - 1 answers

What are some good short stories in which time passes extremely quickly? [more inside]
posted by whir at at 2:07 PM - 12 answers

Uplifting Indie Rock Suggestions? (Similar to Dry Lips by Lightspeed Champion) [more inside]
posted by Spurious at at 11:55 AM - 11 answers

Tell me, how the hell do a paint a sign in a font? Examples inside. [more inside]
posted by damnjezebel at at 6:50 PM - 17 answers

MovieTriviaFilter: I'm trying to identify this flag, as seen in Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade. [more inside]
posted by greenie2600 at at 3:20 PM - 6 answers

What's-that-movie time! Featured character: a man wrapped in full-body bandages because he was in a fire. [more inside]
posted by curagea at at 1:37 PM - 12 answers