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May 2
What is the best process to print digital photos?
I would like to print, frame and hang some digital photos that I have taken (DSLR and iPhone). I would like to have 5 photos printed larger than 8"x10" and 5-10 photos printed between 4"x6" and 8"x10". What are the best practices for preparing and printing digital photos (cost effectively)? [more inside]
Forgotten but good novels before about 1960
I have a book group. Members have some pretty specific preferences and are unfortunately well-read. I'm looking for lesser known classics that meet certain criteria: [more inside]
May 1
Best noob-level 3D graphics program for kinky morph effects?
I'm a noob interested in making kinky 3D animated shorts where people transform into other people and things. I'm trying to find out which program would be best for this and I'm having trouble getting straight answers. CGI snowflakes within. [more inside]
Help finding DIY Art Framing Kits, Please
Can you help me find the extruded aluminum do-it-yourself art frame kits I used to be able to buy in brick-and-mortar stores? [more inside]
Why does everyone hate Drake?
Can anyone provide a timeline of why all of rap-kind is dissing him? If there’s dunking to be done I want in on it.
April 30
Campy late 20th century movies with strong female characters
I’ve been on a campy movie kick (see also: FanFare). I’m realizing that I tend to prefer movies with women in leading roles - although I suspect it’s not about gender and is more about relational perspective.
Anyway, favorites include Heathers, But I’m A Cheerleader, Saved, and Earth Girls are Easy. Mars Attacks! was pretty good too.
I would very much appreciate your recommendations.
Does the Fallout show get less gross?
I'm about 2/3 of the way through the first episode of Fallout (no prior knowledge about the games) and the story is interesting, but it's unbelievably violent. Is this a "brutal inception of the hero", or is it like this the whole way through?
I can handle some violence but the story has to be the main thing. For reference, I enjoyed the Last of Us but thought the final rampage was stupid, and I would have enjoyed something like Game of Thrones way more *without* the HBO sex and gore corporate mandate.
Is this show just for gun-totin' bros? Thanks!
April 29
Help me replace jog.fm
I use jog.fm to find new songs based on BPM to add to my running mix, but the website is annoying to use on a good day, and recently seems to be out of commission. What other websites serve the same function? [more inside]
Can an untrained ear detect major differences between violinists?
I went to a concert of graduating students at a well-respected music school and sometimes I thought I heard notes that sounded a little off-key or just muddled in some way. I wasn't sure if it might have just been the acoustics of where I was sitting--I would have assumed that someone graduating from a school this would have the basics down. But wonder if I'm making an incorrect assumption here. Would you expect there to be a big difference in the sound produced by a concert violinist and a young graduate?
April 28
Bookfilter: Non-dystopian, re-imagining the present or near future
Sometimes the state of the world gets me down. I'd like help imagining a better future that we can work towards. Does anyone know of any good near- future or present fiction that imagines that we did things differently and better? Bonus points for Indigenous, Black, or People of Colour authors.
Blueprints for building a library (of construction fiction)
I'm looking for stories where one or more significant characters are some kind of builder(s): a plumber, a carpenter, a pile driver, an engineer specializing in building construction, a general contractor, etc. Bonus points for stories that center autistic, neurodivergent, queer, and/or disabled characters, as well as women and BIPOC builders. [more inside]
Looking for more writers like Matt Levine
Does anyone know commentators with a similar tone, approach, style etc. to Bloomberg’s Matt Levine? Not looking for additional folks covering his topic area, but rather writers who have a similar vibe writing in other areas. [more inside]
If you consider yourself an activist, what media do you consume?
If you consider yourself an activist, what media do you consume to inform your opinion? For example, I am generally very involved in local, state and federal (in the US) politics, and I read newspapers that cover those issues to inform my opinion. I don't though typically watch movies or use social media (even first person accounts). I never listen to the radio and rarely listen to podcasts. My question isn't about judging that choice, I'm just curious what others use. [more inside]
April 27
Baseball books
My parents always bought each other books for Christmas/birthdays, and after several years of mom buying dad a book about baseball (could be about its history, a collection of newspaper columns, etc) it turned into a running joke where dad would open each present asking “Is this my baseball book?” Mom died a few years ago so I’m reviving the tradition. What are some of the best books that have been written about baseball in the last five years?
April 24
Songs with a very specific three-vignette structure
I am looking for examples of songs that follow a very specific structure: the lyrics are made up of three separate but thematically related vignettes, with the refrain explicitly articulating the conceptual message that the vignettes illustrate. [more inside]
April 23
Trying to find a French woman artist's name
I saw a post from a Facebook group about women artists, and I loved the images. I looked up the artist's name, learned a few things about her, but now I can't remember her name at all. [more inside]
ISO books with explicitly Jungian characters or plots
I'm looking for books, fiction or non-fiction, which feature Jungian analysts or analysands as central characters, and/or explicitly rely on Jung's theories for all or part of the plot. [more inside]
April 22
Looking for unique/unconventional/avant-garde Tatto Artists in Tokyo
I'm visiting Tokyo for the first time this summer and I'd like to look into the possibility of getting a tattoo while I'm there. I'll be near Shinjuku and Shibuya but I'm willing to take a train ride for the right opportunity. [more inside]
Wholesome horror movies lol
Looking for scary / horror movies without gore or dead bodies and relatively progressive values for kids. Horror movie fans - your advice would be so welcome! [more inside]
April 21
Movies with very competent protagonists - difficulty level: no violence.
I am in the mood for a movie or series with an ultra-competent, good-at-their-job protagonist. Difficulty level: no violence, gore, or grave injustice (not even injustice that's overcome in the end).
I have seen this question but I'm looking for more and slightly different examples. [more inside]