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I need to give my man a shout-out cuz he won't do it himself... [more inside]
posted by feistycakes at 8:37 PM - 14 comments

Happy groggy Sunday for those of you experiencing Daylight Savings Time. I was realizing as we hit the one year anniversary of these Pandamnit Times that I miss some weird things. Like there are the BIG things like hugs, theater movies, and indoor time with friends and family, but there are also the small, dumb things like that weird overly cooked french fry at the bottom of the fries, or cleaning the tiny drops of pee that hit the rim of the toilet bowl if I have standing-pee-ers visiting, or the way you have to decide how to pass people in an airplane or music hall aisle. [more inside]
posted by jessamyn at 11:02 AM - 89 comments

Hi everybody! Spring training is upon us, and baseball season starts in less than 3 weeks! The MetaFilter Fantasy Baseball league is returning for its 16th season. The good news is that this season should be regular-length, and probably not as weird. Join us! [more inside]
posted by Huffy Puffy at 5:48 AM - 4 comments

Ten years and a couple hours ago, the Tohoku earthquake happened, setting off the tsunami and nuclear power disaster in Fukushima. It was my last day at a high school in suburban Chiba, outside of Tokyo, and, pre-smart phone, I had no way of getting in touch with Mrs. Ghidorah, or knowing much of what was happening. The thread on the blue was an immense help at the time. [more inside]
posted by Ghidorah at 4:36 AM - 13 comments

This week's Longform podcast is with Jess Zimmerman. At 32:00, Zimmerman talks about her “Where’s My Cut?”: On Unpaid Emotional Labor piece on The Toast and the epic 2015 Metafilter thread that transpired. Zimmerman and the host, Evan Ratliff, both say nice things about Metafilter!
posted by adrianhon at 4:32 AM - 3 comments

Happy weekend, MetaFilter! This week, I want to know what your latest obsession is! It can be anything, but links are def appreciated so we can all go get obsessed with it. [more inside]
posted by Eyebrows McGee at 3:43 PM - 130 comments

For the past nine weeks, I've been eagerly looking forward to reading and discussing WandaVision episodes with y'all and it's been the most fun I've had on the site in while. Tons of insight, jokes, links, backstory and viewpoints in lowkey, yet engaging way. Thank you so much!
posted by Brandon Blatcher at 12:21 AM - 19 comments

Not a lot of site news this update, though we’ve been laying groundwork for upcoming stuff and have checked off a few lingering items from the last while. [more inside]
posted by cortex at 2:58 PM - 0 comments

Just wanted to say thank you to everyone who commented on this Ask post, and tell my brief success story. [more inside]
posted by skwt at 8:45 AM - 19 comments

Anyone else remember their personal "heavy rotation" music from this time last year when quarantine started? [more inside]
posted by Sheydem-tants at 2:21 PM - 42 comments