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Fanfare This Week #6

Pixar OscarPixar Oscar by Marcin Wichary (cc by)

The Week of Living Dangerously: Your FanFare Roundup: Oscar contenders , new series and episodes and, of course, the Super Bowl.

Bonus inside this week: a massive list of all of the A24 films posted on Fanfare.

02/12/25
by loup

I am dinosaur, hear me take it to the bridge!

Do you like dinosaurs? Then come ska punk/dad rock/indie folk out to an album 186 million years in the making!

That’s right, Professor Goldstein & The Adjuncts, among the mightiest musicians to ever trod this earth, have put out a new album, Songs about Dinosaurs!

Strange Gastronomy

Simple vintage anatomical illustration of the human stomach and surrounding organsVintage human stomach diagram

"People tend to be horrified or intrigued": Eyelash is looking for weird food combos that people enjoy, and Mefites do not disappoint.

02/11/25
by taz

Good Things

Tell us something good! It's your weekly Free Thread! Or you can let us meta-pet your Meta Pet in the Metacritter Metatalk thread! 🐶🐱

02/10/25
by taz

So it goes

Close-up image of sewing needles of various sizes inserted into a blue pincushion. The needles are arranged at different angles, with a soft, blurred background emphasizing the sharpness of the needles and the texture of the pincushion.image via pixabay.com

Sow, sew, so!, so-so, sough, ... so?

02/09/25
by taz

Möbius? Is that you fooling around again?

Fashion image of a model with short, wavy, dark hair wearing a beige fleece scarf tied or arranged attractively around their neck. They are dressed in a black coat and are looking off to the side against a plain white background.image via margarethowell.jp

Hey, it's the Belladonna Loop! Belladonna solves the knotty question of how this scarf was tied in this way, with helpful illustration!

02/08/25
by taz

Shpansa!

 A screenshot of the original video game, The Sims 1, showing an isometric view of a house with multiple rooms, including a kitchen, living room, and bedroom. The house features large windows, a staircase, and detailed furnishings. The game's logo appears prominently on the left side of the image. The house is set in a grassy outdoor environment.The Sims 1 - (The Original Life Sim) via YouTube

The best Sims post ever built. Flagged as fanatic.

02/08/25
by taz

Knowledge to draw on

Dobbs would really, really, really like their drawings of dogs to look like dogs, not alligators. So there's a request for apps, courses, videos, and/or instruction to get better at drawing. Please lend your advice if you have suggestions! Or just come on in to check out the excellent advice that's being shared!

Come join us in the radiant city... if you can survive it.

Community member workingdankoch has created a fantastic science fiction audio drama titled Metropolis. It’s a murder mystery in neon utopia that may be slightly topical for US citizens or an excellent escape, you decide! An original science fiction audio drama!

Getting it done

[COMMUNITY] In the IRL subsite, paduasoy has posted Getting stuff done in February 2025 as a space to "support ourselves and each other in getting things done, whatever that means to you. Decluttering, organising, cleaning, admin, making progress on projects," including arts and crafts goals. Nice!

02/05/25
by taz

Look for the Helpers?

We found them, and they are in a website near you! In Ask Metafilter, alex1965 asks, What can I do in my spare time to benefit society?, while in Metatalk, Glinn posted Small Things, for people who "feel like they should be doing something or contributing something ... even if it's a small thing." Thank you both for helping us all to help each other! ✨

02/04/25
by taz

You have a Blüthner? *I* have a Blüthner!

In Ask Metafilter, vernondalhart asks, What should I expect / what should be included in renovating an old piano? and gets some super spot-on info from Pallas Athena

02/04/25
by taz

Fanfare This Week #5

The You You Are book sitting on a dark blue chair or cushion

Making You the You You Are brings us Best Documentary Feature nominees, new movies, what's new in TV, special events, and much more, including a new episode of Severance ... and its fictional self-help book "The You You Are" gets a real e-book. Enjoy! and thanks, DOT!

02/04/25
by taz

Language, please!

حر, Free, Frei, Gratis, Dohainik ... It's your weekly Free Thread!

02/03/25
by taz

More female-fronted metal, you know, for the kids

publicity photo showing members of the band against a white backdropFrench metalcore act Novelists

For it is a human number / Its number is 5, 5, and 5. Did you know signal has been posting a regular series showcasing great female-fronted metal bands since October? Now you know! It's basically a Mefi metal shredfest, is what it is.

02/03/25
by taz

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