2017-04-30

"Can you keep a secret?"

Post 166674 by mecran01 deleted for the following reason: THE SECRET IS OUT -- cortex

2017-04-26

Italy's Earthquake Lack of Recovery Prompts Superhero Cosplay Marches

Post 166602 by IraMency deleted for the following reason: This is not the right way to make a post here, sorry. Drop us a line at the contact form and we'll chat about house style. -- restless_nomad

2017-04-25

Here’s Why Juicero’s Press is So Expensive

Post 166569 by Amberlyza deleted for the following reason: Squeeze this on over to the open Juicero thread. -- LobsterMitten

2017-04-20

OVERTHINK THIS

Post 166477 by Joseph Gurl deleted for the following reason: Double. -- restless_nomad

63 Haunting Videos of U.S. Nuclear Tests Now Declassified and Put Online

Post 166472 by bq deleted for the following reason: something something rss feed standards something splitting the atom -- cortex

2017-04-19

On Turning Left into Darkness

Post 166444 by R.F.Simpson deleted for the following reason: This seems to be not very well-written and also intra-lefty fightbait, both of which we don't really need. -- LobsterMitten

2017-04-18

A link between cholesterol, inflammation and liver cancer

Post 166400 by triomph deleted for the following reason: spammer; banned -- taz

[Overthinking joke goes here]

Post 166425 by Chrysostom deleted for the following reason: Double. -- restless_nomad

2017-04-17

Fairytale Prisoner by Choice: The Photographic Eye of Melania Trump

Post 166383 by orange swan deleted for the following reason: Eh, you know, I left this up at first with misgivings because if people wanted to get into an interesting deep dive into Instagram tea-leaves or photographic criticism that'd be an okay thing, but I'm gonna go ahead and kill it after all and suggest folks take this back over to the current US politics thread if there's anything to discuss; we've gone in circles on the general question of Melania's agency, victimhood, complicity, etc. a bunch before and yet another messy rehash seems not worth its own thread. -- cortex

Living Inside a Dark Fairytale

Post 166391 by chavenet deleted for the following reason: Nah, let's keep it to the current catch-all thread. -- cortex

2017-04-16

Hybrid bikes or road bikes which is best for riding in a city

Post 166374 by bikemasterpro deleted for the following reason: Not today, spammer! -- Eyebrows McGee

2017-04-15

Empirically Measuring Charles Murray’s Provocativeness

Post 166363 by Koheleth deleted for the following reason: Single-link editorials are basically fightbait, and this isn't providing any serious meat to discuss. -- restless_nomad

2017-04-14

Don't Eat The Burnt Umber Acid

Post 166351 by thelonius deleted for the following reason: As if in a dream, another Bob Ross/Deep Dream goes globulating by. -- LobsterMitten

2017-04-13

Angry Response From Entitled Fandudes In 3, 2, 1...

Post 166310 by Ipsifendus deleted for the following reason: Heya, this looks neat but there's almost nothing out on this yet; the link here is barely a blurb and a video pitch. Maybe hold off until there's a little more to actually watch or discuss? -- cortex

The Unfortunate History of the AMC Pacer

Post 166305 by readery deleted for the following reason: Some of these links don't seem to work, sorry. -- goodnewsfortheinsane

2017-04-12

Where does Canada's accent come from?

Post 166296 by bq deleted for the following reason: This appears to be a post/article mismatch - drop us a line if there's something that needs sorted. Thanks! -- restless_nomad

Fill my cup with Maneschewitz

Post 166291 by theora55 deleted for the following reason: Double. -- LobsterMitten

2017-04-11

"I did not specifically set out to write on a theme of loneliness."

Post 166258 by brainwane deleted for the following reason: Heya, sorry, it looks like the article's not there -- hit me up at the contact form with a working link and I can bring this back, or just try again tomorrow. -- LobsterMitten

2017-04-10

The evil stepmother casts a long, primal shadow

Post 166237 by I_Love_Bananas deleted for the following reason: oops, looks like it's a double! -- taz

2017-04-09

A 24 carat ball-tearer

Post 166234 by turbid dahlia deleted for the following reason: Double. -- Eyebrows McGee

2017-04-08

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Post 166204 by Johnny Wallflower deleted for the following reason: Oops, looks like this was posted the other day, and the creator is in that thread to answer questions -- LobsterMitten

asdf

Post 166217 by carsonb deleted for the following reason: Hey, sorry, but combo of Mystery Meat plus offensive content in at least one these is not going over great -- taz

2017-04-07

UW professor: The information war is real, and we’re losing it

Post 166196 by Chitownfats deleted for the following reason: This is not good framing, sorry. -- restless_nomad

2017-04-06

Racist Comedian Don Rickles Dead at 90

Post 166161 by Cookiebastard deleted for the following reason: Not the right framing for MetaFilter and single link is thin. -- Eyebrows McGee

More than 50 Tomahawk missiles launched at Syrian air base.

Post 166176 by mecran01 deleted for the following reason: Let's keep it to the Trump thread unless/until there's a more comprehensive story. -- Eyebrows McGee

2017-04-04

Whose Pride is this, anyway?

Post 166096 by bile and syntax deleted for the following reason: So, this is a super short Op/Ed that doesn't offer much to discuss other than [Thing Happened]: FIGHT. Perhaps something more in depth on the general topic of racism (and fighting racism) within the gay community would work better -- taz

2017-04-01

Soviet Clicker

Post 166048 by oceanjesse deleted for the following reason: Sorry, we've actually had a pretty long discussion in MeTa about how Yakov Smirnoff jokes are probably better left in the '80s. -- LobsterMitten