# I'm bored...need a new website **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [January 4, 2009, 12:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-bored-need-a-new-website/479758 "2009-01-04T00:17:47Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Larry\_Mudd](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/f14d63/32.png) [@Larry\_Mudd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Larry_Mudd)\ **Post date:** [January 4, 2009, 2:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-bored-need-a-new-website/479758/21 "2009-01-04T02:42:08Z")
Worth checking every day: [www.b3ta.com](http://www.b3ta.com) (The front page) [www.b3ta.com/board/popular/](http://www.b3ta.com/board/popular/) (The “popular” posts to the main board.) [b3ta.com popular links](http://www.b3ta.com/links/popular/) (The “popular” posts to the links board.) (The SDMB, b3ta, Metafilter, Google News and the IMDB account for about 99% of my daily web routine. The absence of any of them would leave a hole in my heart.) ---
**Author:** ![salinqmind](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/3ec8ea/32.png) [@salinqmind](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/salinqmind)\ **Post date:** [January 4, 2009, 3:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-bored-need-a-new-website/479758/22 "2009-01-04T03:20:56Z")
Thank you all for those suggestions, since I was getting pretty bored myself. I like [joshreads.com](http://joshreads.com) (makes fun of lame comic strips in the newspaper), [televisionwithoutpity.com](http://televisionwithoutpity.com) (ditto, only TV), [gofugyourself.celebuzz.com](http://gofugyourself.celebuzz.com) (ditto, celebrities in awful clothes). And [lonelyplanet.com](http://lonelyplanet.com) (travel the world vicariously!), [salon.com](http://salon.com) (online news and articles on politics and popular culture), and [washingtonpost.com](http://washingtonpost.com) (self-explanatory). ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [January 4, 2009, 4:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-bored-need-a-new-website/479758/23 "2009-01-04T04:20:56Z")
[Arts & Letter Daily](http://www.aldaily.com/) ---
**Author:** ![Alienhand](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/8edcca/32.png) [@Alienhand](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alienhand)\ **Post date:** [January 4, 2009, 4:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-bored-need-a-new-website/479758/24 "2009-01-04T04:23:26Z")
I have nothing to add but I wanted to thank **Influential Panda** for the link. > [@cracked.com](#): > > Cracked fans come from all ends of the political spectrum, so there was sharp disagreement between those who thought Sarah Palin was “fucking retarded” and those who thought she was merely retarded, her condition not rising to a level that would require the “fucking” modifier. I’m still giggling 10 minutes later. ---
**Author:** ![beanpod](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/a9adbd/32.png) [@beanpod](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/beanpod)\ **Post date:** [January 4, 2009, 4:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-bored-need-a-new-website/479758/25 "2009-01-04T04:32:50Z")
If you like comics, [http://www.drmcninja.com](http://www.drmcninja.com) is hilarious. Just discovered it a month or two ago. (Be sure to mouse over the strips and read the tooltips.) Also [http://www.garfieldminusgarfield.net](http://www.garfieldminusgarfield.net) is great. ---
**Author:** ![Sir\_T-Cups](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ed655f/32.png) [@Sir\_T-Cups](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sir_T-Cups)\ **Post date:** [January 4, 2009, 5:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-bored-need-a-new-website/479758/26 "2009-01-04T05:02:23Z")
Wow, I need to be taken away from this thread. My already computerized free-time has just been COMPLETELY taken over by these websites. ---
**Author:** ![5\_time\_champ](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/5/278dde/32.png) [@5\_time\_champ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/5_time_champ)\ **Post date:** [January 4, 2009, 5:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-bored-need-a-new-website/479758/27 "2009-01-04T05:08:52Z")
> [@Sigene](#): > > Any suggestions on classic rock and roll I can stream? From 8:00 am to noon on Sundays CST [KSHE Klassics](http://www.kshe95.com/) plays progressive rock: deep cuts, classic rock songs that you maybe haven’t heard for a while, and KSHE [St Louis] Klassics. [K-Hits](http://www.k-hits.com/) plays no repeat classic rock. [Digg](http://digg.com/) and the relatively new [The Daily Beast](http://www.thedailybeast.com/) are interesting news aggregators. ---
**Author:** ![GIGObuster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gigobuster/32/421_2.png) [@GIGObuster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GIGObuster)\ **Post date:** [January 4, 2009, 5:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-bored-need-a-new-website/479758/28 "2009-01-04T05:31:35Z")
[TV TROPES Wiki](http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/HomePage). (It covers also the tropes from movies and other forms of entertainment) > [@](#): > > What is this about?: This wiki is a catalog of the tricks of the trade for writing fiction. We dip into the cauldron of story, whistle up a hearty spoonful and splosh it in front of you to devour to your heart’s content. Warning, as they even say,\* TV Tropes Will Ruin Your Life\*: [http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/TVTropesWillRuinYourLife](http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/TVTropesWillRuinYourLife) ---
**Author:** ![Eleanor\_of\_Aquitaine](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/a88e4f/32.png) [@Eleanor\_of\_Aquitaine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eleanor_of_Aquitaine)\ **Post date:** [January 4, 2009, 5:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-bored-need-a-new-website/479758/29 "2009-01-04T05:41:10Z")
Do you like to read? You can while away a lot of hours cataloging your books on [Goodreads](http://www.goodreads.com). ---
**Author:** ![Autolycus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/22d042/32.png) [@Autolycus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Autolycus)\ **Post date:** [January 4, 2009, 6:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-bored-need-a-new-website/479758/30 "2009-01-04T06:19:08Z")
The [fail blog](http://failblog.orgg) is good for some schadenfruede. ---
**Author:** ![Art\_Rock](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/art_rock/32/525_2.png) [@Art\_Rock](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Art_Rock)\ **Post date:** [January 4, 2009, 7:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-bored-need-a-new-website/479758/31 "2009-01-04T07:24:10Z")
Damn, I was just going to post the fail blog… [An interesting blog on oddities](http://www.oddee.com/). [An interesting blog on professional photoshop howlers](http://photoshopdisasters.blogspot.com/). [Brilliant photoshop work](http://www.worth1000.com/). ---
**Author:** ![Art\_Rock](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/art_rock/32/525_2.png) [@Art\_Rock](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Art_Rock)\ **Post date:** [January 4, 2009, 1:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-bored-need-a-new-website/479758/32 "2009-01-04T13:05:33Z")
> [@Influential\_Panda](#): > > [www.stumbleupon.com](http://www.stumbleupon.com) Wow - thanks. That already cost me a couple of hours today, but it was worth it! ---
**Author:** ![newcrasher](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/b3f665/32.png) [@newcrasher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/newcrasher)\ **Post date:** [January 4, 2009, 1:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-bored-need-a-new-website/479758/33 "2009-01-04T13:39:33Z")
[www.break.com](http://www.break.com) [www.fazed.net](http://www.fazed.net) > **[HuffPost - Breaking News, U.S. and World News](https://www.huffpost.com/)** > > Read the latest headlines, news stories, and opinion from Politics, Entertainment, Life, Perspectives, and more. > **[Progressive news and media coverage on Crooks and Liars](https://crooksandliars.com/)** > > A progressive news blog focusing on political events and the news coverage of them > **[Woot](https://www.woot.com)** ---
**Author:** ![Kal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/9de053/32.png) [@Kal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kal)\ **Post date:** [January 4, 2009, 4:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-bored-need-a-new-website/479758/34 "2009-01-04T16:02:59Z")
Some of these have already been posted, but what the hell: [MetaFilter](http://www.metafilter.com) - including AskMeFi and the other subsites. Much of my online time is spent there. [Make:Blog](http://blog.makezine.com/) [lifehacker](http://www.lifehacker.com) [Digg](http://digg.com) [makeuseof](http://www.makeuseof.com/) [gHacks](http://www.ghacks.net/) [Cracked.com](http://www.cracked.com/) [Daily Rotation](http://www.dailyrotation.com/) [io9](http://io9.com/) [The Consumerist](http://consumerist.com/) [Gizmodo](http://gizmodo.com/) [engadget](http://www.engadget.com/) [Download Squad](http://www.downloadsquad.com/) [freewaregenius](http://www.freewaregenius.com/) ---
**Author:** ![LavenderBlue](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/e95f7d/32.png) [@LavenderBlue](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LavenderBlue)\ **Post date:** [January 4, 2009, 10:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-bored-need-a-new-website/479758/35 "2009-01-04T22:16:53Z")
[www.absolutewrite.com](http://www.absolutewrite.com) is great for writers. [http://www.blogthings.com/quizzes/](http://www.blogthings.com/quizzes/) [http://www.cuteoverload.com/](http://www.cuteoverload.com/) [http://www.freerice.com/index.php](http://www.freerice.com/index.php) [http://librarianchick.pbwiki.com/](http://librarianchick.pbwiki.com/) ---
**Author:** ![freckafree](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/freckafree/32/3050_2.png) [@freckafree](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/freckafree)\ **Post date:** [January 4, 2009, 10:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-bored-need-a-new-website/479758/36 "2009-01-04T22:42:57Z")
> [@Omega\_Glory](#): > > [www.shorpy.com](http://www.shorpy.com) - a blog with pictures of life at the turn of the century. Wow. Just wow. There’s an amazing photo of Eartha Kitt on page 7. Brought tears to my eyes. ---
**Author:** ![ivylass](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/9de053/32.png) [@ivylass](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ivylass)\ **Post date:** [January 4, 2009, 10:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-bored-need-a-new-website/479758/37 "2009-01-04T22:48:19Z")
I like to check out the new ULs on Snopes and read the recaps on TelevisionWithoutPity. ---
**Author:** ![Sir\_T-Cups](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ed655f/32.png) [@Sir\_T-Cups](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sir_T-Cups)\ **Post date:** [January 5, 2009, 4:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-bored-need-a-new-website/479758/38 "2009-01-05T04:02:19Z")
Yay for additions… www.uniwatchblog.com: A website that’s devoted to the “look” of sports. Everything you wanted to know about uniforms and design. It’s updated every day and is always good for a look. www.listverse.com: I LOVE this website. It is full of lists. They’re all opinion but there are facts with every one of them and they’re always cool. www.xkcd.com: I found this one cuz of the dope. A funny webcomic, updated MWF. overheardinnewyork.com : Another site I frequent courtesey of the dope. This is just conversations people overhear in NYC. It’s always good for a laugh. www.freerice.com A good website that makes you feel good too!! The main point of this is you try to guess the meaning of a cool new vocab word, and for every one you get right grains of rice are donated to countries with starving people. It’s especially cool because you play enough, and you see you’ve donated thousands of grains of rice…all by playing a game. ---
**Author:** ![What\_Exit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/what_exit/32/10652_2.png) [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Post date:** [January 5, 2009, 4:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-bored-need-a-new-website/479758/39 "2009-01-05T04:17:39Z")
> [@GIGObuster](#): > > [TV TROPES Wiki](http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/HomePage). (It covers also the tropes from movies and other forms of entertainment) > > Warning, as they even say,\* TV Tropes Will Ruin Your Life\*: > > [http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/TVTropesWillRuinYourLife](http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/TVTropesWillRuinYourLife) I need to second this one. It could eat up a lot of surf time for a while. It is entertaining. You can read Web Comics like [http://ars.userfriendly.org/cartoons/?id=20090104](http://ars.userfriendly.org/cartoons/?id=20090104) from the [beginning all the way back to 1997](http://ars.userfriendly.org/cartoons/?id=19971201&mode=classic). If you liked there are 248 grudge matches up at [WWWF Grudge Match - Where useless knowledge breeds champions](http://www.grudge-match.com/current.html) including classics like [Death Star vs. Enterprise](http://www.grudge-match.com/History/ds-enterprise.shtml) ---
**Author:** ![Danalan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/76d3ee/32.png) [@Danalan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Danalan)\ **Post date:** [January 5, 2009, 4:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-bored-need-a-new-website/479758/40 "2009-01-05T04:21:30Z")
My Top Ten: [AmericaBlog](http://www.americablog.com) [Bits & Pieces](http://bitsandpieces.us/) [Blame It on the Voices](http://blameitonthevoices.blogspot.com/) [Didn’t You Hear?](http://www.didntyouhear.com/) [Grow A Brain](http://growabrain.typepad.com/growabrain/) [J-Walk Blog](http://j-walkblog.com/) [Neat-O-Rama](http://www.neatorama.com/index.php) [Quiddity](http://meggan.typepad.com/quiddity/) [The Presurfer](http://presurfer.blogspot.com/) [Rockhoppers Daily Grind](http://www.ferryfolk.com) [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-bored-need-a-new-website/479758.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-bored-need-a-new-website/479758.md?page=3)