And, of course, briefly explain why it rocks.
My entry will be the Internet Sacred Texts Archive . The first entry in its FAQ explains its value quite well:
http://www.sacred-texts.com/faq.htm:
Q: What is sacred-texts.com ?
A: This site strives to produce the best possible transcriptions of public domain texts on the subject of religion, mythology, folklore and the esoteric. The texts are posted for free access on the Internet. This site is like a public library: it is accessible to anyone, contains unfiltered information, and does not advocate any particular point of view. However, nobody is going to shush you if you make too much noise while using this site.
I came across this site while doing some research for the novel I am, at this very instant, avoiding working on. My favorite bits thus far are the The Unicorn: A Mythological Investigation and the entire damn Judaica section. If you’re a special sort of nerd, this site is for you.
But that’s just me. Anyone else? Anyone? Bueller?
www.cuteoverload.com Gives me a smile when I need it.
http://postsecret.blogspot.com/
New secrets every Sunday. It’s totally compelling and addictive!
Get a funny take on today's popular news, entertainment, lifestyle, and video content -- all written by the people who bring you those funny ecards.
The most excellent inappropriately hilarious site for FREE e-cards that I’ve ever seen!
Demotivational website; parodies all of those glurgey “motivational” posters, mugs, etc.
Boards.ie
It’s a giant Irish bulletin board, with really funny threads, and is a great place to find out the news (pretty racist st times though).
Other than here…
AboveTopSecret.com - Conspiracy Theories, UFOs, Paranormal, Politics, and other
IMDb is the world's most popular and authoritative source for movie, TV and celebrity content. Find ratings and reviews for the newest movie and TV shows. Get personalized recommendations, and learn where to watch across hundreds of streaming...
di.fm
Enjoy the videos and music you love, upload original content, and share it all with friends, family, and the world on YouTube.
Search the world's information, including webpages, images, videos and more. Google has many special features to help you find exactly what you're looking for.
I can easily survive without the rest.
http://gofugyourself.celebuzz.com/
“Bitchy, funny, and just a tad vicious, it indulges us in what we all enjoy most… celebrity styling from the comfort of our armchairs.”
Arts and Letters Daily
Great collection of articles, and although some slip by, for the most part they are already vetted as being from reputable publications.
Oh my God, I love you! That site is exactly what I need and never thought to look for!
My contribution: hulu.com . (My actual favorite one would be my local library site, but that would be pretty much useless to the vast majority of posters.)
Please do what the front page advises and buy their DVD. They need support, and it’s too wonderful a service to let die.
You may also be interested in ReligiousTolerance.Org .
http://www.baseball-reference.com/ is my favorite and currently my second favorite is probably The Thain’s Book An encyclopedia of Middle-earth and Numenor.
unspun
October 30, 2008, 8:22pm
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Astronomy picture of the day. No words for the beauty of the pictures, and the text is informative and usually quite cleverly hyperlinked.
http://uncyclopedia.wikia.com/wiki/Main_Page I can usually rely on the “Did you know” section to give me a chuckle
http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0001.html
My favorite webcomic at the moment.
TV Tropes, the all-devouring pop-culture wiki, catalogs and cross-references recurrent plot devices, archetypes, and tropes in all forms of media.
Really fascinating. Word of advice: If you have any non-cancellable appointments the rest of the day, don’t click.
Play thousands of free web and mobile games! Discover the best shooters, role playing games, MMO, CCG, tower defense, action games and more!
A game website with badges! Badges are cool.
I really enjoyed TVtropes, but I have mostly exhausted it now.
Since 2003, we review and do walkthroughs of the best online, mobile, indie, browser and casual games.
I love the room escape games.
http://seehere.blogspot.com/
This bloke posts a slew of links each day. He’s got a special interest in abandoned buildings.
http://www.londonlee.com/chipshop.html
Wicked blog!
Yorikke
October 30, 2008, 11:08pm
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I always hear that about this site, but it’s never done much for me…
Joe
The amount of time you must have spent on TVtropes to have exhausted it is truly frightening. I’m teleporting you a couple of hot horny chicks.
Well it does get a little repetitive and I do have a bit of an obsessive personality. Look at me on the Dope.
Count me in the “don’t really get the attraction” crowd re: tvtropes.
Wonkette
Lookout Landing
USS Mariner
Great collection of VR panoramas from Western North America:
Don Bain’s Virtual Guidebooks