Suck
My current favorite place to be online. How do I
describe this site? Each weekday it's updated with an essay, cartoon, poem,
etc. Sometimes they're about current events, sometimes they're just saying
something that needs to be said. You do have to be pretty well informed
and well-read to make sense of this, though, because the authors draw from
eclectic sources for their humor. In my opinion the essays are unbeatable.
You can get the daily updates delivered via email, and they are archived
on the site if you miss them (but they aren't always easy to get to).
®™ark
"Corporate Consulting for the 21st Century" is what
they call it. ®™ark is a brokerage that benefits from "limited liability"
just like any other corporation; using this principle, ®™ark supports
the sabotage (informative alteration) of corporate products, from dolls
and children's learning tools to electronic action games, by channelling
funds from investors to workers for specific projects grouped into "mutual
funds." ®™ark is just a corporation, and benefits from corporate protections,
but unlike other corporations, its "bottom line" is to improve culture,
rather than its own pocketbook; it seeks cultural profit, not financial.
As the Apple Turns
A great humor/news site dealing with Apple, Microsoft,
and technology in general. It's updated every weekday (plus Viewer Mail
on weekends), but generally takes less than 15 minutes to read (usually
more like 5). Follow the latest developments in "Redmond Justice" or hypothesize
about the "Steve Jobs Action Figure with working Reality Distortion Field™".
While you're there, be sure to mention that "Faithful Viewer Carter Adler"
sent you!
Illustrated
Beowulf Homepage
A unique twist on an ancient story. This page is
really great. It's so great I have to revisit it about once every month,
just to get my fix.
Mr. T, the Toughest Man
in Anime
Mr. T takes on...well, just about everyone!
Dr.
Seuss Parody Page
A collection of parodies of everyone's favorite
children's author
infoshop
"Your guide to Online Anarchy." In addition to being
a practical guide, this site has a very good section on anarchist theory
and history. I highly recommend it to anyone curious about what anarchists
REALLY want.
The Exploding Whale
Video
It is exactly what it sounds like (along with a
written explanation of why this happened). Don't miss this video -- if
your internet connection can handle it!
Europe
in Retrospect
A brief (relatively speaking) history of Europe
since about 1789. Written by a former (now retired) professor of mine.
AltaVista:
Translations
A fun (and occasionally useful) translation program.
CDnow Classical
One of the best sources I've found for classical
recordings. Definitely better service than Amazon or Barnes & Noble.