Favourite non-poker websites

[nicky g]

I thought if we all listed our favourite or most-visited non-poker website we might all find some new interesting stuff. Some of mine are:

The Onion (http://www.theonion.com)
I guess everyone knows this one.

Open Democracy (http://www.opendemocracy.net) I've plugged this several times before; a lot of in-depth articles on hot political and economic topics by experts in their field; slightly-left leaning. Good forums; pretty serious though.

The Guardian (http://www.guardian.co.uk) Best UK newspaper site


Al Jazeera English Language Site (http://english.aljazeera.net) /images/graemlins/blush.gif Some articles, especially on Israel, to be taken with a pinch of salt, but generally good for Middle Eastern news not covered in as much detail in the Western press.

Al Ahram (http://weekly.ahram.org.eg) English language Egyptian weekly - Arab perspective on a range of Middle Eastern issues. Mostly comment and analysis rather than news. Some writers v biased, but Graham Usher v good on Israel (also writes for The Economist).

The Economist (http://www.economist.com) I'm a subscriber; well worth it IMO

Slate (http://www.slate.com) - most of you know this. SOme good articles, some not-so-good. The cartoon Index is great.

Unofficial Paul krugman Archive (http://www.pkarchive.org) - Archived articles by the economist/NYT Columnist.

Google News (http://news.google.com) Great resource

Robbs Celebs (http://www.robbscelebs.co.uk) Everyone likes free nude celeb pics, right?

[GWB]

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The Guardian
Al Jazeera
The Economist
Slate
Unofficial Paul krugman Archive

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Now I understand your posts, you have been brainwashing yourself.

[nicky g]

Surely the Economist and Slate don't count as left-wing, especially not the former? As I siad, I mainly like Slate for the cartoons and other round-ups. It's main writer on Arab affairs is awful IMO. Anwyway if that's your POV post some of your favoured antidotes. Try and enter into the spirit of things.

[elwoodblues]

Internet Movie Database (http://us.imdb.com) Fantastic movie reference site.

[Cptkernow]

This made me laugh.

This is funny (http://maddox.xmission.com/c.cgi?u=regressive)

[sfer]

InPassing (http://www.inpassing.org): It's funnier if you've lived in Berkeley.

Get Your War On (http://www.mnftiu.cc/mnftiu.cc/war.html)

KCRW (http://www.kcrw.org): Great music.

[nicky g]

the get your war on stuff is amazing

[adios]

Besides some obvious ones:

http://www.valueforum.com

The best discussion of income stocks and to a lesser degree the bond market that I know of. I've learned more than I thought I'd ever know about the energy business as well. It's a subscription site but well worth the money. The posters x_stock, bond_dadddy, and captainlate are must reads.

[sfer]

I still laugh when I read it. I met the guy who does it--he's a local artist. Totally different from what you would expect him to look/act like.

[John Cole]

Twinkies Project (http://www.twinkiesproject.com/)

Virtual Bubble Wrap (http://www.virtual-bubblewrap.com/popnow.shtml)

Great Directors (http://www.sensesofcinema.com/contents/directors/)

American Studies (http://xroads.virginia.edu/)
A great site with various hypertexts and special exhibitions. Check out the famous Armory Show of 1913.

Voice of the Shuttle (http://vos.ucsb.edu/)
One of the earliest literature (of all kinds) sites, and probably the best.

Bartleby (http://bartleby.com/)
Free books online, including encyclopedias and Elements of Style.

American Memory (http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/collections/finder.html)
An outstanding collection of maps, photos, early silent films, folk recordings, and the like.

[scotnt73]

twoplustwo.com

[HDPM]

I was going to say RGP

[HDPM]

I poked around Landover Baptist some yesterday. Funny stuff. The e-mails that they get from people who don't get the fact it is a joke are unreal. /images/graemlins/ooo.gif

[sfer]

For eco-friendlies (http://www.fuh2.com)

[bosoxfan]

x-entertainment.com
reveiws of 80's movies and trip reports to exciting places like the minature golf course and the traveling carnival. can be amusing at times

fark.com

i'm too lazy to include actual links.

[TJSWAN]

I find the Camel Toe Report (http://www.cameltoe.org) to be quite entertaining. This guy can write some really funny stuff to go with the pictures.


Tim

[baggins]

wow. I just looked at that camel toe site for like 2 hours. it's pretty funny, and there are some great pictures on there. thanks for sharing that link with us...

also, check out... mulletsgalore.com (http://www.mulletsgalore.com)

[ACPlayer]

Political oriented sites I visit regularly:

Informed comment (http://www.juancole.com/) Of course as a blog of a professor, must be automatically labelled leftist and liberal.

Asia Times Online (http://www.atimes.com) Interesting and usually informed commentary

Guardian (http://www.guardian.co.uk) Principle source of news. Delivered to my inbox


Travel Related:
Thorntree forum (http://thorntree.lonelyplanet.com) For at least as long as I am on the road.