Media
- BBC News
- CNN
- Huffington Post
- C-SPAN
- The Discovery Channel Online - Gwen really loves Mythbusters
- The Economist
- FAIR -- Fairness & Accuracy In Reporting - The folks who give Rush Lamebrain fits.
- The MoJo (Mother Jones) Wire - Still raising Hell after all these years.
- The Nation Digital Edition - A political mag actually older than Bob Dole, or me for that matter.
- PBS Online - the best stuff on broadcast TV
- The Utne Reader
- WCRB 99.5 FM - Classical Radio Boston
- WXRT 93.1 FM Chicago - the best commercial radio station on the planet
- Time Team - Needs to be back on TV in the States!
- ZDNet
Humor
- Doonesbury
- This Modern World - why my favorite penguin has nothing to do with Linux
- The Boondocks - the adventures of that young curmudgeon, Huey Freeman
- MegaTokyo - ph34r th3 cut3 0n3s
- Penny Arcade
- Questionable Content - Evolution Kills!
- I Can Has Cheez Burger? - Kittehs are teh funny.
- xkcd
- Foamy! - "Do a damn Google search!"
- Alien Loves Predator - in NYC no one can hear you scream
- clone.Manga - Home of "Nana's Everyday Life"
- Sparkling Generation Valkyrie Yuuki - Magical girl anime parody
- Landover Baptist - Where the Worthwhile Worship
- Weebl & Bob - PIE!!
- RatherGood.Com - Viking kittens! Punk kittens! SpoonGuard!
- Historical Tale Construction Site - Make your own Bayeux Tapestry
- Church Sign Generator
- The Geek Test - Rate your Inner Geek
- Rock School - The Professor is IN
Rationalism,
Atheism & Skepticism
- Pharyngula - Prof. PZ Myers' unholy blog
- Committee for the Scientific Investigation of Claims of the Paranormal (CSICOP)
- Skeptical Inquirer Magazine - One of the best crap filters available today.
- The Skeptics Society publishers of Skeptic magazine.
- The James Randi Educational Foundation
- Skeptical Information - Grammatically ill-phrased name, but a good page.
- The Skeptic's Dictionary - A little snide, but there you go.
- The Secular Web - lots of great skeptic stuff from the "Internet Infidels"
- Fundies Say the Darndest Things - Yes, they really are that kooky
- "Alien Autopsy" - Start with one latex body cast...
- National Center for Science Education - the scourge of those Creationist wackos
- BadAstronomy.Com - pointing out the lameness of those AstroCranks
- In the Halls of Ma'at - defending the mainstream view of ancient history
- Crank Dot Net - a compendium of the World Wide Weird
- QuackWatch - separating medicine from the snake oil
- FactNet - watching out for religious cults
- The Skeptic's Annotated Bible
- George Carlin: Religion is Bullshit
- Study: Religious Societies are LESS Moral
- What's the Harm? - Find out here
- The Jenny McCarthy Body Count
- 101 Atheism Quotes
Buddhist Links
- The Kwan Um School of Zen
- Zen Buddhism WWW Virtual Library
- Koan Study WWW Virtual Library
- Buddhist Studies WWW Virtual Library
- Daily Zen Sutras
- Yahoo - Buddhism
- DharmaNet International - "Gateway to Buddhist Resources"
- BUDSIR - BUDdhist Scripture Information Retrieval (Pali Tripitaka, etc)
- Zen Mountain Monastery/The Mountains and Rivers Order
- The Electronic Bodhidharma: The IRIZ Home Page - Why did Bodhidharma come from the West?
- IRIZ's Zen Centers of the World
Cymru (Wales)
- BBC Cymru
- Newyddion BBC Cymru
- Llyfrgell Genedlaethol Cymru (The National Library of Wales)
- The soc.culture.welsh FAQ
- Cymdeithas Madog
- Yahoo - Wales
- Castles of Wales
- Dolaucothi Gold Mines near Caio (National Trust Visitors info)
- St. Davids - One of my favorite places in Wales
- Swansea
- West Wales Web
- Pembrokeshire Coast National Park
- Virtual Portmeirion - a.k.a "The Village" to fans of "The Prisoner"
Music
- Dolly Rocker, The Syd Barrett Homepage
- Kate Bush's official site
- Discipline Global Mobile - Robert Fripp's Record Company
- Elephant Talk - a Robert Fripp/King Crimson fan site
- EnoWeb - a Brian Eno fan site
- Peter Gabriel's official site
- The 'official' Genesis site
- Genesis - 'The Path'
- Guitar Geek - find out who plays what
- The Handel & Haydn Society
- Tony Levin's Homepage
- New Order On-Line
- Porcupine Tree's official site
- Steve Wilson Headquarters
- BeesWeb - Richard Thompson's official site
- Yahoo - Johann Sebastian Bach
- Yahoo - Beethoven
- Yahoo - Joy Division
- Yahoo - Gustav Mahler
- Yahoo - Pet Shop Boys
- Yahoo - Pink Floyd
- Yahoo - Primus
- Yahoo - The Smiths
- Yahoo - Paul Weller
- Yahoo - Frank Zappa
Political & Social - Good Guys
- Crooks and Liars
- MoveOn.Org
- ACLU Freedom Network - I'm proud to be a card-carrying member.
- Americans United for Separation of Church and State - Also known as People Who've Read the 1st Amendment.
- Amnesty International On-line - So many despots, so little time.
- The Anti-Defamation League
- Democratic Socialists of America
- Free Tibet - Hey, Mr. Prez, ignoring it won't make it go away.
- Interfaith Working Group - Keeping tabs on the "religious" Right.
- The National Organization for Women - Feminism: the radical notion that women are people.
- Nizkor - The Holocaust Revisionists' worst nightmare.
- People For The American Way - Truth, justice and all that mom & apple pie stuff.
Political & Social - Bad Guys
- The Heritage Foundation - Where Ronnie Raygun got all his wonderful ideas.
- The Republican National Committee - The folks who brought you the Contract on America
- Christian Coalition - Pat Robertson's budding Gestapo.
- The American Center for Law & Justice - Pat Robertson's legal arm for a "religious cleansing" of America
- The National Alliance - Neo-Nazis ('nuff said)
- Stormfront White Nationalist Resource Page - A Pat Buchanan fan page of sorts.
- HateWatch - This site's not Bad Guys but the links here are.
- Massachusetts Republican Party - aka the Mitt Romney Fan Club
Political & Social - Miscellaneous
- The Progressive Directory @igc
- Yahoo - Mahatma Gandhi
- The Mahatma Gandhi Media & Research Service
- Yahoo - Politics
(She Blinded Me with) Science!
- The Physics WWW Virtual Library
- New Horizons Mission to the Kuiper Belt
- HubbleSite
- Mars Exploration Program at JPL
- Cassini Mission to Saturn
- Project Galileo - R.I.P.
- The "Virtual TOKAMAK" at Princeton's Plasma Physics Lab
- CERN - Birthplace of the WWW and many exotic particles
- Solar System Simulator at JPL
- Encyclopedia Astronautica
- Cryptozoology
KeMeT (ancient Egypt)
- The Giza Plateau Mapping Project at the University of Chicago
- The Theban Mapping Project - the place to go for KV5 info
- The Upuaut Project - What is behind that slab? See Dr. Hawass' site!
- The Plateau - official website of Dr. Zahi Hawass
- Guardian's Ancient Egypt - a first rate virtual tour
- The Egypt Archive - another virtual tour
- Ancient Egypt Research Associates - read about the Pyramids Radiocarbon Dating Project
- Reeder's Egypt Page at Egyptology.com
- Pyramids - the Inside Story - at PBS' Nova website
- The Coptic Orthodox Church Of Egypt - good site at Boston U. on this ancient faith
- Egypt Voyager - good general tourism site
- Mena House Oberoi Hotel - a great place to stay, across the street from the Giza Pyramids
Sci-Fi
- The Lurker's Guide to Babylon 5 - Beware of Shadows, they move when you're not looking... Stay close to the Vorlon.
- Babylon Park - "By G'Kwan! They killed Koshy!" "You bastards!"
- Known Space - On-line guide to Larry Niven's future history
- Farscape - at the Sci-Fi Channel's site
- The Farscape Webring
- Yahoo - the Star Trek franchise - "Make it so!"
- Gerry Anderson Home Page - Thunderbirds, UFO, etc.
- The Grand List of Overused Science Fiction Clichés - pretty funny
Anime & Manga
- AnimeDB
- Anime News Network
- AnimeForest.Com - Rent anime on-line
- Anime-Kingdom's TV Guide - Find out when that next new episode is airing in Japan
- AnimeOnDVD - If its about Anime on DVD you'll find it here.
- Manga Jouhou - News and info about all things manga
- On-line Japanese/English Dictionary
- Another On-Line Japanese/English Dictionary
Various Vendors Whose Stuff I Use
- Hewlett-Packard - Drivers, Support, etc., etc.
- Nvidia - Graphics cards
- Microsoft Corporation - Yes, monopolies are profitable, but I like Win XP
- Symantec Corporation - Utilities
- NewEgg.com - A place I buy stuff from
- PCs for Everyone - A local shop I use
Miscellaneous Links
- CIA World Factbook
- The American Automobile Association (AAA)
- The Kelley Blue Book - Useful info for car shoppers
- Vehix - another useful site for car shoppers
- Audio Review - find out about that new piece of gear
- Audio Survey - audio & home theater reference site
- Yahoo - St. Lucia - a nice place to visit
- Amazon.com - the mother of all on-line bookstores
- Toon Tracker - the finder of lost cartoons
- Yahoo - Chess
- The Internet Movie Database
- Akinator, the Web Genius
Boston-related Links
- Boston.com
- Yahoo - Boston
- IntelliCast: Boston weather - You know what they say about New England weather.
- National Weather Service Boston Forecast
- Arlington, Massachusetts - I like living here.
- Commonwealth Communities
Academic Links
- M.I.T.- that little technical school along the Charles
- M.I.T.- the student side of the 'Tute
- Harvard University - the best school in Harvard Square
- University of Illinois, Champaign/Urbana
Internet Stuff
- WWW Virtual Library: Subject Catalogue
- Babel Fish Translators
- Yahoo
- Smart WhoIs
- InfoSpace - Addresses, Phone Numbers, etc.
- Internet Address Finder
Cats (for Diedre)
- Yahoo - Cats - The cats at right are Maine Coons
- Cat Fanciers Web Site - Feline info.
- The Cat Fanciers' Association (CFA)
- U.S. CFA Cat Shows - For vast quantities of furballs
- The International Cat Association (TICA)
- TICA Cat Shows - Now kitty, just remember not to attack the judges...
- The Maine Coon Breeders and Fanciers Assoc.
- Advent Hill Cattery - Where we got Tasha & Tiger Lily from. Take a look at Tasha's daddy Sasquatch.
- Why Cats Paint - We can't decide if this stuff is a joke or not...