Stardrive
This is way past the cutting edge, as far as I can tell. Is it science, or art, or mumbo-jumbo? Maybe this will be hailed as visionary stuff a hundred years from now. You never know. Link to website Continue reading
War of Words — Elizabeth Mapstone
“What is going on when some other person is so misguided as to disagree with us?” There are some interesting ideas in this book, War of Words: Women and Men Arguing. Continue reading
Karmavore
The Thinking Woman’s Guide to Film at karmavore.com is a bunch of capsule reviews of films that dare to portray women not as damsels in distress, love interests or other plot devices, but as characters in their own right. There … Continue reading
Gwen
Gwen is cute. Gwen is funky. Gwen has no arms and legs, but Gwen is fun to play with. (In real life, Gwen does have arms and legs, as well as a slightly less squeaky voice.) Link to website Continue reading
Babynamer
A nice idea. I’ve listed it here not because I have need of their services (yet), but because I contributed in my own small way to the site. (See if you can guess how.) Lots of information about thousands of … Continue reading
Too Much Coffee Man
Linguistics, depression, Shakespeare, and German white chocolate with almonds. The comic strip that has it all. Link to website Continue reading
They Might Be Giants
Purveyors of clever, catchy, eclectic and thoughtful pop music. Listen, laugh and learn. (Disclaimer: I liked their old stuff better than their new stuff, etc.) Link to website Continue reading
UK Singles Chart
I used to buy a lot of CD singles when I lived in the UK. Now, at least I have this website. The commentary along with each single can yield valuable insights into UK popular culture, for all you sociologists … Continue reading
Internet Underground Music Archive
Before MP3, before Napster, there was IUMA, fighting the good fight for independent music. It was a cool site, back when “cool site” meant something new. And it’s still going strong. Link to website Continue reading
Psyche
Some pretty big names contribute to this journal of cognitive science and related disciplines. You think, but does that really mean you are? Find out here. Link to website Continue reading