links

bored? here are a few links to help kill the time.

Stay tuned – this list is going to grow like kudzu!

EDIT: Due to the weekly notes, this list has not grown like kudzu.

film

The Auteurs – your online cinema. anytime, anywhere.

BFI – because films inspire.

Drawger – name that movie

I Check Movies – check off movies from tons of top lists.

IMDB – an internet movie database.

They Shoot Pictures, Don’t They? – a thorough guide to motion pictures.

The Pale Blue Dot – Carl Sagan + Mogwai + film collage.

literature

Blurb – have an idea for a book? don’t be shy.

The Hollow Men – by T.S. Eliot.

Project Gutenberg – a collection of free books.

Very Short List – a very short list on things you might like.

music

After the Post Rock – the best place to discuss post-rock and crying in sleeping bags.

Alice – by Pogo

Ambient Music Blog – self explanatory.

Archive.org – a wonderful archive on all things audio.

Boomkat – your independent music specialist.

captaincrawl – the ultimate music blog search engine.

codeogran – translates web content into music.

Headphone Commute – a review blog on music you just may enjoy.

Head Room – a guide to headphones.

inbflat – an amazing collaborative effort.

Nice Weather for Airstrikes – an independent post rock record label and music company based on the south coast of England.

Popsongbook – a fairly thorough download blog.

The Silent Ballet – the best in instrumental album reviews.

stereomood – emotional internet radio.

The Solar Beat – sounds of the solar system.

Sordo – an extensive archive of predominantly illegally uploaded music.

ThruYou – Kutiman remixes youtube.

Tabouleh Song – a song about tabouleh

photography

Dark Roasted Blend – pictures of weird and wonderful things.

Digital Photography School – 15 stunning long exposure shots.

empty L.A. – images of a Los Angeles devoid of inhabitants.

FFFFOUND! – find, bookmark and share your favorite images.

The Sartorialist – not so much photography, but fashion rather.

Smashing Magazine – 35 beautiful examples of urban decay.

yay!everyday – we share things we like and want everyone to know about.

science & society

FORA.tv – get smart.

information is beautiful – ideas, issues, knowledge, data visualized.

Life and Music – by Alan Watts.

NPR – national public radio.

The Oatmeal – comics, quizzes, and stories

The Pale Blue Dot – Carl Sagan + Mogwai + film collage.

TED – ideas worth spreading.

xkcd – a webcomic of romance, sarcasm, math, and language.

sports

Basketball Geek – basketball nerdgasms.

Basketball Reference – ever wondered how many turnovers cedric ceballos had on february 16, 1993?

Free Darko – philosophical musings on basketball.

The Frontal Cortex – a blog on neuroscience.

NBA Twitter – “Allen iverson cut off his braids, dam hes cute, lol.”

Online Games – a tremendously addicting basketball game.

TrueHoop – espn’s nba blog.

television

atdhe – watch TV online for free, albeit illegally.

Hulu – they didn’t hire me, but they do have free episodes of It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia so we’ll call it even.

miscellaneous

Amazing Super Powers – forget my face!

Cracked – a stupidly funny, but oftentimes smart blog.

Selleckwaterfallsandwich – Tom Selleck + waterfalls + sandwiches = win.

Teux Deux – a neat little calendar type thing.

Twitter – not just any twitter, but our’s.

youtubedoubler – make your own youtube video mashup