What websites am I missing? July 5, 2010 3:20 PMSubscribe
What fascinating websites am I missing? I regularly check out salon.com, slate, nytimes, huffingtonpost, reddit, jezebel, & of course metafilter. What websites do you check in on regularly? posted by cherrybounce to computers & internet (37 answers total) 225 users marked this as a favorite
You might want to narrow this a bit. What are you interested in? News, technology, food, photography etc? posted by kylej at 3:23 PM on July 5, 2010 [9 favorites]
Do you follow politics? FiveThirtyEight is great for trustworthy analysis of elections, while PolitiFact is a good way to keep tabs on the truthfulness of public figures. Wonkette covers the same beat, but in a witheringly sarcastic way. Sort of like Jezebel, but funnier and less caustic.
As for more general stuff, the AV Club is an excellent source for entertainment news, pop culture discussion, and TV/movie/game reviews. The Big Picture is a Boston Globe feature that showcases several dozen high-quality photographs on a single topic every few days. Futility Closet is a blog that publishes clever puzzles, trivia, and anecdotes thrice daily. Sporcle publishes fiendish quizzes on a wide variety of topics every day. And Newgrounds is a Flash games site that is the source for most of Metafilter's Friday Flash Fun posts. posted by Rhaomi at 3:44 PM on July 5, 2010 [2 favorites]
TheAwl
The Browser
Longreads.org
The Oatmeal posted by k8t at 3:46 PM on July 5, 2010 [1 favorite]
Set up Google Reader and add the RSS feeds for each of the above recommendations; Google Reader will then make site recommendations for you. You can also see individual recommendations, based on what's popular around teh interwebs.
A few generally popular site that I have in my Reader:
Balloon Juice
Slacktivist
Giant in the Playground - Order of the Stick (<=very nerdy, but awesome) posted by Sebmojo at 4:56 PM on July 5, 2010 [1 favorite]
N'thing TheAwl.com posted by GilloD at 4:56 PM on July 5, 2010
The Awl, definitely. posted by limeonaire at 5:00 PM on July 5, 2010
Loads of good info in both. posted by JV at 5:55 PM on July 5, 2010
You know what actually helped me find new websites the best? Tumblr. Joining up, finding people that I liked, who were then all sharing links to websites that they like—well that broadens my horizons. So thanks to them I read sites that I can no longer live without including: Racialicious, ChinaSmack, Butt magazine, n+1, EastVillage.neighborhoodr, New York Shitty, Art Fag City and Africa is a Country—oh and the most awesome website in the world, awesometapesfromafrica.blogspot.com, which is exactly what you think it would be. Only better. None of those websites may be of any interest to you in the slightest! But people who you like online will let you know about new things that you might like as well. (Also, thanks to the Awl recommenders in this thread. That's very kind.) posted by RJ Reynolds at 6:41 PM on July 5, 2010 [3 favorites]
If you like news about news (and your list makes it seem like you might), Romenesko is the go-to site. posted by mediareport at 7:15 PM on July 5, 2010
I'll add Daring Fireball. I'm not an Apple fan (or even owner), but John Gruber hits the sweet spot for me in terms of post frequency and content (which is Apple- and tech-heavy, but also offers interesting links on topics like baseball, politics and more) posted by nbergus at 7:29 PM on July 5, 2010
riot rite right clit clip click is one of the best photo blogs I've come across (and I've been reading it for years). It's a LiveJournal, of all things, and routinely has NSFW photos, and should really be only read in a feed reader because the design isn't very good. But in terms of content, and genuinely interesting photos, all the time, it really can't be beat. posted by timoni at 9:56 PM on July 5, 2010
Chowhound, Orangette, Electrical Audio, The Wednesday Chef, Futility Closet, Urban Spoon. If I didn't have print subscriptions I'd visit Saveur, NYRB, and The Economist's sites often too, I think. And I used to have a fierce thing for Perry Bible Fellowship and Natalie Dee, but that was ages ago...SomeECards and Regretsy can still make me chuckle. Hm, Zi just realized I don't check Cute Overload anymore... posted by ifjuly at 10:21 PM on July 5, 2010
If you care about art and art museums, Tyler Green's Modern Art Notes is pretty essential. posted by scody at 12:38 AM on July 6, 2010
If you want to subject yourself to highly accurate and critical celebrity gossip (also, the place most other celebrity gossip sites seem to get their info), I suggest http://www.dailymail.co.uk/
I stay away from it unless I am pretty certain I can control the cravings for news about Lily Allen's latest body type or Posh vacationing on yachts. I have actually had to "quit" the Daily Mail before. Addictive stuff. posted by mokudekiru at 7:20 AM on July 6, 2010
If you want to subject yourself to fear-mongering right-wing rag (also, the place most other right-wing scum sheets seem to get their prejudices), I suggest http://www.dailymail.co.uk/
I stay away from it unless I am pretty certain I can control the cravings for news about illegal immigrants eating children or the cancer-causing properties of leaf mulch. I have actually had to "quit" the Daily Mail before. Addictive stuff. posted by criticalbill at 12:36 PM on July 6, 2010 [4 favorites]
If you appreciate art and science, streetanatomy.com is phenomenal. It's a mix of the two worlds from the eyes of professionals and students alike. posted by Jessness at 6:28 PM on July 9, 2010
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