The 101 most useful websites

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The 101 most useful websites
1. The Daily Beast
2. Slate
3. Salon

EDUCATION
4. Make magazine’s videos and podcasts
5. The Orwell Diaries
6 Everything on iTunes
7 The Stage
8 Io9
9 Metacritic
TRAVEL
10 Tripadvisor
11 Travelsupermarket
12 Tripit

HOME
13 Bob’s Books
14 The House Directory
15 On Etsy

FOOD AND DRINK
16 Epicurious
17 Supercook
18 Jamie Oliver, Delia Smith and Nigella Lawson
19 Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall

GREEN
20 Recycle Now
21 What Do They Know
22 The Hunger Site

FAMILY AND KIDS
23 Mumsnet
24 Genes Reunited
25 Family Search

FUN
26 Passive-Aggressive Notes
27 Smartkit
28 Letters of Note

VIDEO
29 Vimeo
30 BBC iPlayer
31 Viral video chart

YOUTUBE CHANNELS
32 Chow’s channel
33 Berkeley’s channel
34 Cambridge (youtube.com/user/CambridgeUniversity)

LIFE MANAGEMENT |
35 Doodle
36 drop.io
37 Seatwave


News and Comment
38 The Frontline World Blog
39 Jezebel
40 World Service (bbc.co.uk/worldservice)
41 Guido Fawkes (order-order.com)
42 Benedict Brogan, the BBC’s political editor Nick Robinson (bbc.co.uk/blogs/nickrobinson)
43 Richard Branson’s blog (virgin.com/richard-branson/blog)


Education
44 Make magazine’s videos and podcasts (blog.makezine.com/podcast)
45 The Orwell Diaries (orwelldiaries.wordpress.com
46 iTunes (apple.com/itunes)
47 The Atlas Obscura (atlasobscura.com)
48 How Stuff Works (howstuffworks.com)
49 BBC Language (bbc.co.uk/languages)
50 The National Geographic (nationalgeographic.com)
51 The Encyclopedia Smithsonian (si.edu/Encyclopedia_SI)
52 Academic Earth (academicearth.org)
53 The Encyclopedia of Life (eol.org)
54 Fora.tv (fora.tv)
55 What Should I Read Next? (whatshouldireadnext.com)
56 Get High Now (gethighnow.com)
57 Mental Floss (mentalfloss.com)
58 Strange Maps (strangemaps.wordpress.com)
59 ssuu (issuu.com)

source: telegraph





sites of the day
WhoTheMan.com
It's YouTube meets ESPN in this clever new video site that lets you have your say on anything sports-related. Be a "Fancaster" and throw in your two cents about the day's sporting developments, or take on other users in a "Battle" of opinions to let the viewers decide who the last man standing will be.


ItsJustMovies.com
ItsJustMovies.com offers the requisite scoops, reviews and news for everything movies. It's enough to make movie geeks feel, well, suitably geeky. The only thing that's missing is popcorn.

ClassicTimeless.com
This lifestyle site offers regular fashion tips to men by emphasizing those looks that are classy and infinitely stylish. Suit patterns and the coordination of accessories are just a few of the useful fashion bases covered. Video interviews with tailors are also included for extra oomph.

BestDining.com
Need a bite? Use BestDining.com to narrow down your options until you pinpoint just the right American restaurant to fill your empty tummy. Read some restaurant reviews beforehand to know what you're getting into, and enjoy your meal.

Goodness500.org
If you've ever wondered how much cash Starbucks donates to charity or what profit percentage Target gives to goodwill, this site is an informative read. See the world's most powerful companies ranked according to their charitable contributions, environmental damage and equality in the workplace.

FunnyTypos.com
One person's short sightedness is someone else's chuckle. FunnyTypos.com delights in showing us how a simple misspelling or grammatical error can be a continual source of entertainment. We could say it's disappointing how many mistakes are out there, but if things improved, our fun would be gone.

Twaxed.com
The internet lets us share precious information in a click of a mouse. That doesn't mean that it should be shared, let alone tweeted. Twaxed.com shows off the best Twitter postings that no one wants to admit they said, but everyone else wants to read.

SBNation.com
The new-look SBNation.com goes real-time with scoreboard updates and news feeds to complement more than 200 blogs that are linked from the site. Take a spin through whatever sport you fancy to catch up with your favorite teams as quickly as the net can take you there.

Trailer-Reviews.net
You can't review a movie that's not out yet, so why not review its trailer instead? Trailer-Reviews.net saves you the hassle of seeking out the latest movie previews by collecting and storing them all in one place. From there, you have the option of posting a review of any trailer after you've watched it.

TheExceptionalMan.com
TheExceptionalMan.com is a brand new men's blog that offers tips on vintage clothing, shoes, watches, and other manly accessories. Let this collection of insights and must-haves lead you down the path toward the exceptional life.

Connosr.com
It's Facebook for whisky lovers and rookies who would like to know where to start. This new social network site lets users make new friends, create their own blogs, and review whisky from around the world.


Opacity.us
Opacity.us discovers the art inside abandoned buildings. Lonely and long-deserted psychiatric hospitals, sports stadiums and schools -- all in intentionally undisclosed locations around the United States and Europe -- are on hand.

BeerLens.com
Beers. Pubs. Pictures. Any questions? Two friends from different continents share their love of beer and pubs in New York and across Europe. The site elegantly captures the care that goes into creating a good beer and the camaraderie of the people who drink it.

InternetConfessions.net
The internet is all about sharing, isn't it? That's why this web confessional lets us expunge our darkest secrets, clear our conscience and share it with lots of nosy strangers. No subject is too taboo and no confession is without entertainment value.

RaceVine.com
Experienced athletes and running novices (like a few of us) across the United States can find the latest triathlons and races in their area. Why? To join in, of course! Race reviews from runners "in the know" will give their aspiring counterparts some insight into what they can expect.

MoMuPl.com
Feeling nostalgic about the tunes from your favorite movie? Type in its title and you have an instant front-row seat to listen to full songs from the soundtrack -- for free.

DontJudgeMyHair.com
There's no escaping a bad hair day, especially now that it can be photographed and immortalized on the internet. This photo blog shows off daily exercises in horrible hair with the requisite amusing banter.

Everlater.com
This all-in-one travel site lets you document your last trip and all of your future vacations in fashionable cyber style. Fully loaded with map, photo and blog capabilities, you can update it easily on the road or just put together your own highlight package upon your return home.

Level26.com
Level26.com is so much more than just a website: it's branded as a "digi-novel," and it allows the user to truly experience the book by entering codes online to unlock "cyber bridges."


RestroomRatings.com
There's nothing more disappointing than going to a fancy restaurant and seeing a totally disgusting bathroom. RestroomRatings.com will let you know which joints house the swankiest washrooms, and which have the stinkiest.


AskPhilosophers.org
What would you ask a philosopher? This highly intellectual site boasts 2,500+ questions in over 50 categories including sex, identity, religion, and knowledge. Each answer is given by a trained philosopher and these brilliant minds won't walk on eggshells, no matter how racy the topic.

OldCalculatorMuseum.com
We all need a hobby and for museum "curator" Rick Bensene, his happens to involve calculators. The web exhibits feature detailed pictures of the machines, a summary of their respective specs and other quirks like instruction manual covers and warning stickers. Embrace your inner math geek without having to worry about homewor


BoxOfficeMojo.com
With so many movies being released, it can be hard to keep track of what's hot and cold at the box office. Luckily, the Mojo (aka Brandon Gray) is on hand to offer box-office updates every day and in-depth analyses of those all-important weekend numbers.

Men.MyFashionLife.com
This well-maintained site gives up the goods on who's making what, who's wearing what and why men should care. Stay on top of new manly trends without feeling like you've just been tricked into becoming a Sex and the City convert.

BaseballsSteroidEra.com
BaseballsSteroidEra.com leaves no dirty needles, positive test results or Congress cheats untouched in examining the dark cloud that continues to haunt Major League Baseball. A detailed breakdown of the who/what/how/when ranging from those players who have tested officially positive to others who have been suspected along the way.


iLounge.com
If you're new to iPods or just want to expand your knowledge, this site won't let you down. An exhaustive resource of iPod information, you'll arrive a student and leave an expert after devouring guides, learning step-by-step tutorials and reading through the editor's blog alone.

Corkd.com
The members of Corkd.com continually update the web world on their wine-tasting adventures. Learn about the newest wines, buy the ones that make you curious, and create your own profile to become a wine-tasting dynamo.


MuseumOfBadArt.org
It's everything that can go wrong when an artist reaches for something great and ends up with a colossal failure. The pieces are occasionally shocking, often unintentionally funny and always terrible. It's impossible not to stare.

Uncyclopedia.org
If Wikipedia is everything that's right in the internet universe, Uncyclopedia falls on the other side of the spectrum, poking holes in everything we love to mock about pop culture and factual information. It's lean, mean and contagiously funny.

MeetTheFamous.com
A true sign of the celebrity-fixated times that we live in. Now you too can play paparazzo! If you have a camera, a computer and a strong celebrity radar, your pictures can be posted here and snapped up by international (read: tabloid) publications.

IndiDenim.com

It's do-it-yourself denim -- why settle for jeans that won't fit? Here you can choose every style under the sun and customize colors, patterns, pockets, and lengths to your body's content.

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