Research & Reading

American Memory Historical collections from the Library of Congress. Explore baseball during the Civil War or photos of factory conditions at the height of the Industrial Revolution.
Arts & Letters Daily An amazing selection of current articles, with links to domestic and foreign news networks, newspapers, magazines, columnists, talk and music radio, and reference sites. Updated each weekday and once for weekends.
Smithsonian Magazine Not a stuffy museum at all. Find something interesting and unusual in every issue of this venerable magazine.
Utne Reader "The best of the alternative press." Nina Utne and her staff feature the stories you won't read in Time or Newsweek.

 

Diversions

My Politics Not really a diversion; I take this pretty seriously. This is an extraordinary flash movie by Ian Rhett, a young singer with a keen social conscience.
Post-Video Art Short experimental art films. A perfect break.
Mumbleboy An excellent break for eyes tired of reading text.
Reverend Billy

A fixture on Times Square, the Reverend and his gospel choir rant against chain stores and consumer culture. Interesting performance art.

Breathing Planet Interesting links to "hactivist" projects. Environmentally conscious and culture jamming at the same time.
Conglomco My son Chris is part of the group Denim & Diamonds. You can find links to his and his cohorts' music and projects here.
The Nine Planets "A multimedia tour of the solar system." A diversion that's also educational.

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