A compendium of useful, entertaining and informative resources, curiosities, and diversions. The list is admittedly incomplete, but then it's hard keeping such things all together. It is what it is: but it is not what it should be.
Books and Literature
Shelfari, a virtual bookshelf, a social network, and a wikipedia for books, all in one place! One of the best sites for books online.
WorldCat.org, a searchable library catalogue of the whole world.
ManyBooks.net, a download site for free public domain e-books.
Etymology Dictionary, an online reference of words and their origins.
Internet Text Archive, a source for certain out of print books. Their selection is diverse but limited. It's worth browsing through; the reading format is very intuitive.
AgentQuery, a resource for finding the right literary agent.
Culture of the Land, a series of books on agriculture and agrarianism published by University Press of Kentucky.
Phantastes, an online text of George MacDonald's classic romance.
The Complete Online Chesterton, a database of almost all (if not all) of G.K. Chesterton's many works, fiction and nonfiction.
The Complete Father Brown, an online collection of the complete stories of Chesterton's celebrated clerical detective, Father Brown.
"The Lay of Aotrou and Itroun", an unpublished verse tale by J.R.R. Tolkien.
Encyclopedia of Arda, a resource for people, places, things and events within Tolkien's legendarium.
The Online Medieval & Classical Library, a small website hosting the texts of several great medieval works, such as the Song of Roland, the Volsunga Saga, and a couple of Arthurian romances by Chretien de Troyes.
Icelandic Saga Database, an online resource containing various translations in a few different languages — including English — of the Icelandic sagas.
Christianity
YouVersion, a dynamic online Bible with many interactive features, including verse bookmarking, easy translation shifting, and user-contributed commentaries.
BibleGateway.com, an searchable online Bible with many translations available in many languages.
Christian Classics Ethereal Library, a database containing many classical works of Christian thought throughout history.
The Abolition of Man, the online text of a book by C.S. Lewis on education, the real nature of morality, and the dangers of materialistic and positivistic thinking.
The Everlasting Man, the online text of what is often considered G.K. Chesterton's masterpiece; an outline of human history, an analysis of the psychological aspects that have driven humanity's inner experience: monotheism, mythology, philosophy, and diabolism. One of my favorite books ever.
Da Nyew Testament: the New Testament in the Gullah language. A very interesting way to read the Bible, especially for those interested in the Gullah culture of the Lowcountry.
Folklore and Mythology
The Obakemono Project, a database of yōkai, the traditional monsters, ghosts and apparitions of Japan.
Friends and Family
Dominique DeGrondele Godfrey, an online shop for handmade jewelry. Her work is amazing, and her husband's photgraphy of the pieces are just as inspired.
The Left Conservative, a blog run by my friend Dylan Hale, and my acquaintance Daniel Bein. An interesting and always well-informed and researched alternative to status quo politics, right or left. Sadly, it hasn't been updated in quite a while.
Daniel English, Hiroshima, the website for my brother's English teaching company in Hiroshima, Japan. Daniel runs his own business, teaching English to students of all ages.
WebSliver, the online home of Matthew Miller, an independent web developer. Matthew's web design is slick, highly intuitive and uses the latest techniques.
Afrogeek Mom & Dad, the weblog of my friend and co-worker, Brian McCann and his wife, Consuela. Brian's wife does most of the posts (that slacker...he never does any work). I don't always agree with every idea here, but the content is always well informed and insightful.
Music< and Art/h1>
Last.fm, an online music and radio site. Link goes to my profile there.
Cover Lay Down, a blog focusing on covered songs; usually has some pretty decent artists. It was here that I first discovered the Carolina Chocolate Drops.
George Boorujy, a talented artist whose combination of realism and minimalism results in some gorgeous works, often depicting animals as subjects.
Politics and Philosophy
Television and Film
Lostpedia, a wiki (with all the strengths and weaknesses that go along with one) dedicated to the serial drama Lost. Usually a pretty reliable reference for a show that decidedly needs such a reference.
Film Movement, a diverse and eclectic selection of obscure foreign and indie films.
Miscellaneous
Denshi Jisho, a superb online Japanese dictionary.
The Atlantic Paranormal Society, also known as TAPS, are probably the only well known paranormal research team that has any credibility. Because of their skeptical, debunking approach to the paranormal, anything they believe to be genuine evidence therefore is all the more convincing.
Tee Fury, an indie t-shirt store selling one shirt per day; once you miss one, it's gone forever. Some pretty interesting designs every once in a while.
Last.fm, an online music and radio site. Link goes to my profile there.
Cover Lay Down, a blog focusing on covered songs; usually has some pretty decent artists. It was here that I first discovered the Carolina Chocolate Drops.
George Boorujy, a talented artist whose combination of realism and minimalism results in some gorgeous works, often depicting animals as subjects.
Lostpedia, a wiki (with all the strengths and weaknesses that go along with one) dedicated to the serial drama Lost. Usually a pretty reliable reference for a show that decidedly needs such a reference.
Film Movement, a diverse and eclectic selection of obscure foreign and indie films.
Denshi Jisho, a superb online Japanese dictionary.
The Atlantic Paranormal Society, also known as TAPS, are probably the only well known paranormal research team that has any credibility. Because of their skeptical, debunking approach to the paranormal, anything they believe to be genuine evidence therefore is all the more convincing.
Tee Fury, an indie t-shirt store selling one shirt per day; once you miss one, it's gone forever. Some pretty interesting designs every once in a while.
