Favourites

Here are some of my favourite sites, these are places I recommend and/or go to regularly:

3000 Years in 90 Seconds
The imperial history of the middle east, see 5000 years of history in 90 seconds.

The Anomalist
A daily review of world news on maverick science, unexplained mysteries, unorthodox theories, strange talents, and unexpected discoveries.

Antiwar.com
A daily compendium of links to war news from around the world, highly recommended as an alternative and complement to main stream news sites.

APOD
The astronomy picture of the day. A daily picture (often breathtakingly beautiful) with a description by a scientist, APOD covers a vast array of astronomically related subjects.

Baghdad Burning
A young woman blogs from Baghdad, essential reading for anyone who wants to know what is really going on in Iraq.

Cost of the Iraq War
Running tally of how much the war in Iraq has cost the US taxpayer, with some comparisons of what this kind of money could have paid for.

Cryptomundo
The cryptozoology site, all the news on unknown, out of place, and mystery animals.

Dave VE7CNV’s Truly Canadian Dictionary of Canadian Spelling
Why the spelling on this blog appears to be a weird amalgam of British and American spelling. It’s not, there is truly Canadian spelling, and this author strives to adhere to it.

Drudge Report
Often sensationalist compendium of current news links, but aren’t we all? A site to visit to review what’s making news in the world, from a conservative perspective especially.

Elron’s View from the Edge “It’s your karma, use it wisely”
A fine political blog with forays into science and philosophy. Elron is a pacifist extraordinaire, and the man who inspired me to start Doug’s Darkworld.

Humorless Bitch
On-line commentary by funny, incisive writer; Zo nails the political to the personal in fine, bite-me style.

Seeking Sugarfoot
My sister’s blog, I think she is more creative and talented than I could ever be.

Snopes.com
The urban legends reference site. Whenever one gets an email warning that says “send this to all your friends,” check it out on snopes before hitting the forward button. It saves a lot of embarrassment, trust me.

Subjective Reality “We don’t see things as they are, we see things as we are.”
A visual and emotional blog, the author has a fine eye for the unusual, the touching, and the visually appealing image, not to mention the just plain amusing.

WhatReallyHappened.com
A tendentiously conspiracy oriented site, but often links to odd and important stories not likely to be seen on mainstream news sites.

Game Downloads
My favourite game downloading site.

WordPress.org
The fine folks who host this blog.