Bernie URL collection, part 2
| Music | David Byrne has a cool web site with lots of interesting things (see below for more). Right now he has a "radio" station (accessible by iTunes and other software) and a play list of Standards. The Standards, like "Stardust" and "Taste of Honey" are superb, and the artists performing them are wondeful. He also has a good essay on why he picked them. So use iTunes to access it, or go here and enjoy! http://www.davidbyrne.com/music And for good music web sites generally, check this out (yes, it is one strange URL :) http://www.ew.com/ew/article/commentary/0,6115,1195793_4||322351|1_,00.html |
| Literature/Classics | Penguin is going back to the Classics with "Penguin Epics". Very nice little editions. And a relatively easy way to read a classic. I can't vouch for the translations, but Penguin quality is usually good. (I picked up "The Epic of Gilgamesh"...a good summer read. :) ) http://www.penguinclassics.co.uk/static/cs/uk/10/minisites/penguinepics/index.html#findoutmore |
| Videos | This video is subtely clever, if not brilliant http://www.transbuddha.com/mediaHolder.php?id=1400 This is simply lovely http://www.transbuddha.com/mediaHolder.php?id=580 |
| Humour | This is Hilarious! It doesn't matter what they are saying -- in fact, that makes it funnier. It takes some time, but it is worthwhile! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HH0awSk7i8Q For something complete different, there's -> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fOIM1_xOSro&search=chomsky where Ali G interviews Noam Chomsky. Mind boggling, but funny. (Not sure Chomsky knows who Ali G is....) And now, a public service announcement from David Lynch (the mind boggles!) http://www.transbuddha.com/mediaHolder.php?id=1975 Then there is this: Fellini meets Eminem! http://www.transbuddha.com/mediaHolder.php?id=2000 I really hope this is a spoof, but I fear it isn't! Yes, you can sleep when you are dead..in the meantime, drink Folgers! Yum-o! http://www.boardsmag.com/screeningroom/commercials/2971/ The NSA Wiretap Reveals Subject May Be Paying Too Much For Long-Distance (beware...it's The Onion!) http://www.theonion.com/content/node/49182/print Geeks and groceries...or Star Wars and Lo_foods meet! (Man! Where do some people find the TIME!) http://www.transbuddha.com/mediaHolder.php?id=1997 |
| Oddity | So, you wondered: if I was a superhero, what one would I be? Well, now you can find out! Take this quiz! (Me, I am the Flash! LOL!) http://www.seabreezecomputers.com/superhero/ The secret language of sleep. (This person used to be the web editor of Wired's WebMonkey web site) http://www.evany.com/ Odd. Virtual sweat shop, perhaps.... http://www.mturk.com/mturk/welcome Where the future is going....the omnipresent world. http://preview.local.live.com/ A cool chart showing polling of WWII http://www.talkingpointsmemo.com/docs/wwii-polls/ |
| Humour/Environment | Now THIS is a good trailer for Al Gore's new movie! http://www.transbuddha.com/mediaHolder.php?id=1983 |
| Shopping! | Why BUY all those purses/bags/sacs/etc, when you can just rent? http://www.bagborroworsteal.com And for those of you who like Zara, now there is Zara Home (at least in Mexico!) http://www.zarahome.com/v06/en/home.php |
| Tech/Tools | Be the first on your block to get the latest cool stuff from Google at... http://labs.google.com/ Cool. Trace your email! http://map.butterfat.net/emailroutemap/ Here are some online tools to do Q&D web apps. Ther are databases with database software http://lazybase.com/ ...and info on how to use it http://www.kiwitobes.com/lbexamples.html As well, check out this http://infogami.com/ And http://kiwitobes.infogami.com/evite Some other cool tools Writely http://www2.writely.com/info/WritelyOverflowWelcome.htm ThinkFree http://www.thinkfree.com/common/main.tfo |
| Games | So you are sick of playing Solitaire. AND you have an Internet connection. Try this! http://www.sinkmyship.com |
| Creative Arts | For those of you who like mind maps and other cognitive tools, check out David Byrne's approach to them. http://www.davidbyrne.com/art/tree_drawings/index.php Not that you would, but the fact that you could sample these tunes is interesting: http://creativecommons.org/wired/ |
| Fashion | Very Cool Puma from Philippe Starck http://starck.puma.com/pindex.jsp |
| Information/The Web | A very cool way to look up stuff - check out some of the older sites, like cnn.com or ibm.com http://www.archive.org/index.php |
| Fashion/Technology | Not sure if Walt Whitman was thinking of this when he wrote: I sing the body electric (I run the body electric?), but hey, it is still a very cool use of iPod as a running device. http://www.nike.com/nikeplus/ |
| Culture | You need access to the Nytimes web site, but this article on Buckminster Fuller and Isamu Noguchi is very interesting http://www.nytimes.com/2006/05/19/arts/design/19nogu.html?_r=1&oref=slogin |
| Humour | If you have a four year old boy, as I do, then these are hilarious. If not...well, they are still pretty funny. http://www.mcsweeneys.net/2005/11/11murray.html http://www.mcsweeneys.net/2006/1/6murray.html http://www.mcsweeneys.net/2006/5/25murray.html |
| Humour | This is also very funny. Cruel...but funny. (Not that anyone in their SWEET mind would have Whitney H. give a COMMENCEMENT SPEECH! :) ) http://www.mcsweeneys.net/2006/6/7michalski.html |
| Humour | Also, what do you get when you cross the Sopranos with eVite? This! http://www.mcsweeneys.net/2006/5/30lawless.html |
| Culture? | Ukulele Orchestra of Great Britain plays Nirvana's "Smells Like Teen Spirit". Entertain Us, indeed. http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-4559510005057780538 |
| Ecology | Not just for tree huggers with taped-up eyeglasses! http://www.ecogeek.org/ |
| Medicine | I can't attest for the medical information here, but this is a pretty impressive web site overall. http://www.insidecancer.org/ |
| India | Even hip-hop is getting outsourced to India! http://www.transbuddha.com/mediaHolder.php?id=1402 |
| India | India advances... from services to products http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20060527/bs_nm/column_pluggedin_dc_2 |
| Culture | Impossible (piggybacks) is nothing http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=3089864146224588368 |
| Culture | More commercials you will never see in North America http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-5113434900671269426 |
| Weird/Cool | Coke: it's the real (explosive) thing! http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=5695044769427318137 |
| Weird/Cool | Dog rides bike. Really. http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=6742988194956129075 |
| Very Cool | How does the world feel? Go here and find out at this very very cool site. They even publish an API! http://www.wefeelfine.org/ |
| Culture | This is fascinating (to me). I got this from http://www.andrewsullivan.com. Google has a new feature called Google Trends, With it, you can compare the world's interest in your favorite topics. He uses "sex" to drive home a point that Muslim cultures that are repressive have the most searches on sex. I don't know if the data point necessarily supports THAT conclusion. But I was intrigued, so I tried different options: http://www.google.com/trends?q=sex http://www.google.com/trends?q=money http://www.google.com/trends?q=happiness and just for the heck of it http://www.google.com/trends?q=Paris+Hilton Very interesting....very different results, too! North Americans are more interested in money! The Turks have an interest in sex and Paris Hilton, but not money, while the Australians have an interest in money and Paris Hilton but not sex. LOL!!! |
| Culture | McSweeneys. Not just another hip-cool-smart periodical in paper...now on the web, too! http://www.mcsweeneys.net/ |
| Culture | You can see Tim Burton has had his ideas for some time by checking on this cool video he made in 1982, no less http://www.transbuddha.com/mediaHolder.php?id=1738 |
| Computers/ Humour | For those of you professionals wondering about going in for technical certification, I think this video makes a good case for it. NOT! http://www.transbuddha.com/mediaHolder.php?id=1725 |
| Politics/ Humour | Governing is hard work. So it pays to take a nap sometimes, especially when foreign dignitaries come to town (Cheney and Rice napping while the head of China visits. And people criticize YOU for slacking off at work. These are the leaders of the Free World! :) ) http://abcnews.go.com/US/popup?id=1871301 |
| Music | This is a cool little video. Quirky, in a good way. Check out Cake doing the classic, Guitar Man http://www.transbuddha.com/mediaHolder.php?id=1670 |
| Culture | From the Toronto Star (I Love these titles): A buoyant "teen chick lit" genre has helped boost sales of juvenile-fiction books by 20 per cent last year, compared with just 5 per cent for adult fiction, with titles including Neurotica, Dating Without Novocaine, You Are SO Not Invited to My Bat Mitzvah, From Here To Maternity and The Givenchy Code ... http://www.thestar.com/NASApp/cs/ContentServer?pagename=thestar/Layout/Article_Type1&c=Article&pubid=968163964505&cid=1147039809142&call_page=TS_Business&call_pageid=968350072197&call_pagepath=Business/News |
| Culture/ Humour | Marcelo Martins sent me this site: http://songstowearpantsto.com/ There are some hilarious songs here! Andrew Pants will write a song (lyrics and melody) with any theme, rhythm you request. Check out the song about a rabbit named Poopie...be warned...you may want to listen to it with earphones on, or your coworkers may wonder: http://www.archivestowearpantsto.com/tracks/0009_rename_your_rabbit.mp3 |
| Fashion/ Silliness | Now I am not a big fan in dressing kids up this way, but the thought of an infant in a Ramones shirt was kinda cool! http://www.babesta.com/babywit/ramones.asp And what 3 mo old wouldn't look cool in a Che Guevara nappy! http://www.babesta.com/badd/che.asp There's also Emily the Strange, who I like :) http://www.babesta.com/spacebaby/iwant.asp |
| Cool Ideas | Norbert Hoeller forwarded this unique invention to me. It's hot! It's cold! It's the incredible wood burning Fridge! http://www.motherearthnews.com/library/1975_September_October/The_Incredible_Wood_Burning_Refrigerator__Is_Now_Under_Development_ |
| Culture! | The Internet FINALLY delivers real value! I give you Bugs Bunny in "Homeless Hare". By Chuck Jones. http://www.transbuddha.com/mediaHolder.php?id=1740 |
and....That's All Folks! |
