MISC.
Coudal Partners: They seem like a fine group of people. I like their
design sensibility. I tried to rip off their look and feel, but I wasn't good enough to do it.
Ftrain.com: A thing by Paul Ford. I have only just scratched the surface. I am baffled, astounded, impressed, etc. See for yourself, or don't.
La Scarola Restaurant: Wonderful people, great restaurant. I designed their
website. Some of the best Italian food in Chicago, at very reasonable prices.
Chris Buck: Mr. Buck is a very good and quite successful
photographer. He sent me an email once. He seems like a nice guy. Also: if you ever want to hire me,
and you want to feel like you're saving a lot of money, contact Chris Buck and get an estimate of what he'll charge you
to do the assignment. He's worth every penny. And so am I! OK.
KonaKai!: Here's a list of links done right: this is my friend Dave's
acclaimed repository of Tiki culture on the internet. Is that the correct use of the word 'repository'?
REFERENCE
Wikipedia: It knows everything. It is growing.
It may, in fact, be up to no good.
World Wide Words: A fine site about words and the English language. A must for armchair etymologists.
Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About Everything:
You have been warned.
LanguageGuide — French Grammer: I am learning French. I need help...
Paris Tourism: You should know that many of these links exist for my
own reference, so I can find these places again. This is one of them. If you're planning on travelling to Paris as well, this
may come in handy.
The Illustrated History of the Roman Empire: Over 70 Megabytes of information
about the history of Rome.
Latin Dictionary and Grammar Aid: This will help
if you decide to learn Latin.
WEB DESIGN TIPS AND TRICKS, and PLACES WHICH I DON'T CONSIDER MY DIRECT COMPETITORS (THEY ARE IN A DIFFERENCT PRICE RANGE AS OF NOW).
CSS Zen Garden: The zen of cascading style sheets.
Stop Design: Douglas Bowman and company really do it right. Check out their
well-designed and completely functional site.
37Signals: Chicago people will solve all your web design problems.
The Man in Blue: Cameron Adams! This site, she is so pretty I use
the Fake Italian to describe! She's so blue! Her code, so right! These faghina guy, these Signore Adams, he really do it right! Even to include a
style-switcher for the impaired of the visione, even for my near-sighted granny in Fake Italy to read! La Bella! Salut, Signore Adams!
Some Odd Pilot: Hey! I know these guys! Sort of.
And they do good work: great graphics, grand photography, and masterful Flash. Enjoy!
Zeldman / A List Apart: Yikes. A lot of good web-standards geek information here.
XHTML Character Codes: A handy reference for hand-coders and geeks in general.
WORDS THAT ARE WRITTEN
Jonathan Ames: Funny and sad and very good.
The 2nd Hand: Fine writing, etc. Based in Chicago. Good people.
Joseph Larkin: Joseph Larkin is up to something. I am not sure exactly what that thing is.
Be advised.
Also-Ran: Coming back for more Joseph Larkin! In case you didn't get enough from
the link above...
RADIO RADIO: STREAMING LIKE A RIVER
WNUR: Chicago's sound experiment, from Northwestern University.
WLUW: Chicago's independent community radio.
WHPK: From the University of Chicago, Hyde Park.
Radio K: Radio 770, from the University of Minnesota.
WFMU-FM 91.1: Independent radio from New York.
Tiger Sushi: You'll have to click on the little
cartoon radio station in the little cartoon city. They play a truly eclectic mix of classic soul, and modern electronic etc. etc. etc.
Resonance 104.4 FM: From the UK. Artforum magazine calls Resonance
a loosely structured laboratory for artists of all kinds to reimagine what radio can be.
Epitonic Radio: Customizable-by-genre radio streams from the
fine folks at Epitonic.com. Make your own random mix-tape on the fly!
Brainwashed Radio: Brainwashed.com is an archival,
educational, promotional non-profit service. The material included on Brainwashed radio is being used permissably thanks to
the copyright owners of the original sound recordings and is broadcasting at a frequency comparable to a poor FM radio signal
without the fidelity necessary to make phonographic duplicates.
KEXP: Good rock radio from Washington State.
3WK: Streaming indie rock.
Naxos Web Radio: A subsription to this classical web radio station is
just under ten bucks a year. It comes highly recommended.
MORE RADIO RADIO: FOUND SOUND, RADIO STORIES, FIELD RECORDINGS, SPOKEN WORDS, PODCASTS, ETC.
Joe Frank: Mr. Joe Frank is a genius. Sign up for a free membership and
have your mind blown by his strange, enchanting audio art. Then, when you've raided all the free stuff, you'll be powerless: you will
sign up for a paid membership, and you will gradually begin to send Joe Frank all of your money.
This American Life: The grandaddy. From Chicago. Radio stories until the cows come home.
Quiet American: Beautiful field recordings.
The Next Big Thing: The first time I heard this program, I thought
I was hearing This American Life. I was not. It's different. It's good.
Transom: Lot of good independent audio and radio stories are
available here.
Benjamin Walker's Theory of Everything: You could waste all kinds of time listening to Mr. Walker's
Theory of Everything.
The Viking Youth Power Hour: Whiskey-fueled roundtable discussions from some
fine midwestern men.
MISC. WEIRDNESS
Nardwuar the Human Serviette: This is Nardwuar's official page.
Nardwuar is an acquired taste, and I have now acquired it. He's Canadian. The Snoop Dog interviews are priceless.
Minnesota Association of Rogue Taxidermists: For real. This may
not be your cup of tea, so consider yourself warned. These people do real taxidermy, but their interpretations are more — let's see —
artistic than the usual taxidermy fare. Enjoy!
Darren King: A new project called page-rank bling-bling. The offshoot of a bizarre project
entitled People Who Are Not Me. Don't ask, don't bother.
BLOGS OF NOTE
Idle Words: Brevity is for the weak.
Back at the Ranch: Country legend Slip Whitsun spins yarns and
tells it like it is. Not to be missed!
Fire in the Hole: Words written by Sara, live from New Jersey, USA.
Lion of the Heart: Jade writes words from Florida.
Dooce: Heather Armstrong's smartly-designed blog.
