NPR : David Sedaris
National Public Radio : David Sedaris
Archives of the satirist's series exploring life in NYC and Paris.
An ad hoc collection of websites for English learners/teachers.
National Public Radio : David Sedaris
Archives of the satirist's series exploring life in NYC and Paris.
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From WBEZ in Chicago | This American Life
Archives from the radio show: like short films for radio.
Fun, funny, great.
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Favorite Poem Project: The Videos
Tooo coooolllll!!! Short videos of people talking about their favorite poems and reading them.
Welcome to Idealist.org - Where the Nonprofit World Meets
For internships, jobs, events and more.
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Words Without Borders
The Online Magazine for International Literature
News on new books in translation, reading groups, forums, reviews and more.
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Labels: art, books, reviews, translation
Swineburne University of Technology
A site chock full of info on Careers and Employment.
No, really, I swear!
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Labels: job search, jobs
Save the Internet : Frequently Asked Questions
What you might want to know about saving the internet as we know it.
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WTO | World Trade Organization: WTO / GATT
Is it or isn't it? Take a look and see for yourself.
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Labels: consumerism, yes men
ShardsO'Glass
One of the most weirdo off-the-wall websites I've ever encountered. WHAT are they on about?
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FreshDirect - Celebrity Shopping Lists
How silly is this? Ever wonder what Spike Lee eats for breakfast? Yeah, me neither...
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FreshDirect - Recipes
For all you chefs in the making. Great recipes from a myriad of cookbooks.
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Mother Jones Radio: A Fact-Based Initiative
The print magazine now has cool radio programming on the Air America network.
The heart of left-wing talk radio.
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The Digital Divide Network
"Knowledge to help everyone succeed in the digital age."
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Morgan Spurlock: 30 Days Archives
Haven't seen it yet, but I interviewed Morgan today and wow, what a nice guy! Here's his blog regarding the series.
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Labels: 30 days, morgan spurlock, television
Comedy Central: Shows - The Daily Show With Jon Stewart
One anchor, five correspondents, zero credibility.
If you're tired of the stodginess of the evening newscasts, if you can't bear to sit through the spinmeisters and shills on the 24-hour cable news networks, don't miss The Daily Show with Jon Stewart, a nightly half-hour series unburdened by objectivity, journalistic integrity or even accuracy.
It takes a reality-based look at news, trends, pop culture, current events, politics, sports and entertainment with an alternative point of view.Alan Watts Podcast
One of the foremost interpreter's of Eastern philosophy. Many of Watts' public lectures can now be heard as podcasts.
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The Bob Thurman Podcast
Bob Thurman, Buddhist thinker gives his thoughts on bliss, happiness, sex and Buddhism, in general.
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Comedy Central: Shows - The Colbert Report - Videos - The Word
Steve Colbert even managed to impersonate Bush right in front of him. Here are the archives of his satirical mock news show.
Ideal Bite - About Us
Tips on being green. "How small things add up to make a big difference in making a positive change in our planet."
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Labels: ecology, environment, news
GreenStone Media - Home
The website of the feminist radio station created by Gloria Steinem. You can listen live or check out their archives.
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The Yes Men
Small-time criminals impersonate honest people in order to steal their money. Targets are ordinary folks whose ID numbers fell into the wrong hands.
Honest people impersonate big-time criminals in order to publicly humiliate them. Targets are leaders and big corporations who put profits ahead of everything else.
The Yes Men have impersonated some of the world's most powerful criminals at conferences, on the web, and on television, in order to correct their identities. They currently have hundreds of thousands of job openings. Sign up today!
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Labels: art, performance, politics, yes men
AlterNet: Home
Their motto is "the mix is the message." An alterglobalist approach to new, Alternet quotes people like, Wyclef Jean: "President Bush Needs To Smoke Marijuana...[Bleep] Bush"...
lists the The 10 Most Brazen War Profiteers
and gives info on
Main Page - Gutenberg
Project Gutenberg is the oldest producer of free ebooks on the Internet. There are 19,000 free ebooks in the Project Gutenberg Online Book Catalog. Their collection was produced by hundreds of volunteers.
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Pedals for Progress - Putting Used Bikes to Good Use
Bicycle recycling--how cool is this! In case you're looking for a non-profit to support...
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Labels: bikes, environment, recycling
Official Google Blog: Download the classics
Here it finally is...Much ink and megabytes have been spilled over it and now you can finally download full copies of out-of-copyright books to read at your own pace. You're free to choose from a diverse collection of public domain titles -- from well-known classics to obscure gems.
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