Fallacy Files. Everyone says this is a good site, so it must be, mustn’t it?
Information-packed, essential reads:
*John August — a ton of useful information about screenwriting. *Jane Espenson — tips and tricks on writing for television.
Information-packed, essential reads:
*John August — a ton of useful information about screenwriting. *Jane Espenson — tips and tricks on writing for television.
Far and away the best site on ancient Greek myths I’ve seen in a long time.
- Poetic byway. Includes large glossary of technical terms.
- Poetry workshop
- James Fenton’s poetry masterclass. An excellent series of articles.
Introduction to postmodernism. Entry-level general article with details of earlier cultural and artistic periods (Renaissance, Romanticism etc), which helps to put postmodernism into context. A useful starting point, nonetheless, for anyone trying to decide where to start and which areas of art or literature to investigate first.
SIRC (The Social Issues Research Centre): an independent, non-profit organisation founded to conduct research on social and lifestyle issues, monitor and assess global sociocultural trends and provide new insights on human behaviour and social relations.
Folklore and mythology. Plenty to read here.
Behind the headlines: the facts behind those sensationalist news stories and health scares in the newspapers.
Semiotics and media. Excellent, easy-to-understand introduction to semiotics.
Create a calendar for any year or find info about world time zones. You can even get a free digital clock for your blog or website, but face it, that’s so Web 1.0, isn’t it?
…and half a dozen of the other