…and half a dozen of the otherSmall Flash games, for those rainy days…
Paul Godfrey, Lincolnshire mural artist. Lots of excellent examples of his work.
Sean Blanchflower’s University Challenge page: stats, teams, results etc. Written by a former UC team member.
Why buy loads of different fancily packaged, and highly priced products which are full of toxic chemicals, when you can clean your home the natural way using a few ingredients that your grandparents most likely used. Buying traditional products often means less waste as they often use minimal packaging, and are therefore much safer on the environment.
A history of domestic paraphernalia
Antique household equipment, furnishings, utensils - housekeeping as part of social history. Domestic life, household management - how people organised their homes and did the daily chores. Yesterday’s everyday objects are today’s antiques or museum pieces, and we may view them with nostalgia or curiosity about past ways of life. Old & Interesting takes a look at how these everyday things were actually used, how people managed their home life - and more. Alongside articles illustrated by excerpts from advice manuals, period novels and other literature
A small selection of arty-crafty sites.
Straight Dope. Syndicated USA question and answer column. Excellent read.
The elements of typographic style as applied to the Web
American Rhetoric — oratory in the USA. Speeches from politics and film. Find them in various formats: text, video and audio. [Switch off javascript though, as this site does have the occasional pop-up ad.]
Fun With Words: dedicated to the amusing quirks and oddities of the English language. You can also play hangman and boggle while visiting.
Creativity portal. There just has to be something about finger painting here, surely…
Drawn: a must-see for anyone interested in illustration and cartooning.