In doing our daily headlines and scouring the web for great writers, we run across lots of websites and many of them are excellent, for lots of reasons—political opinions, strange art, interesting histories we might not have learned about otherwise. We have been online long enough to appreciate people’s pictures of their cats, and we celebrate all forms of online publishing, be they blog, portfolio, merchandise, or widget.
And though we’d love to include our own writers and staff in the list (Fireland, Hoopla, Sarah Hepola, Defective Yeti, Ftrain, MightyGirl, Dannygregory, WhyGodWhy, Identity Theory, McSweeney’s, Coudal, Whalelane, The MoOM, Gawker, Geoffbadner.com, Choiresicha.com, Hivelogic, Cultureplex, the Journal), we thought you’d enjoy more a list of sites you didn’t already know were excellent. (And thanks to Jim at Coudal/Jewelboxing for the graphic.)
Favorite Use of Web-based Capabilities, Newspaper
The New York Times
(specifically, video and audio features, e.g., Kristof’s multimedia op-eds)
Favorite Use of Web-based Capabilities, Magazine
The Economist
(specifically, backgrounders)
Favorite Use of Web-based Capabilities, Indie
Sharpeworld
Favorite Use of Web-based Capabilities, Foodie
À La Carte
Favorite Use of Web-based Capabilities, Creepy
They Rule
Favorite Independent Sustained Coverage of a Single Topic
Thescoop.org
Favorite Dedication to Seemingly-limited Concept
The Dullest Blog in the World
Favorite Message Board
eGullet.com
Favorite Columnist: Relevance
Andrew Sullivan
Favorite Columnist: Consistency
Eric Umansky
Favorite Link Pools of Things Otherwise Ungrouped, English edition
Things Magazine
Favorite Link Pools of Things Otherwise Ungrouped, Japanese edition
gmtPlus9
Favorite Concept for a Politics Weblog
Watchblog.com
Favorite Fire Worth All The Smoke
Belle De Jour
First Favorite Magazine With Least Favorite Website
The New Yorker
Second Favorite Magazine With First Favorite Website
The Atlantic Monthly
Favorite Library of the Classics
Read Print
Favorite Guide to New York
Manhattan User’s Guide
Favorite Guide to New Jersey
WFMU
Favorite MP3 Blog: Rock/Pop
Mystical Beast
Favorite MP3 Blog: Eclecticism
Tofu Hut
Favorite MP3 Blog: Quantity & Quality
Largehearted Boy
Favorite Promotional Website
Celluloid Skyline
Favorite Database of Quotes
Bartleby
Favorite Dedication to All Names in Publishing
Everyone Who’s Anyone in Adult Trade Publishing
Favorite Dedication to Online Supplementary Material
PBS.org (e.g., Egg: The Arts Show, Beyond Brown)
Favorite Place to Learn How to Grow Your Own
You Grow Girl
Favorite Way to Kill Ten Minutes on a Friday
Cockeyed
Favorite New Diversion
Defamer
