LINKS
my other websites
the unofficial peter o'toole pages - dedicated to the life and work of the noted Irish actor. 3 years strong!
tinycottager.org - website of the cottager's federation located in Tiny Township, Ontario (where my family's cottage is located)
good places to find desktop pictures/wallpaper
the earth observatory newsroom at nasa.gov - wicked full-res satellite images of the Earth.
airliners.net - dedicated to collecting pictures of planes - planespotting!
nasa human space flight at nasa.gov - more space pictures.
astronomy pic of the day - every day a new image of space
insanely great design
praystation.com - Flash is the canvas and this guy's something between Da Vinci and Mau.(requires Flash)
heavy.com - your Internet hip-hop shop of horror and fantasy. Home to d.life, and the American Suck Countdown.
homepages of the weird
stile project -"Stile Sux" is his mantra and he is truly bent... a good place to start if you need a daily dose of obscenity.
fashist! - he's Canadian and he's completely obsessed with the world of fashion.
pimpshack.net - edgy+sketchy
rearranged.net - content + links to other friend's pages - nice design
xeres.com - content? dunno but it's amusing anyway.
art
digitalgirly.com - home of Natascha Merritt, photographer/autobiographer whose work includes the 'digital diaries'
stock photography
photonica - style and substance- easily the most progressive stock company - the best catalogs in the biz.
tony stone - a close second to photonica, stone's catalogs are marvellous and their CDs have the largest comps.
corbis images - the size of their collection is staggering, and the breadth impressive.
superstock - utilitarian, terrific for powerpoint presentations.
human nature
the difference in genders a javascript demonstration of male and female orgasms..
realpsychology - a terrific site that makes the realm of psychology more accessible to the common schlub. Check their bit on whether people who watch 'reality-based' television are nuts.
alt.culture - since 1996. ...before during and after the book of the same name...
adultstaffing.com - placing individuals in the adult entertainment industry... sort of like porno office overlord.
japanyouthexplosiontv - if you want wacked japanese views this is where to go. banzai!
topical media
survivorsucks.com - taking the Mickey out of Mark Burnett's media darling.
thesmokinggun - seriously freedom-of-access.
planetsucks.com - your home base for reality-based teevee.
nakednews.com - why watch CNN or ananova when you can get your news read to you by naked women?
fuckedcompany - tracking the never-ending list of dot.coms filing for chapter 11 protection in these choppy times...
straightdope - get the facts. (?)
brill's content - terrific magazine and website watchdog for contemporary media.
the obscure store - ...and reading room - a good jumping-off point for odd news.
openletters.net - makes for interesting reading...
adflip.com - print ads from the 40's to the present.
amusements
rebelscum - why go anywhere else to satiate your hunger for Star Wars™ collectibles?
thesmokinggun - seriously freedom-of-access.
modern humorist - funny ha-ha as opposed to funny ho-ho.
jibjab.com - these guys put J. Billington Bulworth to shame!
internet anagram server - Hamish Grant = "I'm Harsh Gnat" or "Migrant Hash"... check yours!
joecartoon - sick and twisted but really, really funny.
mulletsgalore - if you don't know what a mullet is, you will when you see this site.
camp chaos - like joe cartoon but...different. the best take on the Metallica vs. Napster debate yet.
engrish.com - and domo arigato to the Sony products, yes...
music to calm or excite the beast
relentlessmusic.com - home of Misstress Barbara and Mateo Murphy, Montreal-based and wicked.
homebass.ca - a new online music distributor (read indie music store) based in Montreal, run by a fellow who made his mil in the information technology field, got out and can do anything he wants- luckily for us that includes running an awesome source for music - stylie site, too - service is fast and the prices are in line.
plus8.com - Richie Hawtin and John Acquaviva's record label, recently revived with compilation releases and a tour to commemorate the label's 10th anniversary. An online tour diary details their year-long, gig-heavy tour with personal anecdotes and digital cam pics.
m-nus.com - home and record label of Richie Hawtin, techno DJ from Windsor with nimble fingers and a rabid following around the world.
john-acquaviva.com - Home of John Acquaviva - a house DJ from South West Ontario who consistantly rocks the house - with club residencies around the world, including Turbo in Toronto, he is known, he is skil'd and he has one of the largest collections of house music around - rivalled only by Harry The Bastard in New York.
headphone - a new record label set up by bobby bird of the higher intelligence agency, one of ambient techno's finest.
fukhouse - Toronto party promoters - bringing wikd music to T-dot on a regular basis.
bayroot productions - for the hip hop in you. Definitely keeping it real. These guys are rare!
milk - Toronto party promoters with a monochromatic, funky tip. Artistes de fonq.
tall paul - home of one of the UK's more shameless party DJs. (he's 6 foot 6). A personal favourite.
deep house archives - updated every month or so with full mp3 mixes, tracklistings, info, etc. Terrific!
tribemagazine.ca - local Toronto rave/after hours scene magazine, currently hostting a vibrant discussion board
local talent
poptronik.com - multimedia producers extraordinaire!
trevor black photography - portraiture, headshots, weddings, glamour, artistic landscapes, photojournalism - you name it, he's shot it! Affordable prices and affable nature make Trevor an approachable lensman for your photographer-requirements. *one of my first website projects.
abstrakt.org - home of Frank Lemire - fastidious and artistic photographer, ubergeek[and paid for it!], family man.
mental floss - Andew McCallum, a local techno artist who at 23 has already established himself in the local scene as a sophisticated, imaginative artist who drives the crowd and really enjoys himself while doing it. Recently won a 'grammy' at dmusic.com for his recent track, Jitter.
function.org - Twig - awesome designer/photographer who took pictures at two of my 1999 Queen St. rooftop parties.
canadianbeer.ca - soon to be a collection of photos from raves - taken by Adam P.
topnotchcasinos.com - gambling info bannerfarm run by my friend Adam.
tonydiep.com - home page of tony diep, database programmer, socialite and standard bearer.
macintosh-related
mac central - all the mac news that's fit to print, updated on the hour.
versiontracker.com - to-the-minute links to latest versions of mac software. Windows version is here.
chezmark - a weekly updated list of what's new in the world of mac shareware.
macfixit.com - where to go when something goes wrong with your mac and ways to prevent things from going wrong, too!
mac design online - an online and print magazine devoted to graphic design.
resexcellence - devoted to the art of fine-tuning the mac user interface.
macgamer - up-to-date news on the mac gaming scene.
laminar research - home to X-Plane, the best non-combat flight simulator for any platform.
