World Best Sites

Here you can discover the best world web sites divided by subjects.

2007-10-29T08:34:00.000-07:00

News Sites

2007-10-27T09:05:00.000-07:00

If you are a regular reader of the biased mainstream news then you may be somewhat brainwashed. To escape from the media "matrix", we suggest you have a good read of the sites below.

BEST INDEPENDENT AND ALTERNATIVE NEW SITES

CounterPunch - political insights & high quality independent journalism from the progressive front.
See it: http://www.counterpunch.org/

Znet - community of advocates, alternative thinkers & independent writers.
See it: http://www.zmag.org/weluser.htm

Project Censored - revealing the Top 10 most censored stories in the mainstream media. Sensational stuff & essential reading from Sonoma University.
See it: http://www.projectcensored.org/

Global Issues - exploring the causes of social dysfunction in the world.
See it: http://www.globalissues.org/

Fair.org - devoted to fairness & accuracy in reporting.
See it: http://www.fair.org/index.php

MediaLens - independent news service correcting the distorted views of mainstream media.
See it: http://www.medialens.org/

Media Watch - media literacy through education & action.
See it: http://www.mediawatch.com/

Cursor.org - broader views on the news from this group educating the public on the relationship between media & society.
See it: http://www.cursor.org/

Journalism.org - examining the status quo of the US news media.
See it: http://www.stateofthenewsmedia.org/index.asp

Pew Research Center - public opinion research investigating global trends in social attitudes.
See it: http://people-press.org/

MediaChannel .org - the global network for Democratic media.
See it: http://www.mediachannel.org/

CommonDreams - news & views for the progressive commmunity.
See it: http://www.commondreams.org/

rabble.ca - features some of the best progressive writers in Canada.
See it: http://www.rabble.ca/

BEST INTERNET NEWS AND MAGAZINE SITES

Wired - excellent coverage of web news, culture & inside happenings.
See it: http://www.wired.com/

The Register - biting the hand that feeds IT.
See it: http://www.theregister.co.uk/

Google News Search - search current news headlines or explore Google's news resources.
See it: http://news.google.com/

News - high quality IT news service from CNET.
See it: http://www.news.com/

Yahoo News - good quality online news service.
See it: http://news.yahoo.com/

Slashdot - news for Nerds & stuff that matters.
See it: http://slashdot.org/

MacSurfer's Headline News - comprehensive news & tips for the legions of Apple fans.
See it: http://www.macsurfer.com/

OJR - evaluating the quality of journalism in cyberspace.
See it: http://www.ojr.org/

TOP ACTIVISM AND ADVOCACY SITES

truthout - insights & social analysis of current political & world events.
See it: http://www.truthout.org/

MoveOn.org - grassroots community devoted to democracy in action.
See it: http://www.moveon.org/

Democracy Now! - political commentary & news.
See it: http://www.democracynow.org/

The Crisis Papers - anthology of political opinion from the progressive internet.
See it: http://www.crisispapers.org/

Occupation Watch - reporting events & news following the unlawful invasion & misfortunate destruction of Iraq.
See it: http://www.occupationwatch.org/

Intervention Magazine - war, politics, culture.
See it: http://www.interventionmag.com/

Electronic Iraq - news portal examining the current crisis in Iraq.
See it: http://electroniciraq.net/

CorpWatch - using education to expose unethical actions from corporations seeking global control.
See it: http://www.corpwatch.org/

Business Leaders For Sensible Priorities
See it: http://www.sensiblepriorities.org/index.htm

MichaelMoore.com - laugh until you cry.
See it: http://www.michaelmoore.com/

Bring Them Home Now - campaign by US military families & vets to end the misguided military disaster in Iraq.
See it: http://www.bringthemhomenow.org/

Environmentalists Against War - stop the war against the planet & all its peoples.
See it: http://www.envirosagainstwar.org/

Gore Vidal Index - anyone seeking to understand current world events should become familiar with the works of Gore Vidal. More info can be found on the Gore Vidal pages. Here is an interview of this highly respected author & here's another interview.
See it: http://www.pitt.edu/~kloman/vidalframe.html

TOP POLITICAL SITES

The Center for Public Integrity - public service journalism producing investigative studies into US government accountability & ethics.
See it: http://www.publicintegrity.org/default.aspx

Power & Interest News Report - independent insights into global conflicts - seeking to inform rather than persuade.
See it: http://pinr.com/index.php

The Center for Responsive Politics - tracking all the money in US politics.
See it: http://www.opensecrets.org/

MotherJones.com - independent non profit commited to social justice through investigative reporting.
See it: http://www.motherjones.com/

TomPaine.com - public interest journal featuring ideas & analysis overlooked by mainstream media.
See it: http://www.tompaine.com/

WhiteHouseForSale.Org - tracking the influence of private monies in presidential campaigns.
See it: http://www.whitehouseforsale.org/

Reflections on Democracy
See it: http://www.worldbest.com/democracy.htm

United Nations - the free world gave a whole generation of lives to create this global institution to ensure world peace. Now it is our generations turn to give the UN our support.
See it: http://www.un.org/

BEST MAINSTREAM NEWS AND MEDIA SITES

Guardian Unlimited - one of the best online UK daily papers.
See it: http://www.guardian.co.uk/

The Onion - humorous look at current news, audiovisual club & more.
See it: http://www.theonion.com/content/index

ENS News - great environmental news service.
See it: http://ens-news.com/

Reason - different views on the news.
See it: http://www.reason.com/

JournalismNet - alternative news, top sites & global media focus.
See it: http://www.journalismnet.com/media/webtrack.htm

Refdesk - comprehensive news & search links.
See it: http://www.refdesk.com/

BEST BUSINESS NEWS SITES

E-Commerce Times - keep up to date with the latest events in the world of e-commerce.
See it: http://www.ecommercetimes.com/

The Street - irreverent financial news.
See it: http://www.thestreet.com/

Red Herring - tech market investment & e-biz news.
See it: http://www.redherring.com/

HBS Working Knowledge - high quality special reports & business insghts from the Harvard Business School.
See it: http://hbswk.hbs.edu/

Business2.com - original business reports & reviews.
See it: http://money.cnn.com/magazines/business2/

INTERNATIONAL NEWS LINKS

Kindon Media - European & global news links.
See it: http://www.kidon.com/media-link/europe.php

World News - best quality Australian TV news service.
See it: http://www.worldnewsaustralia.com.au/

Arab News - perspectives from the Arab world.
See it: http://www.arabnews.com/

Samachar - Indian & Asian news links.
See it: http://www.samachar.com/newsasia/reindex.html

The Toronto Star - Canadian news service.
See it: http://www.thestar.com/

Daily Times - News from Pakistan.
See it: http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/

Sport Sites

2007-10-26T14:12:00.000-07:00

Here are some of the best sports portals & top sporting web sites >> for your surfing pleasure.

Olympic Games - official site of the world's premier sporting event - the Olympic Games.
See it: http://www.olympic.org/uk/index_uk.asp

World Sports Award - highly prestigious Laureus World Sports Awards - 2003 winners list.
See it: http://www.laureus.com/

Rugby World Cup 2003 - official website of the Rugby World Cup 2003.
See it: http://www.rugbyworldcup.com/rugbyworldcup/

Rugby World Cup 2003 - World Cup website from Australia.
See it: http://www.rugby2003.com.au/

NZ Rugby - official site of the All Blacks, featuring downloadable clips of the famous haka, the Maori wardance performed at the beginning of every match.
See it: http://www.nzrugby.com/nzrfu/index2.htm

FIFA World Cup - official FIFA World Cup website.
See it: http://www.fifa.com/

FoxSports - sports news, links, articles & scores.
See it: http://msn.foxsports.com/

CBS SportsLine - sport articles, news & results.
See it: http://www.sportsline.com/

Sporting News - quality sports portal & community for sports fans.
See it: http://www.sportingnews.com/

Rivals - sports portal with news, latest scores & more.
See it: http://www.rivals.com/

Sports Jones - sports news, humor, books & more.
See it: http://www.sportsjones.com/

Athlete.com - hockey, basketball, baseball, soccer & extreme sports.
See it: http://www.athlete.com/

Runner's World - for devotees of track & field.
See it: http://www.runnersworld.com/0,7118,,00.html

CricInfo - for lovers of cricket.
See it: http://www.cricinfo.com/

Cricket Woman - devoted to woman's cricket - includes links & resources.
See it: http://www.cricketwoman.net/portal/

Active.com - sports database with calendars, community features, training tools, shop & online registration for events and activities.
See it: http://www.active.com/

Tiger Woods - Tiger Woods' incredible ability, youth & background make the Tiger Woods story one of the most inspiring golf stories of recent years.
See it: http://www.tigerwoods.com/defaultflash.sps

Ian Thorpe - an outstanding swimming champion - living proof that humans evolved from the sea.
See it: http://www.ianthorpe.telstra.com.au/

Golden Bear - Jack Nicklau is one of the greatest golfers of the modern era.
See it: http://www.nicklaus.com/index.php

Chicago Bulls - official website of the Chicage Bulls with video & audio clips.
See it: http://www.nba.com/bulls/

Manchester United - one of the most famous soccer clubs in the world. Official site with a 'virtual reality tour' of the Manchester United home ground.
See it: http://www.manutd.com/

A C Milan - official web site of another of the world's most famous soccer clubs.
See it: http://www.acmilan.com/

NBA - National Basketball Association of America, the world's preeminent basketball league.
See it: http://www.nba.com/

NHL - hockey in the USA refers to ice hockey, not the game played on grass or synthetic surfaces in much of Europe, Asia & Australia. The NHL incorporates teams from Canada, as well as the US.
See it: http://www.nhl.com/

NFL - National Football League - site features all the major teams playing the sport known to the rest of the world as 'gridiron'.
See it: http://www.nhl.com/

MLB.com - check out all the US major league baseball teams from the one site.
See it: http://mlb.mlb.com/index.jsp

Movie & FIlm Websites

2007-10-25T09:10:00.000-07:00

Links to some of the best movie sites, awards, film festivals, animation & movie resources.

TOP MOVIE AND FILM SITES

Internet Movie Database - huge movie database, photo galleries & movie news.
See it: http://us.imdb.com/

CineMedia - comprehensive film & media directory with over 25,000 links.
See it: http://afi.cinemedia.org/

Guardian Unlimited Film - film news, awards updates, new releases, reviews & cyber cinema.
See it: http://film.guardian.co.uk/

Reel.com - movie mega-site.
See it: http://www.reel.com/

Cinescape - fresh updates about movies, comics, DVD, television, music & audio.
See it: http://www.mania.com/

Dark Horizons - good Australian movie site.
See it: http://www.darkhorizons.com/

Atom Films - exclusive collection of over 1,000 film, animation & digital media titles.
See it: http://www.atomfilms.com/home.jsp

Film.com - reviews, clips, news & box office statistics, user friendly shopping facilities.
See it: http://www.film.com/top.html

Movie Directory - from the open directory project.
See it: http://www.dmoz.org/Arts/Movies/Directories/

ScreenTalk - quality screenwriters resources.
See it: http://www.screentalk.org/

InetFilm.com - free independent short films, cartoons & Internet film community.
See it: http://www.inetfilm.com/

Hollywood.com - movie news, trailers, reviews, promos & celebrity info.
See it: http://www.hollywood.com/

Premiere - online site of Premiere magazine.
See it: http://www.premiere.com/

Greatest Films - specializing in US film, greatest movie lists.
See it: http://www.greatestfilms.org/

MovieLine - over a 1000 movie reviews, features, magazine & forum.
See it: http://hollywoodlife.net/

Drews Script-O-Rama - over 600 movie scripts to explore.
See it: http://www.script-o-rama.com/

iFilm.com - the place for Internet film.
See it: http://www.ifilm.com/

FilmMakers.com - the art & showbiz of film making.
See it: http://www.filmmakers.com/

IMAX Movies - official IMAX website.
See it: http://www.imax.com/ImaxWeb/welcome.do

15/70 Film Site - information about the IMAX format, IMAX films, production & distributors.
See it: http://www.1570films.com/

Unknown Movies - obscure, unknown & little shown.
See it: http://www.unknownmovies.com/

Grading the Movies - helping families find entertainment with values.
See it: http://www.unknownmovies.com/

Rotten Tomatoes - over 350,000 movie review links & 100,000 movie titles.
See it: http://www.rottentomatoes.com/

DVD Review - inside info about movies on DVD.
See it: http://www.dvdreview.com/

Another Guide to the Best Movies - from the Edmonton Public Library.
See it: http://www.epl.ca/eplmaster.cfm?id=aguidetotheb0001

Nothing But Movies - big selection of movie resources & links.
See it: http://www.nothingbutmovies.com/

Jabootu - funny reviews of stupid movies.
See it: http://www.jabootu.com/

AICN - movie related rumors, news & semi-lucid opinions.
See it: http://www.aint-it-cool-news.com/

Film Tracks - modern movie soundtrack reviews.
See it: http://www.filmtracks.com/

Filmmakers Against War - seeking to raise awareness of international law & bring an end to war - free movie downloads.
See it: http://www.filmmakersagainstwar.org/

TOP MOVIE STUDIOS

Dreamworks SKG - outstanding movies setting the standard for cinematic excellence.
See it: http://www.dreamworks.com/

Lucas Film - dazzling special effects from the group behind Star Wars, Indiana Jones & more.
See it: http://www.lucasfilm.com/

Pixar Studios - currently the world's best animation studio producing Toy Story, A Bugs Life, Finding Nemo & more.
See it: http://www.pixar.com/

Warner Bros - movies, music, games & the entertaindom.
See it: http://www.warnerbros.com/

MGM - latest releases, movie reviews, links to official movie sites, DVD's, clips, soundtracks & more.
See it: http://www.mgm.com/

Universal Studios - movies, music, games, themeparks & shop.
See it: http://www.universalstudios.com/

Disney - entertaining the planet for generations.
See it: http://www.disney.com/

TOP MOVIE AWARDS

Academy Awards - Official website of the Oscar Awards.
See it: http://www.oscars.com/

Internet Movie Database - Road to the Oscars - news about the Oscars from the IMDB.
See it: http://imdb.com/rto/2003/

Press Association awards to honor achievements in film & television.
See it: http://www.thegoldenglobes.com/

BAFTA Awards - British Academy of Film & Television Arts.
See it: http://www.bafta.org/

SAG Awards - Screen Actors Guild Awards.
See it: http://www.sagawards.com/

Genie Awards
See it: http://www.genieawards.ca/index.cfm

Gemini Awards
See it: http://www.geminiawards.ca/gemini22/main.cfm

Academy of Canadian Cinema & Television
See it: http://www.academy.ca/

TOP FILM FESTIVALS AND AWARDS

Yahoo Film Festival Listings
See it: http://dir.yahoo.com/entertainment/movies_and_film/film_festivals/

Cannes Film Festival - official site.
See it: http://www.festival-cannes.fr/index.php/choose_lang

Edinburgh International Film Festival
See it: http://www.edfilmfest.org.uk/

Moscow Film Festival - also in Russian.
See it: http://www.miff.ru/25/eng/

Melbourne Film Festival - great city to visit.
See it: http://www.melbournefilmfestival.com.au/

FilmFestivals.com - good hub for film festivals.
See it: http://www.melbournefilmfestival.com.au/

Film Festivals & Awards - courtesy of the All Movie Guide.
See it: http://www.allmovie.com/cg/avg.dll?p=avg&sql=m130

Awards Watch - courtesy of Movie City News.
See it: http://www.moviecitynews.com/

Inside Film Magazine - film festival directory.
See it: http://www.insidefilm.com/

Screen Digest - listing of General Film Festivals & industry events.
See it: http://www.screendigest.com/screendigest/services.nsf/edffg?openview&start=1

Sundance Film Festival
See it: http://www.sundance.org/

Sundance Online Film Festival
See it: http://www.sundanceonlinefilmfestival.org/

Shadows Film Festival - covering most international & local film festivals.
See it: http://www.shadowsonthewall.co.uk/shfestiv.htm

OUR PICKS FOR TOP MODERN MOVIE DIRECTORS

Steven Speilberg - Saving Private Ryan, Jurassic Park, Indiana Jones Trilogy, The Color Purple, Close Encounters of the Third Kind, Jaws, E.T., Schindlers List, AI, Minority Report, Poltergeist.
Peter Jackson - Lord of the Rings, Heavenly Creatures, The Frighteners.

James Cameron - Terminator, T2 Judgement Day, Aliens, The Abyss, True Lies, Titanic.

Robert Zemeckis - Forrest Gump, Back to the Future, Contact, Cast Away.

George Lucas - Star Wars, American Graffiti.

Michael Bay - Bad Boys, The Rock, Armageddon, Pearl Harbour.

Bryan Singer - X-Men, The Usual Suspects.

Peter Weir - Dead Poets Society, Master & Commander.

Terrence Malick - The Thin Red Line.

Ridley Scott - Gladiator, Alien, Hannibal, Black Hawk Down.

Stanley Kubrick - 2001 A Space Odessy, Full Metal Jacket, Clockwork Orange.

Tim Burton - Batman, Beetle Juice, Edward Scissor Hands, Sleepy Hollow.

Fancis Ford Coppola - Godfather Trilogy, Apocalypse Now, The Outsiders.

Ron Howard - Appollo 13, Cocoon, Ranson, A Beautiful Mind,

Kevin Costner - Dances with Wolves.

Martin Scorcese - Goodfellas, Taxi Driver, Gangs of New York, Mean Streets, Raging Bull, The Last Temptation of Christ, Cape Fear.

Quentin Tarantino - Reservoir Dogs, Pulp Fiction, Jackie Brown, Kill Bill.

Chuck Jones - Bugs Bunny, One Froggy Evening, Duck Amuck, The Dot & the Line.

Oliver Stone - Midnight Express, Platoon, Wall Street.

Sam Mendes - American Beauty, The Glass Managerie.

John Lasseter - Toy Story I & II.

Luc Besson - The Fifth Element, La Femme Nikita, The Professional, The Big Blue.

Werner Herzog - The Enigma of Kasper Hauser, Aguire the Wrath of God.

Michael Moore - Fahrenheit 9/11, The Awful Truth, Bowling for Columbine.

Roland Emmerich - Independence Day.

Randall Wallace - We Were Soldiers.

John Carpenter - Starman.

Mel Gibson - Braveheart.

OUR PICKS FOR THE BEST ANIMATIONS

Pixar Studios - animated genius behind Toy Story, A Bugs Life & Finding Nemo.
See it: http://www.pixar.com/

The Prince of Egypt - stunning animation from Dreamworks SKG.
See it: http://us.imdb.com/title/tt0120794/

Shrek - more Dreamworks SKG animagic.
See it: http://www.shrek.com/

The Simpsons - life without watching Homer watch television would not be the same.
See it: http://www.shrek.com/

Allegro Non Troppo - punchy & entertaining 80's animation from Maurizio Nichetti - no official website.
See it: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0074121/

Akira - classic anime - review.
See it: http://www.akira2001.com/

World Blogs

2007-10-01T03:10:00.000-07:00

See the best blogs of the world, and enjoy it.

Follow Dreams - http://followdreamsnow.blogspot.com/

Virtual PLC - http://virtualplc.blogspot.com/

Dietas - http://dieta-saudavel.blogspot.com/

Mariscos dos Açores - http://marisco-acores.blogspot.com/

Esquemas Electrónicos - http://esquemaselectronicos.blogspot.com/

Ited e Electricidade - http://electricidade-ited.blogspot.com/

Servidores - http://servidores-mc.blogspot.com/

ADSL - http://adsl-mc.blogspot.com/

Redes - http://redes-mc.blogspot.com/

Visual Basic - http://visualbasic-mc.blogspot.com/

Science - http://soflawless.blogspot.com/

Robo Bombeiro - http://robobombeiro.blogspot.com/