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Links (updated 29.05.07)

Webloggers + related stuff
Bilateral blog - Lucas Ihlein. Artist based in Sydney
Bilateral Petersham - Lucas Ihlein's residency project in Petersham, Sydney. Blogging April and May 2006. Artist based in Sydney.
Blogger - free blogging application, start your own blog today - it's fun
Bloglines - blog reader, great for keeping track of your favourite blogs
Fwak! blog - Lili Chin and Eddie Mort of Fwak! Animation
Gizmodo - gadgets blog published by Nick Denton's Gawker Media
Grab your fork - Helen Yee's food blog.. Read her reviews and view the photos for inspiration of where to go for your next meal or snack. She's based in Sydney.
Jeansnow.net - Jean Snow's weblog. He blogs about design things and things happening in Tokyo.
Jessamyn.com - Jessamyn's weblog - librarian, activist and more
Karen Cheng - Karen Cheng's blog - wife and mother of two sons based in Perth. Graphic designer.Kittygenius - Ashely Goldberg's blog - illustrator based St Louis, U.S.
Kottke.org - Jason Kottke - technologist, commentator
Loobylu - Claire Robertson is an illustrator from Melbourne. Her illustrations are very cute. Blog on break from 17 Feb 07
Morgan Spurlock - filmmaker etc who did the movie Super Size Me and the 30 Days tv series
Sweet Little Treat - Two crafting bloggers who used to have a stall at the Paddington markets
Voxmachina.com - Zannah's weblog - Seattle based digital anime girl

Design etc
844X User.com - digital compositing, editing blog by Evan Boyd, Sydney
ACMI - Australian Centre for the Moving Image
Archizine - The Architecture Show Magazine online, Australia
Bilateral blog - Lucas Ihlein
Culture and Recreation portal - Australian gov site http://www.cultureandrecreation.gov.au
Designboom
Eboy - cool pixel art done using Photoshop
Etsy - buy and sell cool handmade goods
Experimenta.org - exhibitions and events in new media arts, film, video, sound and performance
Myluka - Lisa M Blainey - felt designer
Praystation - Joshua Davis' website
Noise - young artists' work
Shift - Mega cool design ezine
Sleepybrain - "psychogeography, exploring the affective behaviour of urban environs", great online magazine, Melbourne, Australia
Surface Art - Moyra Proudfoot designs has nice fabric designs and sells at Paddington markets
Tin and Ed - Tin Nyguen and Ed Cutting, Melbourne design studio, great illustration work, innovative
Useit.com - Jakob Nielsen's usability website

Design book publishers, magazines etc
Booth-Clibborn - design book publishers, UK
Butterpaper - architectural zine, Australia, NZ
Communication Arts - graphic design magazine
IdN - digital design magazine/ezine
POL Oxygen - art, design, architecture magazine, Australia
Rotovision - design book publishers, UK
Taschen - cool design book publishers

Applications
Blogger - free blogging application, start your own blog today - it's fun
Bloglines - blog reader, great for keeping track of your favourite blogs
Flickr - upload, store, and publish photos online
Download - download software, applications
Paypal - how to pay for and receive payments online
Tucows - download software, applications
ICQ
Mail2Web - read your pop mail via a web browser
Web2ftp.com - ftp via the web browser

Community / organisations
Active - stuff for social change
AGDA - Australian Graphic Design Association
Geekgirl - feminist website/zine with lots of arts, alternative culture, and other news
Screaming Theatre - community film, theatre, performance events, courses etc
Last Thursday Club - talks/networking for Creatives
Markets and Fairs - lists all the markets and fairs in Australia
Eastern Suburbs Community College - courses on everything from fabric printing to cooking to dance etc
Marrickville Council - events, news etc of Marrickville Council area
Newtown Precinct - entertainment, food, music, events happening in the Newtown area
Sydney Community College - courses on everything from fabric printing to cooking to dance etc
SydneyTalks - events around Sydney

General tools
Bus + Train times
Currency converter
Postcodes (Aust)
World clock
World newspapers

Business
Corante
Entrepreneur
Fastcompany
Inc
Springwise - new business ideas
Trendwatching
Wired

Philosophy, life, earth
Dilbert - life in the corporate world
Earthcam - see what's happening elsewhere in the world
Google Earth
Mother Jones - social justice
Sun Tzu - Art of War

Research/Information
Google
Infotoday
Keyword Map of the Internet - cool idea as you can see similar keywords you might not have thought of and you can click on those to try and find content you want (reminds me a bit of Visual
Lii
PBS - information on medicines, drugs in Australia. Just type in the medicine name for the information leaflet.
Yahoo - Aust. version

Web stuff
Aunic.net - info on .asn.au, .gov.au and .edu.au domain names
Nameboy - helps you generate domain names

Entertainment
The Movie Spoiler - read about what the film is about including the ending before you see it
CitySearch Australia - guide to things to do
Darkhorizons - film information site
Enough Rope - Andrew Denton's show where he interviews people. Transcripts online.
Halftix - cheap tickets to theatre etc
Lastminute (Aust) - cheap flights, accomodation, and other things
Newtown Precinct - entertainment, food, music, events happening in the Newtown area
TV Guide (Aust) - check out what's on TV tonight
BeSpelled - solo scrabble game

Films / videos / tv / theatre / conferences / talks etc
Favourites:
Before Sunrise - dialogue film with Ethan Hawke and Julie Delpy
Matrix - kick-ass cool
Clerks - I love fun dialogue films, especially when well done on a low budget. Kevin Smith is one talented guy.
Mr and Mrs Smith - fun action movie

Food
Cafe Giulia - great casual cafe food, 92 Abercrombie St, Chippendale

Shops
Aldi - cool cheap gadgets to watch out for in their weekly enewsletter
High tea with Mrs Woo - clothing range by 3 sisters from Newcastle, NSW
Missy Confidential - News of upcoming fashion sales around Sydney, Melbourne and online. You can subscribe to their enewsletter as well

Music
Abby Dobson - from Leonardo's Bride once upon a time - folksy, alternative
Alex Lloyd
Air - French duo
Alicia Keys - soul, r+b
Ben Lee - alternative
Beth Orton - folksy
Bic Runga - pop, folksy
Coldplay - British band
Dido - folksy, pop
James Blunt - pop
Jewel - folksy, pop
John Mayer
Kate Melua
Lisa Loeb - foksy, pop
Norah Jones - jazz, folksy
Pete Murray
Shelia Nicholls - 'Fallen for you' song
Silverchair - great OZ band
U2