Favorites

Arts and Letters Daily http://www.aldaily.com/ A terrific site for people who like to read and think. A goldmine of interesting articles on just about every subject imaginable.

PostSecret http://postsecret.blogspot.com/ is an ongoing project where people anonymously send in a postcard with artwork they’ve created to reveal one of their innermost secrets. A fascinating look into peoples’ souls. The site is continuously updated, so check back often!

Little Speck http://www.littlespeck.com/ states that its purpose is to explain trends in Southeast Asia— with primary focus on Singapore plus next-door neighbors Indonesia and Malaysia. We like this site, first, because it contains dozens of interesting articles— but what makes it even more compelling is that the articles are followed by reader comments that are refreshingly direct— thus revealing what Singaporeans really think about issues.

Trust http://www.trustmuseum.com/ features a fast-scrolling glimpse of artwork from all around the world. Some of the work is brilliant, some is less so, and some are maybe a little bit naughty. But since they scroll by so quickly, we trust that psychic damage will be minimal.

Daniel Robert Eldon http://www.daneldon.org/ An awesome site dedicated to the memory of Dan Eldon, an artist, poet, humanitarian and photojournalist who was beaten and then stoned to death in Somalia, Africa in July 1993 by a violent mob reacting to a UN bombing raid. He was twenty-two. Be sure to view his journals— they are brilliantly crafted. Additional sites featuring Dan: http://www.myhero.com/myhero/hero.asp?hero=Dan_Eldon
http://www.creativevisions.org/depot.htm
http://www.depotkenya.org/dan.htm
http://photoarts.com/journal/SABA/eldon/eldonintro.html

BurningCam http://burningcam.com/ Every year, at the end of summer in the US, a huge temporary city of tents and campers rises in the Nevada desert. The event, called ‘Burning Man’ is the largest (and arguably the most amazing) outdoor art gallery in the world. Photographer N. K. Guy, who’s attended since 1998, shares his photographs of this amazing spectacle.  
http://burningcam.com/1998/index.html
http://burningcam.com/1999/index.html
http://burningcam.com/2000/index.html
http://burningcam.com/2001/index.html
http://burningcam.com/2002/index.html
http://burningcam.com/2003/index.html
http://burningcam.com/2004/index.html
http://burningcam.com/2005/index.html

Eye candy

http://artlinks.cabinodd.com/  
http://www.zaeliabishop.com/
http://www.mckean-art.co.uk/
http://www.markryden.com/
http://rus-art.com/ww/0/main.htm?*

Photography

David LaChapelle http://www.davidlachapelle.com/ Voted one of the "25 Most Influential Living Photographers” in 2005 by PDN magazine— the ‘bible’ of professional photographers in US. What more can we say?

Fotocommunity http://www.fotocommunity.de An outstanding photography site located in Germany. Easy-to-navigate site with new photographs continuously being added.

Lost America http://www.lostamerica.com/lostframe.html Brilliant long-exposure photographs taken by Troy Paiva at night— in the vast open spaces of the US Southwest. His powerful use of saturated colors gives new life to roadside junk and abandoned ghost towns. Intense. Mysterious. Dazzling. Wow!

Photoarts http://photoarts.com/ is dedicated to the international community of collectors, dealers, professionals and enthusiasts of fine art and documentary photography. Additionally, Photoarts Journal http://photoarts.com/journal.html features some of the world’s best photojournalism, plus essays and reviews. Updated quarterly.

Music

Maverick Times http://www.mavericktimes.com/ Check out their list of Great Guitarists and Great Albums of the 20th Century.

Pipe Dreams http://pipedreams.org/ Classical music information from Minnesota Public Radio.

All Music http://www.allmusic.com/ This guide— almost as old as the internet itself— is an internet encyclopedia of rock music. You can find almost every little fact on the topic of rock music on these pages— information about artists, their albums, their influences, their styles, and their careers.

Bob Schneider http://www.bobschneidermusic.com/comewithmetonight/ This music video will take a while to download, but it’s truly an outstanding effort. Bob spent one year’s worth of his spare time to create the animation and he also performs the vocals. Definitely worth the waiting time to download!

Free Music

Free (and legal!) mp3 downloads by talented people who aren't famous yet. Several of these sites are good places to learn how to record your own music, too.
Knobtweakers http://www.knobtweakers.net/
GigaTracks http://www.gigatracks.com/
Epitonic http://www.epitonic.com/
Oddio Overplay http://www.oddiooverplay.com/
MacJams http://www.macjams.com/filemgmt/index.php
Nool Music http://www.noolmusic.com/music.html
iCompositions http://www.icompositions.com/index.php  

S.O.F.T. http://soft.com.sg/2006/ An excellent site for Singapore’s rock‘n‘roll music-makers.