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  1. True to Life - Metatheory and the Writings of Nicholas Mosley

    Interviews with Mosley, whose books I’m liking a lot so far (‘Accident’ and ‘Impossible Object’).

  2. YouTube - 9 Nine Minute Sopranos (Complete 7 Minute Version!)

    Brilliant compilation of clips from the Sopranos, telling the entire story veryquickly.

  3. World Clock

    Statistics (based on estimates) updating in real time about deaths, diseases, disasters, etc globally.

  4. Internet Theatre Database

    “Archiving and catalogizing professional theatre.” Yes, “catalogizing.” Looks to be Broadway only at the moment

  5. IBDB: The official source for Broadway Information

    Comprehensive (goes back decades in great detail) but Broadway-only theatre database.

  6. StageClick.com

    The “local theater version of IMDb.com”, local being three US cities.

  7. How I made my presentations a little better | 43 Folders

    Merlin Mann’s collection of tips and links on doing better presentations. Part of me would like to do presentations so I could do good ones. (via Danhon)

  8. A 15,000 year tour of Manhattan

    Great illustrations of what New York might look like at various points after human life disappears. (via Boing Boing)

  9. Common User: Contact Us

    Summing up 90% of media’s over-excited attempts to be “interactive”. “Why not tell us what you reckon.”

  10. Kultureflash - Headlines from London

    Nice looking online mag of interesting things to do in London. Not that I’ll get round to many of them. (via Haddock)

  11. Stuff

    Paul Graham on how much stuff we accumulate and suggestions on how to stop. (via Rodcorp)

  12. 63xc.com—Reviews | Midge Bar

    I have one of these (with a bike attached) on its way. Includes a guide to setting it up properly.

  13. jQuery for JavaScript programmers

    What it says, by Simon Willison. For next time I delve into jQuery. (via Yoz and Blech)

  14. Family Tree - Comics UK

    I hoped this existed and it does! Wonderful. Try ‘Buster’ as a title. Awesome.

  15. BBC - Writersroom - Scriptsmart - Script Formats

    Different formats for film, TV, radio and stage scripts.

  16. Celtx - Overview

    Free, good-looking software for writing scripts, storyboards, planning productions, etc.

  17. Doonesbury (db930827.gif)

    “Egg freckles?” To save me finding it again.

  18. Freesound :: home page

    Creative Commons licensed sound effects.

  19. Gapingvoid: how to be creative

    Looks like a good read. “Just get on with it” probably summing much of it up.

  20. Historischer Zollsstock

    2,000 years of history on a 2 metre folding timeline. £15 in the National Portrait Gallery shop. I like long-term timelines.

  21. Blueprintcss - Google Code

    In-progress CSS framework for constructing grid-based web page layouts. (via Daring Fireball)

  22. Taskpaper

    To-do list organizer application for Mac which uses plain text files. (via Daring Fireball)

  23. DailyLit: Read books by email and RSS.

    Read books, bit by bit, day by day, by email or RSS and gradually read a whole book.

  24. Art and Heart: The End of Term Four, part II

    Isabel’s experience of the end-of-year-one LISPA project, and the horror of shifting deadlines.

  25. BBC News | Grammatical Triumphs

    Needs more frequent updating, but otherwise splendid.

  26. Company v Sole Trader > the tax comparison (£3,000 tax saving ?)

    Another comparison, with example figures for different levels of profit.

  27. Password Composer - generate unique passwords for web sites

    Sounds very nifty. Haven’t tried it yet.

  28. Wahaca - Mexican market eating

    New Mexican place on Chandos Place in Covent Garden. Haven’t been. Yet.

  29. Swear-engine from Ben Hammersley

    “An entire episode of Deadwood, with everything but the swearing taken out.” Even more than I expected. I miss Deadwood.

  30. Using a Company to Save Tax

    Very handy guide to the pros and cons of sole trader vs limited company. Better at explaining things than my accountant and well worth the cash.