Nolo Self-Help Law Centers
http://www.nolo.com
Got a legal issue but don't have the scratch or the stomach for
hiring a lawyer? Let Nolo help you. Their site is part bookstore, part
legal library and part like having a lawyer in the family. You can be
guided through your own legal research, or check some of the legal FAQ
that covers the most commonly dealt with legal topics. Or you can send
your question to Auntie Nolo to get a sound legal opinion. While Nolo
makes sure to make it clear that legal information is NOT the same as
legal advice, the legal info they do provide could save you from needing
to pay for legal advice.
Adbusters
http://adbusters.org/
Adbusters' website is a companion to their culture jamming print magazine.
It is a full frontal assaut on consumer culture and the new global economy
in the realm of "beating them at their own game." Adbusters uses slick
graphics and high concept advertising campaigns to combat exactly what
they are appearing to portray -- creating "uncommercials" to celebrate Buy
Nothing Day for example. The site also acts as a gallery for other
activists and capitalism combatants the world around to showcase their
works in the form of hacked websites, billboard liberation and local
direct actions. Eye candy for activists, Adbusters gives many people
something to think about.
The Onion
http://www.theonion.com/
I'm sure it's tough to be thought of as the funniest web site, but it's
probably downright stressful to have that title for serveral years
running. How do you keep up? Fortunately the writers at the Onion seem up
to the challenge and continue to offer weekly laugh-getting issues with
headlines such as "Species Of Blue-Green Algae Announces IPO." as well as
columns by such favorites as jive-talking homeboy Herbert Kornfeld,
Accounts Receivable supervisor of Midstate Office Supply. Like a lot of
humor sites, you have to see the Onion in all its faux-newspaper glory to
be able to truly appreciate it. The Onion also hosts the semi-serious AV
Club which covers the usual topics of music, books and also contains some
syndicated content like Red Meat and Savage Love.