Most of this list of cool resources and references is reproduced from a presentation by Jamie Mason, at the 2009 KillerNashville (Thanks, Jamie!) In most cases the name is self explanatory. Where it's not, we'll add a note.
The See-Spot-Run Basics (and not so Basics)
www.merriam-webster.com
www.dictionary.com
www.rhymezone.com (a fun rhyming dictionary)
www.etymonline.com (a must for historically correct language usage)
www.phrontistery.info (unusual words & eytomolgy)
www.onelook.com/reverse-dictionary.shtml (reverse dictionary)
www.grammarbook.com
www.grammar.quickanddirtytips.com/
www.creativeteachingsite.com/humorgrammar.htm (funny quick tips on proper grammar usage)
www.bartleby.com/quotations (excellent resource for quotes)
The Devil’s In These Details
Remember, some of the most important info on these sites can be found on the Contacts page – call, email, get the information you need! These national or international sites are just suggestions. Local museums, zoos, parks, police, etc. can often be more accessible and just as helpful.
www.si.edu (The Smithsonian Institute)
www.nationalzoo.si.edu (The National Zoo)
www.archives.gov (The National Archives)
www.britishmuseum.org (The British Museum)
www.periodicvideos.com (The Periodic Table of Elements explained in funny videos)
www.biography.com
www.s9.com (more biographies)
www.mythinglinks.org (myths, fairy tales, folklore, sacred traditions)
www.iep.utm.edu (Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy)
www.sacred-texts.com
www.newspaperlinks.com (all U.S. newspapers)
www.thomas.gov (searchable Library of Congress database)
www.fbi.gov (The FBI)
www.interpol.int (Interpol)
www.tbi.state.tn.us (Killer Nashville’s very own, TBI – wait, they’re not ours?)
www.justicejournalism.org/crimeguide/chapter01/chapter01.html (crime journalism)
www.allexperts.com (ask a question – get an answer… usually)
www.allmenus.com (‘cause sometimes you need to know these things)
How It Is and Was
www.timeanddate.com (calendars, moon phases, sunrise and sunset charts)
www.weather.org/weatherorg_records_and_averages.htm (weather fact & history)
www.weatherforyou.com/history
www.behindthename.com
www.fao.org (The Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN)
http://digital.lib.msu.edu/projects/cookbooks (old American cookbooks)
www.foodtimeline.org/
The Wayback Machine (www.archive.org) - Find out what a website looked like at some date in the past. OR find something that was posted on that site "back then", now that it's not there anymore.
A couple of "How To's"
www.wonderhowto.com
www.howstuffworks.com
www.lifehacker.com
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