The best and latest new sites on the Internet

Updated: May 24, 2020

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Issue 3 - May 24, 2020 Tweet this

The Far Side
...Selections of classic The Far Side comics, updated daily
The Noun Project
...Icons for everything
The Past and the Curious
...The stories from our collective past have the power to transform people today
Bug Squad
...Happenings in the insect world
US Space Force
...Military service that organizes, trains, and equips space forces in order to protect U.S. and allied interests in space
The Golden Pipeline
...A Time Capsule of Water, Gold & Western Australia
The Banjo Project
...Online museum that covers the instrument's history and culture
Calendar Australia
...Free printable calendars for any year and any month, holidays etc
Bomb Sight
...Explore the London Blitz during 7th October 1940 to 6th June 1941
Women Who Pioneered The Film Industry
...The early days of film were a haven for women
Canned Emails
...A minimal site with prewritten emails
Our Shared Seas
...Dive into the latest ocean data and resources
Encyclopedia Womannica
...Learn about different incredible women from throughout history
Proton Mail
...Secure Email Based in Switzerland
Apollo Flight Controller 101
...A handy reference to each station in the Apollo Mission Control room
UCS Satellite Database
...In-depth details on the 2,218 satellites currently orbiting Earth
The Poster DB
...Poster Database for Collections, Movies, and TV Shows
Casting Shakespeare
...Visual deep dive into data from 1,000+ productions of 10 Shakespearean plays between 1900 and 2018
Chasing Waterfalls
...Conversations with the people working to make the web faster
Motoring Picture Library
...All automotive aspects from 1880’s to the present day

Issue 2 - Mar 30, 2020 Tweet this

Pic of the Week
...ABC
Sounds of Australia
...Sound recordings with cultural, historical and aesthetic significance and relevance
Lexitecture
...Source of random etymology from a pair of language geeks
Beautiful News
...A collection of good news, positive trends, uplifting statistics and facts
Unit Converter
...All Type of Online Calculator & Metric Conversions
The Physics Aviary
...Programs to help physics students around the world master the big ideas in physics
Best Books
...More than 2,000 recommendations from NPR staff and trusted critics
World Time Buddy
...Convenient world clock, time zone converter, and online meeting scheduler
WiDS Podcast
...Leading women in data science share their work, advice, and lessons
Bangarra Dance Theatre
...Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander organisation and one of Australia’s leading performing arts companies
Maths In A Minute
...Explores key mathematical concepts in just a few words
Myths & Legends
...Listen to individual episodes, explore discussion posts, and see pictures, art, and maps from the stories
Adam's Apples
...An amateur explores the pomaceous fruit
Australian Acoustic Observatory
...Continental-scale acoustic sensor network, recording for a five-year period across multiple Australian ecosystems
Art Detective
...Aims to improve knowledge of the UK’s public art collection
Photoshop Tutorials
...Tutorials, tips, and more
8-Bit Show And Tell
...Join retro computer and video game programmer and collector Robin Harbron
Weather Spark
...The Typical Weather Anywhere on Earth
Map Dragons
...A Cartographic Odyssey
Private.sh
...The search engine that cryptographically protects your privacy

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Many more Sites of the Day, Week, Month etc., can be found here or here..or look in the barnacle encrusted treasure chest for Pirate Pete's previous picks!!

Issue 1 -Feb 7, 2020 Tweet this

LandSat Explorer
...Visualize our planet and understand how the Earth has changed over time
The Allusionist
...A Podcast About Language
MetKids
...Metropolitan Museum of Art made for, with, and by kids
Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service
..Quality-controlled information related to air pollution and health, solar energy, greenhouse gases and climate forcing, everywhere in the world
Johnny Cash
...You can choose love or hate…I choose love
Universal Laws of the World
...Some scientific, some not – universal truths
Lichess
...Free no-ads, open source chess server
Reading Women
...Interviewing authors and reviewing books by or about women of all backgrounds and experiences
TV Subtitles
...Download latest TV Show and TV Series subtitles
Online PNG Tools
...Collection of useful PNG image utilities for working with PNG graphics files
Tornadoes Learning Activity
...A Severe Weather and Natural Disasters Activity
English Language & Usage Stack Exchange
...Question and answer site for linguists, etymologists, and serious English language enthusiasts
Digital NZ
...30+ million New Zealand items across 300+ collections
Climate Change and the Oceans
...Just as human systems affect the oceans, the oceans affect life on land
Forces Network
...Latest news on the UK Armed Forces and from the wider military world
Lights Camera Backbeat
...Vintage Popular Music On Film And TV
Buglife
...Saving the small things that run the planet
The Magic of Wimbledon
...in the UK Web Archive
New Teacher Survival Guide
...Navigate your way through your first year of teaching
Web Almanac 2019
...HTTP Archive's annual state of the web report

Issue 9 - Dec 30, 2019 Tweet this

Native Land
...Historical locations of Indigenous territories in the Americas and Australasia
Open Textbook Library
...Textbooks that have been funded, published, and licensed to be freely used, adapted, and distributed
Flights From
...All routes and scheduled flights from every airport
Rennbow
...Nerd out on Porsche's extensive color catalog with the Rennbow wiki
Last Seen
...The Largest Unsolved Art Heist In History
How to Bulk Rip lots of Vinyl
...Vinyl ripping guide
Arcade Heroes
...The saviors of coin-op
Visions of the Future
...Imaginative travel posters created for NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Reelgood
...Browse, search, and watch TV & Movies from Netflix, Hulu, HBO, Prime Video, Free Services and 50 more
Mary Pages
...The Apparitions of the Blessed Virgin Mary
Classroom Mental Health
...Designed for teachers to be a toolkit for mental health information and classroom-tested ideas
Teaching Tools
...From Scholastic
Tech Junkie
...Your personal geek
2018’s Great Reads
...NPR’s Book Concierge Guide
Raphael Tuck & Sons Oilette Postcards
...Consists of more than 26,000 postcards
Ultimate Classic Rock
...Classic rock music news, interviews, pictures, songs and lists from classic rock artists
World Ocean Radio
...Series of five-minute audio essays on a wide range of ocean issues
Subtitle Seeker
...A Portal For English Subtitles Download Free
Just Watch
...The Streaming Search Engine
Artists in Paris ...Open-access digital art history project

Issue 8 - Nov 25, 2019 Tweet this

Skippy the Bush Kangaroo
...The adventures of Sonny Hammond and Skippy the bush kangaroo
Petey Vid
...Petey is here to help you find videos on the Internet
The History Chicks
....Oour goal is to introduce you to female characters in history, factual or fictional
Gaming History
...A coin-op games & global gaming museum
International Camellia Register
...Camellia is a genus of flowering plants in the family Theaceae
Our Planet
...The impact that humanity is having on the environment and the wildlife that depend on it
Dimensions Guide
...Reference database of dimensioned drawings documenting the standard measurements and sizes of the everyday objects and spaces
Visa DB
...Indexing visa, residency and citizenship routes for 200+ countries
The Kid Should See This
...4,000+ smart & super-cool, “not-made-for-kids, but perfect for them” videos
Luci-Desi Museum
...Preserving their memory through costumes and memorabilia, awards, photographs of both their personal and TV lives
China Plus
...Focuses on the Middle Kingdom, breaking news, up-to-the-minute reports, live-streaming radio
diaCRITICS
...Art, literature, and stories from writers, artists, and culture-makers of the Vietnamese and Southeast Asian diaspora
CC Search
...Search for free content in the public domain and under Creative Commons licenses
Complete History Of The NFL
...Every franchise’s relative strength after every game
Carson Gulley Cookbook Collection
...Based on Gulley's cookbook, Seasoning Secrets and Favorite Recipes of Carson Gulley
Children's Book Selections
...Children’s books selected from the General and Rare Book Collections at the Library of Congress
Venngage
...Free Chart Maker
Anglo-Saxons
...Discover the history and culture of the Anglo-Saxons
Before Netscape
...The forgotten Web browsers of the early 1990s
Unraveling the JPEG
...Behind the veil of familiarity lie algorithms that remove details that are imperceptible to the human eye

Issue 7 - Oct 14, 2019 Tweet this

Charlie Chaplin Archive
...Charles Chaplin’s very own and painstakingly preserved professional and personal archives
The Dumping Union
...Arcade Game Preservation Project
Tune Find
...Find music from TV and movies
Storytimes
...Discover suggested books, activities, and crafts with hundreds of thematic storytime ideas
Paralympics Australia
...Helping Australians with disabilities participate in sport and compete at the Paralympic Games
LiveGap
...Free Chart & Graph Maker
Flights From
...All non-stop destinations from every airport
The 11 Most Astonishing Train Rides In The World
...Nothing quite beats the romance — and window-side sightseeing opportunities — of a train ride
We Hack The Moon
...Treasure trove of newly released photos, videos and stories about the unsung heroes behind the moon landing
Discover Islamic Art
...Explore the art and material culture of Islamic societies throughout the Mediterranean region
Indigenous Weather Knowledge
...Traditional weather and climate knowledge that has been developed and passed down through countless generations
Physics Teacher Toolkits
...Ideal for planning standards-based, multimedia lessons and units
Shroud Photos
...Photo Collection of the Shroud of Turin
The Jerry Slocum Mechanical Puzzle Collection
...A lifetime pursuit of the intriguing and the perplexing
Middle School Chemistry
...Big ideas about the very small
National Comedy Center
...State-of-the-art museum in Jamestown, New York that is a destination for the celebration of comedy
Open Heritage
...Explore iconic locations in 3D, discover the tools of digital preservation, and download the collection
Dictionary of Medieval Names
...Given names recorded in European sources written between 500 and 1600
The Strong
...Archival materials related to the study of play, artifacts of play, and video and electronic games
Cowra Japanese War Cemetery
...Database of Japanese buried in Australia during WWII

Issue 6 - Jul 30, 2019 Tweet this

Australian Web Archive
...Archived websites (1996 – now)
Because of Her Story
...Amplifying women’s voices to honor the past, inform the present and inspire the future
Windows Weekly
...A weekly look at all things Microsoft, including Windows, Windows Phone, Office, Xbox, and more
Collect SPACE
...Online community for space history enthusiasts and professionals
Jewish Women Encyclopedia
...Sharing Stories, Inspiring Change
Colorise
...Colourise your black and white photos
Q4 Quiz
...Gateway to the ever expanding ocean of knowledge and trivia
Women in Chemistry
...Celebrating women scientists and entrepreneurs
Recommend Me a Book
...A place to discover books in new and exciting ways
Background Burner
...Quickly remove the background from any image or photo
Botanical Art & Artists
...Botanical art and illustration past and present
Words to Time
...How long will it take to read a speech or presentation?
Association for Women in Mathematics
...Leading society for women in the mathematical sciences
How To Talk About Art History
...It's easier than it seems
The Flying Scotsman
...Britain's favourite locomotive
United States Drought Monitor
...Identifies general areas of drought and labels them by intensity
Inkscape
...Vector imagery, draw freely
Ludwig
...Ludwig is the linguistic search engine that helps you to write better in English
A Giant Leap for Mankind
...Celebrating the 50th anniversary of Apollo 11's mission to the Moon
Common Superstitions
...Why We Knock on Wood

Issue 5 - Jun 24, 2019 Tweet this

Older Geeks
...Software download site without ads, fake download buttons or "crapware"
Lyrics Mode
...Text lyrics for music compositions
Climate Kids
...The story of our changing planet through the eyes of the NASA missions studying Earth
Internet Health Test
...Measure the performance of your broadband connection
Send This File
...Send files too large for email
British Airways Centenary Archive Collection
...Key moments from their 100 year history
Security Checklist
...Checklist of resources designed to improve your online privacy and security
Britain from the air 1945-2009
...Unique archive capturing 70 years of change to UK's cities and landscapes
Movies from 1923
...Watch full-length feature films, classic shorts, world culture documentaries
Real-time Tropical Cyclone Activity
...Click on a tropical cyclone basin name for individual storm statistics
NRL Tropical Cyclone Page
...Microwave satellite image analysis of active storms
Information is Beautiful Awards
...Celebrating excellence and beauty in data visualizations,infographics, interactives & information art
Justin Guitar
...Way over 1000 free lessons and songs
MotorSports Stats
...Motorsport results, live data and visualised racing analytics
Botany Depot
...Ideas and materials for teaching botany in the 21st century
Mars Weather
...Graph of the Weather Report at Elysium Planitia
Free Fonts
...From the ByPeople community
Atlas of Endangered Alphabets
...Indigenous and minority writing systems, and the people who are trying to save them
Big Timer
...A fullscreen countdown timer for workshops, meetings and presentations
Portmanteau & Rhyme Generator
...Input two words and produce weird coinages

Issue 4 - May 17, 2019 Tweet this

Remove Image Background
...100% automatically – in 5 seconds, free
AZLyrics
...Universe of lyrics where stars of all genres and ages shine
Plants of the World
...Browse 1,105,000 global plant names, 65,700 detailed descriptions, and 190,400 images with an initial focus on tropical Africa
EveryHie
...For fans of The British music scene
Test My Net
...Internet Speed Test
Musical Instrument Museums Online
...Information on musical instruments held in public collections
Weather Prediction
...The Ultimate Weather Education Website
Film Freeway
...Search for Festivals
New Zealand Birds Online
...Searchable encyclopaedia of New Zealand birds
Mail Big File
...MailBigFile enables the user to send large files up to 20GB
Deep Carbon Observatory
...Quest to understand the quantities, movements, forms, and origins of carbon inside Earth
Chris Fix
...Learn how to fix your own car with my easy to follow, step-by-step how to style videos
Medieval Manuscripts Blog
...Medieval historical and literary manuscripts, charters and seals, and early modern manuscripts
HTML_CodeSniffer
...Check that your HTML code conforms to your coding standard
freeCodeCamp
...Learn to code for free
Learn Javascript
...Learn & practice modern JavaScript fundamentals
Problems from Another Time
...Individual problems from throughout mathematics history, as well as articles that include problem sets for students
Global Weather
...International weather information and stories
Optician Sans
...A free font based on the historical eye charts and optotypes used by opticians world wide
Museum of Science and Industry Chicago
...Explore over 250,000 objects and archives

Issue 3 - Apr 8, 2019 Tweet this

The Real Neil - Armstrong Family Gallery
...A treasure trove of images never seen by the public before
Trailer Addict
...Feature Movie Trailers
Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Art
...Their art and traditions are among the oldest and richest in human history
NDN
...Not Depressing News
Workout of the Day
...Independent global fitness resource
Google Doodles
...Changes made to the Google logo to celebrate holidays etc
Ocearch
...Helping scientists collect previously unattainable data in the ocean
SpeedSmart
...Simple and Accurate Internet Speed Test
All About Mary
...Information relating to the study of Mary and Catholicism
Cymath
...Math solver powered by a combination of artificial intelligence and heuristics
Chester Beatty
...A breathtaking world class collection
The Modern Art Notes Podcast
...Each week, artists, art historians and authors join host Tyler Green to discuss their work
Geologic Atlas of the Moon
...Via the U. S. Geological Survey
JFK
...Presidential Library and Museum
The Physics of Baseball
...Physics of the baseball-bat collision and the flight of the baseball
OpenMoji
...Open-source emojis for designers, developers and everyone else
Sounding Nature
...Global exploration of the beautiful sounds of nature
The Language of Birds
...Listen to the birds and discover why they make their beautiful songs and calls
One Minute Art History
...A jaunt through five millennia of art history
Art Matters
...Explores the interesting ways art meets popular culture and non-traditional art topics

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