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Links
To Other Places on the Internet
Film Links
Images Film Journal: Probably the best online film site that I've ever come across. While they haven't updated in a long time, their extensive archive past articles and projects provides more than enough material to read and incorporate into one's own thinking about film.
U Film Society: The University of Minnesota's nonprofit film organization specializes in showcases and promoting independent and international films otherwise unknown to the film community. A membership will get you some free passes to and advanced notices of different film screenings and festivals in the area.
Internet Movie Database: Any question about film that one could possibly have is answered somewhere on this web site. Not a day goes by that I don't use it for something. Some of the message board forums and discussions can be helpful, but most of them are overrun with uninformed and/or immature users.
Literature Links
The Beat Page: As of late, I've rekindled my interest in the literature and poetry of the Beat Generation. This web site, aside from having an excellent layout, has quite a bit of information on most of the major Beats. There are some unfortunate omissions, but information on them can be gained elsewhere.
The Nation: While this could easily go into the social section, this magazine is an important collection of regularly occurring pieces of literature. The Bible of progressive politics, there's most likely something for almost everyone in each issue of the magazine and on the companion web site.
Social Links
Media Reform Information Center: This is a list of links containing information that anyone interested in media conglomerates should have in their favorites menu. The links are all categorized, with topics from general media advocacy and watch groups, to information on how to start one's own radio station.
The Economist: This is the indispensable newsmagazine for every person who cares about anything going on in the world. This UK-based magazine is, on average, twice the size of Time or Newsweek, with half of the advertisements. The writing is superb, and the authors (who are never bylined, which is at times unfortunate but I can understand and appreciate the theory behind it) make it a point not to talk down to the audience with their soft word choice, as is often the case with the other, more popular weeklies.