Here are our picks for websites that make that task of procrastination a lot more fun (and productive too!)
The holy archive of everything that is essential to art, culture and science can be found here. Curated singularly by Maria Popova, a Brooklyn-resident, this is a massive collection of diary excerpts from scientists and artists of the past, animated explanations of complex concepts of genetics and the universe, and beautiful vintage photographs. A rapidly updated archive of pieces from past to present, this makes Internet a whole lot better.
Self-titled as the ‘front page of the Internet’, this is pretty much the real-world equivalent of café groups and gatherings at odd locations. Filled with people with interests of all kind from the somber to the gross, there’s an endless pile of hilarity and ridicule that’ll keep you glued to your chairs.
Hold those dirty thoughts. This is just an innocent comic-strip generator where you choose from given props, style and characters to create your own comics – with an added feature of having your blog archive your creations.
Internet’s own ‘MAD TV’, Cracked features articles and videos from the real and virtual world which always manage to tickle some part of your funny bone and keep you engrossed browsing through the site’s stockpile for hours.
Mixing a stylised interface with the concept of photo blogs and audio clips, this is the perfect place to waste time by discovering new things and pandering to your varied interests. A cultural and multimedia hub all at once, Tumblr is the hip and modern way to blog.
Think Twitter without the social chatter and you’ve basically got StumbleUpon. A perfect place to stumble upon new and interesting stuff, quite literally.
For the music aficionados, there is no better site than last.fm to discover new music. This nifty service automatically recommends similar artists based on the music you listen to and features over 100,000 free, legal MP3 downloads.
Twitter without any customization. This includes a madly updating central feed which is filled with absolutely anything that might interest you. For the ADHD affected folks, this might be the ideal nirvana for your pint-sized attention span.
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