Hi! I'm Cliff, and I say we need to go back to getting recommendations from real people, not hostile corporate algorithms. Here are some things I like.
- 💀 (Platform Prison): This is on some giant hostile corporate website that can restrict or delete content at any time for any reason.
- 😠(Partial Prison): Some of this is self-hosted, but some depends on giant hostile corporations.
- 🔞 (NSFW) Somewhere on this site is something you don't want your employer's spyware to catch you viewing. For an American audience, that's mostly nudity.
Art
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Burning Man 🔞 (NSFW)
It's gentrified now, but for many years, this temporary city in the Nevada desert boasted costumes, vehicles, and art installation unlike anything else in the world.
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Dragon Con
My favorite convention. A truly massive multi-genre pop-culture convention spread over five days and many buildings in Atlanta. The best costumes anywhere. The inspiration for Atlanta Fashion Police.
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Fremont Solstice Parade 🔞 (NSFW)
My favorite parade! Every summer human-powered floats, marching bands, and dance groups parade through downtown Fremont, preceded by nude bodypainted bicyclists!
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Kruggsmash 💀 (Platform Prison)
Kruggsmash turns the overwhelming complexity of Dwarf Fortress into fascinating stories of people and communities, with charming and creative illustrations.
Book
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Forgotten Bookmarks
Sadly the blog devolved into spam before ceasing updates entirely, but go back a few years and see the varied and interesting things found in old books.
Cinema
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C!N#M@TIC F-BOMBS
The eccentricity of American movie ratings is a special interest of mine, and this site shows exactly how hundreds of PG and PG-13 movies deploy the single "fuck" they are allowed by the MPAA.
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Cinema Cats
A very specific blog dedicated to celebrating cats in movies and television. Cats and movies are sorted by breed, color, genre, and role.
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Hollywood Age Gap
A visualization of the age gap between actors playing lovers in movies. The pattern is clear.
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Just Screenshots 🔞 (NSFW)
Since 2011, this blog has posted interesting images from thousands of "mainly Cult, No budget, Exploitation, Giallo, Pinku eiga, Foreign, Off beat, B & Z movies."
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Tubi 💀 (Platform Prison)
Free, ad-supported movies. Pairs great with an ad-blocker. Widest selection of any streamer that I've found that doesn't require an account. Selection changes pretty often.
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movie-censorship.com 🔞 (NSFW)
A good resource that shows the differences between different versions of films. Very useful for my projects about what sort of content is allowed in movies. Be warned that the screenshots showing the differences usually contain the most objectionable content.
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unconsenting media
A search engine for sexual violence in broadcasting. I want to be forewarned if something I watch will contain such content, so I'm glad there's a site dedicated to it.
Community
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Games Done Quick 😠(Partial Prison)
A twice-yearly, week-long marathon of video game speedruns that raise millions of dollars for charity. A fun show for good causes.
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Roguelike Celebration 😠(Partial Prison)
An online conference dedicated to anything related to Roguelike games. It is by turns a Multi-User Dungeon, a webinar, a chatroom, and a teleconference. The topics are diverse and surprising.
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The 7DRL Challenge 😠(Partial Prison)
A yearly game jam. Hundreds of people try to create and release a roguelike video game in only one week. Some of these games are later expanded and released commercially.
Costumes
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Burning Man 🔞 (NSFW)
It's gentrified now, but for many years, this temporary city in the Nevada desert boasted costumes, vehicles, and art installation unlike anything else in the world.
-
Dragon Con
My favorite convention. A truly massive multi-genre pop-culture convention spread over five days and many buildings in Atlanta. The best costumes anywhere. The inspiration for Atlanta Fashion Police.
-
Fremont Solstice Parade 🔞 (NSFW)
My favorite parade! Every summer human-powered floats, marching bands, and dance groups parade through downtown Fremont, preceded by nude bodypainted bicyclists!
Event
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Burning Man 🔞 (NSFW)
It's gentrified now, but for many years, this temporary city in the Nevada desert boasted costumes, vehicles, and art installation unlike anything else in the world.
-
Dragon Con
My favorite convention. A truly massive multi-genre pop-culture convention spread over five days and many buildings in Atlanta. The best costumes anywhere. The inspiration for Atlanta Fashion Police.
-
Fremont Solstice Parade 🔞 (NSFW)
My favorite parade! Every summer human-powered floats, marching bands, and dance groups parade through downtown Fremont, preceded by nude bodypainted bicyclists!
-
Games Done Quick 😠(Partial Prison)
A twice-yearly, week-long marathon of video game speedruns that raise millions of dollars for charity. A fun show for good causes.
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The 7DRL Challenge 😠(Partial Prison)
A yearly game jam. Hundreds of people try to create and release a roguelike video game in only one week. Some of these games are later expanded and released commercially.
Let's Play
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Clex Plays 💀 (Platform Prison)
Lengthy, detailed videos explaining Titan Quest, its mechanics, and some character builds. Not click-baity. Not a shouty gamer.
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Kruggsmash 💀 (Platform Prison)
Kruggsmash turns the overwhelming complexity of Dwarf Fortress into fascinating stories of people and communities, with charming and creative illustrations.
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The Game Attendant's Titan Quest guides 💀 (Platform Prison)
Video about Titan Quest, a mythology-themed ARPG. Guides showing where to farm various items, and guides showing how certain builds play at different levels.
Niche
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C!N#M@TIC F-BOMBS
The eccentricity of American movie ratings is a special interest of mine, and this site shows exactly how hundreds of PG and PG-13 movies deploy the single "fuck" they are allowed by the MPAA.
-
Cinema Cats
A very specific blog dedicated to celebrating cats in movies and television. Cats and movies are sorted by breed, color, genre, and role.
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Forgotten Bookmarks
Sadly the blog devolved into spam before ceasing updates entirely, but go back a few years and see the varied and interesting things found in old books.
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Forgotten Weapons 😠(Partial Prison)
An American firearm enthusiast who isn't itching for an excuse to kill people! He explains various firearms as complex machines and historical artifacts. Prolific, reliable, enjoys wearing costumes.
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Hollywood Age Gap
A visualization of the age gap between actors playing lovers in movies. The pattern is clear.
-
Just Screenshots 🔞 (NSFW)
Since 2011, this blog has posted interesting images from thousands of "mainly Cult, No budget, Exploitation, Giallo, Pinku eiga, Foreign, Off beat, B & Z movies."
-
movie-censorship.com 🔞 (NSFW)
A good resource that shows the differences between different versions of films. Very useful for my projects about what sort of content is allowed in movies. Be warned that the screenshots showing the differences usually contain the most objectionable content.
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unconsenting media
A search engine for sexual violence in broadcasting. I want to be forewarned if something I watch will contain such content, so I'm glad there's a site dedicated to it.
Procedural Generation
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Roguelike Celebration 😠(Partial Prison)
An online conference dedicated to anything related to Roguelike games. It is by turns a Multi-User Dungeon, a webinar, a chatroom, and a teleconference. The topics are diverse and surprising.
Roguelike
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Roguelike Celebration 😠(Partial Prison)
An online conference dedicated to anything related to Roguelike games. It is by turns a Multi-User Dungeon, a webinar, a chatroom, and a teleconference. The topics are diverse and surprising.
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The 7DRL Challenge 😠(Partial Prison)
A yearly game jam. Hundreds of people try to create and release a roguelike video game in only one week. Some of these games are later expanded and released commercially.
Tools
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Grim Tools
A collection of tools for action role-playing game Grim Dawn. Build calculator, world map, item database, monster database, and user-submitted build guides.
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TQDatabase
A good way to find loot in Titan Quest, a mythology-themed ARPG. What items complement your build, and what monsters drop those items?
Video Games
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Clex Plays 💀 (Platform Prison)
Lengthy, detailed videos explaining Titan Quest, its mechanics, and some character builds. Not click-baity. Not a shouty gamer.
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Games Done Quick 😠(Partial Prison)
A twice-yearly, week-long marathon of video game speedruns that raise millions of dollars for charity. A fun show for good causes.
-
Grim Tools
A collection of tools for action role-playing game Grim Dawn. Build calculator, world map, item database, monster database, and user-submitted build guides.
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Kruggsmash 💀 (Platform Prison)
Kruggsmash turns the overwhelming complexity of Dwarf Fortress into fascinating stories of people and communities, with charming and creative illustrations.
-
Roguelike Celebration 😠(Partial Prison)
An online conference dedicated to anything related to Roguelike games. It is by turns a Multi-User Dungeon, a webinar, a chatroom, and a teleconference. The topics are diverse and surprising.
-
TQDatabase
A good way to find loot in Titan Quest, a mythology-themed ARPG. What items complement your build, and what monsters drop those items?
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The 7DRL Challenge 😠(Partial Prison)
A yearly game jam. Hundreds of people try to create and release a roguelike video game in only one week. Some of these games are later expanded and released commercially.
-
The Game Attendant's Titan Quest guides 💀 (Platform Prison)
Video about Titan Quest, a mythology-themed ARPG. Guides showing where to farm various items, and guides showing how certain builds play at different levels.