Remember when every website had a page of cool links? Well, we should bring that back.
The algorithms of social media giants have destroyed our ability to reach each other. LLMs and generative “A.I.” slop and misinformation have clogged the internet. The more we share personally curated links to actual fellow humans, the better off we are.
So here are a bunch of links to cool folks or organizations. Enjoy your journey on the information superhighway!
Friends who actually blog!
- Kate Watson
- John Scalzi
- Adam Knave
- Justina Ireland
- Phil Yu, a.k.a. Angry Asian Man
- Preeti Chhibber
- Ralph Brandi
- Zach Barocas
- Patrick Curry
Friends and Collaborators
- Preeti Chhibber – regular site – retro 1990s site
- Fred Van Lente
- Jeff Parker
- Kit Rocha – boring website – retro 1990s site
- Courtney Milan – normal website – retro 1990s site
- Charles Soule
- Joe Illidge
- Shing Yin Khor
- Adam P Knave
- G. Willow Wilson
- Taurin Clarke
- Keezy Young
- Eve Ewing
- Vita Ayala
- Alex Zalben
- Cybel Martin
- Charlie Jane Anders
- MariNaomi
- Trung Le Nguyen
- Lilah Sturges
- Alyssa Wong
- Gene Luen Yang
- Mags Colvett
- Nate Piekos – Blambot
- Karin Chien
- Matt Hollingsworth
- Ryan Dunlavey
- Jody Houser
- Alex Plante
- Jennifer de Guzman
- Michele Banks
- Dan Kanemoto
- Jamie Noguchi
- Priya Huq
- Patrick Curry
We all need to have websites these days, right? Here are some interesting, bold, or just plain good examples of personal websites for possible inspiration.
Got some money to throw around? Here are just a few groups I’ve given to over the years, for your consideration.
- North Dallas Food Bank
- RAICES
- Texas Civil Rights Project
- CAAAV: Organizing Asian American Communities
- VoteRiders
- Hero Initiative
- Maui Food Bank
- Freedom Oklahoma
- RightToBe
A few brands I like
- Buttondown newsletter service – use this referrer link to get a little discount (and yeah, I get a referral commission if you use it, so thanks!)!
- Bonafide Masks
- Neocities
- Pirate Ship
- ShopGoodwill and GoodwillFinds
- Bookshop.org
Cool sites with cool linkback buttons!