Links of People I Know (*wink wink*)

The Economist

Salon.com- opinions, in-depth current events analysis, updated daily

RunTex- Texas' premier (IMHO) running store; has a very good schedule of upcoming races

BBC News- one of the best news pages in the world

Diamonds - learn all about the 4 C's & create your own diamond ring

TheOnion.com- funny stuff that will make you laugh out loud, very good archives too

National Geographic- they have pretty neat special "exhibits"

NME- the UK's most established music paper

Satire Wire- great political satire (if you can't tell by the name)

Pravda- russian news site with some of the most hilarious headlines