Databases

• Scott's DVD Database
• Scott's CD Database

News Sites

• Businessweek - The standard business publication
• The Economist - Great, overall coverage of the world
• CNN - Quick, general coverage
• The Guardian - The world from a British viewpoint
• Le Monde - The world from a French viewpoint
• New York Times - The world from an American viewpoint
• Bloomberg - For news on the world markets
• The News & Observer - Coverage of North Carolina
• The News Argus - News from home

Radio

• 99X - This is the best station in the world
• WBCN - A good station in Boston
• NPR - America's premiere public service
• Radio Margaritaville - When I need my Buffett fix
• RTL2 - A French station that plays a surprisingly wide range of music
• Le Moov' - A French station similar to 99X
• France Info - France's equivalent of NPR

Guitar Tabs

• Harmony Central - excellent database of songs
• E-Chords - contains newer tabs
• AZ Chords - another excellent database of tabs
• Tab 4 Acoustic - tabs dedicated to acoustic guitars

Lyon

• Lyon Tourism Office - A nice English introduction to Lyon
• Lyon Poche - Find out what's going on in Lyon
• Map of Lyon - TCL's metro map (PDF, 953 K)
• Lyon weather - Check the weather report
• Average temperature in Lyon - in F° and C°
• Via Michelin - How to get anywhere in Lyon or France
• Rhone-Alpes - Guide to what's in the area

Sports

• ESPN - Great for American sports coverage
• Sports Illustrated - Same as above
• L'Equipe - Great for French sports coverage
• UT Football - Go Vols!
• NCSU Basketball - Go Wolfpack!
• Olympique Lyonnais - Allez OL!
• l'Alpe d'Huez - This is where we go ski

Bored at Work

• The Onion - By far America's best news coverage
• Bored at Work - Interesting and sometimes hysterical postings
• Fred Toucher - A former DJ for 99x that usually has good postings and links. He is now at WBCN in Boston
• Snopes - A great site dedicated to the validity of urban legends
• Crappy Art - A candid analysis of children's artwork
• Ebaum's World - Media for the masses.
• Angry Alien Productions - 30-second reproductions of classic films...all done by cartoon bunnies.
• Onward and upward! - This is Micaela Brown's blog. She's a friend of mine from my UT days.

Links

Databases
News sites
Radio
Guitar tabs
Lyon
Sports
Bored at Work

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