1. espn's sportszone: Simply put, this is my favorite website! I really like their coverage and they are usually up-to-the-minute on sporting events.
2. New York Times: Now that the 2004 elections are over, I have become an even stauncher liberal! In a time where the word, "liberal", is often used in a negative context, there are those of us who still believe. This is the best newspaper in the USA - period!
3. NPR: I am somewhat of a news junkie, so I listen to NPR most mornings and some afternoons. In fairness to the conservatives, they have a somewhat "liberal" stance on things, even though, unfortunately, it seems to be going more and more mainstream to conservative in my opinion.
4. BBC: If you want to read about a different perspective on news (and hear some news that's not normally covered in the U.S.), this is a good place to start. It's interesting to read about what others (in this case, England) are thinking about the U.S. and its policies. In light of the September 11th events, it's even more critical that we all begin to understand more about the world we inhabit.
5. Roger Ebert's movie reviews: I don't always agree with him, but if I want to get a review about a movie, this is the first site that I visit. He tends to review a wide range of movies which is good. I learn about many of the independent films via his reviews. Besides, I grew up in Chicago and have always been a fan of his!
1. The picture below is of the Merseyside Maritime museum in Liverpool, England. The reason that I have a photo of this place is because I saw an amazing exhibit here. The exhibit was about the Transatlantic Slavery Shipping industry . To be honest, I had never seen an exhibit like this one which focused on the slave trade from the shipping viewpoint. I found this exhibit interesting because it is a piece of history which is closely tied to the formation of the United States. We do not really have anything like this exhibit (at least as far as I know) in the states. We all should strive to learn a bit more about each other!
4. September 11th exhibition: When I was in Washington, D.C. in October (2002), I saw a very good exhibit at the Smithsonian focusing on the September 11th tragedy. The exhibit included photos, drawings from students and items which were damaged on that day. This exhibit is no longer in Washington DC but is currently on a national tour.
1. When I was an undergraduate at the University of Oklahoma , I had the pleasure of being an undergraduate teaching assistant for Dr. Stewart Ryan in the physics department. Here's a great photo of Dr. Indestructo (a.k.a., Dr. Ryan) !
2. Now here's a cool photo: the Earth at night as seen from space.
3. Recently, I was given a book by a good friend of mine, Eric Leuliette, connecting the Civil Rights movement to the study of mathematics through an organization called the Algebra Project . This organization was founded by Bob Moses (with others) and its mission is to promote and aid in mathematics literacy for low income students and students of color. By the way, the name of the book is called radical equations.
4. Also, Eric has an awesome webpage with his list of books he has read since 1974.
5. Some other friends of mine's websites: (in no particular order)
Rod Halburd
Gino Biondini
Jon Moore
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