stuff

the og

repositories for old games

flashmuseum - flash games
legendsworld - old PC adventure games
old games download - abandonware
vimm's lair - old console games
bbc micro games archive

music discovery

boilthefrog - create a playlist that somewhat seamlessly blends two artists' styles together
music map - type in an artist and it will give you a visualization of how similar they are to other artists
spotalike - choose a song and create a spotify playlist that provides you with similar tracks
magicplaylist - create a playlist based on a song
dubolt - create a playlist based on an artist/musician
predominant - see albums based on the cover art's most predominant colors

pose references for artists

x6udpngx's pose search - provides a skeleton that you can pose - and the program will in turn give you photos that closely match it
adorkastock (fka senshistock) - stock images intended for artistic reference
line of action - i mostly use this site for figure drawing. provides animal, hands + feet, facial expression, still life, and nature references
sketchdaily's reference - similar to above
posemuse - free and paid pose references.

stock/free images and videos

unsplash
pixabay
wikimedia commons
gratisogprahy
pexels

color palettes

color-palettes tumblr page
colormind
coolors
colorhunt

read online

articles

substack - online publishing. lots of writers i enjoy use it
the electric typewriter - random articles and essays from around the web.
medium - similar to substack
psyche - online mag that discusses psychology, philosophy, and art
JSTOR daily - interesting articles from JSTOR

typing

monkeytype - typing test typing.works - typing test (2!) typeracer - race against other people with your typing speed type the bible - a game by niv type dreams - a beautiful "typing suite" by richard hofmeier. heavy on victorian (and a little bit of art deco) aesthetics. literally one of my favorite typing games ever.

misc

jskidpix - public domain kidpix in browser
LSD dream simulator - from the internet archive
weezify - made by rivers cuomo himself
floor796 - a giant, evergrowing animation that makes reference to popular media
chrome music lab - music making made fun
circles - use your keyboard to make sounds/beats
paint toys - make quick, experimental art
3ds.hacks.guide - guide to hacking and customizing 3ds
unicode maze generator
fasthub tts synthesizer - classic tts generator
fromsoft image macro creator - overlay an image with a fromsoft-like death screen caption