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The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition. http://www.bartleby.com/61/
A dependable online dictionary.
Urban Legends Reference Pages http://www.snopes2.com/index.html
Look up the truth on those dreadful emails before you hit the Forward button.
AnnualCreditReport https://www.annualcreditreport.com/cra/index.jsp
Central site to order from the 3 main reporting companies.
Media
The Morning News A daily dose of the headlines and some good writing to boot. Arts & Letters Daily - ideas, criticism, debate
A compendium of some of the best articles on the web as well as exhaustive links to online versions of many excellent periodicals. Truthdig Drilling Beneath the Headline In depth reporting.
Podcasts
Nature Podcast Like it says… Stanford on iTunes Faculty lectures book discussions, concerts, sports and more for free. Clicking on the Open Stanford on iTunes, opens up the Stanford page in iTunes.
The Stingy Scholar Free iPod Tour Guides Planning a trip to Amsterdam? Load a walking tour onto your iPod.