Monthly Archives: April 2009

ListVerse – People like making lists. Even if we don’t follow them through, lists at least give us the feeling that we’re in charge. Some people make a list of groceries before heading out to the supermarket, others use pros … Continue reading →

12Seconds – Today my girlfriend asked me “what is the whole story behind twitter anyway?” Apparently the recent media hype about Ashton Kutcher vs CNN on twitter was her question’s trigger. I explained that twitter is pretty much about micro-blogging … Continue reading →

Neatorama – Neatorama is an excellent blog that offers an original perspective on life. It covers a wide range of weird yet wonderful posts and photos from all over the world. I was really impressed by the grade A content … Continue reading →

How Books got their Titles – My name is Shachar. What’s yours? Shachar means dawn in Hebrew, and it was my older sister who suggested the name to my parents. She was 5 years old when I was born and … Continue reading →

BMC – B movies are legendary, and the tradition is still alive and kicking today. Need proof? No problem. Check out this great website for a huge collection of low-budget, weak PR motion pictures that come with a huge fan … Continue reading →

Labuat – Labuat is the name of a musical project established in Spain. The music is excellent and relaxing  but Labuat’s actual WOW effect is produced by their flash animation. See for yourself; press start and don’t forget to move … Continue reading →

New Math – Craig Damrauer is an artist and as such he has a special way of presenting his imagination. Although Craig uses equations, there’s much more to math in this site that what its name might imply. It’s funny, … Continue reading →

MADsteroids – It’s your gun and your ship against the mad universe. Your goal is to destroy all the asteroids and enemy ships without getting hit, and picking up space capsules for boosts. Interested in educational games? Check out our … Continue reading →

Life – A couple of months ago, the Life Magazine Archive made its way into AMF’s Weekly Faves, and consequently, into our blog as well. While I was drafting that post, I explored the Life.com website and was very disappointed … Continue reading →

BookGlutton – Know that warm, rewarding feeling you get when you’ve dived deep into a remarkable book? That feeling however tends to subside rather quickly if it isn’t shared with others. What a better way to extend that great satisfaction … Continue reading →

Happy News – Reading the newspaper (printed edition) from front to back is something I’ve stopped doing when I was about 18 years old. I realized that news stories and articles often repeated themselves – another earthquake, another politician with … Continue reading →

Lala – If consuming music is what you’re after, these days there are two major alternatives (excluding buying CD’s): 1. Purchasing songs online in mp3 format (averaging around $0.99 per song) and downloading them to your portable device or computer, … Continue reading →