Macquarie Regional Library

Cool Links

Art
Books
Games
Movies
Music
Random stuff


Art

DeviantArt Community of artists and those devoted to art. Share, sell, buy and review art.

Quit your day job If you’re into reading or drawing comics, check out this guy’s blog.

Juxtapose magazine The website for the funky art and culture magazine. Created in 1994 by a group of artists, the magazine and website defines and celebrates urban contemporary art and artists. If you like urban art, graffiti, or collecting vinyl toys this is the site for you.

Empty magazine Empty is a cult, Australian "creative" magazine created for the professional creative community. The magazine is published by Sydney-based Design is Kinky studio, curators of the Semi-Permanent design festival, a fixture in design culture's global landscape, which occurs annually in Australia.

Design is Kinky A digital publication geared to graphic design in all media. Profiles, mug shots, theory and galleries.

Face Your Manga Create your own Mangatar, it can be realistic or you can make yourself whoever you want to be!

Manga University - How to Draw Manga! Manga Tutorials that focus on each body part so you can start drawing awesome Manga characters in no time.

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Books

MRLYA blog Our very own blog where you can read reviews on new titles, find out what’s happening at the library and what’s hot at the library.

Between the Lines Online book hub for young people.

Karin’s Book Nook This blogger must spend most of her time reading (she is a librarian) and posts great reviews of everything she’s read. A good site if you’re looking for something to read.

Inside a dog Read and write reviews about young adult fiction, win stuff, read interviews with authors and more.

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Local Fun

Dubbo Youth Services Directory An online directory of the Who, What, When and Where of Youth Services and Events in Dubbo.

The Dubbo Youth Blog Keep up to date with the latest on what's cool in Dubbo, or happening in the state or the nation that could affect you... the Youth!

Dubbo Youth Forum Start a discussion or have your say about what's happening in your town.

Facebook: Dubbo Youth Don't want to go looking for the latest Youth Information? Well make it come to you with the Dubbo Youth Facebook Page.

Macquarie Regional Library Flickr Page Been to a Library Event recently? Then check yourself out on Flickr!

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Games

All the cheats The search engine for cheats - Gameboy, Nintendo, Playstation and more.

Games.com Need to waste a few hours? Use this site to trawl to the thousands of games freely available on the web.

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Movies

IMDB The biggest movie and tv site on the web. Contains reviews, news, previews and more.

Rotten Tomatoes A website dedicated to all things related to the silicon screen. Reviews, information, news and trailers.

Reading cinemas Check out what’s on at the cinemas.

MovieWeb A comprehensive site containing trailers, reviews, poster art, free images and heaps more.

Apple movie previews Download high res movie trailers from upcoming films.

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Music

AMWS Information about Australian bands, artists, music, music shops, and sheet music.

b4 u splash cash Check this site before you splash your cash. Advice on smart buying, managing your money, what to do when things go wrong and some tips on the big buys – such as a car, or renting a house or flat.

The iPod Nation As the name indicates, this is a site for everything you ever wanted or needed to know about your iPod.

Rolling Stone Magazine The online version of the magazine. Includes music reviews, movie reviews, musical artists, free MP3s and photographs.

Sleevage A very cool site dedicated to critiquing album sleeve art.

Triple J The ABC's alternative radio station’s website. Free downloads, music and movie reviews, a gig guide, and more.

Spicks and Specks The website for the uber-popular ABC television show.

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Random stuff

Saturday Night Live The official site of the comedy show that has launched the careers of Will Ferrell, Eddie Murphy, Tina Fey, Molly Shannon, Chevy Chase, John Belushi and many others. Contains message board, videos, behind the scenes and an online store.

Clark and Michael Michael Cera (from Arrested Development, Juno) and his friend Clark Duke created this hilarious internet series for CBS. It’s a mockumentary following Clark and Michael’s ambitions to write and sell a pilot for a television series.

The Chaser War on Everything Satirical news from the team behind the ABC’s CNNNN, and that stunt involving an Osama bin Laden lookalike and APEC.

YouTube The site that needs no explanation.

Wikipedia Containing over 2,600,000 articles written collaboratively by volunteers around the world.

Flickr One of the biggest online photo management and sharing applications. Show off your favourite photos and videos, or have a look at everyone else’s.

Lonely Planet Thinking about taking a gap year? Or just need inspiration for your next big trip? Visit Lonely Planet’s site for travel guides, tips and information. Don’t forget the library has a big range of Lonely Planet travel guides available.

Facebook The current big thing in social networking.

MySpace The other big site for social networking. Listen to bands, keep in touch with your friends and more.

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