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"Homestarrunner.net... it's dot com 😌...."
Let's all take a moment to remember the classic internet cartoon website homestarrunner.com, created by The Brothers Chaps, two guys from Georgia who decided to make an Adobe Flash series featuring characters from their children's book The Homestar Runner Enters the Strongest Man in the World Contest. I love that it manages to be hilarious without leaning too far into the generally nihilistic and disgusting style of humor that was prevalent on other flash sites at the time like albinoblacksheep.com and newgrounds.com (definitely worth looking into but be prepared for maximum edginess). I was fortunate enough to have someone show me this series when I was around 10 or so which I believe, like many others, helped foster in me a weird sense of humor that wouldn't really find its footing until way later in life.
Nov 30, 2023
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Feb 22, 2024
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Tinkerbell.com (Circa 2008)
Used to end up here trying to find Tinkerbell stuff (Pixie Hollow for those who know) online as a child. You need to wayback machine this. I have no idea what it was for but I loved the design so much that I still remember it. I think your cursor was a little sparkle too Lol. Very Heavens Gate
Jesusdiamante.com
Super frilly Japanese clothing brand, not even my style but I love the way the site looks. Pleasing
Bambidiaries.blogspot.com
Howtomurderyourlife.blogspot.com
Cat Marnell’s now defunct blogs. I don’t condone drug use. I think drugs are lame but these blogs are a great time capsule and are visually interesting. I used to love her amphetamine logic column for Vice mag and her book was also quite nice.
My favorite websites for last...
Carstuckgirls.com. Tagline is “Sexy girls get stuck with their cars in mud” Bizarre fetish site with no nudity to my knowledge, just pictures of girls w their cars stuck in mud snow etc. Lots of these pics used to circulate on Tumblr.
Denniscooperblog.com
Changed my entire life. Found all my favorite reads here. I love Dennis Cooper. His PI recs would be so great… just had an idea…
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Rookiemag.com (now archived)
Discovering Rookie Mag really impacted me as well. Learned so much on there as a middle school girl, felt like a new world. True tastemakers. My sisters boyfriend Fox…
Apr 25, 2024
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I’ve been wanting to make my website more reminiscent of late 90’s web pages so I came on here for design inspo. I ended up getting totally consumed by all of the personal homepages. There used to be so much creativity, personality, and intention involved in creating an online presence. I could (and did) scroll through here all day!
Jan 16, 2025
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When I moved to New York the first time, I worked at a now-defunct music venue near Pumps and would go to the combination BP/Dunkin where I survived off of their incredibly cheap hashbrowns and iced coffee for an extended period. This time around, I have eaten them maybe 5 times a week, for...well, similar reasons. If anyone is not aware, the Dunkin App will reward you with free hashbrowns if you buy, like, 2 things. If you've made it all the way to the end of this rambling ode to the potato coin I highly recommend downloading the Dunkin App and raking in the savings
Jan 17, 2024
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Absolute legends. disliking Green Day is middle schooler behavior. Liking Green Day is I guess also middle schooler behavior. Figure that out
Jan 7, 2024
I’m not necessarily saying there should be more but I can’t help but appreciate the ones that currently exist
Mar 27, 2024