I'm a political junkie, and the Web's helped make a bad habit worse. The site I turn to most is probably Hotline Scoop . As a Jewish Democrat, I guess I should include a link to the National Jewish Democratic Council 's home page. I also read the print edition of the San Francisco Chronicle .
Slate often has interesting articles.
I also am a big fan of klezmer music - a product of the Jewish diaspora that incorporates Eastern European folk and dance music along with jazz into irresistable melodies. I had the good fortune to be part of a powerhouse Maryland team that won a lot of tournaments and finished second at ACF nationals and of a Berkeley team that has enjoyed similar success. There is a college bowl newsgroup , alt.college.college-bowl . I retired from play in 1998. The high school from which I graduated, the North Carolina School of Science and Mathematics, has a number of useful web pages associated with it.