MovieMistakes.com is one of the rare web sites that has a URL that clearly explains what you’ll find there: Movie Mistakes.  This site contains a compendium of mistakes that can be found in modern cinema.  Editing and consistency mistakes are common in movies and some other sites feature some of the more interesting errors, but this site dedicates it wholly to mistakes and those who find them.  Replete with screen and video capture examples, MovieMistakes.com makes for an interesting visit for film buffs and regular viewers alike.  Of particular note is the Best Mistakes with Pictures section that contains clear examples of some of the best mistakes that made it through to final production.  My favorite is the scene in Pirates of the Carribean: The Curse of the Black Pearl where a crew member donning a cowboy hat is clearly visible looking out over the ocean.

http://www.moviemistakes.com/

CharityNavigator.org is a wonderful web site that details, monitors, compares, and ranks the performance of thousands of charities.  This exhaustive list of charitable organizations can be viewed by category or region and includes a comprehensive rating system based on efficiency, overhead cost, growth, and actual dollars distributed.  Whether looking for a charity that specializes in an area that you’d like to help or researching an existing charity, this site is a must for anyone who wants to ensure that their donation is used in the manner for which it was intended.

http://www.charitynavigator.org/

On Labor Day weekend (Friday, September 1, 2006 to Sunday, September 3, 2006) Kyle MacDonald, master of the One Red Paperclip blog, will be hosting an open house at his new home in Sasketchewan, Canada.  In case you’re unfamiliar with the story, on July 12, 2005, Kyle started with a single red paperclip and managed to orchestrate a series of trades, each increasing in value, until he had a new house.  The initial trade for a pen shaped like a fish was made two days after the original posting and the final trade occurred on July 7, 2006 when the town of Kipling, Sasketchewan traded Kyle a house in exchange for a role in a movie, the result of a prior trade with actor Corbin Bernsen.  Now, Kyle has moved into his new home and is hosting an open house party for the public, Labor Day weekend at his residence at 503 Main Street.

http://oneredpaperclip.blogspot.com/