Sometimes I get awfully tired of seeing the same news and “shocking” stuff regurgitated all over the Internet. Sometimes, I just want something new and nourishing, something to actively learn rather than something just to read and forget. For those times, I look to the following four sites:

Comics That Say Something
Subtle wisdom in visual form…really awesome!

Contemplate.us
Little text wisdom blurbs you can browse through.

LongReads
Longer articles/essays on various subjects–bet you can guess why I like this one, LOL

PBS.org
All kinds of shows and topics, from scientific discoveries to art history, with a common thread of making you think.