Favorite websites: OwlKitty and more

The internet is loaded with amusements and useful resources. And every so often I like to document websites that deserve recognition. What follows are some of my recent favorites.

OwlKitty

I love movies and I love cats. Filmmaker and animator Thibault “Tibo” Charroppin has combined both in OwlKitty.
He has made his fluffy black cat Lizzy (stage name OwlKitty) a movie star of sorts. He has edited the cute feline into such films and TV shows as “The Lord of the Rings,” “Game of Thrones,” “Star Wars” and “John Wick.” OwlKitty has even branched out into music videos with Taylor Swift and Billy Eilish. The results are terrifically entertaining.
Check out OwlKitty’s website, Twitter page and this BuzzFeed article.

Stepping Through Film

A movie fan has been visiting his favorite film locations and taking photos that recreate scenes from those flicks. That fan, London-based Thomas Duke, has created an Instagram account called Stepping Through Film to document his work. (See article by the Daily Mail.)

Doug Gilford’s Mad Cover Site

I’m a follower of pop culture and enjoy interesting online resources. Sometimes those things come together. For instance, one website features every cover of Mad magazine from its first issue in 1952 until the present.
Doug Gilford’s Mad Cover Site is “a resource for collectors and fans of the world’s most important (ecch!) humor publication.” (See article by Open Culture.)

Streaming video directories

The explosion of video-on-demand services has created confusion among viewers. There is no shortage of websites devoted to helping viewers find movies and TV series to watch online. I’ve previously discussed Instantwatcher.com, Exstreamist and What’s On Netflix. Of those, I find Instantwatcher is the most useful for content discovery.
There’s also Can I Stream It? and JustWatch, if you have a specific movie or show you’re searching for.
Let me point out a few more websites that are trying to make sense of all the comings and goings of content on Netflix, Amazon and other services. They are Netflix Center, Next Flicks and The TV Answerman.

Post Apocalyptic Salvaged Ware

U.K.-based costume designer Mark Cordory has set up a Pinterest page devoted to his nightmarish post-apocalyptic outfits. He has 30-plus years of experience making costumes and props for TV, film, stage and live-action role players.
Also check out his website at Mark Cordory Creations.

Killed by Google

Minneapolis-based coder Cody Ogden created a website that documents every product Google has ever killed off.
The website Killed by Google is organized like a graveyard with tombstones and lifespans for software, services and hardware terminated by the search giant. It currently includes 169 obituaries.
Check out this article on the site by Business Insider.

Creative Commons

The Creative Commons is a non-profit organization devoted to expanding the range of creative works available for others to legally share and build upon. I use the Creative Commons image search service to find photos to illustrate some of my articles on Tech-media-tainment. It’s a great endeavor. (See article by TechCrunch.)