Art

Elfwood
The largest science fiction and fantasy art site on the Net - standards range from amateur to professional.
Epilogue
Epilogue is a growing community of today's most talented artists and illustrators, specializing in science fiction and fantasy art.
GFXartist
A huge site with some fantastic artwork and extremely good for learning, whether you're just starting out, or more advanced. Also makes for terrific browsing.

Fantasy & Science Fiction (General)

The Endicott Studio Journal of Mythic Arts
Founded by Terri Windling in 1987. The Studio is a member of The Interstitial Arts Foundation, and associated with The Mythic Imaginations Institute and ISIS: The Institute of Interstitial Studies.
Interstitial Arts Foundation
Founded by a group of literary, visual, musical, and performance artists for the purpose of creating and promoting art made in the interstices between genres and categories.

Roleplaying

Cultural Formations in Text-Based Virtual Realities
Elizabeth Reid's Masters Thesis on Cultural Formations in MUDs.
MudConnector.com
One of the largest sites on the Net devoted to MUDs, with a wealth of material including extensive listings, reviews, articles and resources.
Richard A. Bartle: Formal Texts (MUD-related material)
A collection of MUD-related documents dates back to such games' very beginnings, as well as a smaller collection of MUD-related writings by the author himself.
RPG Times
Founded in 1998, the RPG Times is a monthly E-Zine that offers a range of fiction, non-fiction articles and reviews.
Silven Crossroads
A free resource for the role-playing game industry and its fans, with a professional web portal. It aims to play the role of an industry innovator and business partner for dedicated and driven individuals and organizations working to improve the global role-playing game industry.

Politics

Al-Jazeera in English
English version of the superb Arabic news channel.
Baghdad Burning
"Girl Blog from Iraq...let's talk politics and occupation." - Riverbend
Green Left Weekly
The Online edition of the Australian Green Left Weekly newspaper.
Hidden Agendas: The Films and Writings of John Pilger
Website for the award-winning journalist John Pilger - thought-provoking stuff.