Who doesn’t love the 24/7 access of the worldwide web? We certainly do, but sometimes this limitless wealth of material gets overwhelming. With so much to look at, we often have the nagging feeling that we’re missing something important. In an attempt to offer a shortcut around the information highway traffic jam, we’re sharing a few of the sites (watch for periodic updates) that we think are worth a visit.

SideTour: Looking for an alternative to the impossibility scoring a table at some of-the-moment restaurant? SideTour offers customized adventures and experiences, like the opportunity to learn about urban beekeeping at a Brooklyn apiary, train at Gleason’s Gym with a World Boxing Association champ, or craft cocktails with a group of top mixologists. Currently, SideTour programs are only in NY, but the site is soon expanding nationally and globally. 

TaskRabbit: Have a kitchen cabinet that’s been broken for a year? Dry cleaning that hasn’t been picked up in months? Boxes that were never unpacked after a move? List jobs like these and more on TaskRabbit, set a price for the tasks, and a local helper/expert (fully background checked) appears at the door to perform them on a designated day.

OhMyRockness: Ever wonder how some people always know where all the best bands are playing? NYC-based OhMyRockness lists dates, venues, and band information. It even has daily ticket giveaways and its own radio station.

Portable.tv: Find it hard to keep up with what’s happening in the worlds of fashion, art, film, music, and culture? Portable.tv curates “groundbreaking” videos across all of these categories.

MoMALibrary: With a huge archive of cool art books at their disposal, which do the Museum of Modern Art’s librarians get most excited about? Find out on this site, described as the “life and times of the MoMA Library.”

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