As an online learner, you’ve already demonstrated your ability to take initiative, manage your own education and pursue learning opportunities to reach your career goals. And to supplement your class work and online lectures, you’re probably on the lookout for blogs and other Internet resources to keep you learning and engaged in the greater conversation. These 100 RSS feeds will help you learn a new skill, prepare for a job, communicate with different kinds of people, understand your class work, and more, and all in an easy-to-read format.
News and Current Events
Get your news in a streamlined format by subscribing to these top news feeds.
- Google News: Google’s news feed lays out top stories in a very straightforward format and offers headlines from the BBC, New York Times, CNN, Los Angeles Times, Washington Post, and other sources.
- Financial Times: FT.com’s feed quickly connects you to the homepages for different news topics, including Asia, UK, transport, airlines, industrials, oil and gas, health, media and a lot more.
- BBC: One of the most popular sources for European and international news, the BBC also offers RSS feeds for the video and audio section of the website, plus different news sections.
- MarketWatch News Break: Follow the stock market’s ups and downs to learn about investing from the Wall Street Journal.
- The Christian Science Monitor: The CSM is one of the most popular news feeds for U.S., Canadian and international news.
- New York Times Homepage: The New York Times’ homepage feed is an excellent source for breaking news around the state, country and world.
- Washington Post Politics: When you want to learn more about politics, elections and Congress, let the Washington Post’s feed fill you in.
- CNN.com Videos: Get videos sent to your inbox from CNN.com to watch the top stories from news, entertainment and more.
- TIME Columnists: Subscribe to this feed for all the latest columns from TIME’s brightest, funniest writers.
- Reuters: Reuters has feeds for top news, U.S. news, business news, mergers, lifestyle, science, sports, and plenty more.
Science
These feeds will open up your mind to all kinds of cutting edge science stories and research in space exploration, medicine, biology, and more.
- CNN.com Science and Space: CNN.com has a strong science section that reports on space and beyond.
- NPR Health and Science: Learn about medical research, wildlife conservation, energy consumption, space exploration and plenty more from NPR’s health and science feed.
- Scientific American: Catch up on news from health, space, technology, biology, environment and other sectors.
- Nature.com News Feeds: Nature.com’s news feeds include a huge selection from NPG journals, research journals and other resources for health news, biology, and more.
- Discovery Channel: Subscribe to Discovery Channel fields about the environment, health, dinosaurs, history, space and more.
- JAMA RSS Feeds: The Journal of the American Medical Association allows readers to subcribe to feeds from archives on neurology, dermatology, general psychiatry, pediatrics and a lot more.
- WebMD Health: WebMD’s health feed covers everything from medical research to healthy living hacks to drug information.
- SciGuy: Eric Berger reports on and analyzes all kinds of science news and stories, from genetics to the environment.
- MedlinePlus Health News: This health news feed comes from the U.S. government and covers research and more.
- An Inconvenient Blog: Learn about the environment and current "green" issues here.
Technology and New Media
Learn more about how technology can enhance your personal and professional life when you keep up with these technology and new media feeds.
- Slashdot: Subscribe to Slashdot’s feed for "news for nerds."
- Yahoo! News Technology: Yahoo!’s technology feed reports on top stories from Google, the Internet, Congress, media and entertainment, and more.
- CNET News: CNET’s news feeds come in all categories, including Green Tech, Business Tech, video reports, the daily podcast, media, personal tech and more.
- ZDNet RSS Feeds: Follow feeds to connect to ZDNet blogs, news, and product reviews.
- Wired.com: Connect to Wired.com’s news stories, blogs and more here.
- Mashable: Mashable is a great feed for learning about technology news and hacks as well as web working.
- Web Worker Daily: Follow this feed to learn how to manage your own web projects and keep up with Internet news.
- WebReference.com: Subscribe to this feed to get daily tips for web design and programming.
- Wired How-To Wiki: Get tutorials and videos for online projects here.
- Macnn: The Macintosh News Network covers everything Apple and Macintosh related.
Education and Reference
These feeds make it easy to learn something new each day and keep up with news and trends in education and college life.
- Dictionary.com Word of the Day: Learn a new word — in English or Spanish — everyday from Dictionary.com’s feed.
- TIME.com Quote of the Day: Get the most ironic, insightful, and inspiring quotes of the day from this feed.
- Education: Get news stories about U.S. education from this feed.
- The Shifted Librarian: This blogger shares library and information trends, technology news and education news.
- EducationWeek: Follow feeds about curriculum, diversity, colleges, education technology, special education and more from EducationWeek.
- Deb’s Continuing Education Blog: Deb blogs about going back to school, fitting in, and more.
- CampusGrotto: Follow CampusGrotto for all kinds of tips and hacks about surviving college or going back to school.
- The College Puzzle: Dr. Michael W. Kirst blogs for Stanford about transitioning to college, student assessment, higher education news, and more.
- Grammar Girl Quick and Dirty Tips: Grammar Girl will send you quick grammar tips to your inbox when you subscribe to her feed.
- Copyblogger: Get writing tips for Internet media and more here.
Literature
These book blogs and literature feeds share author interviews, book reviews, and more.
- Author Interviews: NPR’s author interviews can be accessed daily from this feed.
- Arts and Letters Daily: Read the Arts and Letters Daily blog to learn all about old texts, current authors, classic themes and more.
- Critical Mass: This blog comes from the National Book Critics Circle Board of Directors.
- Bookstore People: Read book reviews from the Bookstore People.
- Omnivoracious: Amazon’s book blog will keep you in tune with current fiction releases.
- Vook: Learn about digital reading and new media literature from this blog’s feed.
- Three Percent: This blog from the University of Rochester covers news and reviews from the international literature world.
- Bookslut: Get recommendations for books to read and authors to check out on Bookslut.
- Maud Newton: Prominent book reviewer Maud Newton can teach you a thing or two when it comes to choosing your next book.
- Lulu Poetry: Poem of the Day: Learn more about poetry by reading a poem each day from this feed.
The Arts
Become a more cultured individual when you follow these music, art and theatre feeds.
- New York Times Arts: The New York Times has 15 different feeds for the arts, plus 10 for style and 5 for travel.
- World Cafe: NPR’s World Cafe shares music and arts from cultures around the world.
- Art News Blog: Learn about cutting edge artists from this blog.
- Graphic Arts Online: This site has feeds for learning about graphic arts industry news and more.
- Alex Ross: The Rest is Noise: Alex Ross is a music critic for The New Yorker and blogs too.
- Modern Art Notes: Keep up with news, artists, trends, events and exhibits in the modern arts world.
- Theatre Notes: Read reviews of independent theatre here.
- The Arts Fuse: Subscribe to this feed for posts about books and authors, visual arts, theatre, food, jazz, film, opera and more.
- Pop & Hiss: Keep up with the music industry when you subscribe to this LA Times blog.
- ArtMoCo: This feed will teach you about contemporary and modern art.
Foreign Affairs, Travel and Language
Discover more about the world beyond your own little bubble by learning a new language, studying a different culture and reading about travel opportunities.
- Invisible Paris: Learn where to stay and what to see in Paris to get a real, authentic experience of the city.
- Language Translation: Get tips and news about translations here.
- Gridskipper: This snarky travel blog is for urban travelers.
- Refugees International: This feed shares stories and news from Refugees International on humanitarian missions.
- The International Student Blog: Study-abroad students and those wanting to study abroad will find news and tips here.
- Freestyle Language: Get tips on learning new languages from this feed.
- Learn French with daily podcasts: Subscribe to all lessons or lessons at your learning level.
- The Language Chronicle: Get general tips on learning a new language and resources and ideas for learning specific languages.
Hobbies
These cooking, gardening, gaming and design feeds may just turn you on to a new hobby.
- Cooking with Amy: Amy shares recipes, interviews other cooks, and reviews cooking products on this blog.
- Sustainable Gardening Blog: Learn sustainable gardening tricks when you subscribe to this blog.
- Idealist.org: Get updates from the Idealist.org blog and alerts about internships and volunteer projects around the world.
- Cuisine Capers: Read about cooking, California Wine Country, food tours and more.
- Decor8: Decor8 is a creative blog that’s all about inspiring interior decorating.
- DIY Gardening Tips: Get tips for designing and growing herb gardens, rose gardens and more.
- GameLife: Keep up with gaming news, reviews and releases from this Wired.com blog.
- Barefoot Bloggers: These bloggers attempt to recreate the recipes of the Barefoot Contessa.
- Threadbanger: The people on Threadbanger will show you that sewing and DIY fashion projects is anything but old-fashioned.
- Design Happens: HGTV’s blog covers painting, wallpaper, HGTV shows, interior design and more.
- Food Network Addict: This blogger is obsessed with sharing the best from cable TV chefs.
- Hostess with the Mostess: Get party planning ideas and tips here.
Career and Business
Prepare for a career, read up on business and finance news, and learn how to compete in the marketplace by subscribing to these feeds.
- BusinessWeek: Choose one or several of BusinessWeek Online’s RSS feeds like Top News, Brand Equity, Auto Design, Europe, Tech Beat or Economics Unbound to tailor your daily news report.
- Wall Street Journal on Small Business: Get small business news and reports from the WSJ via this feed.
- The Motley Fool: Let The Motley Fool educate and amuse you in finance, retirement, and business.
- FreelanceSwitch: Freelancers will get updated news, tips and resources for managing their careers from this feed.
- Dealbreaker: This business and finance "tabloid" is actually a great source for learning about the inside culture of the industry.
- Penelope Trunk’s Brazen Careerist: Penelope Trunk gives you the straight talk on being a confident, capable and street-smart professional.
- The Career Key Blog: This blog covers career changes, self-employment and more.
- Entrepreneur.com: Get the latest small business headlines and tips for growing your business here.
- The Home-Based Business Blog: Regular feeds will show you how to master social networking, marketing and more.
- Salary Stories: By subscribing to this feed, you’ll receive stories and news about negotiations, salary trends, and more.
Society and Culture
This final collection of feeds includes blogs about culture, fashion, society, entertainment, politics and everything else.
- SFGate Culture Blog: SFGate.com’s Culture Blog reports on what’s wrong, what’s right, and what’s worth talking about in our culture today.
- Daily Intel: NYMag.com’s tongue-in-cheek blog comments on society, the economy, pop culture and more for New Yorkers and beyond.
- The Cool Hunter: The Cool Hunter reports on fashion, art, travel, design, music and culture from around the world.
- Jezebel: Jezebel is the modern woman’s guide to culture, entertainment, politics and more.
- Best Week Ever: VH1’s The Best Week Ever feed will keep you connected to the latest weird news and trivia from the week.
- All About Race: All About Race comments on race relations and beyond.
- Today in Pictures: Get inspired by viewing the day’s most beautiful pictures.
- Be Encouraged: Subscribe to this blog to get self-help tips and strategies for healthy, happy living.
- QueerSighted: This feed is all about gay culture and news.
- clusterflock: Read clusterflock to stay abreast of the news, art, politics and attitudes affecting our society today.
