http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kamichu An anime series about a young girl who discovers she is a kami, a god in the Shinto religion. I watched the series and it was pretty endearing.

http://www.realitysandwich.com/kubrick_gaze A critical look at Stanley Kubrick.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BkpXoM0D-Pk Stereolab - Wow And Flutter. This video is very highly recommended. I am a huge fan of Stereolab. This is possibly the greatest LotD of all time.

http://www.soviet-empire.com/ussr/viewtopic.php?t=34446 A list of child names that reference the Soviet Revolution.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/film/2004/mar/27/features.weekend An article about the extensive archives left by Stanley Kubrick. I suggest you read this if you're any kind of Kubrick fan.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Milk_bag In Canada, milk comes in bags.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z25t-PQDn5A A jazzier version of the credits to Star Wars: A New Hope.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Rod Black Rod's job is to enforce proper conduct in the Parliament's House of Lords.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C3%86thelred_the_Unready Wikipedia on Æthelred the Unready, King of England.

http://tanasinn.info/wiki/Stalking_Haruhi_Suzumiya Someone took pictures of the real-life locations in the anime The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya.