Matt Drudge’s father, Bob Drudge, has done pretty well for himself with his little site Refdesk.com. Helped in large part by a prominent link on the Drudge Report for years, Refdesk boasts huge traffic and successfully sustains itself with an annual donations drive.

I used Refdesk years ago, but took some time to check it out again recently. I guess the minimalist style runs in the family, as the overall plain look hasn’t changed much for years. But despite appearances, the site does offer a great collection of hand-picked links and tools in a portal format. If you get over the initial intimidation factor by the sheer number of links, you’ll probably find something that interests you here. It’s a nice reminder of the pre-Google good ol’ days of the net where you relied on hand-picked links to get real information. In this case, some classics don’t go out of style.