Language+Arts

Gilgamesh
[|http://www.openculture.com/2010/10/the_sounds_of_ancient_mesopotamia.html]

Old and Middle English
Anthology of Middle English Literature []

Shakespeare
General Shakespeare [] Interactive Folio and Study Guide : Romeo and Juliet []

Edgar Allan Poe and the Tell-Tale Heart [|http://www.openculture.com/2010/10/edgar_allan_poe_the_animated_tell-tale_heart.html]

East of the Web Short Stories, Games, and Interactive Literature []

Writing
Toasted Cheese, Literary Journal and Writing Community []

Grammar
(also see Writing)

Grammarly - grammar checker online []

Writing Gooder Blog []

Grammar Girl Blog []

University Grammar Handbooks (includes style guides)
OWLS @ Purdue University [] Grammar Handbook, University of Illinois U-C []

Journalism
Interactive Infographic about the Growth and Decline of Newspapers. []

NYU Journalism Guide for Students []

Society for Professional Journalism - Student Resources []

SBJ's Journalist's Toolbox []

LexisNexis Academic - Research []

Not quite off topic
Stephen Fry on Language (podcast animation) [|http://www.openculture.com/2010/10/stephen_fry_gets_animated_about_language.html]

Comedian David Mitchell on America and the "Queen's English" (video) [|http://www.youtube.com/user/steorling#p/c/0DBA87B34F542CF2/0/om7O0MFkmpw] on "standards" of English Spelling [|http://www.youtube.com/user/steorling#p/c/0DBA87B34F542CF2/16/kge9ZzjsfW8]