I am in LOVE with Jonathan Harris' Universe, which displays modern "mythology" information through storytelling in a beautiful and compelling way. The site, which was created way back in 2007, may seem less "informationally" relevant than other modern sites (it has not been updated), but in terms of concept, the site remains an inspiration.
Harris, who created "We Feel Fine" (also mind-blowing) in 2006, recently came out with a book about it!! He has also released Sputnik Observatory, a sort of home video meets Ted talks (watch his ted talk here) sort of thing.
Both Cool Hunting and 99% have covered Jonathan Harris and his project "We Feel Fine," and I recently read a photo-article he created in Good Magazine about an Alaskan Whale Hunt.
