The websites are still out there, the challenge is finding them among the noise. As you mentioned, it's the search engines fucking us. As well as link aggregation sites. I'll just explore my bookmarks and grab a few I find interesting.
https://wikispooks.com/wiki/Main_Page
http://www.rexresearch.com/index.htm
https://dimenovels.lib.niu.edu/islandora/search
https://www.1000manifestos.com/
https://www.therighttoolcompany.com/ Did you ever want a 30 round stripper clip for you magazines?
https://www.helmink.com/Catalogue/World/
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