Some internet sites won't load anymore

Since a couple of days I have been unable to load a couple of websites I check regularly like engadget and TUAW, while others (e.g Gizmodo) load extremely slowly and don't show pictures once they do load. There are some other sites that just won't work (Apple, imdb), but it seems very random since most sites do work normally.
The problem is the same in Safari 4, Firefox and Camino, so I'm guessing it's my mac in some way. I tried pinging Engadget and get a 100% failure rate every time. Once I try surfing there through www.the-cloak.com I get there just fine, though. I tried resetting my internet router (by taking the power off for a night and reconnecting it this morning), but that seems not to have changed anything.
Does anybody know what can possibly cause this?

Hi Nixed and welcome to Apple Discussions.
As the problem appears to be across various browsers I would suspect your ISP's DNS servers.
Have a look at OpenDNS and follow the instructions there. If you have browser access to your cable modem change the settings there, if not follow the instructions to change your Mac's settings.
Even if this doesn't solve your immediate problem using OpenDNS is A Good Thing because of their anti phishing and other security settings. They are also faster than many ISPs DNS servers.
The numbers you want are 208.67.222.222 and 208.67.220.220
Good luck,
Adrian

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