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Arts and Humanities :

Printmakers A-Z - selected print images from Georgetown University Library's Fairchild Gallery collection.
Art Crimes: The Writing on the Wall - a gallery of graffiti art from cities around the world.
Ballet Dictionary - illustrated with QuickTime demonstrations from the American Ballet Theater.
Diotima - materials for the study of women and gender in the ancient world.
Masters of Photography - the greatest practitioners of the camera. With photographs, extensive essays, and biographies.
Perseus Project, The - detailed searchable library of texts, translations, art, and archaeology of Ancient Greece and Rome.
Pin-up Page, The - offers a database of pin-up artists and their work.
typoGRAPHIC - this site is meant to illustrate the beauty, poetry, complexity, and history of type.
Vincent van Gogh Information Gallery - database of paintings, watercolors, letters, and sketches. With discussion, biography, and more.
24 Hour Museum - national gateway to UK museums, galleries and heritage.
Alt Text - exploration of text and imagery meant to be a two way interaction between the reader and writer, or reader and artist.
America Quilts - companion site to the PBS program exploring the history, art, and personal stories of quilt-making in America includes tips, a gallery, quiz, and glossary.
American Century: Art & Culture 1900-2000 - Whitney Museum of American Art explores the evolution of American identity over the past one hundred years as seen through the eyes of the nation's artists.
American Museum of Photography, The - features information on a privately-held collection of images from the first 75 years of photography, a web contest and an interactive exhibit.
Animation Express - collection of innovative, surprising, and witty animations.
Art and Culture.com - interconnected guide to the arts. Includes the design, performing, and visual arts, and literature, music, and film.
Art Daily - news, reviews, and general information on the world of art.
Art Frahm - collection of 1950s pin-ups featuring women carrying celery whose panties have fallen down in public.
Art of the First World War - 110 paintings from international collections commemorate the 80th anniversary of the end of the First World War.
Bad Burns - tribute to sideburns. The most informative chops page on the net.
bewitched - a series of interactive web projects.
Bonfire of Liberties: Censorship of the Humanities - interactive exhibition.
Breen, Eddie - creator of piggyback art. He takes boring thrift store paintings and bends the work to his will, adding new themes and ideas.
Clickhere - idea behind the exhibition is to convert the dying banner-ad into an artform and fill it with sense and beauty.
Color Me Happy - adventures in hair color with mercatur.
ColorMix - 10 million browser safe combinations.
Communication Arts - creative resource for graphic design, advertising, photography, multimedia development, illustration, art direction.
Conform Project - project involves passing an image around to various designers, with each one adding to and subtracting content from the original image.
Costumer's Manifesto, The - includes costume photos, renderings, history, and information.
counterspace - features a history of typography, with classifications of type and structure of letterforms.
Design for Life - draws on a century of collecting, documenting, and studying design.
Desktop Exhibition - displays a collection of collages composed from real world objects found on non-virtual desktops. Images contributed by a variety of people.
Dreams of Space - depictions of space in children's books.
DyeMyHair.com - information for people who like to dye their hair unnatural colors.
Earth from Above - presentation of aerial photography by French photographer Yann Arthus-Bertrand. Includes sound, motion, and background.
Eero Aarnio - official site. Includes background and images of the ball, the bubble, the pastil, and the tomato chairs.
Estate Project for Artists with AIDS - uses new technology to document and present the artworks created by artists living with HIV or lost to AIDS. Site features an online gallery and curated exhibition.
Fading Ad Campaign - photographic project documenting vintage painted mural ads on building brickfaces in New York City.
Fire Photos.com - gallery and tips for taking better fire photos.
Florida Postcard Collection - contains approximately 5,000 postcards of Florida buildings, landmarks, cities and towns, tourist attractions, and other views.
Franco Magnani: Memory Artist - paintings from memory of the artist's childhood home, a village in the hills of Tuscany.
Garden of Origami, The - includes the history and origins of origami, folding diagrams, resources, K-12 lesson plans, and related arts and links.
History of Costume, The - book with full color plates originally published in the late nineteenth century.
In Transit - interviews and photographs of people on the bus.
Investigating the Renaissance - examining material aspects of three early Netherlandish paintings using digital imaging technigues.
Isamu Noguchi Garden Museum - displays a comprehensive collection of artwork by this sculptor (1904-1988) in a tranquil setting created by the artist.
It's All in the Head - photo essay of the words and images of American restroom walls.
Journal E - real stories and real photos from planet earth.
Junk Store Cameras - humorous reviews of many fabulous junk store cameras. Includes images made with each camera.
Kite Aerial Photography - gallery of aerial images of the Bay Area taken using kite-lofted cameras. Includes information on the equipment and techniques required for taking photographs from kites.
Kodak PhotoQuilt 2000 - add your own picture and story or explore this growing portrait of our time.
La Bastille - large-scale integrated art installation and Tetris game created by Technology House at Brown University.
Le Louvre - official site of this famous museum; home of the Mona Lisa.
Lomographic Society International - dedicated to the technically astonishing, gorgeous little Russian compact camera.
LookItsA.com - a gallery of cloud pictures and the ideas they evoke, gathered together to remind us of a simpler time.
Lovejoy Ramp Mural - dedicated to preserving the legacy of Tom Stefopoulos' murals, painted 50 years ago on the concrete columns of Portland, Oregon's Lovejoy Ramp.
MoMA | The Museum of Modern Art, New York@
Museum of Web Art - showcases web-exclusive art in a virtual-museum atmosphere, including counters, buttons, and wallpaper.
New Media Encyclopedia - site covers recognized video artists and their works with documents, and video clips.
NMAA: An Edward Hopper Scrapbook - offers a glimpse into Hopper's life, his friends, and his paintings.
NOAA Photo Library Collection - extensive online collection of over 5,000 public domain photographs and images from the early 1800's to the present.
Nocturnes, The - gallery focusing on its intersection with the nocturnal elements found in music, literature, and science.
Pancakes Across America - sketches of pancake breakfasts ordered across the United States.
Photographic Journey of Phillip Buehler - a photographic cityscape, including modern ruins, street fossils, and the waterfront.
Pop History Now - features a random year in pop history every weekday. Covers music, televison, movies, news, and politics.
Red Scare: an Image Database - images of the period from the Armistice in November of 1918 to the collapse of hyper-inflation in mid-1920 arranged by subject and chronology.
Smithsonian Institution - America's treasure house for learning.
Solemates: The Century in Shoes - interactive virtual exhibit of shoes through the century.
Spy Letters of the American Revolution - exhibit of American Revolution spy letters from the Henry Clinton Collection at the Clements Library. Contains images, maps, transcriptions, stories, biographies, and timeline.
Stories of the Dreaming - stories from the cultures of indigenous Australians, collected from all over the country in a choice of text, audio, and video.
Suffocate - the purpose is to establish a guideline for every issue and to see what different designers can do to work their way around it.
THAIS: 1200 Years of Italian Sculpture - extensive collection of Italian sculpture organized by period, artist and city; in Italian.
They Still Draw Pictures - collection of drawings made during the Spanish Civil War by Spanish school children, with an introduction by Aldous Huxley.
Through the Eyes of a Child - under the tutelage of a dozen professional photographers, 12 children from a variety of cultural backgrounds armed with cameras photograph their worlds.
Type Me, Type Me Not - experiments in computational typography.
Underwired - celebration of underwear: bras, panties, slips, and garters.

Watson and the Shark

Business and Economy :

Railway Women in Wartime - collection of photographs.
Bank Rate Monitor - timely rates for mortgages, consumer loans, savings accounts and credit cards.
Consumer Information Center - full text versions of hundreds of federal consumer publications. From the U.S. General Services Administration.
Motley Fool - financial forum for the individual investor.
Short Interests on NASDAQ Stocks
AccountingNet - featuring a database of firms, tax resources, state society pages, CPE courses, and industry news.
Ad*Access - image database of over 7,000 advertisements printed mainly in U.S. newspapers and magazines between 1911 and 1955.
Advertising Graveyard - ads that were too great to live, live on here.
Affluenza - online companion to PBS show that explores this condition caused by overconsumption and materialism, and marked by stress, overwork, shopping and indebtedness.
Barcar - dedicated to celebrating and preserving that fragile and mobile institution.
ChrisAndLuke.com - two high school seniors seeking corporate sponsorship to cover college expenses.
Consumers Digest - for people who demand value.
Executive PayWatch - describing the problems of runaway CEO pay, listing of top overpaid executives, and what you can do about the problem.
Kurumi's Humble House of Roadsdom - includes 3-digit interstates (105-990), including the dead ones, Connecticut roads, field guide to freeway interchanges, and make your own freeway sign.
MoneyMinded - personalized and practical guide to saving, investing, borrowing and spending, designed for anyone who wants to take control of her financial life.
Monorail Society - dedicated to the promotion and appreciation of tomorrow's transportation.
Morningstar.Com - providers of news and analyses on markets, stocks, and mutual funds, for the individual investor.
Quicken.com - covering stocks, mutual funds, insurance, taxes, and financing.
Transit Rider - ongoing effort to document transit systems and their vehicles in photos.

Working Stiff

Computers and Internet :

99 Bottles of Beer on the Wall - collection of code to generate the complete lyrics of the song in nearly every programming language.
Coalition Against Unsolicited Commercial Email@
Netiquette Home Page - the do's and don'ts of online communication. Covers both common courtesy online and the informal "rules of the road" of cyberspace.
Search Engine Watch - tracking search engine news, important changes, and providing quality information about these important tools.
ThemeWorld.com - extensive catalog of desktop themes. Features include: upload area, wanted listings, and help for creating & installing themes.
Web Pages That Suck - learn good web page design techniques by looking at bad web page design.
y2kculture.com - daily news and commentary on Y2K culture and politics.
Yale Web Style Guide - covers graphic and information design, page layout, site organization, navigation, and multimedia content.
<w3history> - an open project and work in progress to create a comprehensive history of the Internet and the WWW from 1989 to the present day.
404 Research Lab - dedicated to furthering scientific research and development of the web's most famous error.
AllCam - webcam community providing the place to see and be seen on the web.
Atari.org - offers resources and discussion areas for Atari enthusiasts.
Behind Enemy Lines - a spammer's luck runs out when she forges the wrong domain. Provides a inside look at the world of spamming.
Bell Labs Text-to-Speech Synthesis - type a phrase, choose a voice and listen.
Bobby - program which graphically marks-up a web page with disability access and browser compatibility suggestions.
C-SPAM - presents a scrolling display of unsolicited commercial e-mails with your choice of background music.
Chickenhead: Bannertown - where old banners go to die.
Coolsig - hundreds of little signature files now have a place to call their own. Come home little sigs, come home.
dejavu.org - provides a browser emulator that lets you surf the web of today with the tools of yesterday. Also has an interesting web timeline.
Dialectizer - convert English text to...well, you'll see.
DomainGames - monitors daily dropped domains and new domains.
ebay WhatTheHeckisms - odd things for sale.
FindSounds.com - search engine for finding sound effects and samples.
First Virtual Mousepad Museum - large collection of scanned images of mousepads.
Ghost Sites - identifying and critiquing aging, abandoned, and derelict web sites.
How Microprocessors Work - interactive site is based on a real-life exhibit installed in the Intel Museum.
Icepick: Cool and to the Point - Alex has hyperwired his house: get details on the doorbell, garbage (UPC scans of packaging), the toilet (flush frequency and duration), and more.
Internet Hoaxes - get information about the fraudulent email chain letters, warnings, offers, and pleas for help; computer viruses, and more. From the Department of Energy.
Jargon Scout - an irregular feature that aims to give advance warning of jargon that is just about ready to hatch into the Net's language.
Metamorphosis - my experience upgrading an old Macintosh clone into a modern system without spending too much money.
Multi-Cultural Recycler, The - live web art recycled from almost live web cameras.
Museum of Soviet Calculators - visual museum of early electronic Soviet calculators.
Must-c - Internet design awards where our users vote on the best site within a selected category.
Obsolete Computer Museum - collection of old computers, lotsa 8-bits. Also has links to resources for some of the systems.
Recipe for a Successful Website - a designer's essay describes six key ingredients: content, information design, performance, compatibility, visual design, and interaction design.
UglyInternet.com - reviews of the ugliest sites to show their face on the Internet.
Web Economy Bullshit Generator - reinvent proactive eyeballs.

WebFX

Education :

College Board Online@

Developing Educational Standards

- annotated list of sites with K-12 educational standards and curriculum frameworks.

FinAid: The Financial Aid Information Page

- comprehensive free resource for student financial aid information on the Web. Free scholarship search, financial aid calculators, glossary, and bibliography.

Building a Submarine - details from a University of Akron 1999 Honors Physics group project to build a submarine with a budget of $400.00. View sketches, plans, pictures, and test videos.

Diary Project - a chronicle of kids growing up at the turn of the 21st century.

EXN: Exploration Network - the Discovery Channel Canada's online presence.

Frontline: Secrets of the SAT - examines the national obsession over the SAT and the controversy over its fairness, reliability, and impact on racial diversity on campus.

New York Times Learning Network - free news and education resource for teachers, their students and parents. Includes lesson plans, vocabulary and geography builders, News Quiz, On this Day in History, and forums.

Entertainment :

Carousel! - all about merry-go-rounds.
Harmony Central - resource for musicians includes guitar, bass, synths, MIDI, software, effects and more.
Internet Movie Database - everything you ever wanted to know about every movie ever made.
Movie Review Query Engine - central gateway to many of the movie reviews available on the Web.
Oh, the Humanity! - dedicated to bringing you, the esteemed viewer, the worst movies we have ever seen.
PythOnline - official Monty Python site. Includes spam, of course.
Red Hot Jazz Archive - history of jazz before 1930. Includes songs, biographies, and discographies.
Roller Coaster Database - searchable statistics on more than 450 roller coasters including height, length, number of inversions and everyone's favorite statistic - top speed.
Stinkymeat Project, The - aims to answer the question - "How long can a plate of rotting meat sit in a neighbor's yard without him noticing and calling the police?"
Timothy McSweeney's Internet Tendency - created by nervous people in relative obscurity.
What's Inside Jeremy's Wallet? - the burning question of the 90s.
Whoosh! - essays, articles, commentaries, and various analyses of Xena: Warrior Princess.
16 Color Cinema - the internet movie machine.
3BP.com - contains funny and odd headlines, photos, and video-clips.
8-Track Heaven - for fans of 8-track tapes and other obsolete audio technology.
AbsoluteTrivia.com - searchable index of trivia tidbits, quotations, tests, and useless facts.
AirToons - airline safety tips that they are afraid to tell you about.
Aluminum Foil Deflector Beanie - an effective, low-cost solution to combating mind-control.
Art of the Mixed Tape - dedicated to the art and science of creating mixed tapes. Includes interactive features and mixed tape archives.
Bert is Evil! - expose on the true nature of Bert of Sesame Street. He's not the harmless geek he so succesfully makes us think he is.
Big List of Movie Mistakes, The - large collection of continuity mistakes and film trivia.
Bluffers Guide To Teen Movies, A
Book-A-Minute SF/F - sci-fi and fantasy at lightspeed.
Brief History of Banned Music - a selected on-line chronicle of music that has been banned or censored in the United States.
British Invasion, The - Encyclopedia Britannica looks at the music and mania of 1964.
Celebrity Charity Review - look at tax records that reveal foundations formed by celebrities to manage their charitable donations. From The Smoking Gun.
Clowns are Evil Incarnate - the resource for clown-bashing on the web. Pictures, stories, links, rants and raves.
Complete History of the Discovery of Cinematography, The - chronicling the development of motion pictures by examining 2500 years of arts and invention that led up to cinematography in the 1800s.
Conversational Terrorism - humorous review of: ad hominem variants, sleight of mind fallacies, delay tactics, question as opportunity, verbal grenades, cheap shots, mental magic and ploys.
Corbis Picture Experience - postcard gallery includes special collections celebrating soccer, summer fun, stars and cars.
Cranial.com - home of the Will Hertes' letters.
Crazy Drunk Guy - audio clips of a rambling drunk captured for your enjoyment.
Crimeboss - history of crime comics of the 1940s and 1950s. Includes a large cover gallery.
Daze of Our Lives - state-of-the-art 19th century humor.
Definitive James Bond Sounds Page - includes wav and RealAudio soundclips from many Bond movies.
Derek's Big Website of WalMart Purchase Receipts - check out all of Derek's Wal-Mart receipts since the end of 1996. Provides running commentary on all of his receipts.
Didja Know - wacky facts that just might be true - try to figure it out.
Disturbing Auctions - dedicated to the research and study of the most bizarre and tacky items found for sale on Internet auction sites.
Driveways of the Rich & Famous - see the grease spots of your favorite stars. Hear from gardeners, mailmen, and next-door neighbors of celebrities.
Drum Machine Museum - features photos, sounds, a history of the drum machine, specs, and more.
Early Motion Pictures (1897-1916) - from the Library of Congress.
earlycinema.com - provides an introduction to the first decade of film. Features a timeline, pioneers, technology, and more.
Elvis Presley - Aloha From Hawaii - tribute to Elvis Presley's 1973 satellite special, Aloha From Hawaii. Includes photographs, lyrics, and a biography of the show.
Eric Conveys an Emotion - Eric conveys different emotions with the use of a webcam. Requests are taken and encouraged.
Evan's Star Wars Cinema - find out what I'm doing with vintage Star Wars action figures, a camcorder, and a Power Macintosh G3.
Exploding Dog - send Sam a title, then he will draw what he feels.
Fabulous Bud E. Luv - step into the Luv Lounge and experience Virtual Vegas.
Feels Like Forecast - your psychological calendar: Will tomorrow be Monday all over again? Find out the forecast here.
Foreigner's Guide to America - this handy reference tool makes it easy for newcomers to the US of A to fit right in.
Former Child Star Central - source for news, info, and the assorted sad, happy, and weird items that make up the study of ex-kid stars.
Forward of the Day - best email we get every day.
Gallery of "Misused" Quotation Marks - they turn up in the strangest of places.
Gap-Toothed - views from this side of perfection.
Gobler Toys - tongue-in-cheek parody of a toy company from the 60's. The toys could be real if they weren't so funny.
God Hates Figs - advancing the tenet "god hates figs" as a profound theological statement.
Haiku Movie Reviews - movies in five, seven, five.
He-Man.org - massive site with information on the cartoon, action figures, Q&A forum, and an archive of newsletters.
Hollywood Glamour - the art of smoking in cinema.
How To Build A Stormtrooper Costume
Incredible World of Navel Fluff - Graham has been collecting his navel fluff since 1984. This is his story. With pictures.
Index of Famous Monkeys - from cartoons, movies, TV shows, and history.
Inexplicable Object Of The Week
Innocent Inanimate Objects - fun with groceries and guns.
International Chindogu Society - celebrating chindogu, literally translated as "weird tools" -- useless but clever inventions that are bound to amuse.
Internet Museum of Flexi/Cardboard/Oddity Records - sound clips and images of strange records from around the world.
Junior's Juke Joint - information, directions, and photos of edge-of-a-cotton-field juke joints filled with real Delta folks.
Kids-In-Mind - rates movies according to how much sex, nudity, violence, gore and profanity they contain, and provides objective analyses of explicit scenes, adult issues and messages.
kissthisguy.com - archive of misheard lyrics.
Krulik, Jeff - Planet Krulik - Planet Krulik is the home of Krulik's bizarre documentary videos, from "Harry Potter Parking Lot" to "I Created Lancelot Link." to "Hitler's Hat."
Late Show Top Ten Archive - last night's list, plus an archive of every list, searchable by keyword, date, and year. Not responsible for system crashes caused by searching the keyword "Clinton."
Leonard Nimoy Should Eat More Salsa Foundation (LNSEMSF) - dedicated to getting Leonard Nimoy from Star Trek to eat more salsa.
Lowbrow - revel in other's lowbrowness, or add your own lowbrow moments.
Matinee Today - gallery of film art and posters.
MC Hawking's Crib - the ultimate resource for information about Stephen Hawking, the gangsta rapper.
Modern Humorist - daily humor and satire magazine.
Motion-Picture Industry: Behind-the-Scenes - offers comprehensive insight and background into the process of making movies.
Movie-A-Minute - why sit through all of a movie when you can get the same experience in a dozen or so lines of script?
Muppet Movies Lyric Archive - lyrics from the first three (and best) Muppet movies.
Museum of Black Superheroes - history, reviews, and critiques.
Nitpickers Site, The - the place to post and review those little mistakes and details in movies that you always seem to notice.
Obscene Interiors - takes a look at the decor of the homes featured in amateur porn photos. Nude figures are obscured.
Obsessive Fan Sites - every week, we hand awards to the world's most excessive celebrity sites.
Origins of American Animation, 1900-1921 - collection of 21 animated films and 2 fragments. The films include clay, puppet, and cut-out animation, as well as pen drawings from the Library of Congress.
Orphanage of Cast-Off Mascots, The - adopt one of these long-lost advertising icons from dubious and defunct consumer products of the forties and fifties.
People Against Poodles - help eradicate Poodles from the face of the earth.
Periodic Table of Funk - "servin' up the raw elements upon which a player's life doth evolve."
Perpetual Bubblewrap - waste vital minutes by rolling your mouse over the bubblewrap.
Pulp Phantom - what happens when you cross Pulp Fiction and Star Wars? With Boba Jules and Darth Vega.
Retro Magazine - featuring a variety of classic subjects from the first three-fourths of the 20th century.
Ritterverse, The - find out what John Ritter appeared in besides Three's Company...
Rock and Roll Hall of Shame - hear eerily familiar and very questionable covers of well and lesser-known rock and pop songs: Leonard Nimoy doing "Proud Mary," Phyllis Diller singing "Satisfaction," and more. From "Fade to Black" magazine.
Seanbaby's Hostess Page - pages of super heroes fighting evil for sugary victory.
So You've Decided to be Evil - a step-by-step guide to joining the forces of darkness.
Soda Fountain Website - images, recipes, history of the fountain and the items sold there. Plus antiques, soda, ice cream, and more.
Sold Out! - features famous actors and personalities who would not be seen dead in the west hawking products...but they were caught in Japan.
Southern Music Network - covering 20th century history, city guides, and current industry news.
Squirrel Fishing - new approach to rodent performance evaluation.
Stick Death - witness the demise of stickmen in animated form. Segments include Road Rash, Viagra'd, The Grill, and Stick Death 2010.
StinkyFeet Diaries, The - a man's quest to infect himself with athlete's foot. Read the chronicle of his descent into grode.
StopMotionAnimation.com - includes news, photos, and other resources related to stop-motion animation.
Streamland - offers streaming music videos on demand.
Tacky Postcard Archive - preserving the bad taste of our era for future generations.
telephonesex.net - no nude pictures of Madonna - just hot telephone sex.
The Symphony: An Interactive Guide - a guide to the history and development of the symphony, with biographies of composers, sound clips from major works, and a symphonic timeline from 1750-1950.
Third Nipple - dedicated to the mighty Triple Nipple. 50% more nipple content than most nipple sites.
TJ Hooker.com - with character backgrounds, sound clips, and the T.J. Hooker Episodic Formula.
Tough Men - How Tough are They? - offers a scientific toughness-testing of this popular candy.
Traffic Cone Preservation Society - until the late 20th century, traffic cones were not thought worthy of scientific study. It is the Society's mission to counteract these centuries of neglect.
Trailervision - comedy send up of Hollywood that features trailers for movies that don’t exist.
Trivia Bytes - movie and TV audio clip trivia game.
Trooper Clerks - the movie of the 70s meets the movie of the 90s.
Truth in Advertising - a collection of vintage cigarette advertisements from the age of innocence.
Ukulele Diner - offers a diverse menu of ukulele treats.
Ultimate Band List, The - huge list of music links.
Ultimate Temple of Charles Kerr Hatred - site paints a very graphic picture of a very stupid individual. Learn about how deep one man's hatred for another can go.
UselessKnowledge.com - trivia, quotes, quizzes, and imponderables.
Vintage Guitars Info - feature articles, pictures, bibliography, and more.
Virtual Bar - drink recipes, hangover cures, barware guide, and silly little bar tricks.
Vot Der Dumboozle? - a popular culture excavation site.
Way Too Personal - actual responses to internet personal ads showing just how weird, wacky, sappy, funny, twisted, silly, stupid, witty, and just plain gross people can be.
Weekly Freebie Compilation - listing hundreds of freebies available on the Internet.
What A Character - provides bios, photos, and filmographies for character actors both famous and obscure.
What I Have Read Since 1974 - one man documents every book he has read since 1974. With statistics and year-by-year breakdown of books read.
WhirlGirl - twenty-first century twenty-something who fights for freedom against a tyrannical mediatech empire with new episodes weekly.
Who Is That? - devoted to contemporary character actors, the ones you see all the time in movies and wonder, "who is that?"
Womanrock.com - resource offers interviews, reviews, feature articles, and more about women in rock.
World Sexual Records - an enlightening guide to sexual superlatives around the world.
www.optigan.com - archive of information about the Mattel Optigan optical disc-playing organ.
Yesterland - theme park on the Web. Featuring discontinued Disneyland attractions such as the Mine Train, Flying Saucers, and Indian Village.
YETI@Home Project, The - shared computing project seeking out mysterious life forms here on earth...big, hairy, ape-like ones.

Young Male Stars

Government :

George W. Bush Virtual Magnetic Poetry Page, The - compose immortal verse from Dubya's discombobulated utterances.
Fedstats - statistics and information from more than 70 federal agencies.
National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) - oversees the management of federal government records, including presidential diaries, historic correspondence, and a display of presidential gifts from around the world.
National Security Archive - collects and publishes declassified documents, culled from U.S. government and intelligence sources. Located at George Washington University.
THOMAS: Legislative Information on the Internet - service of the U.S. Congressional Library.
CIA Kids Page - games for children, historical highlights about famous Americans, a world geography quiz, links to other Federal Internet sites with pages for children.
Digital Images from the Radicalism Collection - online collection of pamphlets published by political and social pressure groups in the U.S. From the Michigan State University Libraries.
Do It Yourself Congressional Investigation - consumer guide to who's giving the money, who's getting it, and how it affects your pocketbook. From the Center for Responsive Politics.
Every Four Years - online exhibit that looks at presidential campaign coverage, reporters and candidates, from 1896-2000. From the Newseum.
Gallery of Obscure Patents - highlighting the bizarre and the unusual.
Living Room Candidate, The - a history of presidential campaign commercials 1952-2000, from the American Museum of the Moving Image.
NASA Technology Portal - includes news, videos, events, and more.
National Archives and Records Administration Online Exhibit Hall - view documents and objects, and hear audio, from pivotal and notable events in American history.
Nolo Press' Self-Help Law Center - online legal assistance for the little guy.
Political Graveyard, The - database of historic cemeteries containing the graves of famous politicians.
Smoking Gun, The - providing documents obtained from government, law enforcement sources, and court files.
Star-Spangled Banner, The - exhibit from the National Museum of American History tells the story of the flag that inspired the national anthem.
Stupid Laws - huge collection of the most senseless laws in the entire United States.

TIME and the Presidency

Health :

Band-Aides and Blackboards - children's narratives about what it's like to grow up with serious medical conditions and activities to sensitize others to their experiences.
EDF Chemical Scorecard - database-backed service allowing users to see chemical pollution on local street maps of their own community - and take action.
Epidemic!: The World of Infectious Disease - an exhibit telling stories of infectious disease from both a personal and a scientific perspective.
Firehouse.com - news and information for the emergency services industry.
First 9 Months - learn about fetal development through the eyes of an expectant father.
Internet Mental Health - encyclopedia describing mental illnesses, treatment, medications and research.
KidsHealth.org - contains interactive articles about children's healthcare, medicine, surgery, and parenting. There are fun games, Kids Vote health polls, and the Nemours media guide.
Mayo Health O@sis
You Are What You Eat - interactive guide to nutrition which includes customized nutritional information and a database of foods for planning a healthy lifestyle.
Antique Medical Collecting - a collection of medical, surgical, and dental antique instruments and objects. References to books and identification of instruments. Extensive photos.
Archaic Medical Terms - a glossary that defines archaic terminology for medical conditions, symptoms, and diseases originally created to help genealogy researchers.
Ask Dr. Weil - author of "Spontaneous Healing" and "8 Weeks to Optimum Health."
Celebrity Baby Name Index
drkoop.com - provides health and medical information, including personalized news.
ER Watch - searchable database of real emergency room cases from 100 US hospitals using the latest government data.
FireHydrant.org - online fire hydrant resource.
Healthology.com - provides health and medical information, written by professionals for consumers, and offers interactive online events.
Hidden Killers: Deadly Viruses - provides you with basics about viruses, our immune systems, information about specific viruses, and how they could potentially be used as bio-weapons.
Influenza, 1918 - the story of the worst epidemic the United States has ever known, which killed more Americans than all the combat deaths of this century combined.
Museum of Menstruation - discover the rich history of menstruation and women's health.
PubMed - search through the 9 million citations in MEDLINE and Pre-MEDLINE for free.
Quackatorium - a look at the fascinating and somewhat creepy world of antique medical quackery and electrotherapy devices.
Stress Inc., The Commerce of Coping - explores how stress has taken over the lives and pocketbooks of Americans.
ThriveOnline - offers information and news on medicine, fitness, nutrition, serenity, sexuality, and weight.
Tufts University Nutrition Navigator - rating and review guide for nutrition websites.

WebMD Health & Wellness Center

News and Media :

Adbusters Culture Jammer's Headquarters - designed to be an activist tool, this site allows culture jammers to learn about, and take steps to stop, the marketing pollutants in the mental environment.
Atlantic Unbound - covering the arts and literature, politics, society, and digital culture.
Moreover.com - provides news from a host of sources in hundreds of carefully monitored categories, and custom news feeds for business applications.
News Resource - links to newspapers and news services around the world.
Onion, The - satirical weekly newspaper from Wisconsin.
PBS Online - information and interactive activities related to public television programming, links to member stations, and educational resources.
Poynter.org: Media News - daily compilation of news links concerning journalism and the news and media industry.
80's Cartoons Alliance - comprehensive database of all '80s cartoons and related kidshows.
Ad Critic - searchable archive of recent ads in a variety of streaming video formats. Includes 'New This Week' and 'Top Ten' sections.
Arts & Letters Daily - daily aggregation of news and reviews covering literature, criticism, philosophy, theory, books, music and fine arts.
Bolt Reporter - America's online high school newspaper. Features articles banned by high school officials.
Dead Media Project - library dedicated to extinct forms of media.
eSmurfs.com - collector's resource with bulletin boards, live chat, and more.
Flummery Digest, The - large, indexed collection of news items drawing attention to the pervasive influence of political correctness, among other things.
I Dream of Jeannie: The Web Page - with pictures, extensive show information, trivia, and more.
Inside the Tobacco Deal - from the Frontline special.
Jeopardy! Database of Champions - statistical data gathered over many years of watching the show.
KidsPost - news for kids from the Washington Post.
LandoftheLost.com - relive those long ago Saturday mornings with pictures, sounds bites, merchandise and more.
Lost and Found Sound - a look back at some of the first sound recordings ever. A collaboration of NPR and its listeners.
Marilyn is Wrong! - provides information on columns where the original answer published by Marilyn is clearly wrong, with clear and simple explanations.
MediaGossip.Com - rumors and maybe even substantiated fact, for media professionals and news junkies.
National Enquirer - read it online instead of in line (at the grocery store).
National Geographic: Pulse of the Planet - includes streaming audio clips from the show.
News of the Weird - Chuck Shepherd's weekly column, with searchable archive.
NewsMaps - shows a visual picture of what's inside news stories, news groups, and discussion forums.
NewsPort - university journalism site seeking to bring the hard-won standards of accuracy, attribution, multiple sourcing, comprehension and fairness to journalism on the web.
Observing Obscure Kulture - devoted to pop-culture or unpopular-culture detritus from the past or present.
The Hollywood Squares 1966-81 - devoted exclusively to the original version of the show, with pictures, biographies, and classic lines.
Tom Mangan's SevenQuestions - people on the web are asked seven questions, not because they're rich, famous, or notorious, but because they've got interesting things to say and engaging stories to tell.
tvtattle.com - a weblog of TV news and criticism.
Underdog Show - includes history of the cartoon and its characters, printable inspiration posters, and more.
Warner Brothers Cartoon Companion - explains or points out some hidden and buried references found in the classic Warner Brothers cartoons. Concentrates on identifying and explaining certain oft-used catch-phrases and pointing out inside jokes.
Why Files - illuminates the science, math, and technology lurking behind the headline news.

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Reference :

Bartlett's Familiar Quotations - passages, phrases, and proverbs traced to their sources.
Britannica.com - access to the full contents of the encyclopedia, as well as news and links.
Elements of Style - by William Strunk, Jr.
Infonation - view and compare the most up-to-date statistical data for the Member States of the United Nations.
Information Please - from the print reference database, offering millions of useful and interesting facts on a wide range of topics online. Also includes a dictionary and encyclopedia.
Learn2.com - the ability utility provides online instruction on just about everything that's useful to know but isn't typically taught in school.
Medspeak - dictionary of medical terms used, plus reviews of the accuracy of the medical content of the episodes.
megaConverter - an ever-growing set of weights, measures, and units conversion/calculation modules.
OneLook Dictionaries - allows you to search for multiple definitions of a word from a variety of online dictionaries.
Research-It! - collection of online research tools. Search dictionaries, translate words, find quotations and more.
Roget's Thesaurus - online version of the thesaurus of English words and phrases.
TerraServer - repository of aerial photographs and satellite images taken from miles overhead that you can view online or purchase.
Acronym Finder - searchable database containing common acronyms and abbreviations about all subjects, with a focus on computers, technology, telecommunications, and the military.
Alternative Dictionaries - collaborative international slang dictionary. póg mo thón.
Animated ASL Dictionary - animated gifs provide a visual representation of American Sign Language.
CalendarLand - comprehensive categorized calendar catalog.
Calendars through the Ages - history and FAQs for world calendars, including the Julian, Gregorian, Jewish, Islamic, Chinese, and Mayan.
Digital Library Collections - provides online access to texts, images, sound recordings, and other materials drawn from the collections of the New York Public Library.
Harper's Index - view three months worth of statistics or add your own.
Household Cyclopedia, The - collection of "10,000 receipts of use in all the arts of domestic and social life." Originally published 1881.
Most of Special Collections, The - exhibit of the most controversial, rarest, oldest, ugliest, Faulknerian, beautiful items in Special Collections.
Old Farmer's Almanac - fun and practical information for everyday life, including moon calendars, planting charts, recipes, weather predictions and more.
Online Dictionary of Playground Slang - indexed dictionary of colloquialisms and slang words used, past and present, over the English-speaking world.
Payphone Project - features a list of numbers in the United States and Canada.
PhoNETic - convert a telephone number into all combinations of the associated telephone keypad letters.
Plumb Design Visual Thesaurus - an exploration of sense relationships within the English language. By clicking on words, you follow a thread of meaning, creating a spatial map of linguistic associations.
Telephone Exchange Name Project - learn about telephone exchange names used before 1963: PEnnsylvania, SYcamore, KLondike, etc.
United States Historical Census Data Browser - online database of data that describes the people and the economy of the US for each state and county from 1790 to 1970.
Voycabulary - lets you look up words in online dictionaries and thesauri by entering a url or paragraph and clicking on the words. Supports many languages and translations.
World-Village Project, The - If we were to reduce the world population to a village of 1000 inhabitants; then this would be our reality...

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Cool People :

Combs, Patrick - Patrick's stories: depositing a $95,035.35 non-negotiable check, and delivering a baby on the sidewalk on his way to work.
Apple, Gary - sitcom writer makes a desperate and funny pitch for employment.
Barron, Jessica - jonesin' for brain candy?
Bevy Soho Stories - granny/artist/writer/B&B owner seeks an agent. Her stories are a sitcom waiting to happen.
Cameron - How did I get from a curly-blonde cutey-pie to the tortured genius of today?
Engel, Natalie - Chest of Lust Longing and Obsession - this is your booty call.
fem mass - personal homepages of the female masses.
Gilstrap, Peter - home of "Jesus of the Week," "It Crawled From the Bins," and more.
Hawking, Stephen - includes biographical information, including details of his experience with ALS, as well as public lectures and physics colloquiums.
It Came From The Porch - describes the lives, loves and problems of a group of creative people in Mobile, AL.
Lanier, Jaron - composer, writer, a pioneer of virtual reality, and founder of VPL.
Lillie, Patricia - type designer, illustrator, and picture book author. Includes free fonts and home page art for downloading.
Martin, Amy - an incredibly personal webpage that actually looks good.
Miller, Drue - your source for all things Drue...
Santangelo, Joshua David - "Why," she asked, "do you do this?" I just shrugged and said, "People seem to enjoy it."
Schmitz, Kim - Kimble Rulez
Stuebe, Alison - Alison's Wonderland - travel, writing, ideas and photos. Tour the Forbidden City.
Thralls, Patricia - creator of The Tofu Olympics.
Tomlin, Annie - punk rock, straight edge, emo, and girl stuff. Reviews, writings, and more. Be sure to check out Gobble Crisis.
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Our Crazy World :

AFU & Urban Legends Archive - extensive collection that is searchable by subject.
Sneaker Nation - sneaker freaks share their stories from around the world.
Around the World With Half 'A' Cow - photographic gallery documenting a ten year journey around the world seeking the synchronistic mysteries behind all that is half a cow.
Beyond Weird - links to the weird. Information on aliens, beasts, and ghosts and special sections like the 60 greatest conspiracies and the missing link.
Death Clock - feeling old? Find out exactly how much time you have left.
Destination: Scandal! - from sexual peccadilloes to Cold War conspiracies, take a look at Washington's more entertaining, more human, more seamy side.
FBI's Most Wanted
Mile High Club - high-altitude erotic tales and products.
Rid Me of My Curse - drawing upon the power of the Internet masses to rid the author of his curse. Anyone can help by emailing good luck charms.
Straight Dope, The - fighting ignorance since 1973.

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Social Science :

AltaVista: Translations - translate web pages or text between English and German, French, Portuguese, Spanish, and Italian.
Beyond Face Value: Depictions of Slavery in Confederate Currency - exhibit explores the relationship between art and politics in the Civil War era. Provides images of Confederate notes browseable by state.
Bulwer-Lytton Fiction Contest - an annual bad writing competition challenging entrants to compose bad opening sentences to imaginary novels. Includes winning submissions for 1996 and 1997.
California Shipwrecks - see pictures of artifacts and underwater video, read shipwreck stories, and search the shipwreck database. Official site from the California State Lands Commission.
Collection of Word Oddities and Trivia - useless trivia such as the longest words, words with the most or fewest vowels, longest words which can be typed on each row of keys of a typewriter.
Common Errors in English - site which simply and entertainingly explains a number of common spelling and usage errors in English.
EgyptWorld - interactive learning tool for Ancient Egypt, Egyptology, the pyramids, and more.
Emode - self-testing psychology site. Includes tests on personality, IQ, relationships, careers, and health. Also provides a celebrity matchmaker.
Filled Pause Research Center - virtual study hall focusing on various hesitation phenomena, especially filled pauses, in spontaneous speech.
Halfbakery - whatever you can think of. Submit a half-baked idea that you've had and other users will chime in with their thoughts and ideas.
Language Construction Kit - for anyone who wants to create artificial languages-- for a fantasy or an alien world, as a hobby, as an interlanguage.
Mesoweb - an exploration of Mesoamerican cultures.
Metafilter - community weblog allows anyone to contribute a link or a comment.
Metajournals - devoted to the art of online journalling. Articles, advice, and technical tips.
NOVA: Mysteries of the Nile - go along on an excursion through the wonders of ancient Egypt, culminating in an attempt to raise a 35-ton obelisk. Includes a QuickTime tour through the Land of the Pharaohs.
Random Access Memory - an archive of personal memories. Allows users to contribute their recollections.
Rivertrout.com - library of letters, dedicated to the art of writing literary letters.
RMS Republic - foundered at sea in 1909, carrying a rumored treasure worth in excess of $1 billion. Provides information on the ship and its holdings.
Stone Pages - presents a comprehensive guide to Europe's stone circles, dolmens, standing stones, cairns, barrows and hillforts.
Theban Mapping Project - since it first made world headlines in 1995, tomb KV 5, in the Valley of the Kings, has been described as the greatest archaeological discovery of the century.
Unforgettable Letters - a collection of letters, including love letters, presidential letters, and letters to Santa, from the U.S. Postal Service.
Word Lab - inverting the English language by providing word ideas from puns to buzzwords to slogans.
Word Spy, The - an archive of new and interesting words, most of which you won't find in any dictionary.

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Science :

Amusement Park Physics: What Are the Forces Behind the Fun? - interactive exhibit exploring how the laws of physics play a role in the design of amusement park rides.
Galileo Project, The - Rice University presents a hypertext source of information on the life and work of Galileo Galilei (1564-1642) and the science of his time.
How Many? - dictionary of units of measurement with commentaries and explanations of the English Customary, Metric, and International Systems.
Hurricanes - introduction to hurricanes and their associated features, where they develop, and under what conditions.
In Search of Giant Squid - online exhibit exploring the mystery, beauty, and complexity of giant squids. Based upon material presented in the Smithsonian's National Museum of Natural History's exhibit.
International Tiger Information Center - forum for exchanging information relevant to the preservation of wild tigers.
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Scientific American - enhanced versions of print articles, explorations of recent developments in the news, interviews, ask the experts, and much more.
Totally Tessellated - comprehensive introduction to tessellations, including history, mathematics, how to make tessellations, and information about the most famous tessellator, M.C. Escher.
Transistorized! - learn how clashing egos and top secret research went into the invention of the transistor, perhaps the most important invention of the 20th century.
VolcanoWorld - includes current eruptions, world volcano listings by region, and images.
Wild Wings: Heading North - track the migration of snow geese on the Internet. Choose a favorite goose and predict its next stop-over point in the Flight Plan forum.
Windows to the Universe - user-friendly learning system on the earth and space sciences for use by the general public. Developed by NASA.
American Experience: Lindbergh - a thorough examination of the many facets of the life of Charles Lindbergh. Includes an interactive map of his historic flight and a timeline of other aviation milestones.
Antlion Pit: A Doodlebug Anthology - collection of resources including videos of antlion feeding behavior and metamorphosis.
AT&T Labs Brain Spin - interactive modules teach you about phone numbers, the Internet, fiber optics, call routing, and more.
Bad Astronomy - righting wrong ideas.
BattleBots - the ultimate competition of extreme robotic sports, utilizing destructive weapons such as saws, hammers, and spikes.
Biology Project - an online interactive resource for learning biochemistry, Mendelian genetics, immunology, and cell, developmental, human, and molecular biology, developed at the University of Arizona.
Bizarre Stuff You Can Make in Your Kitchen - semi-scientific cookbook of tricks, gimmicks, pointless experimentation, concoctions, and devices, using, for the most part, things found around the house.
Calculating Machines - history, classification and pictures of mechanical calculating machines.
Cats! Wild to Mild - exhibition presented by the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County tracing the natural history of the cat from wild, exotic feline to one of America's favorite pets.
Circlemakers - England's crop circle makers.
Citizen Kurchatov - learn about the physicist who became the driving force behind the Soviet Union's race to develop the atomic bomb under Stalin's repressive regime.
Clockworks: From Sundials to the Atomic Second - a history of timekeeping.
Cloud Forest Alive - provides information on the cloud forests of Central America and the Mesoamerican Biological Corridor. With a library, online laboratory, and live cameras.
Conceiving a Clone - the science and moral and ethical questions of cloning, plus molecular biology and genetics information.
Cool Science for Curious Kids - fun and interactive site to help kids appreciate science.
David Rumsey Collection - focuses on 18th and 19th century North and South American cartographic materials. Includes maps, atlases, globes, school geographies, and maritime charts.
Duck Files, The - documents what it's like to keep ducks as pets, including the care of eggs and hatching of ducklings.
Elephants of Cameroon - join the North Carolina Zoo and a team of researchers on an interactive project to track and study elephants in Northern Cameroon.
eSkeletons Project, The - view the bones of a human, chimpanzee, and baboon and gather information about them from the 3D osteology database.
Eugenics Archive - materials from the Eugenics Record Office at Cold Spring Harbor, which was the center of American eugenics research from 1910-1940: reports, articles, charts, and pedigrees that were considered scientific "facts" in their day.
Evidence: The True Witness - learn about forensics science, including fingerprinting, DNA, and ballistics.
Exploratorium's Guide to Sunspots - explore the nature of sunspots and the fascinating history of our efforts to understand them.
Exploratorium: Frogs - includes online exhibits, activities, and feature articles.
Finnish Dragonflies - a list of species with still photographs and action shots.
Florida Panther Net - a rich store of knowledge about the elusive, endangered Florida panther, its habitat, and the plants and animals that share its southwest Florida home.
Glacier - explores Antarctica, and features live reports from the ice. Developed by the NSF, the Education Development Center and Rice University.
Global View from Space - an interactive and intuitive web-based display of actual satellite imagery from around the globe.
Granger Papers Project, The - independent research centering on an extensive collection of the personal expedition diaries, letters, and photographs of American paleontologist Walter Granger.
Greatest Engineering Achievements of the 20th Century - the top twenty achievements in terms of their impact on the quality of life, chosen by the National Academy of Engineering and its collaborators.
Hitchhiker's Guide to the Moon - what's up on the moon tonight?
How Stuff Works - series of articles that explores the workings of devices from cell phones to refrigerators, and explains the principles behind things such as helium and pi.
Hurricane Hunter's Photo Album - photographs from within hurricanes and typhoons, taken by an ex-U.S. Air Force Hurricane Hunter.
Insects on the Web - explores how insects affect all facets of the humanities, and promotes insect appreciation.
Journey Into Amazonia - companion site to the PBS series where you can be an Amazon explorer and see creatures as they contend with the volatile waters of the world's largest river system.
Last Word - why is the sky blue? Why does hair turn grey? Answers to readers' questions from the column in New Scientist magazine.
Life Along the Faultline: Life and Science in Earthquake Country - includes reports from the field, multimedia features, exclusive video from Loma Prieta, and more.
Lizards! - a live expedition with the American Museum of Natural History reporting on lizards around the world, with daily dispatches and the truth about blood-squirting, camouflage, and parthenogenetic whiptails.
Mad About Amaryllis - reviews, tips, and pictures of blooming amaryllis.
Math in Daily Life - explore how math can help you in your daily life, and look at the language of numbers through common situations, such as playing games or cooking.
Memory - from the Exploratorium. Explores the biological, psychological, and cultural aspects of memory, from personal experiences to breakthroughs in cognitive science.
Minax Tarantulas - on their biology and care, with a gallery and forum.
NASA Space Weather Bureau - current research news plus daily forecasts of solar flares and geo-magnetic storms.
National Earthquake Information Center - U.S. Geological Survey - includes information on current earthquakes and seismological activity worldwide, a searchable database of earthquakes, preparedness information, and more.
National Geographic Online - discover the Society's photos, maps, globes, magazines, worldwide expeditions, travel tips, vacation planning, and more.
Nature: Alien Empire - PBS miniseries exploring the world of insects.
NOAA La Niña Page - information and links on the weather phenomenon characterized by unusually cold ocean temperatures in the Equatorial Pacific.
Observatorium, The - public information server promoting improved public access to NASA's large repository of earth and space science data, applications and technologies.
Official U.S. Time - provided by the two time agencies of the United States: a civilian agency, the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), and its military counterpart, the U.S. Naval Observatory (USNO).
OwlCam - follow a pair of Northern Barred Owls as they raise their family in Eastern Massachusetts. Camera and microphones inside nest box. Frequent updates.
ParaScope - investigates, researches and reports on the most shocking stories of our time.
Periodic Spiral - interactive table of elements laid out in a spiral pattern which integrates the lanthanides and actinides, and helps show the relationship of hydrogen.
Pet Center, The - go behind the scenes at an animal hospital and see surgeries, x-rays, exams, and learn about important topics like euthanasia, nutrition, breeding, and grooming.
Pet of the Day - each day one pet is selected to be honored with a photo and story. All pets are eligible. Nominate yours for free!
PhysLINK - contains jobs, reference, societies, journals, history of physics, new theories, ask experts, jokes, cartoons and more.
PlanetDiary - presents weekly geological, astronomical, meteorological, biological, and environmental news from around the globe, plus Internet activities and links to science resources.
Round Earth, Flat Maps - encounter the options available to our cartographers and the tools that help them face the challenge of portraying a round Earth on flat maps.
SandlotScience.com - an online collection of colorful optical illusions without a lot of 'deep' science. Includes many interactive demonstrations, science projects, art, books, games, puzzles and more.
Science Behind The X-Files, The
Science of Hockey - why is ice slippery? What are the mechanics involved in skating? How much energy is generated by a mid-ice collision? Presented by the San Francisco Exploratorium and the San Jose Sharks.
Science à GoGo - aims to reveal developments in science and technology to as wide an audience as possible.
Sciences Explorer, The - resources and tools for science, including an interactive periodic table of elements and calculators.
Search for Giant Squid - Smithsonian Institution's expedition into the last frontier.
Shark Surfari - the cruel killers who haunt our imaginations bear little resemblance to the diverse, intelligent creatures who play a key role in the ocean ecosystem.
Shopcat.com - dedicated to the "working" cats of the world. Pictures and stories about each featured cat.
Snow Crystals - all about snowflakes and snow crystals, including photographs, how they form, and how to grow artificial snow crystals.
Solar Max 2000.com - offers a look at the solar maximum of the current solar cycle. With video clips, educational resources, and more. From the Exploratorium.
Solar System Simulator - simulated view of any body in the solar system from any location and time in full-color graphics. A NASA/JPL space site.
Soundry, The - covering everything from the most basic concepts of what sound actually is to the specifics of how humans perceive it.
Space Place - make a pop rocket that really works, solve a riddle, and dive beneath the surface of Mars. Do these things and more, and learn about space and astronomy at the same time.
Stephen Hawking's Universe - explores such questions as,"where do we come from? How did the universe begin? Why is the universe the way it is? How will it end?"
Sue at The Field Museum - learn all about the largest, most complete Tyrannosaurus rex, and how its skeleton is being prepared for display. Includes web cam.
Tempus Fugit: Time Flies - Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art explores the concept of time as represented in works of art ranging from 900 BCE to the present.
Timeless Roses - comprehensive guide to Garden Roses, with pictures and descriptions of Modern and Old roses.
Traffic Waves - physics for bored commuters.
Turtle Satellite Tracking Program - view a regularly updated map showing the migratory movements of endangered sea turtles being tracked by satellite.
WhaleLink: Orca FM - provides opportunities for scientists and the public to remotely monitor the underwater communication of wild killer whales. Offers live audio feed and pre-recorded sounds.
Why Is the Sky Dark at Night? - colorful Java applets guide you through the fascinating physics problem.
Xpeditions - discover nearly 1,800 ways to see, and print, the world.
Your Weight On Other Worlds - ever wonder what you might weigh on Mars or the Moon? Here's your chance to find out.

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Recreation and Sports :

Ballparks by Munsey & Suppes - past, present and future baseball parks. Also includes sections on football, hockey, and basketball venues and golf courses.
Car Talk - the official site of Click and Clack (AKA Tom and Ray).
Cool LEGO Site of the Week - showcasing the finest from LEGO fans around the world.
ESPN.com - sports news, scores, fantasy games, chats, and much more from ESPN.
Foosball Source - complete rules, a player gallery, playing instructions, history of the game, tournament information, and images and movies.
GORP - Great Outdoor Recreation Page - packed with valuable information of interest to outdoor recreationists and active travelers.
Hometime - find how-to information, including step-by-step guides, photos and supply lists, on dozens of home improvement projects from the producers of the weekly TV show.
Just Sports for Women - it's just about sports and it's just for women. Features news, scores, and chats.
License Plates of the World
Old Woodies - for enthusiasts of wood-bodied vehicles, with photographs, news, articles, and links.
Sport! Science@The Exploratorium - devoted to the science behind athletics.
thebackpacker.com - excellent resource on hiking and backpacking.
Urban Garden - container gardening reference for Zone 8. Features month-by-month photos and journal entries from one woman's garden.
American Basketball Association (ABA) - maverick league with the red, white, and blue basketball.
Around Alone 1998-99 - one person, on a boat, around the world. Alone. Official in-depth coverage over nine months of this 27,000 mile adventure, including email, photos, and audio interviews.
Balliver's Travels - the incredible story of a globe-trotting rubber band ball.
Baseball Cards: 1887-1914 - a Library of Congress treasure of 2,100 early baseball cards.
Baseball: The Game and Beyond - includes a baseball dictionary, trivia ticker, physics of baseball (including why a curveball curves) and much, much more.
BeerCoasters.com - all the resources you need whether you're looking to collect, trade, buy, sell or just look at beer coasters.
BirdCast - a pilot radar ornithology project that enables anyone to track migrating birds as they move through the Mid-Atlantic region.
Body, Mind, and Modem - offers an introduction to Aikido principles for calmness and relaxation. Includes exercises and games.
Boredsports - with interviews, features, video and skater pics, grrls, music, and more.
By Popular Demand: Jackie Robinson and Other Baseball Highlights, 1860s - 1960s - manuscripts, books, photographs, and ephemera from the Library of Congress.
Collecting Date Nails - a pictorial guide to pole nails.
Collecting Picture Sleeves - view an enormous personal collection, and learn terminology and care and protection tips for the simple paper covers designed to protect 45rpm records.
Cosmic Baseball Association - dedicated to the notion that the great game of the quadrature is really just a metaphor for the life of the mind.
Cultivated Gardener, The - companion to the national radio gardening show, with gardening tips, advice, cooking info, recipes, and interviews with gardening pros.
Dan Zen - offers a variety of web based games.
Edsel.com - resources for specs, photos, and history of the Edsel automobile and related Edselbilia.
Field Cameras of the United States: 1879-1930 - database of wood and brass wet-plate and dry-plate field view cameras manufactured in the United States between 1870-1930.
Furby Autopsy - when our beloved lil' furby, Toh-Loo-Ka, kicked the electronic bucket, we did what any bereaved owners would do: we hacked him up and took pictures.
Game 6 - 1975 World Series - devoted to one of baseball's greatest games. With photos, sounds, and stats.
Gothic Gardening - explores the darker side of a sunny pastime.
Heavy Metal Memories: Lunchboxes - features paileontology, a history of the lunchbox, and lunchpail tales, in which writers share their lunchbox memories.
Hickok's Sports History - history of all North American sports, champions, award winners, Olympic gold medalists, record holders, and more.
Historic Wings - featuring stories and photodocumentaries about the triumphs and trials of flight, both past and present.
History Channel Traveler - guide to help you put some history into your next trip. From Civil War to pop culture sites, find an array of ideas and services.
History of Home Video Games - information on classic systems.
History of Video Games - chronology of major events in the evolution of video games.
Infiltration - zine about going places you're not supposed to go, like underground tunnels, abandoned buildings, rooftops and other off-limits areas.
Internet License Plate Gallery - showcases automobile license plates with an Internet theme, like INTRNET or WEBMSTR.
iSketch - a game of online word sketching. Try to guess the words that other players draw.
Jack and Beverly's Collection of Collections - peek into the minds of two compulsive collectors.
Jalopy Journal - spreading the gospel of traditional hot rods to greasers around the world
Jim Hejl's Big Things - view Jim's collection of photos of himself with absurdly big found art.
Journal E: Olympic History - with photos and stories documenting the history of the modern Olympic Games.
Kasparov Chess - provides chat, message boards, interactive events, chess information.
Keeping Ken - devoted exclusively to the man behind the doll.
Life After Tyranny - Simon Bone's ongoing project to document places in transition from authoritarian rule. Features essays about travel in Europe, Belarus, North Korea, and Buenos Aires.
Lilly's T-Shirt Chronicles - a collection of autobiographical essays inspired by T-shirts.
M31 Galaxy of Transistor Radios - pictures and information of classic American, Japanese, and European transistor radios from the golden age of transistor radios, 1954-1962.
Maytag Collectors Club - dedicated to the preservation of antique Maytag products.
Mika's Down Under Miniature Golf Course - we built our own 18-hole indoor miniature golf course in our basement. Pictures, course history, rules, how you can do it too.
Mike's Electric Stuff - collection of valves, lamps, and other electric gear. With pictures and informative descriptions.
Minifig Museum of Modern Art - take a tour with Dr. Martin Miller of modern art and sculpture.
Motel Americana - a visual and literary journey through a fading part of Americana: the motel.
My Other VAX Is a VAXbar - old VAXes never die, they just find new ways to serve.
Nixon and Sports - study about the President's interest and political manipulation of American sport. Includes photos, bibliography and a chronology.
On Stagnant Pond - tongue-in-cheek homage to the American Pink Flamingo, universal symbol of good taste and psychometric excellence.
Origin Xpedition to the Source - four expeditions, emphasizing cultural contact and extreme physical achievements, based on the planet's sources: water, earth, air, and fire.
Outpost: Expeditions Central - National Geographic provides a look at explorations taking place around the world.
Park Geology Tour - guide with text and photos to various geologic features, such as fossils, caves, glaciers, and sand dunes, found throughout the National Parks.
People's Photos, The - an archive of pictures found on the street by me and you.
Plane Writing: Quotes from Early Pilots' Biographies - authors include Beryl Markham, the Lindberghs, Roald Dahl, Nevil Shute, and lots of lesser known pilots.
Poker Pages - includes an international directory of poker rooms, tournament schedules, tips and strategies, poker articles, and more.
Pushpuppets.com - extensive collection and gallery of wooden push-puppets.
Richard Miller's Favorite Toys From The Sixties - with photos and descriptions.
San Dilego - relax and enjoy all the ammenities of a growing community.
Snowboarding Online Television - archive of video clips and downloads of snowboarding action.
Sports Cliche List, The - provides a searchable collection of sports cliches, lingo, and jargon.
Sports Fine and Suspension Ticker - watch the fines and suspensions pile up during the course of the year.
Stationwagon.com - news, information, history, and resources.
Steamboat-Homepage - enjoy the nostalgia of the Mississippi paddlewheel steamboats and the Grand Old South: picture gallery, reportage, exploratorium, and links.
Streetplay.com - stories and information about stickball, stoopball, boxball, ringoleavio, and other street games played by kids in urban USA mid to late 20th century.
Taken on the Road: American Mile Markers - Matt Frondor measures America with one picture every mile.
Tetris Taxonomy, The - humorous analysis of the game.
This Old House - official site.
TimeOut.com - online version of the travel magazines covering cities in Europe, Asia, Australia, and the U.S.
Trade Card Place - image collection of Victorian trade cards, used to advertise American goods and services in the late 1800s. Resources for dealers and collectors.
Travels with Samantha - about the summer I spent seeing North America, meeting North Americans, and trying to figure out how people live.
Ultralight Experience, The - one pilot's photographic journal.
United States Lawn Mower Racing Association (USLMRA) - we turn a weekend chore into a competitive sport!
Uproar - online entertainment for really smart people.
Varieties of the Balloon Hat Experience - traversing the globe to spread happiness through the magic of balloon hats.
Volkswagens in Film and Video - devoted to sightings of aircooled VeeDubs.
Wanderlust - UK based magazine for people with a passion for travel.
Weird eBay Finds - Bonnie Burton relives her childhood by buying pop culture toys and artifacts online. Photos and descriptions of the truly tacky and exotic.
What Does That Mean - personal stories behind vanity license plates, by Dennis R. Cowhey.
Where's George? - track and locate U.S. dollar bills across the country. Enter the serial number and a zip code to find out where your dollar bill has been.
www.airliners.net - with large archive of aviation pictures and information on airplane statistics and history.

Yossie's Handcuff Collection

Baby Names :

Baby Names! - names and meanings, popularity lists, soap names, and more.
Alki Babynamer - searchable database of names, includes meanings, lists by category, popularity rankings, people's impressions of the names, and more.
Indian Baby Names - Indian names and their meanings, including Hindu, Jain And Sikh names.
Utah Baby Namer - online help for parents looking for that distinctive name that says "I'm a Utah Mormon!"
Celebrity Baby Name Index

Alfabette Zoope - includes multi-cultural and unusual names.
Alki Babynamer - searchable database of names, includes meanings, lists by category, popularity rankings, people's impressions of the names, and more.
Baby Name Locator - database includes origins of names and the most popular ones for each decade.
Baby Names and Meanings
Baby Names! - names and meanings, popularity lists, soap names, and more.
BabyZone's Baby Names - includes names from around the world, logical names for twins, popular names by year, celebrity, and cool name list.
Celebrity Baby Name Index
Eponym - links to name repositories and rankings all over the world, plus naming hints and more!
First Names and What They Mean
Hawaiian Baby Names - enter an English name and find a Hawaiian name for your keiki (child).
Hints for Baby Naming - including honoring family members, settling arguments with family members, combining words for new names, etc.
Hong Kong Monikers - popular names for children in Hong Kong.
India a2z - includes search engine for Indian names.
Indian Baby Names - Indian names and their meanings, including Hindu, Jain And Sikh names.
Indian Names for Babies
Irish Names - tells you what the name means, how to pronounce it, other spellings, and the English equivalent.
Jellinek's Random Baby Name Chooser - use this simple resource to pick a girl or boys name at random. About 10,000 names available.
Mike's Page of Baby Names - thousands of baby names in both popularity and alphabetical order, from 1930 to the present.
New Baby Name Index - names from around the world with links to a web site by someone with that name. Place a name to a face.
ParentTime - Baby Names
Popular Baby Names - database of baby names from major religions and regions.
Proposed Surname Convention
Utah Baby Namer - online help for parents looking for that distinctive name that says "I'm a Utah Mormon!"
What's in a Baby Name - uses the mathematical principle as taught in the Kabalarian philosophy to describe baby names.

yourbabysname.com