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Intuitive Art from Japan - Nob, Tommy, Michiko and the other creators of this Japanese sound-and-image site blend music, still lifes and short-short films in an intuitive creation of photos and sound. Get That Gig - Do more than just fantasize about being a white river guide, a sommelier or a UN intern. Stuck in the 70s - With memorabilia like Tom Selleck's autograph, mood rings, Afro wigs, and collectibles of Scooby Doo and Sigmund and the Seamonsters, the site is all 70s. SHORT
TAKES: Forgotten Toys - Looking for a 1975 in-package anti-tank bazooka for Action Man? They've got it. Watching Microsoft - The need-to-know site for pre-headline news about Microsoft's products and strategies. <><><><><><><><> Virtual Parks - The site offers panoramic photographs of more than 2,500 wilderness scenes in the Western US and Canada, including a 105-mile walk on the John Muir Trail. Pop Culture - Pop Cult Magazine is obsessive about a contradiction in terms: quality and pop culture. Supermarket History - Presents the history and architecture of supermarkets from the 1920s to the 1970s. Myth's Web - A kid-safe site to teach the little ones about the heroes, gods and monsters of Greek mythology. The Legacy Project - Dedicated to recording the language of loss expressed in art and literature, leaving a legacy of the violent traumas of the 20th century. Broken Saints - The online graphic novel created in Macromedia Flash is part art, part animation, part philosophy and part dream. Becoming a Butler - Visitors learn how to prepare for a career as the boss of upstairs and downstairs, the man (or woman) of wit and discretion who is the ultimate authority. Digital Library Collection - Visitors can preview images from the future online location of the New York Public Library's digital image project. SHORT
TAKES: Tom Around the World - Tom and crew are heading for rock festivals worldwide and promise to post photos, interviews, journals. Mistake Proofing - Thank goodness for under-appreciated mistake-proofing. <><><><><><><><> Castles of the World - Find castles, palaces and monasteries from Austria to Wales, book a castle tour, rent a room or just read the history of armor. Human Rights Watch - Visitors can read the reports, view the photo essays, see videos and lend a hand to fight inhumanity against man, woman and child. The Art of Making Glass - After a visit to Glass for the World by Germany's Glashuette Lamberts, you'll wonder why anyone thought a clear pane of glass was a good idea. Lost America Night Photography - Presenting night photography of the abandoned roadside west, straight from the camera and unmanipulated by darkroom or computer. Smithsonian Journeys - Smithsonian experts and travel companions who share a passion for intelligent exploration. Sacred Text Archive - Religion, mythology, legends, folklore and the occult, from alchemy to Zoroastrianism are gathered at Sacred Texts.com. Revisiting the Psychedelic '60s - The University of Virginia explores the historical, cultural and social context of the celebrated summer of love to move beyond simple nostalgia into healthy skepticism. Wood That Works - An art website dedicated to the displaying David C. Roy's mesmerizing wooden sculptures. SHORT
TAKES: Zen Cards - We live in scary and unsettling times, so help your friends to focus, meditate and find their spiritual centers with an e-card from ZenCard Gardens. Starbucks Everywhere - Thirty-year-old John Winter Smith has visited more than 3,300 Starbucks Coffee shops in North America and 38 in the United Kingdom. <><><><><><><><> Photo Tag - A project that traces the wanderings of transient cameras that have been labeled and released into the wild. Flash Arcade - Add over 50 Clever Media games to your site for under $100 for a year or 10,000 plays, whichever comes first. Public Record Databases - The largest collection of public record links on the Internet. A Chinese Home - The Huangs are holding an open house and you're invited to view their ancestral home. Darron Silva: Photojournalist - Photographs catching the precise moment of exhilaration, triumph, loss and struggle are on view at Darron Silva.com. Qrime - A set of short animations for the web depict a view of crime in modern society as an intractable primitive motive that lives on today. Sushi Portal - The main attraction is a vast listing of sushi restaurants, grouped by country, state and city. Underwater Discovery - Revealing lost cities, submerged lands and ancient shipwrecks. SHORT
TAKES: Art By Elephants - They've been doing it for years, and in 1997, two Russian artists with a passion for art and elephants started an elephant art project, inspiring an elephant art academy. Weights and Measures - Instantly turn inches into millimeters or hectometers into feet at the miraculous Weights and Measures page. <><><><><><><><> Intelligent Technology - Explore the premature death of Dolly the cloned sheep, the FBI-sanctioned geeks and hackers project, and the recent Columbia explosion. The Simpson's Archive - As America's favorite animated family celebrates its 300th episode, turn to The Simpsons Archive, for news and info maintained by fans. Great Speeches - The History Channel.com's Great Speeches collection presents the most famous broadcasts and recordings of the 20th century. Attack Of The Killer Tomatoes - This Halloween, the cult film with the award-winning title turns 25 with a celebration of international events, live worldwide television coverage and a special collector's DVD. Cyber Hitchhiker's Guide - Includes video and audio clips of the late Doug Adam's two-headed hero Zaphod Beeblebrox, stuffy earthman Arthur Dent and the incomparable cast of characters. Digital News Archive - Offers news, sports, social history and entertainment clips from 1896 to 1970, from its 3,500-hour British Pathe Film Archive. Eye Witness - Presents the biggest scenes of history, from the ancient world to the present, in eye witness accounts. Alternative Movie Awards - Celebrate the diversity of film and filmmaking styles in 14 categories. SHORT
TAKES: How Smart Are You? - Allegedly has been used for over 50 years with great accuracy. Run the USA - Dave and Scott are taking off across America on a 3,200-mile run with everything they need packed on their backs. <><><><><><><><> Auroras: Paintings in the Sky - No two are ever alike, but each one glows in flames of color, waving and swirling overhead like painted strokes across a velvet-canvas sky. Roadside Peek - Strap on your seat belt, curl into the backseat of the Ford, and press your nose against the window to watch the passing neon signs and gas pumps along Route 66. Military Affairs Reporting - Sources range from the Al-Ahram Weekly to the Washington Monthly, and columns span war intelligence, warheads and war memoirs. Snow Crystals - Snow crystals and snowflakes, the complex and beautiful structures that appear out of thin air, are described, studied, displayed and honored as forms of immense fascination at Snow Crystals. Pop Crazy - A web site for those who take pride in their fondness for pop stars. The Vanishing Tattoo - The goal is not to erase a bad night's inky memory but to find the last authentic tribal tattoo on the planet. Windscreen TV - The passion to take "windscreen" photos while traveling by car is on display in galleries dedicated to the view from the seat. SHORT
TAKES: Beyond Duct Tape - We live in times that require humor, and this parody of national disaster preparedness pokes fun at duct tape and plastic sheeting paranoia. Pacer Memories - The mythical, mystical AMC Pacer - vehicular icon of the 70s - was a real car, a showroom laughing-stock and a unique road warrior. <><><><><><><><> Youth Views - An independent info exchange by and for socially conscious youth, with investigative news, essays, artwork and activism to shatter stereotypes. Mr. Rogers - The folks at PBS' Mr. Rogers Neighborhood have created a special section for adults to help children cope with the loss of their friend. Art of John William Waterhouse - Discover the master or sink into already familiar territory among more than 150 paintings, studies and drawings. Early Comics - Extend that delicious Sunday morning giggle over the comic pages at Dachshund Early Comics, a collection of old comics from their 9th century beginnings to 1929. The Coolest Homepage - Choose your own headlines, images and layout at My Look.com to create your personal page for news, the arts, business, lifestyle, entertainment and sports. Iraqi Leaflets - See leaflets being dropped over Iraq at Leaflet Gallery, from the United States Central Command. The Future We Were Promised - A collection of historic material that seeks to define and preserve the design of early American transportation and architecture through the eyes of futuristic illustrator Art Radebaugh. SHORT
TAKES: DVDtoons - Whether you seek Strawberry Shortcake or SpongeBob SquarePants, dvdtoons.com can hook you up with your favorite 'toon on DVD. Google Watch - Google Watch is less than enchanted and explains its charge that Google's monopoly, algorithms, and privacy policies are a major force in the struggle over the soul of the web. <><><><><><><><> Urban Adventure in Rotterdam - Learn how to find adventure in your own city by following the explorers at Urban Adventure in Rotterdam. Cereal Box Characters - Find long-lost friends like the Sugar Crisp Bears and L.C. Leprechaun of "magically delicious" Lucky Charms fame here. Totally off the Record - Share yours at Totally Off The Record, where you can tell the story you just can't keep down any longer and not lose your job in the telling. Cook it Quick - Based on the new dietary guidelines, the menus and recipes are guaranteed to be healthy and as easy as ABC. Very Boy George - At Very Boy George, the boy's still tumbling. Visual Thesaurus - More than just a synonym-finder and way beyond Roget's, the thesaurus is a visually exciting display of word relationships. Boomer Memories - If you were born between 1946 and 1964, enjoy a major memory jog about the clothes, snacks, toys, entertainment and music you grew up with at the Boomer Baby Memory Bank. Powers of 10 - Thousands of full-color photo-micrographs reveal pesticides, birthstones, cocktails, even baptismal water in images produced by powerful microscopes that, until now, non-scientists could scarcely imagine. SHORT
TAKES: Animal Noises - Hear side-by-side audio pronunciations of animal sounds in several countries. Lonely Socks - Hook up that sadly single sock stuffed under your bed with its lost partner at Lonely Socks, a huge online collection of lone socks. <><><><><><><><> Hamster for President - Meet him at Hamster for President, home of the 2004 presidential candidate who doesn't have a mean bone in his body. Recycling the Web - The customizable news site where members don't just read the news - they also find it, share it and talk about it. Ancient Mexico - A beautiful nonprofit educational site that incorporates major archeological info with graphic depictions of pre-Columbian art and culture from Tula, the ancient capitol of the Toltecs, to Uxmal, a Mayan site in the western Yucatan. Lost Labor - The site's source material is a gold mine: more than 1,100 company histories, from industries as wide-ranging as the Asbestos & Mineral Corporation in 1909 to the H.J. Heinz Company in 1943. Superhero Hype - From Batman to X-men, Superhero Hype follows heroes every step of the way to the big - or small - screen. Creative Canada - Canada's cocktail of avant-garde creativity, from indie flicks to dance, painting to performances, all feeding into a late-night TV variety show. A Sunken Ship's Tale - Uncover the wreck's secrets in an interactive maritime recovery game from the Montreal Museum of Archaeology and History. Dumbest Moments in Business - Business has its bloopers, too. At The 101 Dumbest Moments in Business, Business 2.0 exposes the biggest business gaffes of 2002. SHORT
TAKES: Gratuitous Pleasures - A collection of play things developed with Macromedia Director and Flash to keep you harmlessly and uselessly occupied at your computer. Dead Letters - Devoted to historic envelope art sent over the past 13 years to GDTS Too. <><><><><><><><> Drug Digest - A one-stop reference on mixing medications, taking medicine correctly and the scientific evidence physicians and pharmacists use. Line Self-Portraits - he 5 Line Self Portrait is a design experiment in self-expression that asks you to put you on paper with as little structure as possible. Batmobile Worship - Where toys, custom models, photos, replicas, detailed specs and history are shared with other Batmobile-maniacs. Pousadas of Portugal - Reserve one of these unique stop-overs, popularized in the 40s when the first regional pousada was created. Write a Senior Citizen - A pen-pal web site for the senior set created by 17-year-old John Thomas and 20-year-old Kelly Thomas. Walking with Cavemen - Complete seven evolutionary challenges to progress up the scale from ape to man at the BBC's Walking With Cavemen. Odd Music - The site showcases global musicians and artisans of unique, ethnic or experimental music and instruments, from gourd music to industrial insect metal. They Rule - They Rule aims to illuminate the game by tracking relationships among the nation's power elite via an interlocking directory of America's top 100 companies. SHORT
TAKES: Cash for Old Cell Phones - Get rid of that old cell and get a bit of cash for it at Cell for Cash. Online Video Game Rentals - Serious gamers who spend a small fortune on game rentals and late fees reach a new level of play at Game Fly, where members can rent games with no due date and no late fees. <><><><><><><><> Public Radio Fan - The site features program listings and schedules for hundreds of public radio stations worldwide so visitors can listen to favorite programs or discover new ones. Cuba: Its People and Culture - First warned about what a dangerous place the island nation is, then cautioned about its poverty and corruption, Heller instead discovered warm and friendly people and a rich and vibrant culture. Tube Radio Collection - Find the specs, historical info, restoration advice and, best of all, beautiful samples from a personal collection. The Pravda Enquirer - Pravda existed for 79 years as a publication of the Communist Party and the state newspaper. In January 1999, journalists launched the online English Pravda, declaring a moral right to continue the historical newspaper. Barter Activism - BREAD is a community network whose members trade goods and services with a local currency based on hours of labor spent meeting local needs.
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