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The Cool Tricks and Trinkets Newsletter #191 4/25/02 |
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Welcome to the 192nd issue of the Cool Tricks and Trinkets Newsletter offering weekly insights into new, cool, useful, fun, unusual and interesting sites on the Internet. In this issue: - The
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The Spam Letters For passive-aggressive behavior with a twist, visit The Spam Letters, where no letter is left unanswered. The site creator replies to spam mail he receives in hopes of annoying the sender, getting a response or, if he hits the jackpot, starting an often hysterical spam-relationship with those who wantonly submit resumes, export garments or hype natural alternatives to Viagra. Whether he's got a mean streak or just got mad as hell and wasn't going to take it anymore, Jonathan Land has created a very funny place to vent vicariously. Letters are presented in several categories, from "Sex" to "Completely Ridiculous," and visitors can follow the entire string, suggest a category or visit the Novelty Shop to buy Spam Letter mugs and boxer shorts. http://www.thespamletters.com/ New Web Pick Experience the web's most avante garde design work by skipping conventional portals heavy on commercial web sites and going directly to New Web Pick, which focuses on personal and professional sites by young graphic artists worldwide, from Japan to Italy. Portfolios of new sites, new designers, animation, audio, companies, experimental work and Flash change weekly or bi-weekly and are geared to art lovers who crave graphic image and sound rather than ease of delivery or broad appeal. Best bet is to click around and see the beautiful, often astounding, work that technology and creativity inspire. Historic Hotels Of America Reserve your place in history with a trip to Historic Hotels of America, sponsored by the National Trust, the organization dedicated to preserving historic buildings that has helped save some 89,000 hotels, homes and other structures throughout the US. Travelers seeking ambiance and history, rather than just a coffeemaker in the bathroom, can plan a stay at the stunning Ahwanee Lodge in Yosemite National Park or a garden party at Woodrow Wilson House, a study tour, a maritime tour or any of dozens of fascinating tour packages. The site offers 21 historic sites this spring, including those with arts and crafts festivals, workshops, concerts and garden events. http://www.nationaltrust.org/historic_hotels/index.asp SHORT TAKES The Covers Project Chain, chain, chain …. the songs recorded by musicians other than the original artist are chained together in The Covers Project, like the Kevin Bacon game but with songs and artists, connecting a database of over 10,000 to see how long a chain can be created, the record holder now at 54 songs-long and rising. Add your songs to the chain to help it grow. <><><><><><><><> FOUND Magazine Pity the poor lost-and-found item that never gets retrieved: photos, notes, ticket stubs, empty wallets - they all find a home at FOUND Magazine, where misplaced stuff goes on display to give visitors a vicarious peek at their owner's life. <><><><><><><><> Amusing Dogs The Institute of Official Cheer has created yet another site that will bring a smile to your face. Dateline Kennel is a collection of cute and comic photos of man's best friend from the 50's and 60's. Be sure to check out Future Dog, a time traveling scottish terrier complete with cape and a mock time machine. http://www.lileks.com/institute/dogs/index.html Bad Movie Portal Bad movies are like car accidents that seduce us to stare, fascinated by someone else's big fat mistake and the spilled blood that results. Bad Movies.org was designed by a former Marine tough guy with an obsession for the bizarre, obscene, scary and laughable - movies you wouldn't watch unless your life depended on it. At the portal, visitors will find reviews of such B (C or D)-movies as "The Cars That Ate Paris" and the Japanese animation "Fist of the North Star," with martial arts masters and exploding people. Chat with other fans on the message board or find that one horrendous movie you've been seeking to prove to yourself it wasn't just a bad dream. Slang, Jargon and Dialects Self-expression goes academic at Slang, Jargon and Dialects, a scholarly site created to study how social change is reflected by new lexical items (words) found in the vast vocabulary that is American English. With links to articles like "31 Ways To Annoy a Yankee" (call their men "boys"), plenty of William Safire columns, examples of jargon from 1940s railroad lingo to hash house slang, off-color British slang, sports jargon, cyberslang and more, visitors will be able to speak the native tongue no matter where in the US they find themselves. There are five links just for teen slang, from "The 411 on Silicon Valley Teen Slang" to "What's the Dealio" in NYC. http://www.uta.fi/FAST/US8/SPEC/ Higher Learning Portal If you've ever gone through the process of selecting a college to attend, you know what an overwhelming task it can be. Scholarships, entrance essays, grants, dorms, fraternities and meal plans are just a few of the many factors to consider when researching a choice for higher education. If someone you know is planning on going to an institution of higher learning in the US, Embark.com is the site for you. Broken down into 5 manageable steps including Research, Prepare, Apply, Finance and Get Ready, this site neatly combines a wealth of information while providing a structure to an otherwise chaotic process. **********Advertisement************** THE COOLEST COLOR BUSINESS CARDS These
cards will make you proud to have a business. Create, personalize, http://www.ebusiness-cards.com ******************************** AndyCo What started out as another design portfolio got a little out of hand, morphing into AndyCo, a company that's been around for more than 100 years (not really), founded by the current owner's grandpa (not really) selling anything you could possible want or need (not really), where the "customer is everything" (nope). Created by designer and marketer Andrew Stoller, AndyCo is the non-existent, illusionary but remarkably dead-on multinational corporation that is a bit like Dilbert with all the details filled in: from R&D on its satellite built on the frame of a '77 Ford Mustang II to flyers in the Employee Lounge for the 3rd Annual Employee Family Fun Day. Jeff Bridges: Artist Minimalist design works for actor Jeff Bridges at his personal web site, Jeff Bridges.com, where simple line drawings and scrawled handwritten notes serve for imagery and text, with little scribbled circles acting as navigation buttons. Bridges' music, journal, filmography, photo gallery and interviews are offered here, including a message board and a miscellany category called "Stuff" that includes doodles and links. Much of the content is devoted to the End Hunger Network that Bridges helped create in 1983, which has since shifted to ending hunger in the US, not through charity but through government leadership. If
you're interested in advertising in Cool Tricks and Trinkets, SUBSCRIBERS' SITES - Many of our subscribers have fascinating on-line projects. This weekly section will introduce you to some of these sites. Please let me know about your project so that I might mention it in this section. Write me at info@tricksandtrinkets.com ~Mr. Grant's Website - 5th grade classroom at Greene-Hills School. ~Beauty Newsletter - Monthly ezine on beauty tips, makeup, products and more. ~John Stoller, CPA - Making IRS problems disappear. ~The Magic Twanger - Reinventing the conventional putting technique. \\
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