COOL SITES ON THE WEB

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art - cuisine - education - gambling - games - genealogy - government - magazines - movies - music - shopping online - sports - television - religion - ? defies our categories

          RATING GUIDE                  OTHER CODES 

 * * * *  Excellent site.                   (G)  many inline graphics
   * * *  Very good site.                   (F)  forms capable browser required
     * *  Noteworthy.
       *  The pits.

Art

911 Gallery * * * (G)
A gallery of electronic media, including computer graphics, video, and music.

Art History Server * * * * (G)
This server offers a variety of image collections and small presentations dealing with art history. Thousands of images.

Escher Image Gallery * * * (G)
A collection of works of M. C. Escher.

L.A. County Museum of Art * * * (G)
A virtual museum, containing works by European, Middle Eastern, Indian, Asian, and American artists.

The Louvre * * * * (G)
The spectacular online version of the most famous art gallery in the world.


Cuisine

Dining Out on the Web * * * * (G)
An index to the home pages of restaurants all over America.

Electronic Gourmet Guide * * * * (G)
An excellent internet e-zine devoted to food and cooking.

I Need My Chocolate * * *
Everything about chocolate.

World Guide to Vegetarianism * * *
A listing of vegetarian restaurants, vegetarian-friendly restaurants, natural food stores, vegetarian organizations, etc.


Education

The Honorable Counsul Dr. Doe Foundation * * *
The one stop emporium for instant prestige! All kinds of awards, diplomas, alternative IDs, military titles, honorary academic degrees, credentials etc. Auf Deutsch.

The American Civil War Homepage * * * (G)
All about the Civil War.

Calculus Graphics * * * * (G)
A collection of graphical demonstrations in GIF and MPEG format for first year calculus. Includes computing the volume of water in a tipped glass, Archimedes' calculation of pi, and a bouncing ball.

Carnegie Mellon School of Computer Science * * * *
This site got an honorable mention in the 1994 Best of the Web awards. It contains many computer science, library, and web resources, computing information, and some fun non-academic pages as well.

Kids' Web * * * (G)
A collection of Internet resources for parents and children to explore together.

Preview The Heart * * * * (G)
Explore the wonders of the human heart in beautiful full color graphics and easy to understand explanations.

The Shakespeare Server * * * *
All about the bard of Avon.

CWRU Virtual Library * * * *
One day, perhaps all books will be available online. For now, you can have fun browsing the thousands that are indexed at this site. Searching (by title or author) is possible with a forms capable browser. Also contains speeches and famous documents.


Gambling

Master Software * * * *
Gaming software for recreation and even professional training. Simulations include blackjack, craps, poker, and other casino favorites.

RUTECH Software * * * *
Designers of professional handicapping software. You can download free software here that might help you win big!


Games

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Don't play this game! It stinks! Or at least that's what our visitors tell us.

Anagram Server * * *
Did you know that Clint Eastwood is an anagram for Old West Action?Type in a short word or phrase, and this server will show you all anagrams that can be made from it.

Atomic Cafe * * * (G)
The Avalon Hill Game Company and Atomic Games are proud to announce the birth of the "World at War" wargame series.

Checkers * * * * (G)
Play a friendly game of checkers with Chinook, the world-class computer checker champion.

Chess Library * * * *
A library dedicated to the game of kings. Contains an archvie of World Championship games and a list of more chess resources on the internet.

Interactive WWW Games List * * *
A long list of web sites that offer interactive games.

Mind Games * *
Puzzling psychological diversions.

Tarot Cards * * (G)
See what the cards hold in store for you. You receive a tarot reading, along with the meaning of the cards dealt. Different reading every time.


Genealogy

The Genealogy Home Page * * * *
An excellent collection of genealogy resources.


Government (USA)

NASA * * * * (G)
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration's server. A very large web site that will take days for you to explore.

THOMAS * * * * (F)
Search the congressional record by keyword. An excellent method to search for United States legislative information.

White House * * * * (G)
The home page of the United States Government.


Magazines

Advertising Age * * * * (G)
The online version of the fine periodical. Very good layout.

PC Magazine * * * * (G)
PC Magazine, one of the most popular computer magazines, is also available online. This web page is maintained by Ziff-Davis and is actually an electronic version of the magazine.

PC Week Labs * * * * (G)
PC Week Labs is a department of PC Week, a weekly newspaper for people in the computer and software industries.

Wired * * * (G)
Interesting, fast-paced, and sometimes irreverent articles relating to the electronic and networking age, news and reviews, interviews and fun tidbits.


Movies

Metro Goldwyn Mayer * * * * (G)
Includes upcoming movies, a music section, and a movie memorabilia store.

Pulp Fiction * * * (G)
A site loaded with stills and sound bites from the movie.


Music

The Underground Music Archive * * * * (G)
It keeps getting better and better!



News and Current Events

Mercury Center Web * * * * (G)
An information service of the San Jose Mercury News. Some features require registration.

Weather World * * * (G)
The University of Illinois provides this server offering recent stills and animations of satellite images.


Religion

The WWW Bible Gateway * * * *
Search for words throughout several translations of the Holy Bible.

The Hypertext Bible * * * *
The entire King James Version online.

JewishNet * * * *
Featuring Israeli and Jewish Mailing Lists, WWW homepages, gopher sites, libraries, ftp sites, and other internet resources relating to Judaism and its culture.

Zen Buddhism: The Gateless Gate * * * *
A koan is a Zen parable, which is intended to be understood by the heart and not the intellect. Here is an online collection. (source: P. Reps. 1957. Zen Flesh, Zen Bones)


Shopping Online

Aircraft Shopper Online * * (G)
Need an airplane, but Lear jets are outside your budget? Consider buying a used airplane from these folks. If you can't even afford a used plane, you can always just browse the cool pictures.

I-Mall (Meckler Web) * * * * (G)
A huge online shopping mall fashioned after a real-world department store.

Offworld Metaplex * * * (G)
One of the better online malls, sporting a snazzy science-fiction theme.


Sports

National Football League * * * *
Information and statistics on your favorite teams, players, and shenanigans.

National Basketball Association * * * *
Follow basketball from preseason to championship.

National Hockey League * * * *
Scores, standings, schedules, and penalty-box updates for professional hockey.


Television

Public Broadcasting Service * * * * (G)
Support public broadcasting! Bookmark this web site.

The Simpsons * * * (G)
All about America's favorite cartoon family.

South Park * * * * (G)
Who would have guessed that these foul-mouthed brats from Comedy Central would become so popular?


Travel

Japan * * * * (G)
Explore Japan by selecting the area or city you wish to visit from this map. You will then be presented with images and descriptions of your destination.

Resort Sports Network * * * (G)
Information about weather, trail conditions, special events, dining, real estate, etc. for active vacationers.

Virtual Tourist * * * * (G)
Connections to tourist guides for many exciting locations, including Europe, the United States, New Zealand, Australia, and Japan. The links are presented on a map of the world, from which you choose the destination of your dreams.


? Defies Our Categories

Abuse-a-Tron * * * (F)
Automatically generates insults. For example: "You smell of elderberries, you repugnant, guano hovering, oboe whacking, belligerent brat of a mutant blood sucking tree frog."

The Electric Postcard * * *
Send an electronic postcard! Pick a card, write your message (which can include links and images) and send it off. The recipient is notified that a postcard has been sent and how to pick it up.

The Amazing Fish-Cam! * * * (G)
Every 5 minutes, a digital camera captures an image of this fellow's fishtank for the world to see. Much information about fish, aquariums, and digital cameras.

Mandelbrot Explorer * * * * (G, F)
Explore the wondrous worlds of fractal mathematics in beautiful color graphics.


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