10-03-2003, 02:02 PM
Interesting Websites
BoardGameGeek
Whether you've been nostalgically looking for the original version of
'Amazing Spider-Man' or are just a genuine board game geek, this site will
happily meet your needs. Die-hard gamers from everywhere convene here to
buy, swap, sell and search for their favorite board games.
The site's index includes the most archaic of games, brand new sensations
such as 'Lord of the Rings', and everything played on a board in between
(don't forget about Ad-Libs!). Visitors can search for a specific game,
get strategic advice from fellow gamers, and even post their own
collections for sale.
[url "http://www.boardgamegeek.com/"][#0000ff]http://www.boardgamegeek.com/[/#0000ff][/url]
<a href=" [url "http://www.boardgamegeek.com/"][#0000ff]http://www.boardgamegeek.com/[/#0000ff][/url] ">AOL click here</a>
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Midnight Ramble
Midnight Ramble is an historic site that honors the many African-American
actors that worked in the first half of the century. Battling racism and
social stereotype, Black actors were first ignored, then forced into 'B
Film' or 'Race Movies', lesser genres that briefly flourished between the
1920's and 1940's.
Visitors can view film images from this period and read about the many
groundbreaking moments that, so symbolically, moved Hollywood out of the
'black and white' era and into the wonderfully colorful experience that it
is today. While it is shocking to see the stark racism that dominated the
silver screen for so long, it is a testament to the struggle and talents of
so many Black actors and paved the way for performers of all minorities
working today.
[url "http://www.moderntimes.com/palace/black/"][#0000ff]http://www.moderntimes.com/palace/black/[/#0000ff][/url]
<a href=" [url "http://www.moderntimes.com/palace/black/"][#0000ff]http://www.moderntimes.com/palace/black/[/#0000ff][/url] ">AOL click here</a>
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Lewis & Clark
The Bicentennial of the legendary Lewis and Clark Expedition has given the
Sierra Club a great excuse to create this amazing online experience. 'In
the Footsteps of Lewis & Clark' is truly awe-inspiring, an interactive
tribute to one of our nations most famous journeys taken by two of its most
courageous citizens.
Visitors should skip nothing along this tour. You can read from the actual
journals of these two famed explorers, or sign up for an outing with the
Sierra Club and take a modern version of their trip into the actual lands
and waters of the original Expedition. Don't miss the section entitled
'Then and Now', to see the sharp contrast between the land Lewis and Clark
once walked and American as it is today.
[url "http://www.sierraclub.org/lewisandclark/"][#0000ff]http://www.sierraclub.org/lewisandclark/[/#0000ff][/url]
<a href=" [url "http://www.sierraclub.org/lewisandclark/"][#0000ff]http://www.sierraclub.org/lewisandclark/[/#0000ff][/url] ">AOL click here</a>
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SHORT TAKES
Which SF Character Are You?
Ever wonder if your personality is closer to Luke Skywalker, Yoda or
Jean-Luc Picard? To find out if you're a hero, a villain, or worse yet, a
Klingon, take this quick sci-fi personality test. Yours truly was cast as
that charming dwarf from Lord of the Rings.
[url "http://www.tk421.net/character/"][#0000ff]http://www.tk421.net/character/[/#0000ff][/url]
<a href=" [url "http://www.tk421.net/character/"][#0000ff]http://www.tk421.net/character/[/#0000ff][/url] ">AOL click here</a>
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National Anthems of the World
Popular amongst students and tourists alike, this site will familiarize you
with the national songs of countries all around the world (and your own if
you happened to forget it). While there is a small subscription fee of
$1.50, can you really put a price on surprising your Eastern European
girlfriend by serenading her with the Czech national anthem in its entirety?
[url "http://www.countryreports.org/anthems/"][#0000ff]http://www.countryreports.org/anthems/[/#0000ff][/url]
<a href=" [url "http://www.countryreports.org/anthems/"][#0000ff]http://www.countryreports.org/anthems/[/#0000ff][/url] ">AOL click here</a>
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Abandoned Farms
Every artist has a muse, a source of inspiration, a unique focus for his or
her passion. Photographer Nokkvi Eliasson, a native of Iceland, is
inspired by deserted farms. Look through over ninety of Nokkvi's
hauntingly beautiful black and white images of abandoned barns and farmlands.
[url "http://www.islandia.is/~nokkvi/page3.htm"][#0000ff]http://www.islandia.is/%7Enokkvi/page3.htm[/#0000ff][/url]
<a href=" [url "http://www.islandia.is/~nokkvi/page3.htm">AOL"][#0000ff]http://www.islandia.is/%7Enokkvi/page3.htm">AOL[/#0000ff][/url] click here</a>
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[url "mailto:cooltricks-join-request@list.adventive.com"][#0000ff]cooltricks-join-request@list.adventive.com[/#0000ff][/url]
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Fashion Online
If only there were somewhere you could go to see the most beautiful and
glamorous people in the world, without leaving your home or paying eighteen
dollars for a beer. At Models.com, fashionistas, aspiring models and
curious 'outsiders' can catch a glimpse into the mysterious world of fashion.
Aspiring beauties can research different modeling agencies and even submit
photos that will be viewed by New York agents. Or if you just feel like
looking at pretty faces for a while, check out the 'Top 50 Models', a
regularly updated listing of the top working male and female models in the
industry today. There are also sections about fashion photographers,
designers, and the latest runway gossip straight from Paris and Milan.
[url "http://www.models.com"][#0000ff]http://www.models.com[/#0000ff][/url]
<a href=" [url "http://www.models.com"][#0000ff]http://www.models.com[/#0000ff][/url] ">AOL click here</a>
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Wolfman Jack Online Museum
The official website devoted to the living memory of the late disc jockey
Wolfman Jack! This 'Online Museum' is a non-profit organization that aims
to preserve the legacy of the life and career of the great DJ for his many
fans to continue to enjoy.
Fans of the Wolfman will find endless entertainment listening to old
recordings of the original 'rock n' roll animal', reading articles and
looking through the extensive Photo Gallery. Don't skip over 'The Mars
Corner', an annual column written by the Wolfman's ex-writer and close
friend Mars Cotolo that offers an insiders view into the glory days of
Wolfman Jack's radio broadcasts.
[url "http://www.wolfmanjack.org/"][#0000ff]http://www.wolfmanjack.org/[/#0000ff][/url]
<a href=" [url "http://www.wolfmanjack.org/"][#0000ff]http://www.wolfmanjack.org/[/#0000ff][/url] ">AOL click here</a>
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Bizarre and Imaginative Japanese TV Clips
Much of what can be said about this site is either beyond words or entirely
in Japanese. The good news is that viewers need not worry about words to
enjoy the selection of offbeat and absurd clips from Japan's wide world of
television.
These clips from the Nippon Television Network use black background and
other inventive 'elements' to create a cool, illusory viewing
experience. Entry #69, 'The Ping-Pong Match', is a great example of this.
[url "http://www.ntv.co.jp/kasoh/past_movie/index.html"][#0000ff]http://www.ntv.co.jp/kasoh/past_movie/index.html[/#0000ff][/url]
<a href=" [url "http://www.ntv.co.jp/kasoh/past_movie/index.html"][#0000ff]http://www.ntv.co.jp/kasoh/past_movie/index.html[/#0000ff][/url] ">AOL click here</a>
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Red Star Radiosite
The Red Star Site is a 'Soviet Antique Radio Gallery' that pays tribute to
the history of the Radio industry in the Soviet Union. The site's founder
is a collector of these Russian receivers and the grandson of a Russian
journalist. Although these radios are now mere remnants of the fallen
Soviet Union, they played a crucial role in linking what, for most of the
20th century, was once the largest nation in the world.
Throughout the Red Star Radiosite visitors will find evidence of a deep
nostalgia for Radio culture. There are twelve 'rooms', each catering to a
specific decade or element of Soviet audio history (gramophones, record
players, broadcasting receivers, etc.) Start in the Infocenter, where you
can read a letter from the editor and in which you will find extensive
information on different models, manuals for restoration, schematics and
old radios for sale or trade.
[url "http://oldradio.onego.ru/"][#0000ff]http://oldradio.onego.ru/[/#0000ff][/url]
<a href=" [url "http://oldradio.onego.ru/"][#0000ff]http://oldradio.onego.ru/[/#0000ff][/url] ">AOL click here</a>
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Skype
If you haven't already received an email invitation from one of your web
savvy friends, it's just a matter of time. From the creators of Kazaa
comes Skype, the latest and greatest in P2P (peer-to-peer)
technology. This amazing new download enables people from across the globe
to call one another absolutely free of charge.
All that is required is a computer and an Internet connection. Skype
functions similarly to Instant Messenger in that you invite individuals
into a 'Friends List' and communicate in real time. What is different is
that once downloaded, it allows you to make free, high quality, encrypted,
Ad-free phone calls to anyone with the same application anywhere in the
world. Wow.
[url "http://www.skype.com/"][#0000ff]http://www.skype.com/[/#0000ff][/url]
<a href=" [url "http://www.skype.com/"][#0000ff]http://www.skype.com/[/#0000ff][/url] ">AOL click here</a>
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BoardGameGeek
Whether you've been nostalgically looking for the original version of
'Amazing Spider-Man' or are just a genuine board game geek, this site will
happily meet your needs. Die-hard gamers from everywhere convene here to
buy, swap, sell and search for their favorite board games.
The site's index includes the most archaic of games, brand new sensations
such as 'Lord of the Rings', and everything played on a board in between
(don't forget about Ad-Libs!). Visitors can search for a specific game,
get strategic advice from fellow gamers, and even post their own
collections for sale.
[url "http://www.boardgamegeek.com/"][#0000ff]http://www.boardgamegeek.com/[/#0000ff][/url]
<a href=" [url "http://www.boardgamegeek.com/"][#0000ff]http://www.boardgamegeek.com/[/#0000ff][/url] ">AOL click here</a>
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Midnight Ramble
Midnight Ramble is an historic site that honors the many African-American
actors that worked in the first half of the century. Battling racism and
social stereotype, Black actors were first ignored, then forced into 'B
Film' or 'Race Movies', lesser genres that briefly flourished between the
1920's and 1940's.
Visitors can view film images from this period and read about the many
groundbreaking moments that, so symbolically, moved Hollywood out of the
'black and white' era and into the wonderfully colorful experience that it
is today. While it is shocking to see the stark racism that dominated the
silver screen for so long, it is a testament to the struggle and talents of
so many Black actors and paved the way for performers of all minorities
working today.
[url "http://www.moderntimes.com/palace/black/"][#0000ff]http://www.moderntimes.com/palace/black/[/#0000ff][/url]
<a href=" [url "http://www.moderntimes.com/palace/black/"][#0000ff]http://www.moderntimes.com/palace/black/[/#0000ff][/url] ">AOL click here</a>
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Lewis & Clark
The Bicentennial of the legendary Lewis and Clark Expedition has given the
Sierra Club a great excuse to create this amazing online experience. 'In
the Footsteps of Lewis & Clark' is truly awe-inspiring, an interactive
tribute to one of our nations most famous journeys taken by two of its most
courageous citizens.
Visitors should skip nothing along this tour. You can read from the actual
journals of these two famed explorers, or sign up for an outing with the
Sierra Club and take a modern version of their trip into the actual lands
and waters of the original Expedition. Don't miss the section entitled
'Then and Now', to see the sharp contrast between the land Lewis and Clark
once walked and American as it is today.
[url "http://www.sierraclub.org/lewisandclark/"][#0000ff]http://www.sierraclub.org/lewisandclark/[/#0000ff][/url]
<a href=" [url "http://www.sierraclub.org/lewisandclark/"][#0000ff]http://www.sierraclub.org/lewisandclark/[/#0000ff][/url] ">AOL click here</a>
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SHORT TAKES
Which SF Character Are You?
Ever wonder if your personality is closer to Luke Skywalker, Yoda or
Jean-Luc Picard? To find out if you're a hero, a villain, or worse yet, a
Klingon, take this quick sci-fi personality test. Yours truly was cast as
that charming dwarf from Lord of the Rings.
[url "http://www.tk421.net/character/"][#0000ff]http://www.tk421.net/character/[/#0000ff][/url]
<a href=" [url "http://www.tk421.net/character/"][#0000ff]http://www.tk421.net/character/[/#0000ff][/url] ">AOL click here</a>
<><><><>
National Anthems of the World
Popular amongst students and tourists alike, this site will familiarize you
with the national songs of countries all around the world (and your own if
you happened to forget it). While there is a small subscription fee of
$1.50, can you really put a price on surprising your Eastern European
girlfriend by serenading her with the Czech national anthem in its entirety?
[url "http://www.countryreports.org/anthems/"][#0000ff]http://www.countryreports.org/anthems/[/#0000ff][/url]
<a href=" [url "http://www.countryreports.org/anthems/"][#0000ff]http://www.countryreports.org/anthems/[/#0000ff][/url] ">AOL click here</a>
<><><><>
Abandoned Farms
Every artist has a muse, a source of inspiration, a unique focus for his or
her passion. Photographer Nokkvi Eliasson, a native of Iceland, is
inspired by deserted farms. Look through over ninety of Nokkvi's
hauntingly beautiful black and white images of abandoned barns and farmlands.
[url "http://www.islandia.is/~nokkvi/page3.htm"][#0000ff]http://www.islandia.is/%7Enokkvi/page3.htm[/#0000ff][/url]
<a href=" [url "http://www.islandia.is/~nokkvi/page3.htm">AOL"][#0000ff]http://www.islandia.is/%7Enokkvi/page3.htm">AOL[/#0000ff][/url] click here</a>
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Enjoy the newsletter? Tell your friends to subscribe by sending an email to:
[url "mailto:cooltricks-join-request@list.adventive.com"][#0000ff]cooltricks-join-request@list.adventive.com[/#0000ff][/url]
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Fashion Online
If only there were somewhere you could go to see the most beautiful and
glamorous people in the world, without leaving your home or paying eighteen
dollars for a beer. At Models.com, fashionistas, aspiring models and
curious 'outsiders' can catch a glimpse into the mysterious world of fashion.
Aspiring beauties can research different modeling agencies and even submit
photos that will be viewed by New York agents. Or if you just feel like
looking at pretty faces for a while, check out the 'Top 50 Models', a
regularly updated listing of the top working male and female models in the
industry today. There are also sections about fashion photographers,
designers, and the latest runway gossip straight from Paris and Milan.
[url "http://www.models.com"][#0000ff]http://www.models.com[/#0000ff][/url]
<a href=" [url "http://www.models.com"][#0000ff]http://www.models.com[/#0000ff][/url] ">AOL click here</a>
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Wolfman Jack Online Museum
The official website devoted to the living memory of the late disc jockey
Wolfman Jack! This 'Online Museum' is a non-profit organization that aims
to preserve the legacy of the life and career of the great DJ for his many
fans to continue to enjoy.
Fans of the Wolfman will find endless entertainment listening to old
recordings of the original 'rock n' roll animal', reading articles and
looking through the extensive Photo Gallery. Don't skip over 'The Mars
Corner', an annual column written by the Wolfman's ex-writer and close
friend Mars Cotolo that offers an insiders view into the glory days of
Wolfman Jack's radio broadcasts.
[url "http://www.wolfmanjack.org/"][#0000ff]http://www.wolfmanjack.org/[/#0000ff][/url]
<a href=" [url "http://www.wolfmanjack.org/"][#0000ff]http://www.wolfmanjack.org/[/#0000ff][/url] ">AOL click here</a>
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Bizarre and Imaginative Japanese TV Clips
Much of what can be said about this site is either beyond words or entirely
in Japanese. The good news is that viewers need not worry about words to
enjoy the selection of offbeat and absurd clips from Japan's wide world of
television.
These clips from the Nippon Television Network use black background and
other inventive 'elements' to create a cool, illusory viewing
experience. Entry #69, 'The Ping-Pong Match', is a great example of this.
[url "http://www.ntv.co.jp/kasoh/past_movie/index.html"][#0000ff]http://www.ntv.co.jp/kasoh/past_movie/index.html[/#0000ff][/url]
<a href=" [url "http://www.ntv.co.jp/kasoh/past_movie/index.html"][#0000ff]http://www.ntv.co.jp/kasoh/past_movie/index.html[/#0000ff][/url] ">AOL click here</a>
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Red Star Radiosite
The Red Star Site is a 'Soviet Antique Radio Gallery' that pays tribute to
the history of the Radio industry in the Soviet Union. The site's founder
is a collector of these Russian receivers and the grandson of a Russian
journalist. Although these radios are now mere remnants of the fallen
Soviet Union, they played a crucial role in linking what, for most of the
20th century, was once the largest nation in the world.
Throughout the Red Star Radiosite visitors will find evidence of a deep
nostalgia for Radio culture. There are twelve 'rooms', each catering to a
specific decade or element of Soviet audio history (gramophones, record
players, broadcasting receivers, etc.) Start in the Infocenter, where you
can read a letter from the editor and in which you will find extensive
information on different models, manuals for restoration, schematics and
old radios for sale or trade.
[url "http://oldradio.onego.ru/"][#0000ff]http://oldradio.onego.ru/[/#0000ff][/url]
<a href=" [url "http://oldradio.onego.ru/"][#0000ff]http://oldradio.onego.ru/[/#0000ff][/url] ">AOL click here</a>
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Skype
If you haven't already received an email invitation from one of your web
savvy friends, it's just a matter of time. From the creators of Kazaa
comes Skype, the latest and greatest in P2P (peer-to-peer)
technology. This amazing new download enables people from across the globe
to call one another absolutely free of charge.
All that is required is a computer and an Internet connection. Skype
functions similarly to Instant Messenger in that you invite individuals
into a 'Friends List' and communicate in real time. What is different is
that once downloaded, it allows you to make free, high quality, encrypted,
Ad-free phone calls to anyone with the same application anywhere in the
world. Wow.
[url "http://www.skype.com/"][#0000ff]http://www.skype.com/[/#0000ff][/url]
<a href=" [url "http://www.skype.com/"][#0000ff]http://www.skype.com/[/#0000ff][/url] ">AOL click here</a>
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