January 1999

Useless Knowledge http://www.uselessknowledge.com/
Want to know something absolutely useless? Check 'em out, you'll be amazed at how much you didn't know! A fascinating compilation of facts, quotes, quizzes and much more, and remember it's useless!

Voycabulary http://www.voycabulary.com/
Another in the long line of really cool online dictionary/thesaurus reference tool thingamajigs. Enter the URL of an online document and you'll receive that same document with every word hyperlinked. Click on any part of the text for an instant dictionary definition, or for suggestions from a thesaurus. That simple, that much ... fun.

Simon Larbalestier http://www.simon-larbalestier.co.uk/
The British photographer, best known for his work on Pixies album sleeves, specializes in surreal imagery of a dark and downright scary nature. His subjects come right out of David Lynch's high school locker: stuffed monkeys, rusty pipes, animal teeth, rotting leather boots, barbed wire. They're not exactly uplifting photographs, but they're certainly unique.

Mark Twain at Large: His Travels Here and Abroad http://library.berkeley.edu/BANC/Exhibits/MTP/
It's an awesome online exhibition of the collection of Mark Twain Papers of the Bancroft Library at the University of California, Berkeley. Check out his Mississippi River notebook, written when Twain was still a cub pilot. Read about his later years in San Francisco, "Heaven on the half shell." Or, follow along as the esteemed author heads to Europe and the Holy Land, as a correspondent for the San Francisco Alta California.

Stupid Laws http://members.xoom.com/stupidlaws/
Be careful when you walk your pachyderm along San Francisco's Market Street--elephants are prohibited from strolling down the thoroughfare unless they're on a leash. Female chocoholics in Idaho rejoice--it's illegal for a man to give his sweetheart a box of candy weighing less than fifty pounds. And if you happen to be a denizen of Denver, Colorado, you might want to think twice before lending the vacuum cleaner to your next-door neighbor. They're all "stupid laws" and they're all on the books!

The Rum Diary http://www.booksmith.com/RumRing.html
Hunter S. Thompson, the godfather of gonzo journalism and celebrated author of "Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas," has a new book out. "The Rum Diary," is a semi-autobiographical novel which chronicles his exploits as a journalist in Puerto Rico in the Fifties. The Booksmith in San Francisco celebrates the novel's arrival with an eclectic collection of photographs, journal entries, and audio clips.

The Clint Howard Project http://macworld.zdnet.com/andyi/clinthoward.html
Thanks to the mind-boggling all-inclusiveness of the Internet, Clint Howard--character actor extraordinaire and brother to Ron "Opie Taylor" Howard--has a web site all to himself. So the next time you see a geeky guy that has one scene in the new Jim Carrey flick, don't think "nameless," think "Clint Howard."

Concordances of the Great Books http://www.concordance.com/
Tolstoy's "War and Peace" uses the term "war" 295 times and "peace" a mere 110 times. The word "cackle" shows up just once. Do you know where? Can you guess how many times the word "elementary" is used in Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's "Complete Sherlock Holmes" series? No more than eight. And in Sophocles' "Oedipus Trilogy" the word "mother" occurs 34 times. Amazing what you can learn online, eh?

Jack Frost - starring Michael Keaton, as the world's coolest dad.
http://www.wb-jackfrost.com/

A Very Special Web Site - in support of A Very Special Christmas.
http://www.veryspecial.org/

Baku Pages - all about Azerbaijan's capital and largest city.
http://www.bakupages.com/

Best of the Web '98 - make your vote count.
http://www.botw.org/1998/

Broyhill Furniture Industries, Inc. - make yourself comfortable.
http://www.broyhillfurn.com/

Byrd Cookie Company - got milk?
http://www.byrdcookiecompany.com/

Chuck Jones - th-th-th-that's not all, folks!
http://www.chuckjones.com/

Dairy Farmers of America - got cookies?
http://www.dfamilk.com/

DouglasAdams.com - don't forget your towel.
http://www.douglasadams.com/

Electronic Banking Association - the check is in the email.
http://www.e-banking.org/

Grolsch - the beer with the cool cap.
http://www.grolsch.com/

HealthRider, Inc. - Just sweat it!
http://www.healthrider.com/

In Style - how the other half lives.
http://www.instylenetwork.com/

Jesterbook.com - home of "The Jester Has Lost His Jingle," by David Saltzman.
http://www.jesterbook.com/

Motrin - for when a kiss won't make the hurt go away.
http://www.motrinib.com/

NASA Human Spaceflight - to boldly go...
http://spaceflight.nasa.gov/index-n.html

National Spectators Association - by the fans, for the fans.
http://www.nsa.com/

PlanetGrrl - from grown-up women who still want to have fun.
http://www.planetgrrl.com/

Speedo.com - "the fastest way to shop."
https://www.speedo.com/

Tastings.com - the Beverage Testing Institute's guide to wine, beer, and spirits.
http://www.tastings.com/

The Great Idea Finder - celebrating the spirit of innovation.
http://www.ideafinder.com/

The Jane Goodall Institute - "only if we understand can we care. Only if we care will we help. Only if we help shall they be saved."
http://www.janegoodall.org/

Victoria's Secret - where less is more.
http://www.victoriassecret.com/

Webcertificate.com - give the online gift of choice.
http://www.webcertificate.com/

James Brown - get down with the Godfather of Soul. Tues Dec 15, 8pm ET/5pm PT.
http://www.twec.com/events/jamesbrown_live.asp

Rosie O'Donnell - the talk-show host discusses her new video, "Kids Are Punny." Fri Dec 18, 10pm ET/7pm PT.
http://talkcity.com/calendar/events/event2653.htmpl

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