to do the reading, but it doesn’t hurt to read
what other students thought about Paradise
Lost before you write that it was the prequel to
The Devil's Advocate on your final. JLowenthal
Dictionary
dictionary.com
Need a quick definition when writing a paper?
Dictionary.com does exactly what you’d expect:
type in a word and it will give you a definition. It
also offers an online version of Roget’s
Thesaurus, foreign language dictionaries, and an
application that translates text between English
and the major European languages. DDesmond
MUSIC
SHOUTcast
shoutcast.com
Brought to you by the folks at Winamp,
SHOUTcast offers do-it-yourself MP3 broadcast
ing to the world. If you have a Winamp, just head
to Shoutcast.com and click on any of the thou
sands of radio stations to sample broadcasts
from around the world. You can listen to techno,
hip-hop, 80s, dance, pop, alternative, classical,
or even the Jerky Boys. Since amateurs broadcast
the stations they can crash unexpectedly, but
with thousands out there, finding replacements
is easy. If you’re especially ambitious, you can set
up your own radio station by downloading the
software and following SHOUTcast’s step-by-step
instructions. LGentilello
FUN AND GAMES
Voice of the King
greenpig.com/shock/elvis.htm
An extremely amusing site for all, especially fans
of the King. Ask Elvis a question out loud, click
on his head, and the ouija board will then spell
out Elvis’ helpful advice (includes cheesy
Halloween music in background). Helpful com
ments like, “dontbcruel,” “itsallgravy” and
“growdemchops” leave one satisfied and clicking
for more...he truly is the King. TMaor
TRAVEL
Food Next Exit
I foodnextexit.com
Road tripping to see some away football games
this fall? FNE tells you what restaurants are with
in 10 minutes of most interstate exits, just click
on the state you’re traveling to (and the route
you’re taking) and a list of exits and roadside
eateries will pop up. Although not every exit is
included, the site covers a lot of ground and
offers travel tips. EDionne
HEALTH
Go Girl!
go-girl.com
This simple, straightforward health and fitness e
zine is an excellent “feel good about being a girl”
site. It focuses on good eating and exercise
habits, without lowering itself to the usual “find
a-guy” stories. It’s just about being healthy. Not
to-be missed features include a brief profile of a
healthy woman who will amaze you with her star
like qualities and humble attitude, and a regular
column on recurring topics such as strong
mind/strong body and keeping to an exercise
regimen. Plus there’s a link to ChickClick, the
mother of all girl sites. NDiana
FDA
fda.gov
Big Brother, thy name is FDA—as in the Food
and Drug Administration. These boys have their
fingers in everybody’s pie, from tobacco compa
nies to perfume manufacturers. The FDA site fea
tures info on the bio-engineered food debate, as
well as MedWatch, ground zero for the latest in
regulatory matters. There is also some great toxi
cology research. Our advice? Stop worrying
about whether these are the Good Guys or the
Bad Guys and take advantage of the worthwhile
data to be found here. BMucci
You First
youfirst.com
Okay, I admit it: The first thing I did on this site
was check out the “Death Top Ten List” (for the
15-24 age group, the number one cause of
death is accidents. Number 2 and rising with a
bullet? Homicide). But you can do more here
than just get a morbid curiosity fix. There is a
personal health assessment that can be complet
ed without too much heavy lifting, and links for
topics ranging from alcohol abuse to nutrition to
weight control. The uncluttered format is a big
plus as well. BMucci
Diet Site
dietsite.com
If you’re watching what you eat, visit
dietsite.com. Their free diet analysis lets you
input what you’ve eaten that day so you can see
in black and white how bad (or good!) you’ve
been. Informative and well designed, Diet Site
has all the basics about eating healthy, as well as
diet suggestions for different health problems,
weight management and sports fiends. It also
has a section on alternative nutrition. EFeick
MOVIES
Movie Review Query Engine
mrqe.com
With countless search engines on the World
Wide Web, any piece of information you seek
should only be a few clicks away. Usually, it’s
never that easy. It finally is that easy when track
ing down movie reviews. MRQE.com—Movie
Review Query Engine—will not only reduce the
time it takes to find a review, but their links to
reviews from a host of national and local publica
tions will warn you of box office bombs before
you cut class to see The Postman. With over
150,000 reviews in its database you're sure to
find multiple opinions on any movie you would
ever watch. JLowenthal