Artcyclopedia
artcyclopedia.com
Artcyclopedia is a complete art search engine
and guide. It has current art news and featured
monthly articles that usually include links to
other art sites on the web. Their list of art muse
ums worldwide only includes museums with
extensive online artwork and many also have
short analytical articles on each piece. An excel
lent site for those researching art history or for
those browsing favorite artists. TMaor
Content: A- Usability: B+
TECH TRICKS
Editor’s Pick
Memoware
Fjemoware.com
Spiff up your PDA with games, books and more
from memoware.com. Download all the entertain
ment and information you can handle to the palm
of your hand. This site has a good variety of files,
coupled with a great help and links section to get
you on the road. If you can’t live without your
PalmPilot, don't miss this web site. EFeick
Content: A Usability: A
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experience.com
experience.com
Intern at Apple Computer this year or try to
work with George Lucas at Skywalker Ranch.
Experience.com lets you check out companies in
^a variety of fields, gives you the scoop on how to
interview and the best ways to break into the
business. EDionne
Content: B+ Usability: A
Cooliobs.com
cooijobs.com
This site is an excellent jumping off place if you’re
looking for work in the acrobatics industry, at
Club Med or as a game tester for Electronic Arts.
Category searches include beer, space and clown
ing. Links lead to other non-traditional job sites
(flipdog.com and careerexchange.com) where you
can post your resume or do a more extensive
search. It’s worth a peek into some of the more
obscure categories, like explosives, just to see if
you’re qualified. NDiana
Content: A- Usability: B+
ENTERTAINMENT
Ggower
j ggower.com/fans
The Internet has given anybody smart enough to
learn HTML a global voice. Unfortunately, it
seems that those citizens who have taken the
time to learn HTML have little else in their lives,
often dedicating hours to build and maintain a
web site dedicated to their Hollywood heroes. At
ggower.com/fans you can find the most disturb
ing fan-driven sites on the web. And after visiting
Rosie Nation and The DiCaprio Zone you will
finally realize all the time you have wasted
instead of studying and never leave the library
again. JLowenthal
Content: B Usability: B+
Mrshowbiz
i Mrsiiowbiz.com
This site unifies coverage of music, movies, televi
sion and the entertainers who create them. This
has led to an emphasis of breadth over depth of
content, with short entries on most major bands
and movies, local listings for television and cine
ma, as well as celebrity and entertainment news.
If you are looking for an overview or a quick
| description of a movie or CD, or a favorite star’s
bio, this is your place. DDesmond
Usability: B- Content: B
GAMES
20Q
i 20q.net
Visit 20Q.net and participate in an unsettling
game of 20 questions against the server. Log on,
choose any object and get ready to play. After 20
questions the computer will make its best guess,
and if it’s wrong, it will present a list of other pos
sibilities that are sure to have the animal, veg
etable or mineral you have in mind. JLowenthal
Content: B Usability: A
Sissyfiyht
Sissyfight.com
Sissyfight is an online game in which junior high
school girls hurl insults at one another on the
playground. Players receive points for ganging up
on other girls, insulting or scratching them and
successfully avoiding attacks from others. It’s a
great way to let off steam—and Sissyfight is a
social activity, since you need others to be online
playing the game. Almost 200 people were using
the site when I tried it. WMarinaccio
Content: B+ Usability: B
SPIRITUALITY
Beliefnet
Beliefnet.com
Not only is this site an ideal starting point for
anyone interested in exploring spirituality, but
there is also enough fascinating information here
to keep you busy for several lifetimes. Content
ranges from a discussion on the divinity of Jesus
Christ to an essay on how Buddhism has helped
Tiger Woods. There are links to sites with com
plete transcripts of core texts for all major reli
gions and an impressive roster of regular colum
nists. Beliefnet.com’s stated mission is “To do
whatever it takes
to help individu
als meet their
own needs in the
realm of religion,
spirituality and
morality.” Mission
accomplished.
BMucci
Content: A
Usability: A
eSpirituality
eSpirituality.com
The site is divided into nine categories, among
them Spiritual Teachers, Empowerment and
Health and Wellness. There’s a daily inspirational
quote, and links to a number of spirituality relat
ed sites. But eSpirituality does not offer enough
depth for a serious soul searcher. Tip-off #1
that you have entered the world of “spirituality
lite”: an analysis of who has the more favorable
astrological chart, Al Core or George W. Bush.
Some fun to be had here, but this is more pop
psychology than spirituality. BMucci
Content: B- Usability: B+
DharmaNet
DharmaNet.com
DharmaNet.com is a clearinghouse of informa
tion and resources related to Buddhism.
Features include a directory of Buddhist teach
ers, a meditation retreats calendar and a
“Dharma Dialogue” that directs you to news
groups and chatrooms. Links are available to lit
erally hundreds of scholarly treatises on
Buddhism. According to the site’s intro page, an
infusion of cash is needed to keep things going,
and all visitors are asked to send one dollar in
support. If you have any interest in Buddhism at
all, it’s a buck well spent. BMucci
Content: B+ Usability: B