Hispanic & Latino History
http://web.uvic.ca/hrd/history.learn-teach/
LatinoPage.htm
The Hispanic and Latino role in America’s history
is detailed on this site. Includes articles about
early Spanish conquest and exploration of the
Americas, as well as Hispanic roles in the
American Revolution, the Civil War and World
Wars I and II. Also contains information on the
Mexican American civil rights movement and links
to reference material.
Content: B Usability: B
Insound
lnsound.com
The “little indie record store that could,”
lnsound.com offers indie music and film fans a
great place to see what’s going on in the scene,
buy CDs and videos and chat with other fans.
^You can search for hard-to-find vinyl, small label
recordings and independent films. There is also
an option to find bands that are similar to an old
, favorite and listen to samples—a great way to
find new music. Since its inception in early 1999
the site has grown tremendously, and now offers
an alternate place for bands to sell tickets to
their shows. It even has its own record label,
Tiger Style Records.
Content: A- Usability: B+
Health & Wellness Direct
Bodyw.com
Health and Wellness Direct is an online source
for a wide range of nutrition and health prod
ucts. Many cutting-edge products and herbal
remedies can be found here. The site features
mostly men’s health and athletic training prod
ucts. Everything is listed in easy-to-follow cate
gories and is well documented, usually with a list
of ingredients. You can also sign up for a
newsletter on this site, which will inform you
about breaking technologies and new “hot”
products.
Content: B Usability: A
Escape Artist
escapeartist.com
Some of us just need to travel, and a summer or
post-college job in a foreign country is a great
way to see the world without just being a tourist.
Escape Artist lists job opportunities from all over
the world, although you’ll have to do a lot of
surfing to take full advantage of what they have.
Lots of places are looking for people to teach
English, so even if you’re not a language major,
don’t despair.
Content: B+ Usability: B+
Flipdog
www.flipdog.com
Flipdog takes a different approach than most
online job-finding sites. Rather than waiting for
would-be employers to post their resumes to its
Editor's pick
WetFeet
wetfeet.com
If you’re unsure of what career you’re looking for, or want to
know more about your prospective employer than you can get
by talking to friends of your parents, WetFeet offers loads of
advice for the job-seeker. Because it covers all the major job
categories students might be attracted to, from the flashy (ven
ture capital) to the obscure (real-estate management), you’re
likely to find what you want, plus a few jobs you hadn’t thought
of. Once you register (it’s free), there's info and reviews of many
companies, discussions with recent grads who are now
employed (shudder), as well as the nitty-gritty stuff they don't teach you in college, like how to
negotiate for a salary and what skills are compatible with what industries.
Content: A Usability: A
site, it continuously monitors the sites of over
50,000 companies, so that when someone out
there has a position open, you can find it with
out all that tedious—and often fruitless—surf
ing. The site also has an ever-changing list of
weird and unique jobs for those who fear being
swallowed up by some huge corporation.
Content: A Usability: A
Pollstar
Pollstar.com
Much easier to use and more visually pleasing
than Ticketmaster, Pollstar should be the first
place you turn to get concert info. You can
search for a specific tour and get dates for ven
ues across the country, or you can see what’s
playing in your town on a certain day or for the
whole month. Pollstar also offers articles that
keep you up to date and give you the inside
scoop on some of the biggest tours out there, as
well as features on artists you may not have
heard of but should. The only catch? You still
have to go somewhere else to buy the tickets.
Content: B Usability: A
ECHO
www.humnet.ucla.edu/echo
Most musicology journals write 10,000-word
treatises on Wagner’s use of harmonic triads and
the like. But ECHO is a journal that’s not just for
eggheads and longhairs. A recent issue has an
excellent Napster roundtable, a review of the
Experience Music Project (Paul Allen’s Seattle
tribute to Jimi Hendrix) and an article on "old
technologies in new recordings" that explores
the music of Portishead and Pink Floyd. But the
articles are only part of the fun. Most journals
print the actual score to illustrate musical points;
ECHO actually plays back the music—with a
video clip of the performance, when available.
Content: B+ Usability: A
Harmony Central
harmonycentral.com
This vast site is aimed at rock and electronic
musicians, but has a wide focus—from guitarists
to synth programmers to drummers—and aggre
gates a huge amount of useful information into
one place. There are forums, links to hundreds of
stores and instrument manufacturers, as well as
(rarely updated) music industry news. The best
part of the site is the large selection of user
reviews, where people who have used an instru
ment or effects box write about their experiences
with it. This is a great place to learn whether to
go with that Korg ER-1 drum machine or the
more expensive (but far cooler) Jomox X-Base.
Content: A Usability: B+