Lizard love: You have to admit that there's something fascinating about dinosaurs, those lumbering reptilian giants of a bygone age. Whether as domestic pets in The Flintstones or vicious predators that ate Newman in Jurassic Park, dinosaurs are really cool - just ask any eight-year-old. The Smithsonian Institute has put up an online exhibition of historical dinosaur drawings that are both beautiful and fascinating, including step-by-step directions on how illustrators depict ancient creatures with only their bones as reference. Enter the land of the lost at www.nmnh.si.edu/paleo/PaleoArt/.

Fan culture: The Internet was built on two things: porn, and millions of geeks staying up late at night to debate whether Darth Vader could kick Spiderman's ass. Cartoon phenom Homestar Runner has spawned just such slavish devotion in the form of the HRWiki, an online fan community that includes message boards, a detailed encyclopedia of the Homestarverse as well as transcripts and Easter egg guides for all the toons. Waste time at your job at www.hrwiki.org.

Comments? Michael Citrome