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>>> May 10, 2001
Get real! Non-GMO: In our modern world of simulation and artificiality we're obsessed with the real. We want our produce organic, our synthesizers analog, and our titties, well, as God intended them. To see if you can tell the difference, playboy.com invites you to take the Breast Test, a double-blind study where you are asked to examine 20 pairs of ta-tas and evaluate whether they are home-made or lab-grown. It's not easy, because like all other forms of science, boobies are tricky. Determine your BQ (Breast Quotient) at app2.playboy.com/sex/feature/salsgals/quiz.htmx. Colourful: Ask most people and they'll tell you that until the 1930s, the world existed in black and white. There is now evidence to dispute this. Sergei Prokudin-Gorskii, a pioneering 19th-century photographer, developed a unique method of colour photography using black and white film. The U.S. Library of Congress Web site is hosting an exhibit of some of Gorskii's work, never before seen by the public. His photographs of 19th-century Russia look as fresh as if they'd been taken today. Colour your world at www.loc.gov/exhibits/empire/. Michael Citrome |
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>>> May 3, 2001
Rude food Beer, beer, beer: When it comes to beer, the number-1 name to remember is Michael Jackson--no, not the partially synthetic pop diva--the Beer Hunter. With his books, TV show and eponymously named Web site, Jackson offers up a guide to the best beers in the world. He also has a treasure trove of beer facts and information to school anyone on the secrets of the suds. The best part of this site is discovering little-known beers and the stories behind them. It's on tap at www.beerhunter.com. 51-4 spyz: You can be a sneaky, sneaky spy with this Web site. Any doorknob can use caller ID to answer the phone "Hey Maya." But it's only the truly crafty who use the 514 local calling guide to know where the caller is located. This site lists all the exchanges (first three digits of a phone number) and tells you where they are. So you can answer, "How's Lachine?" at hwcn.org/Information/NEST/technol/communic/lca/qc514.html. Michael Citrome |
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>>> April 26, 2001
Damned dirty apes Kung Fu: In the past few days, a series of bizarre Web movies have been sweeping the Net. Of unknown origin, these short films combine fighting video games and martial arts movies into a package that includes stick figures beating each other senseless. The first short has Player One's stick figure go up against opponents ranging from falling balls to a large stone column. The second is a take-off of the classic Nintendo game Kung Fu (aka Spartan X), but with some Matrix-style special effects added. It's three minutes of visual over-stimulation. Check them out at www.stileproject.com/kungfu.html and kungfu2.html. Ape must not kill ape: If you love The Planet of the Apes--and you know you do--then you can hardly wait for the new movie coming out this summer. So you'll want to monkey around with Planet Of The Apes: The Forbidden Zone, a Web site so comprehensive it covers not only the movies, but also the ill-fated TV series, comic books etc. Go ape at http://members.nbci.com/planetofapes/. Michael Citrome |
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>>> April 19, 2001
Legalize it High concept: The Internet has made many promises and brought sweeping changes to the media landscape. One of them is democratizing the media. Inevitably, people will just use this new-found power to talk about smoking ganja--nay, to create an entire online TV network about smoking ganja! And so Pot-TV was born, a veritable hot box of pot-related programming live from basements all over the world. Programs include the Grow Show, THC-TV, and the aptly named Marijuana News. With over 240 hours of shows in the archives, Pot-TV can keep you entertained for a long time, or at least until you run out. Light it up at www.pottv.com. Outta here: Joey Ramone has passed on into history but his legacy won't soon be forgotten. Keep your finger on the pulse of the Ramones' fans at Ramones Online, the Web's best Ramones fan site. There's rare MP3s, up-to-the-second news and links to other Ramones sites all over the Web. Gabba gabba hey at www.ramonesonline.com. Michael Citrome |
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>>> April 12, 2001
Out and about Gay, gay, gay: Have you had your daily dose of abuse? Isgay.com makes it easy to piss off those around you. Just send them an innocuous e-mail pointing them to a new site, devoted to their life: Their.name.isgay.com. Put in your name, and you'll be shocked to see what's already been revealed to the entire Web--that you are gay! Just kidding. Isgay.com works by taking any name you type into the address and running a script that enters it into a little gay report. So no matter your lifestyle preference, the site pays no heed. Plus you can check out the hate mail from people who just don't get it. Accuse your friends at www.isgay.com. Rare: The Strange (and Rare) Videogame Pics Page takes a walk on the rare side of classic video games: photos and background info on some of the rarest bits of hardware and software out there--the unreleased and the forgotten. It's like a walk down memory lane, in an alternate weird dimension. Up up down down at members.tripod.com/~faberp/. Michael Citrome |