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>>> July 19, 2001
Coveted concrete Fight the power: The G8 is meeting in Genoa this weekend in a closed rendezvous to decide the future of most of the world. To make their own voices heard, activists from all over the world are holding a parallel conference, the Genoa Social Forum, to discuss public policy and globalization from a social perspective. The forum's Web site has tons of info on positions and ways you can affect change. The site will also be an unbiased source of info on what's going on during the street forum, ahead of CNN--and the gendarmerie. Keep it real at www.genoa-g8.org. Crunchy: Okay, snack freak, let's see how smart you are. While you're scarfing down those candy bars, ever give them a good look? Well, the folks at the Science Museum of Minnesota have: they have a quiz that presents you with a cross-section of candy bars, and you have to identify them. Whatchamacalit at www.sci.mus.mn.us/sln/tf/c/crosssection/namethatbar.html Michael Citrome |
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>>> July 5, 2001
Talmud terror! Power play: By now, game-playing Montrealers have logged hundreds of hours on the Gameboy Advances, reliving the glory days of 8-bit video gaming. But Super Mario Bros. 2 will just whet your Nintendo nostalgia appetite. Nintendo Land will rekindle your memories with nerdy trivia, old-school screen shots, and enough Nintendo fan fiction to make you feel embarrassed to be enjoying it. In addition to fun facts, this site is full of rare Nintendo images diligently collected by the possibly unstable Webmaster. Use Nintendo Land to compile your next school report at www.nintendoland.com. Call of the wild: Remember those Hinterland Who's Who shorts that would come on between The Friendly Giant and Mr. Dressup? Their profiles of mountain sheep and black ducks always ended by suggesting you contact the Canadian Wildlife Service for more information. Well now it's even easier. The short films, no longer an endangered species, are archived on an easily navigable Web site. Woodchuck it out at www.cws-scf.ec.gc.ca/hww-fap/video/. Michael Citrome |
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>>> June 28, 2001
Little People alert! Toy town: Quinn, the mysterious progenitor of Quinnarama.com, looks like he should be roadying for Slipknot. But, as it turns out, he's a mild-mannered nerd who does what a lot of us would if we had the time--customize and photograph Fisher-Price Little People. We all remember those barrel-bodied little plastic peeps, who scooted around in one-person cars and were small and hard enough to make good anti-sibling ammo. Quinn's got them all trussed up as everyone from Scooby Doo characters to Morpheus from the Matrix. And if you ever envisioned X-Files actress Gillian Anderson as an inaction figure--well, consider this the culmination of your time on earth. Feel less weird about your hobbies at www.quinnarama.com. Crooklyn: After a decades-long drought since the Dodgers jumped ship to warmer climes, baseball has returned to Brooklyn. Minor-league Mets affiliate, the Brooklyn Cyclones, are playing in a brand-new stadium in Coney Island. Play ball at www.pagelinx.com/cyclones/. Michael Citrome |
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>>> June 21, 2001
Out and about Videodome: If you're new to the fast-growing world of video piracy, here's something you should take a gander at. VCD Help is a comprehensive Web site that shows you how, step by step, you can take any video from the Internet and burn it to a CD-ROM. The CD is playable on your TV using a portable MP3 CD player, many of which support VCD as well. There's also info on transferring damn near any video source to non-degrading VCD. Following the site's instructions, you can be watching bootleg Transformers episodes on your big screen in no-time. Start your recorders at www.vcdhelper.com. Fakeout: The Net is full of fake naked celebrity pics--don't pretend you haven't seen them. The Fake Detective exposes this pseudo-porn for what it is. This site is updated daily to bust all the fakers out in the cyberscape. Keep it real at www.fake-detective.com. Michael Citrome |
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>>> June 14, 2001
Get real! Who's the boss? Quick, name something we've all heard of but have never had here--a dictator! While the Canadian government, for all its faceless fumbling bureaucracy, isn't infallible, we've also never had an iron-fisted strongman declare every Monday a holiday to honour his dog. TheDictatorship.com is a Web site chock full of fun facts about 20th-century dictators, from the successful North Korean generalissimo Kim Il Sung (46 years) to the not-so-impressive Norwegian Nazi collabo Vikdun Quisling (3 years). There are even Dictator video games. Help Pakistani PM Benazir Bhuto shoot down the presidential plane of the military warlord who murdered her father. Kick ass and take names at www.thedictatorship.com. Whoopee! Here's a quick one--this Web site carries a full line of flatulence-related novelties, from remote control fart machines to the wind-breaking contest CD; apparently, this "Cult classic recording is a must for true fart enthusiasts!" Be enthused at www.thefartmachine.net. Michael Citrome |