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>>> December 6, 2001
Ginger ale Future: The word is out. The fabled It/Ginger isn't a personal jetpack or a shrink-o-ray. Turns out it's the Segway--a psychic scooter that knows where you want to go. Plus, you look like Fred Flintstone running real fast when you're on it, legs crazily spinning. You won't be able to buy one for about a year but darn it, are they cool or what? There's tons of info on the Segway at the official site, which is a must-see for future buffs. Roll on up to www.segway.com Past: If the Segway turns out to be forgettable, you'll soon find it at the Bad Fads museum, alongside Nehru jackets and CB radios. Chock-full of ways to be ironically retro, this site is a museum of the ill conceived, forgettable and forgotten. Relive fads of the past you likely never lived through in the first place. Hey cool, a Koosh ball at www.badfads.com Michael Citrome |
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>>> November 29, 2001
Snake vs. Mongoose Vroom: Now you tell me people, what's cooler than Snake and Mongoose, the dragsters constantly pitted against each other during drag racing's heyday in the '60s? Well, Malcolm's Diecast Showroom has lots of Hot Wheels TV commercials from the '60s featuring the duo you can watch on your computer. Go with the winner at www.malcolmdesigns.com/diecast/hotwheels/tv.html Bowl: Breakfast cereal is the subject of obsession for celebs like Jerry Seinfeld and Quentin Tarantino, but also lots of regular people--like the guys responsible for The Empty Bowl, the Web's numero uno cereal e-zine. Every issue addresses concerns of cereal eaters--like how does generic Count Chocula stack up to the real thing, or creating homebrew mixtures of cereals. They even try out the recipes on the back of the Froot Loops box so you don't have to. Pour milk all over www.emptybowl.com. Michael Citrome |
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>>> November 22, 2001
Helter Skeletonter Astounding: Pixel lab, the creation of a mad Dutchman, comes to us via Networthy operative Chloe. The site is a collection of interactive computer-generated mindfucks, Shockwave and Java applets that present ever-changing geometric patterns that change in response to your mouse's feedback. Combine this site with your favorite trance-inducing soundtrack and you may not leave home anytime soon. Drool at www.xs4all.nl/%7Eelout/. Boney: Here's another Shockwave toy. Ever wished you had your own zombie skeleton, so you could make Mister Bones jump and jive for you? Well, live out your Dia de los Muertos fantasies for yourself with the skeleton puppet. Make him twist and twitter then walk around or even butt heads with a boney pal. It takes skull at www.vectorlounge.com/04_amsterdam/jam/wireframe.html. Michael Citrome |
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>>> November 15, 2001
Squeeze it Gummi: Bears do all kinds of amazing things. One bear, named Alkulukuja Paskova Karhu, can do something even more amazing no other bear can: it can poop prime numbers. The Prime Number Shitting Bear is an amazing little Java applet that is a bear that actually defecates prime numbers--a number only evenly divisible by 1 and itself--in sequence growing to infinity. It's also a contest to see who can watch the hypnotic mathematicoprophilic bear the longest; send in your screenshot and win. You'll have to beat 11,841,689. Bear it out at http://members.surfeu.fi/kklaine/primebear.html. Condimental: Squeezy condiment packets rip--coating your fingers, not fries--in ketchup, and there's never enough inside them. Well, this guy decided that instead of using them he'd collect them. That's the origin of The Condiment Packet Museum. Hundreds of condiments from all over the world organized by type, even wasabi and cream cheese. Rip open www.clearfour.com/condiment. Michael Citrome |
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>>> November 8, 2001
Book of Lego Apocalypse then: Those old Davey and Goliath cartoons taught important stories from the Bible, but they always seemed so... unmodular and inangular. Well, here comes The Brick Testament out to right those wrongs. Retelling stories from both the Old and New Testaments, The Brick Testament uses Lego to do the Lord's work. This reassuring combination of ancient Semitic scripture and 20th century Danish ingenuity has resulted in over a dozen Bible stories retold in Lego photoplays. Check it out, for Christ's sake, at http://www.thereverend.com/brick_testament/. Old folks home: More and more people are getting into old-timey American roots music--whether it's via O Brother, the Wheel Club, or some other road less-travelled. One path to follow is The Mudcat Café, home to a database of lyrics and music to hundreds, if not thousands, of traditional songs. Stay on the sunny side at http://www.mudcat.org. Michael Citrome |
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>>> November 1, 2001
Buggy games Spidey: SFCave is one of those ultra-simple, ultra-addictive games that make you neglect friends, family and personal hygiene. Your job is to direct a flying worm through a colourful series of caves. Click your mouse and the worm goes up, let it go and the worm goes down. This is like the crack cocaine of video games. It's Java so it runs on nearly any computer. Play it at www.liquidcode.org/worm.html. Robotech: Another addictive one is Journey of the Red Robot, a Shockwave shooter along the lines of Galaga. The game stars the Red Robot, which looks like a kid's drawing, pitted against an endless armada of little rocket missiles, likewise in a kiddy style. As you progress past hand-drawn backgrounds, increasingly crazy background music and voices accompany the Journey of the Red Robot. Shine on, crazy robot, at www.minimatchers.com/redrobot/. Michael Citrome |