Past present: The Authentic History Center is an amazing Web site chock-full of the dark side of American pop culture. From the antebellum south to yesterday, this site documents the stuff most people would just as soon forget—racist advertising, Red scares, gangsterism, political dirty tricks and terrible trends. There are images and audio on subjects as far aflung as Disco Barbie, Prohibition and Hitler. Make sure to check out the old racist WWII cartoons, where Donald Duck, Bugs Bunny and Daffy stick it to “those dirty nips.” Explore the past at www.authentichistory.com.

Oy vey: For that special Jew in your life, this site has every Jewish-themed product you could hope to find, from Yiddish Major League Baseball caps to a high-tech talking dreidel to a magnetic mini mah-jong set. There’s even a Mitzvah Man video game if you find Mario too goyish. Save a trip to the Cavendish mall at www.jewishsource.com. :

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