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A Very Selective List of Some of Our Favorite Web Sites
A Very Selective List of Some of Our Favorite Web Sites
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Addicted to Noise Original music journalism for the Web by writers and critics to whom popular music still matters. (SR) The Atlas Web site is intoxicating and dynamic, a joy to visit. Primarily composed of visual elements layered with sound and animation, Atlas is a sophisticated arena with a simple underlying principle: to showcase visually engaging multimedia art, some of which also features strong editorial/political statements. For any designer, this site is like candy. (EK) Profiles, rants, and a decidedly feminist view of the world — with an unmistakable tongue-in-cheek charm. (MW) Bookwire A book publishing junkie's dream site, featuring author book tour and awards information, links to Publishers Weekly, the Boston Book Review and the Hungry Mind Review, and a newsletter for book industry insiders. The Boston Phoenix A well-designed online presence for the highly regarded, 30-year-old weekly newspaper and one-time voice of Boston's counter-culture. The listings are admittedly Boston-centric, but the thoughtful arts reviews travel well; so does the lively gay and lesbian section, featuring reviews and features related to gay culture and issues. (JM) Construct This new Net design company specializes in VRML development, creating navigable three-dimensional cyberspaces. We like their site for its stark look and its wealth of VRML-related information. (SR) Crayon CRAYON stands for "Create Your Own Newspaper." It's a hard-to-resist site where you can quickly and easily select the sources you want to use for world news, sports, comics, weather, and other daily newspaper-ish items. Then each day, you just open the file that CRAYON creates for you and, voila!, your own custom daily newspaper. You can even give the newspaper a name. (DS) The Unofficial Enya Web Site The unofficial Web site for one of my favorite vocalists is an elegantly laid-out, simple-to-navigate site that has won some awards because of its clean design. It includes a lot of material not normally found on musicians' sites, including chord diagrams for many of her unusual and haunting melodies. (DS) A haven for media commentary and dialogue on public issues and the arts, Feed offers a rich and steady — though not always timely — diet of thoughtful writing. (SR) FutureNet A breezy and multi-layered Brit webzine. News, sports, the Royals, chat links, and savvy high-tech reporting. Warning: Deep cover pages can make for slow downloads. (AR) This Australian zine lives by the motto "Girls Need Modems!" A smorgasbord of articles, reviews and interviews with women on the edge; the emphasis is on cyber culture. Ms. magazine was never this much fun. (CJ) John's Sushi Restaurant Reference The best and most comprehensive listing of sushi restaurants all over the world that I've found. It includes customer comments, and you can add your own. The interface is simple and the comments alone can be a form of entertainment. (DS) Jon Carroll Our favorite home-town columnist regales his San Francisco Chronicle readership five times a week with sharply polished, witty essays on all manner of subjects. We don't know quite how Carroll does it, but we're glad the newspaper's Gate Web site makes it all available online. (SR) The Log Cabin Chronicles The Log Cabin Chronicles has several gallery pages for artists and photographers local to the Vermont and Quebec region and opinion pieces on issues relating to English-speaking residents of Quebec. The photography exhibit of fall foliage is gorgeous — and the site really is produced in a log cabin. (SL) The Louvre A classic site, lovingly created and tended to by Nicholas Pioch, who deserves the Croix de Guerre for this beautiful, if virtual, experience of one of the world's greatest museums. In addition to the art exhibits, you can undertake a delightful tour of Paris, or take a break and listen to the strains of Bach, Mendelssohn and Liszt (SoundMachine audio player required). (AR) MojoWire Mother Jones' easy-to-navigate web site adds great value to its monthly print magazine. In addition to chat, back issues and updates, the progressive-oriented site provides, among other investigative tools, transcripts of documents relating to tobacco industry shenanigans and the like, and searchable databases of congressional campaign contributions. The National Women's History Project The National Women's History Project is a non-profit organization founded in 1980. The site provides information about women's history events, catalogs, workshops and performances — even a quiz about women in American history.(SL) The Onion An online version of the satiric magazine. Ridiculous, at times downright sophmoric, but one of the funniest sites on the Web. (MW) Planet Science This colorful and witty site is chock-full of frequently updated science news written for the intelligent layperson who wants to keep abreast of developments in science and technology. The online version of the leading scientific lay journal in Europe, "Planet Science" includes such features as answers to seemingly wacky scientific questions, ideas for experiments, and interviews as well as news tidbits. (DS) PolarNet Mush! Everything you wanted to know about Alaska and destinations northward, with great pictures of local wildlife and animals, information on weather, business, education, sled-dog races, pluys links galore. (AR) Razorfish/The Blue Dot Razorfish is an open platform for technical innovation, elegant design and artistic expression. It provides both educational and artistically-focused material and regularly showcases work from leading artists and photographers. A great site for any artist or designer to turn to for creative inspiration. (EK) Town Hall Conservative heaven. A highly accessible and active way-station for all things Right, including the Heritage Foundation, National Review, Americans for Tax Reform and a host of others. Listings, job opportunities, legislative and reference material. Updated daily. (AR) Voyager The premier publisher of high-quality CD-ROMs has kept its Web site in a state of constant evolution. More than an online catalog, Voyager's site showcases political causes (like Mumia Abu-Jamal), artists (like Laurie Anderson) and Web publishing projects (like "The Narrative Corpse"). (SR) Zonezero Created by Pedro Meyer, the acclaimed photographer and multimedia artist ("I Photograph to Remember," "Truths and Fictions"), Zonezero is a stunning online photography exhibition featuring a wide and constantly expanding group of international artists. (SR) Zuzu's Petals A quarterly literary magazine, featuring poetry, fiction and more that doubles as an online resource, with 1700+ organized links to "helpful resources for writers, artists, performers, and researchers." (SL) |
