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Contents:
[ Games and Puzzles ] [ Brain Food ] [ Hobbies, Crafts, and Other Stuff to Do ] [ Arts and Entertainment ]
[ Humor ] [ Curiosities ] [ Teen Sites ]

  Games and Puzzles

o Anagram Insanity
    ...creates anagram puzzles from any words and phrases you enter
o Awesome Library: Games
    ...Jerry Adams' awesome games links from K-12 "neat-schoolhouse.org"
o Crossword, Comics & Other Word-Related Puzzles
    ...variety of word game sites and vocabulary reference materials
o Games (Yahoo links)
o Java Games and Puzzles Gallery
    ...online Chinese Checkers, Othello, Tetris, 3D mazes, anagrams, many more


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  Brain Food

o A.Word.A.Day
    ...new vocabulary word each day: definition, pronunciation, context, commentary
o Ask an Expert
    ...e-mail questions to doctors, meteorologists, curators, librarians, scientists, more
o Bill Nye, the Science Guy
    ...from public TV, includes experiment of the day
o Harper's Index
    ...Harper's Magazine popular monthly collection of startling and curious statistics
o L.A. Culture Net
    ...events, exhibits, news, people--also available in Spanish
o Learning Network: Almanacs
    ...A to Z index of 200 sites with often-sought statistical and topical information
o PBS Online
    ...TV programming information and access to over 90 Internet sites PBS sponsors
o Say Hello to the World Project
    ...learn to say "hello" in over 70 different languages, and access cultural links
o schoolwork.ugh (Library Association of Rockland County)
    ...reference and subject links for students burning midnight oil to finish projects
o Word Detective (Evan Morris)
    ...entertaining online version of column answering questions on words/language


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  Hobbies, Crafts, and Other Stuff to Do

o CalendarHome.com
    ...astronomical, multicultural, historical, more...inc. personal calendar generator
o Electric Postcard
    ...electronic greeting cards, dozens of design choices grouped by category
o Free Electronic Postcards Galore
    ...links to over 200 electronic greeting card sites
o Hobbies (Yahoo links)
o Internet Chef
    ...features, recipes, tips, links to other cooking sites, recipe of the week
o Joseph Wu's Origami Page
    ...simple to complex examples of the art with instructions by master Joseph Wu
o Learn2.com
    ...step-by-step 2torials: using chopsticks, repairing scratched CDs, hundreds more
o Online Opportunities for Young Writers
    ..."Authentic Audiences" links to 50 publications that accept student submissions
o Virtual Garden
    ...searchable plant-lovers' resource from Time-Life
o Virtual Web Cameras
    ...over 600 live camera images from throughout the world, some interactive


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  Arts and Entertainment

o Alfred Hitchcock: The Master of Suspense
    ...biography, filmography, actors, film analyses, production photos, links
o Angel Swan's Pages of Outstanding Star Trek Sites
    ...links to over 30 sites which "epitomize the spirit and creativity of Star Trek"
o Billboard.com
    ...tracks and rates top music releases, includes features on trends and artists
o Drew's Scripts-O-Rama
    ...over 600 movie and TV scripts from favorite films and TV shows
o Internet Movie Database
    ...film history, bibliographies, synopses, bios, trivia
o Mr. Showbiz
    ...entertainment news and reviews
o PBS Online
    ...TV programming information and access to over 90 Internet sites PBS sponsors
o Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum
    ...highlights all the R 'n R greats and their music, inc. many special features
o Roger Ebert on Movies
    ...feature articles and archived Ebert reviews dating back to 1985
o Sci-Fi: The Dominion
    ...Sci-Fi Channel: news, reviews, readings, animation, interactive story-writing
o Teen Movie Critic
    ...teen critic Roger Davidson has graduated, site is maintained as an archive
o Teen Movie Critic - II
    ...teen critic Vivian Rose succeeds Roger D. with a teen's-eye view of recent films
o New Releases Video
    ...one of many commercial sites with info on movie and TV videos
o Ultimate Band List
    ...artists, concert info, music news, contests, features


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  Humor

o Centre for the Easily Amused!
    ...games, trivia, animations, jokes, quirky quizzes, off-the-wall musings, more
o Comics.com
    ...previous month's archive of two dozen strips with cartoonist bios, history, more
o Dilbert Archive
    ...one previous month of Dilbert comic strips, posted after print syndication
o Neoscience Institute
    ...satire spoofing science, scientists, and science Web pages, inc. photos, articles


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  Curiosities

o International Billionaires: The World's Richest People
    ...Forbes' brief commentaries on those who have made or are managing fortunes
o International UFO Museum and Research Center
    ...news, exhibits, features, information sources, kids' corner
o News of the Weird
    ...strange but true stories: online edition of Chuck Shepherd's syndicated column
o Ripley's Believe It or Not Museum
    ...Copenhagen museum's funny, impressive, exciting, scary, and rare oddities


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  Teen Sites

o Awesome Library for Teens
    ...multi-lingual site with links for school subjects and leisure activities
o Cyberkids
    ..."cool" site for children and young teens, some features require registration
o Cyberteens
    ...teen "cool" site, some features require registration
o Freezone
    ...teen "cool" site, some features require registration
o Global Show-n-Tell
    ...features home pages from teens around the world
o Internet Public Library: Teen Division
    ...WWW teen-interest links selected by teens and a librarian
o Teen Hoopla
    ...links to teen-created sites, academics, entertainment, sports, comics, zines
o Voices of Youth: UNICEF
    ...teen activities, teacher materials, idea-sharing about important global issues





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