Links Alive: Cool Sites

• The Internet Movie Database (imdb.com)
  IMDB.com has one of the most complete movie databases. You can browse through movies by actors, directors. This is a great source when you want to find out just who played in what
• RealOne - Rhapsody (++)
  Rhapsody is an online music subscription service. GamesPass is a games subscription service.
• AtomFilms (atomfilms.com)
  A well made shockwave comic strip.
• SeeMore Wildlife (www.seemorewildlife.com)
  Wildlife photos and web cams that peek in on the native creatures.
• How Stuff Works (www.howstuffworks.com)
  The ultimate cool site. How Stuff works explains how things work. You can find articles on all the mysteries of modern life.
• ComicsPage.com (www.comicspage.com)
  has archives of comics.
• SandlotScience.com (www.sandlotscience.com)
  This site has several programs for demonstrating opitical illusions, moire patterns and other nifty doodads.
• Adbusters Culture Jammers (www.adbusters.org)
  Questioning the media
• PowWows.com (www.powwows.com)
  Info on Pow Wows throughout America.
• Turnitin.com (www.turnitin.com)
  Interesting...turn it in scours the net to check students papers against web sites to guard against plagerism.
• Where's George? (www.wheresgeorge.com)
  This is an interesting idea. You enter the serial numbers of the cash you have on hand then spend it. If someone else enters the same bill, Where's George will send you an email, letting you track the bill. The treasury dept must hate this site.
• Center for Space Research (www.csr.utexas.edu)
  The Gravity Recovery and Climate Experiment (GRACE) at the University of Texas Austin has interesting maps showing the slight differences in gravity on the earth.
• EpistemeLinks.com: For Philosophy Resources on the Internet (www.epistemelinks.com)
  A directory of philosophy related web sites.
• Animusic (animusic.com)
  Animusic makes digital animations of instuments playing music.
• today's date (isotropic.org)
  Today's date according to different calendars.
• Adopt a Puck (www.adoptapuck.com)
  A heart rending site dedicated to stopping hockey puck abuse.
• Fandango (++) - review
  Fandango lists movies showing at local theatres. For many theatres, you can purchase your ticket online and bypass the long lines.
• WebElements Periodic Table (www.webelements.com) - review
  Web Elements is an online store/information source build around the periodic table.
• Banana Name (www.banananame.com)
  Banana Name is a technology innovator that will write the name of your company on a banana, take a picture of it, then display the banana on their blog.
• Thanks USA (www.thanksusa.org)
  A fun treasure hunt game that raises funds for scholarships for children of American Veterans.
• Twitter / yintercept (twitter.com)
  Twitter has a large number of tiny posts. This is my Twitter Account.
• Honor and Remember (www.honorandremember.org)
  Honor and Remember is a national campaign of remembrance - sign the petition - fly the flag
• Old Fashioned Living (oldfashionedliving.com)
  Site has articles on cooking from scratch, hand made crafts, old fashioned ideas, traditions, simple life, and more.