With Valentine's Day upon us, we want to know if love is still legal on the Internet. We sure hope so. Regardless, whether you have your heart set on a frog, prince or princess, ask Qpid to help you shoot a multimedia arrow d'amour to your sweetcheeks. Choose from a selection of graphics and sounds to compose your own card; they even provide little notes if you're too shy to write your own.
Speaking of frogs and love, hop to The Froggy Page, presenting everything you need to know about the little green critters, including insight into their courting rituals.
Some say a true test of love is how well you can travel together. So, if things are going well, follow this eURaiL (get it?) to GoEurope.com: the European Travel Commission's site, offering all sorts of information to plan your blitz through the region. Enter the dates of your trip and your interests, and their database throws back a list of timely events for you. But if romance gets derailed nobody will make a movie out of it, so you might as well shoot your Broken Arrow to TerraQuest's Virtual Antarctica, a resourceful site well worth the trip. The frigid zone too remote for you? You can always find directions to your hiding place of choice with MapQuest's interactive street atlas to the United States.
If you do travel, we suggest you stay open to other cultures. For example, the U.S. Survival Tips for Aussies, answers all the important questions of multi-cultural exchange: do building doors in the United States open inwards or outwards? What is a nappie? Are boots and bonnets for cars or feet and heads? You must learn more.
Finally, we don't want to leave anybody out. If you don't already have a Valentine, you might want to stop here and pick up some advice, or try a matchmaking service. If things work well, you may even find yourself here. Be the next to fill this category! But if you are luckier with money than love, you will want to know what to do with all your winnings. Try Jackpot: how to act before and after winning it big.
The Gyuto Tantric Choir starts the trip. Chanting "to set the planet and human race free", the Gyuto Monks are continuing a Tibetan tradition begun over 500 years ago - a cosmic combination of voice and meditation - and renewed this century, most recently with concerts in the West.
An entirely different kind of historical and vocal expression makes Brad Leissa's List of Early Music Vocal Ensembles an interesting index of groups performing classical music, from Gregorian chant to Baroque. A comprehensive, worldwide resource.
From voice to vocals: an obviously timely part of this week's selection is Lovesong Lyrics. Say no more, they're singing our song!
The Internet Guide to Afro-Carribean Music, available in English and French, divides information about this genre into countries, styles, musicians and more. And if roots and rhythm is your thing, try: Brazilian Music UpToDate, a magazine that sees itself as the heart of all discussion on the country's musical flavor, including reviews and interviews; and, Afropop Worldwide, an already well established public radio program with news and music from Africa, the Caribbean and the Americas. Beat that!
Keeping time may be harder than you think, especially if you try drumming those Middle Eastern Doumbek Rhythms. Have no fear, this helpful guide provides time charts, beginner tips and an historical survey of the instrument.
Most of the sites featured in our tour offer themselves as leaps into diverse musical worlds and histories. ClassicalNet is no exception. Covering the last 900 years in Western music, information here includes a CD buying guide, composer data and a list of basic repertoire to help novices and veterans alike explore the genre. Finally, Mozart's Musikalisches Wurfelspiel. We could tell you a lot about this, but you really need to see for yourselves. Let's just say it involves the genius himself, random minuets, a roll of the dice and sixteen meaures. The rest is up to you (and fate).