If life was a crossword puzzle, we'd be welcoming you to the latest installment of our ______ (six letters; something that occurs four times a month) _____ (five letters; a selection, plural, in this case of web sites). But it isn't, and we're thankful for that. Besides, it makes a trip to the new Christian Science Monitor electronic edition all the more worthwhile, the site has a ________ (eight letters; great, super, give-it-a-try good) interactive crossword puzzle amongst its other features. You'll also find international and national news, a collection of the Monitor's 1996 Pulitzer Prize-winning stories, a searchable archive, hourly and daily newscasts from Monitor Radio and features on film, books and the arts. We even found a review of In the Kitchen with Miss Piggy, a new cookbook by none other than Moi.
It's enough to make you want to ePage poor old Rob Poor (he recently broke his leg) and tell him the news. As it happens, you can. Drop by r's Digital Cast, which is better seen than explained. Seems when Rob had his leg fixed, he had a pager plastered into the cast. Send him email and the pager vibrates. That, to tell the truth, is it. Read previous messages from well-wishers, or buzz Rob with your own. Tell him we said "hi."
It's a stretch to go from a broken leg and a vibrating cast to fear and trembling, but we cultivate corniness, so we're going for it. How? Try Kierkegaard on the Internet, devoted to the nineteenth century Danish philosopher Soren Kierkegaard. Using texts written by Peter P. Rohde and Frithiof Brandt, the site offers a clear and informative introduction to the philosopher, as well as links to other related Internet resources, and the opportunity to join a Soren forum and publish your own Kierkegaard paper on the web. In the words of that great American philosopher Bob Hope (yup, it's true), angst for the memories.
Sorry.
Although we didn't find Kierkegaard there, the Texts & Contexts resource center is, in its own words, "dedicated to the expansion of knowledge regarding influential texts and authors throughout history." Created by Haakon Sorensen as an extension of a class at Seattle Pacific University, the site includes information about and a comprehensive collection of links to the likes of Dante, Descartes (of "I surf therefore I am" fame), Dostoevsky, Mill, Marx, Machiavelli, More and more. That's Thomas More and, you know, more. Different focus, similar theme, try A Celebration of Women Writers, which is exactly what it's title suggests. Find links to Dorothy Parker, Toni Morrison, Virginia Woolf and a whole slew of other great authors and their works.
Certainly not literature, the Funniest Police Logs of Marblehead, Massachusettes, is still worth a peek. Taken from the local paper, apparently the logs "accurately reflect what the police deal with" in Marbelhead. For instance, a disoriented duck was reported on Saturn Road at 9:27 p.m. We're still trying to figure out if this had anything to do with the fact that a tree was stolen from a yard on Tioga Way at 5:19 p.m. Suspicious? Try this: a poisoned squirrel was stumbling through a yard on Broughton Road at 9:50 a.m. Hmmm. Makes you wonder about the woman who was hit in the face by a bagel on Roundhouse Road at 10:07 p.m. Things just get curioser and curioser, even though that's not a word.
While on the subject of mysteries and clues, seems as though someone at General Media has lost a dog on the Internet. Follow the clues, find the pup, and you could have a shot at winning a trip to Jamaica. The deadline for this monthly contest is June 21, 1996.
Britannia Internet Magazine, self-described as "America's Gateway to the British Isles", offers a diverse collection of news and information about the region, for travelers and non-travelers alike. Peruse the magazine's many substantial sections, including People, History, Arts, Sports, Science and Travel. The site offers a good mix of articles and links for further exploration. Here, we read about the new look for British Bobbies, Queen Elizabeth's 70th birthday, Wimbledon, the beginnings of British history and a guide to Guiness. Tea-riffic.
Next, two sites focused on Vietnam Veterans: The Vietnam Veterans Web Memorial Wall offers a list of "names of those lost during the Vietnam Conflict." Names are listed alphabetically for browsing, or you can search by last name, branch of service, hometown and state. And the Vietnam Veterans' Message Board provides a place for veterans, their friends and families to communicate, connect, find help and information, and generally stay in touch. The site already has a number of postings, the bulk of which were sent in by people looking for long lost buddies.
Finally, Main Quad's Extreme Resume Drop. The folks at Main Quad have turned at least one aspect of online job searching into a kind of art form. The Drop offers prospective employees (you know who you are) the chance to create a resume online and directly, easily send said resume to companies of their choosing. Main Quad even provides a large list of the companies in question, arranged by theme: Arts, Business, Education, Engineering & Technology, Government & Law, Mass Media, WWWeb and more. The only thing left for you to do is (yup, you guessed it) take your pick(s).