Welcome to our special year-end selection of Weekly Picks, a look at some of the great sites we featured in 1996. As we perused past picks for possibilities, we realized two things: 1.) we used alliteration a lot; and 2.) we had great fun bringing you these sites. We'd like to apologize for the first point and thank you for the second. Thanks much for reading, for the suggestions, for the feedback. Here's looking forward to an equally terrific 1997. In the meantime, we've said it before and we absolutely, positively, have to say it one more time: take your pick(s).

In alphabetical order:

• Angry Organization - what bugs you? What really makes you mad? Vent here. (Featured May 6, 1996.)
• Anti-Telemarketer Source - don't call us, they'll call you. And what to do about it when they do. (Featured September 2, 1996.)
• AutoPilot - receive a personalized and comprehensive itinerary that explains how to get from Point A to Point B, and more. (Featured September 23, 1996.)
• BingoZone - the "continuous, free, online bingo game" with real prizes and cash to be won. Remember, it's not really gambling, they give the loot away. (Featured November 25, 1996.)
• Bonfire of Liberties - see why Shakespeare is considered a dangerous writer, Sartre an offensive thinker, and Michelangelo too graphic an artist. (Featured May 6, 1996.)
• Britannia Internet Magazine - self-described as "America's Gateway to the British Isles." Tea-riffic. (Featured June 3, 1996.)
• Car Talk - official site of Ray and Tom Magliozzi's (aka Click and Clack) wrenchingly good NPR talk show about cars and how to fix them. (Featured April 1, 1996.)
• Central Europe Online - a news magazine (and more) provided by the European Information Network and covering all aspects of the region. (Featured December 9, 1996.)
• Faces - by Cory R. Gilbert, combine the faces of famous folks to create the faces of other famous folks. (Featured May 20, 1996.)
• Government of Ireland - read about the economics, literature, music, folklore, sport of Ireland, or learn more about the way the country sees itself in relation to the rest of the world. (Featured May 20, 1996.)
• In Search of the Giant Squid - explore the world's largest slab o' calamari at this Smithsonian sponsored site. (Featured April 1, 1996.)
• Internet Chef - dedicated to the worship of food and to answering such questions as, "How do I get lumps out of my gravy?" (Featured April 22, 1996.)
• (Deb and Jen's) Land O' Useless Facts - "Cats have over one hundred vocal sounds, while dogs only have about ten," and other such gems. (Featured May 13, 1996.)
• Learn2.com - offering a variety of terrific "2torials" that teach "everything from the essentials of life to the esoteric, from the practical to the just plain fun." (Featured November 11, 1996.)
• Liszt - searchable and browsable list of email discussion groups and mailing lists. (Featured August 19, 1996.)
• Looney Tunes Karaoke - you, too, can sing along to "Kill the Wabbit! Kill the Wabbit!" (Featured June 17, 1996.)
• Made in China - a digital journey through the culture, history and geography of the land that brought you paper, pistols and parachutes. (Featured October 21, 1996.)
• National Geographic - a new kind of journey for the Society: online. (Featured June 24, 1996.)
• Oracle of Bacon at Virginia - connect actors and actresses to Kevin Bacon by the movies they've starred in. (Featured February 19, 1996.)
• Paris: Urban Sanitation Before the 20th Century - the title speaks volumes, don't you think? (Featured March 18, 1996.)
• PBS Online - a source for many great Picks throughout the year. Explore here.
• Project: Denny's - Jason Alan Pfaff's goal is to visit as many Denny's as he can before he dies. Monitor his mission here. (Featured March 25, 1996.)
• RealAroma - a parody of you know what, bringing new meaning to the terms "Fragrance Push" and "SmellU-SmellMe," amongst other things. (Featured June 17, 1996.)
• Reporter's Guide to Internet Mailing Lists - a concise lesson teaching reporters and researchers to use lists in their day-to-day work. (Featured May 20, 1996.)
• Shakespeare's Sonnets - includes all 154 poems. Browse by number or search by keyword(s). (Featured September 23, 1996.)
• Speedtrap Registry - a worldwide look at where it's best to drive the speed limit - and then some. You know? (Featured April 1, 1996.)
• Spinal Tap - this site goes to eleven! (Featured May 20, 1996.)
• Survivors of the Shoah Visual History Foundation - "a nonprofit organization dedicated to videotaping and archiving interviews of Holocaust survivors all over the world." (Featured June 10, 1996.)
• Toiletology 101 - exists as an answer to that eternal question: "Do you have what it takes to fix the Can?" (Featured June 24, 1996.)
• Why? Files - a look at the science behind the news, provided by the National Institute for Science Education. (Featured April 29, 1996.)

Previous Weeks' Picks

• December 16, 1996
• December 9, 1996
• December 2, 1996
• November 25, 1996