| EatDrinkDine Evan Goldstein, master sommelier at Seagram Chateau and Estate Wines Company, wants to help you create perfect pairings of food and wine. Use this artful interactive guide to match a wine with your favorite dish or create a mouth-watering meal to enhance your drinking pleasure. Not sure what to pour with your next Philly cheesesteak? EatDrinkDine suggests a nice red bordeaux or cabernet franc. Bet you hadn't thought of ordering chicken chow mein or seafood curry to serve with a bottle of chenin blanc! There's a cellar-full of resources on varietals, vintages, and the principles of pairing. |
| Revenge Lady Annoying coworker got you down? Recently dumped for a physically attractive but intellectually shallow person? Don't get mad, write the Revenge Lady. Dispensing time-worn tips on the fine art of getting even (and then some!), the Revenge Lady offers advice with a smile. The Q-and-A column ("put a mouse trap in his desk") is the real draw here, but you'll also find a handy guide to the rules of revenge and a life-affirming list of top-ten revenge stories. And remember, "Let your creativity blossom. Don't go for cliches like slashing tires. Yawn. Be original. Enjoy yourself. Give your mark an experience they'll never ever forget." |
| Flash Enabled The age of Dick Tracy is upon us. Pocket PCs are overtaking Palm Pilots in popularity, and fan sites are sprouting like weeds. This collection of tools, news, and software for the Pocket PC has been created with Macromedia Flash and features all manner of curious downloads for your little digital buddy. Witness: Nirvana videos, Vermeer slide shows, sign-language tutorials, NYC subway map, the Planet of the Apes trailer, the cult "stick figure death" animation, scientific calculators, chat programs, metric converters, and a poker game. You can take it with you. |
| The Champion Tree Project In 1996, Michigan tree farmer David Milarch had an epiphany. For generations, his family grew, propagated, and protected "champion trees." By definition, they're not only the biggest of their species, but often the oldest, hardiest, and most resistant to pests, disease, or pollution. When deteriorating growing conditions and storms threatened to unseat these giants, Milarch took matters into his own hands. He and his sons climbed trees and harvested champion seeds -- not for profit, but for posterity. Thus, the Champion Tree Project was born. Today, the nonprofit preservation campaign spreads its branches across the U.S. and enlists the support of volunteer planters, educators, and politicians nationwide. It's a wonderful story of how a seedling of a dream can bloom into a grand reality. |
| From Domesticity to Modernity: What Was Home Economics? If you think home economics courses were designed to keep women in the kitchen, this online exhibit by Cornell University may quickly change your mind. Since the early 20th century, Cornell's home-economics program has sought to bring "science to the farm home and women into higher education and leadership positions." As America changed from a rural, agrarian society to an urban, consumer culture, home economists educated women about new technologies and encouraged scientific testing of consumer goods. Eleanor Roosevelt even advocated the home economics field as social reform for women. |
| Channel 3 This online museum to classic video games takes its name from "that pre-cable, pre-satellite dead-air channel between channels" on which you would tune your TV to play the video games of yesteryear. The site's creator, Jeff Williams, offers an in-depth look at his personal collection of video-game consoles (including some unforgettable gems like the Sears Video Arcade II and the Atari Jaguar), a detailed history of game consoles, and reviews of the games that could be played on them. It's amazing to see how far gaming has come in only 25 years. |
| FBI Files of Famous Persons Our country's very own Federal Bureau of Investigations presents an index of downloadable FBI files on such notable personages as Lucille Ball ("registered to vote as a communist in 1936 at the insistence of her grandfather"), Pablo Picasso ("activities in connection with various subversive groups"), and John Lennon ("contributed $75,000 to a group planning to disrupt the Republican National Convention in 1972"). Browse the files of notorious gangsters, traitorous spies, and unexplained phenomena. Three cheers for the Freedom of Information Act! |
| The First Twins Are the drinking habits of the Bush daughters worthy of coverage on the evening news? Should the national media care about the social lives of these college-going twins? This site's creator Rudy Rucker offers up a hearty and enthusiastic "Yes!" and presents a plethora of Jenna- and Barbara-related juicy tidbits. Did you know Jenna was voted "Most Likely to Trip on Prom Night" in high school or that name of Barbara's fake ID was "Barbara Pierce"? Highlights include the dozens of links to articles on the twins, polls on what type of beer the twins should be drinking, and a countdown to the "wondrous beer drinking age of 21." Hang in there girls -- it's just 16 months away! |
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