| Golden Gate Tunnel (R.I.P.) The Golden Gate Bridge is pretty, but those who know, go below. Welcome to the official web site of the Golden Gate Tunnel, the brand-new and previously unpublicized underwater roadway that passes directly below the Golden Gate Bridge. You'll be shocked and amazed at the stunning array of "trainsportainment" amenities the tunnel has to offer: meet Miss Golden Gate Tunnel, browse the deep-fried options in the Donut Court, or pick up an official permit. You're also invited to meet Golden Gate Tunnel Employee of the Month Rupert Jacktasty, who greets San Francisco-bound commuters moments before they plunge hundreds of feet below the surface of the bay. So skip the sunshine, flip on your beams, and get the low down! |
| Metaphilm A dozen pasty film society undergrads stuck in some big state school might come up with something as wonderfully eclectic and free-associative as Metaphilm. Subtitled "we don't review films, we interpret them," Metaphilm features a motley collection of rants about film, religion, and popular culture in general. The latest feature discusses the parallels between the imaginary friends in Fight Club and Calvin and Hobbes, and another compares the new Planet of the Apes with the mother of all racially charged films, Birth of a Nation. And don't miss the lengthy treatise on A.I. and popular American condiments. |
| The Feathered Back Hair Site "Beauty is in the eye of he that is looking at winged hair" -- so says the Feathered Hair Site. The late '70s hairstyle to which this site pays tribute is not actually the Farrah Fawcett look. It may have been what women aspired to, but what they usually ended up looking like was Valerie Bertinelli -- and that's perfectly fine by this site's creator who admires the center-parted style most. You can identify the Bertinelli style by the triangle it forms on the wearer's forehead. Countless high-school yearbook photos preserve the many variations of feathered hair in all their curling-iron glory. While the style may have come from the '70s, it's still alive today. Celebrities such as actress Gina Gershon and hip-hop singer Mary J. Blige help keep the feathered look fresh. |
| Dr. Grammar Everyone has questions about language, usage, and punctuation. When you're unsure whether to use who or whom, just call on Dr. Grammar, an English professor at the University of Northern Iowa who "lives for this stuff." The usual suspects such as hyphens, colons, and commas are covered, but the good doctor also discusses more complicated issues, such as subjunctive mood and using a possessive with a gerund. Even if you're uninterested (or is it disinterested?) in grammar, this site can be a lifesaver when choosing between who or that or which or what. |
| Andante In musical parlance, andante is an instruction to play moderately slow or a composition in a slower tempo. In that manner, this site encourages a "walk, don't run" journey through the world of classical music. From its magazine and searchable event calendar to directories and profiles, this site is steeped with rich content and demonstrates the scope and relevance classical composition still has today. For your listening pleasure, there's a music room where baroque, classical, and romantic masterworks and contemporary repertoire can be sampled. |
| Exhibition of High Speed Photography Loren Winters of the North Carolina School of Science and Mathematics presents this instantly gratifying collection of super-duper fast shutter snaps. If you're familiar with the classic shot of a bullet ripping through an apple, you'll appreciate these variations on a theme: the contents of a water balloon hanging momentarily in the air, a bisected tennis ball squashed across a racket, or a daisy frozen in nitrogen oxide shattered by a BB. This stuff is just plain cool. If you're interested in the technical wizardry behind the photos (piezoelectric triggers and such), peruse Ms. Winter's explanatory paper. |
| skateboardgraphics.com The creator of this site has an enormous goal -- to catalog every skateboard graphic ever made. Currently, the site boasts hundreds of skateboard decks, presenting an amazing look at the evolution of board graphics, so we'd have to say he's off to an auspicious start. From the famous skulls of Powell Peralta to the Japanese anime of Hook-ups, the originality of each company's graphics shines through. M. Mckee, the site's creator, even tries to provide the name of the artist connected with each board. And if you like what you see, check out his original artwork. A word of warning: some of the boards and comments are just like skating -- a bit extreme. |
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