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Best of the Picks of the Week - (12-23-96 to 1-5-97)
They were reviewed and then Yahoo! reviewed them again for their special year-end selection of Weekly Picks, which was simply another look at some
of the "great sites" they featured in 1996. Britannia was listed among the 30 best of the weekly picks and in good company we might add. Below are the Yahoo! picks reproduced here for your surfing pleasure only. We give them full credit and we'll take none of that copyright infringement stuff... thank you very much.
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.)
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