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July 19, 2004The Encyclopedia of Comics
Like comedy? You'll enjoy the encyclopedia of comics, from Abbott & Costello to Zacherley, available at http://www.comedystars.com/homepage/ . The list runs down the left side of the page. Click on it, and you'll get a biography on the right. All...
May 18, 2004312 One-Minute Portraits Of Famous People At Movietonews Potraits
British Movietonews has announced a free Web site of one-minute potraits of famous people divided into categories, including entertainment, personalities, and lifestyle. These portraits go back to 1929 and are available at http://www.movietone-portraits.com . You'll probably need to use Internet...
Continue reading "312 One-Minute Portraits Of Famous People At Movietonews Potraits" » June 02, 2003Anime Site Directory Has Over 16,000 Links
I'm ashamed to admit that at one point in my life I knew all the words to the "Starblazers" theme. I assure you I've forgotten most of them (except for the really loud, hearty "ouurrrr... Starrrrr....BLAZERS!" at the end.) So...
Continue reading "Anime Site Directory Has Over 16,000 Links" » May 30, 2003Directory of Outdoor Drama This Summer...
.. and I'm not talking about when your Uncle Servo fights with Uncle Crow about who gets to run the gas grill. No! I'm talking about 118 outdoor theatres in 37 states. The University of North Carolina has put together...
Continue reading "Directory of Outdoor Drama This Summer..." » November 18, 2002A Pun Search Engine
There are subject indexes for everything else. Why not puns? Puns Galore, at http://www.punsgalore.com/ , allows you to search or browse for puns under a variety of topics, including Shaggy Dog Stories, Groaners, and Tom Swifties. If you have a...
January 31, 2002Find That Radio Station
If you're looking for radio stations, http://www.radio-locator.com/ is a nifty tool, and unlike most media- finding tools online, isn't restricted to just online or offline sources. The front page of the site is actually several, several, several query boxes in...
April 12, 2001Just Say Yo -- Yo (Yo-Yo Search Engine)
Do you yo-yo? Then yo over to this yo-yo search engine, YoHoo (http://www.justsayyo.com/yohoo/ ) This searchable subject index has over 900 links related to the gentle art of yo-yoing in a variety of categories, including events, tricks, and science....
Continue reading "Just Say Yo -- Yo (Yo-Yo Search Engine)" » January 17, 2001Roller Coaster Database of Love (Say What?)
The Roller Coaster Database ( http://www.rcdb.com ) has information on over 650 coasters. The page stats off with information on a random coaster and a menu on the left side of the site. You can do a simple keyword search...
Continue reading "Roller Coaster Database of Love (Say What?)" » January 11, 2001Riddle Me This, Batman! (Test Search Engine)
If you're one of those folks who is into constant self-analysis, this is the site for you. AllTheTests.com ( http://www.allthetests.com/ ) provides a directory of tests of the Web, including IQ tests, personality tests, career tests, etc. The site is...
Continue reading "Riddle Me This, Batman! (Test Search Engine)" » April 14, 2000Search Engine for Music/Radio Launches
I've seen MP3 search engines by the metric ton, but not anything quite like this new radio/music search engine at http://newradiostar.com/starsearch.htm .. This engine is designed for radio and music Web sites, with a current claimed index of 70,000 sites....
February 16, 2000Magic Tricks Galore!
There's a searchable database of information on magic at http://www.magictricks.com/library/library.htm . MAN, there's a lot of information here! You'll find, among other things: real names of magicians, biographies (over 700!) magical world records, glossary of magical terms and a directory...
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