Links To Visit (page 2)

HONEY, WHAT'S ON TV TONIGHT?
WatchIt Entertainment's Web site lets couch potatoes create and view customized TV listings. With a database that covers over 400 different channels and categorized listings that include news, sports, movies, and soap operas, the WatchIt site is a formidable replacement for the TV supplements in the weekend newspaper. The customization feature allows users to select their geographical area or channel provider, and currently covers the continental United States and Ontario. Netsurfing and channel surfing - now there's a match made inheaven. http://www.watchit.com/

FIND THE FISH
Fish Link Central is reportedly "the Internet's Largest Collection of Fish Web Sites" - and we don't doubt it. If it's about fish, you'll find it here ponds? Chiclids giving you a hard time? Stop by and find out more about your fin-adorned friends and their habitats. You'll also find a discussion forum, a trading post, and a bookstore. http://www.fishlinkcentral.com/

IRACE MOTOR SPORTS
This attractive must-visit site for automobile racing enthusiasts serves up a wide variety of racing news. You'll find in-depth coverage of the world's major racing circuits including NASCAR, Formula 1, CART, Indy Car, NHRA, and IMSA. Along with the news and first-hand reports, you can try your hand at racing games and message boards. Listen to several RealAudio clips from pit stops and press conferences, and soon, perhaps, live audio broadcasts from race events. http://www.irace.com/

DRIVE SAFER, AMERICA
Scenes of highway havoc on local newscasts attest to the need for sites such as Drive Safer America! If your livelihood rides on wheels, you need common sense, and that's here in abundance. Many drivers are familiar with auto maintenance, but a visit to Safety Checklist will help others, especially new drivers. A glance at US Driving Stats may make you think twice about taking that scenic route on a country road. This site is part of "a national education awareness campaign to help drivers better understand proper techniques for safer driving", but techniques more advanced than "drive slowly through water, snow or slush" and "all passengers should be belted" would prove more interesting. Also, the news section is almost empty, but there's a good selection of weather links and the designer's heart is in the right place. http://www.ittautomotive.com/drivesafer/

BROADWAY REVIEWS
Curtain Up offers intelligent, chatty reviews of a slew of on- and off-Broadway theatrical productions in New York. Publisher and reviewer Elyse Sommer, an obvious fan and student of New York theater, writes with authority and isn't afraid to allow that her opinions may not
always be shared by Broadway audiences. Curtain Up also offers critiques of theater books and musical events, and proffers some wise advice on enjoying New York theater on a budget. Only Curtain Up's puzzling organization threatens to bring the curtain down. Reviews don't tell you where a play is currently running. For that, you have to go to an "annotated address book" which links to reviews, but on occasion only indirectly. Aside from this needed bit of blocking, Curtain Up shines nearly as brightly as the Great White Way itself. http://www.geocities.com/~curtainup/

GO JAMAICAN WITH THE JAMAICA GLEANER ONLINE
The Jamaica Gleaner newspaper's site follows the news format. You will find well designed navigation, beautiful photographs, tourist information, and general news about Jamaica. The site provides in-depth information on the culture, history, geography, and society to help visitors decide upon destinations and things to see. There is also business news, investor information, and a special section for returning residents. Even if you cannot travel to the island, you can experience a little of Jamaica. http://www.jamaica-gleaner.com/

EXPLORING CAVES OF THE US
The National Caves Association recently launched a state-by-state guide to American caves and caverns with info phone numbers. Post any specific caving questions or comments in a discussion area. Several caves are spotlighted each month with photos. http://www.cavern.com/

ALL THE NEWS (AND WE MEAN THAT) THAT'S FIT TO LINK
News Central offers links to more than 2,700 newspapers, the largest such index on the Web, or so its publishers tell us. Search for a specific newspaper or browse through a geographical list. You'll find everything from the New York Times to the Haveeru Daily (the newspaper of record for the Maldives). http://www.everest.simplenet.com/newscentral/

CASH BY THE CUP: THE CLINTON COFFEE LIST
A tip of the civic hat to Mother Jones for this delightful bit of topical data-mining. One of the pungent odors recently wafting from the White House is the scent of coffee flavored with just a hint of possible impropriety. It seems that the the President, the Vice-President, and their spouses hosted some informal coffee clatches attended by an assortment of business, social, and possibly undesirable high society. Lo and behold, in the wake of the soirees, the heavily caffeinated guests managed to part with about $27 million in cold hard green for the benefit of the Democratic party. MoJo brilliantly put together a list of guests and their donations for an entertaining romp down America's deep and murky political backwaters. Leave the fields blank and click on the search button for the whole list. http://www.motherjones.com/news_wire/WHcoffee.html

NET MORE NEWS NOW
Feel overwhelmed by huge news sites on the Web? Check out Internet Daily News, a large framed site that won't make you miss anything vital. Reviews of current movies, Java news, "Microsoft World" (really too small to be a "world" but what's the Web without hyperbole?), "Netscape Insider", "Writer's Gallery" (scroll the top frame for the many linked goodies), job banks and other employment resources, and an Internet publishing center with marketing resources, reviews of products and Web sites, and a contest all make this a timely collection to visit and revisit. http://www.tvpress.com/idn/

THE SPORTING NEWS
If you're a sports fan, you already know about The Sporting News (TSN) and if you're not - well, you don't really give a crap, do you? For the former group, here's the Web version. Of course, all fanatic sports webheads have already seen ESPN's SportsZone Web site. TSN's site is essentially the same thing. Like apples and onions, if you're blindfolded and have a clothespin on your nose, you can't tell the difference between them. Then again, if you're blindfolded and have a clothespin on your nose you might just be one of those in the latter group who's merely more interested in bondage than baseball. TSN: http://www.sportingnews.com/ ESPN: http://espnet.sportszone.com/

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