Past Links of the Week

February 2, 1997: Hometime Online!

Go visit Dean & JoJo (or any of the rest of his feminine coterie) to learn how to do cool fix-it jobs on your home!

February 9, 1997: The Penguin's Lindsey Buckingham Page!

Think you know the best guitarists in the world??? WELL--You might need to revise your list! Check out Mr. Buckingham here!

February 16, 1997: (Re)Soundings

A great-looking hypermedia journal dealing with all sorts of humanities stuff. Check out their set up!

February 23, 1997: Discovery Online--Burke's Place

The official site for the gentleman who got me interested in the history of technology. What a guy!

March 2, 1997: The Getty Research Institute For The History of Art And The Humanities

A big (and wealthy) resource for art historical research, publications, etc.

March 9, 1997: 2 Stupid Dogs in the Caribbean

One of the more peculiar things I like is the "2 Stupid Dogs" cartoon show. This is a great source of info on the show!

March 16, 1997: National Gallery of Art

It's your collection--you own it! See the new site for one of the best museums in the United States.

March 23, 1997: Historical Atlas of Late Antiquity

The start of an atlas on Late Antiquity (AD 380-660). It's in French, but not difficult to figure out.

March 30, 1997: About the Moravian Church

Who are the Moravians? (Don't confuse 'em with Mormons!) Find out about the oldest Protestant sect in the world.

April 6, 1997: Books and Book Collecting

A huge book site, from which you can search many online book dealers.

April 13, 1997: Queen Home Page

Another of my favorite bands! This is the official band home page.

April 20, 1997: Paul Vincent Spade's Home Page

The home page of my mediaeval philosophy prof--the guy who comes to class in Miles Davis and Blind Willie McTell T-shirts! Find out about the guy, his courses, and his publications here.

April 27, 1997: Blind Willie McTell

Now that I've intrigued you, find out about one of the great blues guitarists of this century, little known today. Pictures of Blind Willie.

May 4, 1997: Medieval Institute at WMU

Where was I this week??? I was at the International Congress on Medieval Studies, at Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, Michigan. Here is the Medieval Institute's home page.

May 11, 1997: Harmonia

Keeping with the mediaeval theme, this site is dedicated to a wonderful syndicated radio show on early music.

May 18, 1997: Casebook: Jack the Ripper

Now for something completely different! One of my topics of study is Jack the Ripper, and this is a wonderful site for information on the case.

May 25, 1997: All Quiet On the Western Front (1930)

For Memorial Day, I've chosen a site which deals with one of my favorite eras of study. This film, simply put, is AMAZING.

June 1, 1997: Capharnaum-the town of Jesus

One of Testament's loveliest sections is about this town. A nicely done web site about the archaeological site!

June 8, 1997: Latin Textbook: Wheelock's Latin (HTML)

A great study companion for the Latin textbook I'm using currently!

June 15, 1997: Egyptian Royal Tombs of the New Kingdom

An excellent site with discussion and illustrations of tombs in the Valley of the Kings.

June 22, 1997: The American Academy in Rome

I'm green with jealousy! This fabulous institution is where my Latin prof will be spending the next year!

June 29, 1997: U.S. Representative James A. Traficant, Jr.

This great legislator went ballistic last week. Here, with nice graphics, is his homepage!

July 6, 1997: Portmeirion

For Independence Day, here is the beautiful hotel where the TV series The Prisoner (celebrating the right of the individual to be an individual) was filmed.

July 13, 1997: Romanae Antiquae

A small but excellent site dealing with Roman women and their lives.

July 20, 1997: Harlingen Interplex

Where did the kid grow up? Check out my southern Texas home here.

July 27, 1997: BigYellow - The Biggest Online Yellow Pages Directory!

The creme-de-la-creme of online telephone directories!

August 3, 1997: Bermuda - Dept. of Tourism

Mom was here for a visit! Find out all about her Mid-Atlantic home-from-home here.

August 10, 1997: Adventures in Good Music with Karl Haas

One of the most highly educative radio shows on the planet, by the gent we refer to very affectionately as "Uncle Karl"!

August 17, 1997: The Ancient World on Television ... Web Edition

The most fabulous place around to find shows on TV relating to the ancient world...complete with DM's personal commentary!

August 24, 1997: HyperHistory Online

A very interesting site, with good timelines and fairly accurate (as far as I've seen) entries.

August 31, 1997: George Rogers Clark National Historical Park History

I went to see my buddy in Vincennes this week. We stopped by here to have a look around!

September 7, 1997: RomanSites Home Page

A very big and somewhat slow site, full of links dealing with Ancient Rome. Several periods, many provinces, and many categories!

September 14, 1997: Rob Helmerichs

Pop in to see the gent who is now in charge of MEDIEV-L. Mediaeval history links, plus some Rob-oriented nuttiness!

September 21, 1997: AncientSites

A very interesting, interractive site dealing with several parts of the ancient world! Quizzes, virtual tours, chats, and more. (Registration required for some parts.)

September 28, 1997: The Detroit Institute of Arts

This weekend, the Friends of Art went to the DIA to see the "Splendors of Ancient Egypt" exhibition. This museum is one of the best in the Midwest.

October 5, 1997: Labyrinth Home Page

One of the largest Internet databases for mediaeval studies, full of many good things.

October 12, 1997: WFBQ Q95 Radio Indianapolis

Q95 and Bob & Tom have won Marconi awards. Who knows why or how!!! Check out one of Indiana's coolest radio stations here.

October 19, 1997: Centre For Medieval Studies, University of Toronto

Yours truly is heading off on another trip this weekend--The Annual Conference of the Centre for Medieval Studies in Toronto. This is the Centre's excellent home page.

October 26, 1997: Gateway to Art History

Gardner's Art Through the Ages is probably the best art history survey book around. This is the publisher's companion web site for the book.

November 2, 1997: Bloomington Division of Continuing Studies

Yeah, the kid finally got a full-time job with Indiana University! This is the home site for my new employers.

November 9, 1997: Notes From the Edge

One of the bands I've become interested in recently is Yes. (I told you I had weird tastes in music!) This is "The Internet Yes Source".

November 16, 1997: I, Claudius Home Page

This site is a great storehouse of information put up by one of my fellow AncientSites citizens. Vocabulary notes, episode summaries, and clips from the TV series--fabulous!

November 23, 1997: INXS - Elegantly Wasted

Alas, this week we have a very sad link. Michael Hutchence, the lead singer/lyricist of the Australian rock band INXS, died this past Saturday at the age of 37. A true loss for music fans, and for me personally! This is the band's main page.

November 30, 1997: Resources in Art History for Graduate Students

For you poor, downtrodden, impoverished grad students working in the realms of art history, here is a link with extensive help in finding that money you need!

December 7, 1997: CD Now

Yeah, you all know what a music banana-head I am. But this place is a great resource for old, rare, and otherwise unlocatable music things, including books and videos!

December 14, 1997: Yahoo! Maps

Need a map? This place is the most convenient place to get one... Excellent quality, too!

December 21, 1997: NetSERF: The Internet Connection for Medieval Resources

Jeez, this place covers a ton!!! Let's see: archaeology, architecture, art, culture, drama, history, law, lit, music, people, philosophy, religion, and more!

December 28, 1997: Altramar medieval music ensemble

Altramar is the wonderful local mediaeval music group. They have a brand-new CD out on Dorian Discovery, Iberian Garden: Jewish, Christian and Muslim Spain. Check it out!

January 4, 1998: The Official Voivod Homepage

Recently, I've gone back to one of my old music faves. This is truly an interesting progressive metal band from Quebec. Here is their official page.

January 11, 1998: Annie's Homegrown, Inc.

Now for a trip to the pantry. Here is the website for the company that makes the wonderful pasta I have been consuming as of late!

January 18, 1998: The Official Coach Bob Knight Web Site

You knew he would show up here sooner or later--one of my favorite perps in the whole world! Check out Coach here!

January 25, 1998: Ennio Morricone

This guy has to be one of the greatest composers of this century. Knockout film scores for The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly, Hamlet, and Once Upon a Time in the West, among multitudinous others. This is a good resource page on him!