Past Links of the Week

February 1, 1998: Amused To Death--Roger Waters/Pink Floyd

Guess how the kid rang in the New Year! By listening to "One of These Days", from the Pink Floyd album Meddle. One of the most amazing bands ever, and this page is about its magnificent leader.

February 8, 1998: The Abyss

More musical stuff! Slayer is one of the heaviest heavy metal bands around, and you can find out all about them here.

February 15, 1998: The Legio X Gemina Homepage

For all of you who want to see how the Romans went off to battle, this page has some pictures and descriptions of armor, worn for modern-day reenactments.

February 22, 1998: The Kenneth Branagh Compendium

Hubba hubba! Here is a site full of pics, information, etc. on one of my British-actor-type interests.

March 1, 1998: The American Kennel Club Online

Last week the Westminster Kennel Show was held in NYC. So many doggies! This is the place to go to find a breed for you!

March 8, 1998: Writings of a Humanist: William Harris

All sorts of interesting writings in here! Peruse the detritus of the academic mind....

March 15, 1998: The Sub-Orbital

One of the most intriguing mystery shows to come around in a long time is Inspector Morse. This is the place for all necessary information on the show, author, and actors.

March 22, 1998: ARMAMENTARIVM

An excellent page dealing with Roman arms and armor, from the University of Newcastle upon Tyne. The links to the other parts of the Museum are neat too!

March 29, 1998: Perseus Project Home Page

A large and slow, but interesting and information-packed site dealing with the cultures of Ancient Greece and Rome. (Apparently, some parts of this site will be inaccessible at some point in the future. Alas!)

April 5, 1998: Motörhead

One of the best and most influential (not to mention long-lasting!) heavy metal bands around. This is the real item!

April 12, 1998: REG--The International Roger Waters Fan Club

A fairly young page, dealing with this well-known gent from our first Link of the Week for this year! Full of good interviews, reviews, pix, and more.

April 19, 1998: Mysticism in World Religions

A neat page, full of links to and about mystic texts in several of the world's major religions. Compare and contrast!

April 26, 1998: The Islam Page

Documents, discussions, and articles about Islam. Quite a treasure-trove of information on this religion!

May 3, 1998: Angus Og's Hot Links to the Celts

My buddy Karen got married this past Saturday! In honor of the occasion, we have a Celtic link. A vast repository of information and links!

May 10, 1998: Early Church Fathers

Fresh back from the International Congress on Medieval Studies, I've picked a link dealing with some of the earliest writings of Christianity. Fascinating stuff!

May 17, 1998: St. Benedict's Monastery

Some of you have heard of my "family" of nuns, who adopted me (unofficially, of course!) two years ago at the International Conference of Medieval Studies at Kalamazoo, Michigan. Well, this is their home, in St. Joseph, Minnesota! Stop by and see what they're up to.

May 24, 1998: The Great War Society 1914-1918

Yet another Memorial Day-linked selection! A wonderful organization for the study and discussion of the First World War. Many good links and articles!

May 31, 1998: Bertrand Russell's Best

A resource by a fellow Geocities citizen! An excellent collection of writings, quotes, etc. from the feisty British philosopher and renegade freethinker. Many links to good outside resources too.

June 7, 1998: Bolchazy-Carducci On-Line

The creators of Artes Latinae now have a web page. This has all kinds of Latin-learning resources for all!

June 14, 1998: Bonfire of the Liberties

A great interactive site dealing with "dangerous" art, literature, and ideas. Gives you a lot to think about!

June 21, 1998: Ask Dr. Weil

I'm reading Dr. Weil's 8 Weeks to Optimum Health currently. This site has links and information from the Doctor, plus links to other health-improvement sites.

June 28, 1998: Salon Magazine

An online literary magazine, covering news, books, travel, and other areas.

July 5, 1998: Lingua Franca

Literally, the French tongue! *G* This is the site for the magazine read and enjoyed by academics throughout the world. See what's going on (if anything) in the minds of eggheads from around the globe!

July 12, 1998: Merriam-Webster's® Word of the Day

A good way to expand your mind! Learn a new word every day--and not just the dictionary definition, but historical information on the word too. Great stuff!

July 19, 1998: College Art Association

The major professional organization for art history. Complete with membership information, conference announcements, and job listings. Home of the Art Bulletin too--a must-have!

July 26, 1998: Romarch

Here is Prof. Pedar Foss's site of resources for Roman art and archaeology. Packed with interesting information!

August 2, 1998: The Chris Squire Experiment

I saw Yes on VH-1 last week. Mr. Squire is their bassist, a very accomplished and influential musician in the contemporary music scene. This site is loaded with information about him!

August 9, 1998: Search Argos

The first peer-reviewed limited area search engine on the Web! It covers ancient and mediaeval topics.

August 16, 1998: Postmodern Generator

This is too cool! This program generates a totally ficticious essay using the gobbledegook of postmodern vocabulary--complete with bibliography! It creates a new essay with each reload!

August 23, 1998: Archiving Early America

Time for school again! This site is a digital resource for primary source material from 18th century America. Writings, maps, bookmarks, and a nice picture gallery.

August 30, 1998: The Intelligent Person's Guide to the Latin Language

Going back over my old Latin stuff nowadays. This page is part of Prof. William Harris's page, which was a Link of the Week back in March of this year. Revamped!

September 6, 1998: An Introduction to Manuscript Study

Ever wonder how those scholars make critical studies of old manuscripts? Here is a brief introduction on how they prepare such editions.

September 13, 1998: DRUDGE REPORT®

Since politics these days are such a mess, it's helpful to keep up with the goin's-on! This is a plain-jane looking site with links and commentary on almost everything.

September 20, 1998: Anne Frank House

Recently five unpublished pages from Anne Frank's diary came to light. This nice Netherlandish site gives details of her house and diary.

September 27, 1998: Songlines Aboriginal Art

This is a neat site done by the Songlines Art Gallery in San Francisco. It covers several aboriginal art media, aboriginal culture, and the collecting of aboriginal art.

October 4, 1998: Two Fat Ladies

This is a cool show done by these two rather bizarre (but interesting!) British ladies, whose mode of transport is a motorcycle and sidecar!

October 11, 1998: Wildlife Conservation Society

I watched VH-1's biography of John Denver last night. One of his last concert appearances was a fund-raiser for this organization. Based in New York City, they're dedicated to education and outreach efforts to improve our environment.

October 18, 1998: IAM Map Index

Want a good map of the ancient world, and a few other places? This is the spot to find them! Outline, physical, and city-name maps--all very well done.

October 25, 1998: King Hussein I

King Hussein of Jordan has a really nice homepage, full of his family's history, biographical details, and information about Jordan. Come visit this hard worker for peace!

November 1, 1998: The Death Clock

Something frivolous this week! The Death Clock is hilarious; it predicts when you're going to die! Sheesh!

November 8, 1998: Dead Sociologists' Society

Something for you to read! Here is a lot of background information about and writings by some of the great sociologists who have had a tremendous impact on this century.

November 15, 1998: Edward Hamilton Books

Looking for some fabulous deals on books? Edward Hamilton is the place to go--especially for art publications!

November 22, 1998: Blue Mountain Arts

Need to send an electronic card to someone? This site has many cute and funny card ideas--all free!

November 29, 1998: Psycho Motel

Ever wonder what happened to Adrian Smith, one of the two accomplished guitarists in Iron Maiden? He left and created his own band. Here is the band's home page!

December 6, 1998: Virtual Vineyards

Need a festive adult beverage for your holiday get-togethers? Shop here and find the perfect wine.

December 13, 1998: Medieval Technology Pages

Here, for your semester-end edification, is a nice collection of wide ranging essays about medieval technology by Prof. Paul Gans of New York University.

December 20, 1998: The Moravian Church

Here is some more information about the Moravians and their history. (Remember that old Link of the Week?) Very á propos for Christmas!

December 27, 1998: The Alacami Home Page

A nice page dealing with a Byzantine church in southern Turkey. Nice computer reconstructions, descriptions, and a bibliography round out this site.

For January 3, 1999: Roman Military Sites in Britain

A very good site with maps, a gazetteer, discussions about the Roman army, and bibliographic information by Peter Green (no, not that Peter Green!).

For January 10, 1999: Hadassah Medical Organization

This world-renowned hospital in Jerusalem treats all comers, regardless of their religion. Warning: Loading is a bit slow.

For January 17, 1999: Calvin and Hobbes

This site has reissues of one of my old favorite cartoons. How does the world exist without C & H?

For January 24, 1999: Blake and Union

William Blake--Now there's an interesting fellow for you! This site has links about the man, his visual arts, his literary arts, and an interactive post-board.

For January 31, 1999: StoryFun

I was an intrepid Mad-Libber when I was a kiddo. For that matter, I still am! Check out this site that will churn out a Mad Lib for you.