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Cyan is the company resposible for Myst and Riven. You can't play them here, but you can find out about them. and while you're at it, get some hints for Myst and Riven. You can play the Riven Journals, though. They were made as some kind of stopgap for Myst fans who just couldn't wait until the sequel came out.
Funster An addictive word game. See how many words you can make out of a name. Play in real time against other players.
IBM Luge Leftover from the Nagano Winter Olympics. Computer luge. It's really hard, or at least it is on my machine. Shockwave required.
Piercing Mildred A virtual body piercing game. Fun and strange.
Yahoo games Chess, checkers, backgammon and other games against other players. Go to play, or just kibitz. When I go there, I call myself LunaScura. Say hi if you see me. Bezerk Online Entertainment Network You Don't Know Jack and Acrophobia. Go play.

Silly Things

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Bureaucat Clawyer's Contract for Adoption of Humans by Cats. I laughed really hard at this one.
Centre for the Easily Amused A clearinghouse of silly stuff. Visit it often.
Dumpdive! You can go there to send virtual garbage to people you love. Or don't.
Fun With Grapes - a case study. Very funny, and very scientific.
I Hate Kris Overbo I don't know if this guy really hates Kris Overbo, or if he is Kris Overbo's publicity agent. You can decide for yourself.
Pythonline No collection of silliness is complete without it.
The Spam Temple Spam's rightful place in world culture. According to some.
United States Lawn Mower Racing Association They're serious about this, but I still think it's silly. You be the judge.
The Way to Order Pizza Practical performance art.
newWayLayThe Official Site of Carol Lay, one of my favorite cartoonists. She's responsible for the (I think) very clever Story Minute comic strip.
Your First HTML Form Helpful advice. Sort of.

Quirky Sites

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Jennicam! This is performance art at its best. Jenni has webcams in her apartment. Go see what she's doing.
Kvetch Not a complaints department. It's THE complaints department.
The Lipstick Librarian Humor for librarians and their friends. Includes fashion tips.
newLove and Life on the Floor A custodian publishes the notes he finds on the floor, as well as notes other people send him. I suddenly wish I'd saved all the notes I found when I was working as a janitor.
Yes, it's the OSU Marching Tubas! If you haven't seen this, your life is not complete.
Patio Culture It's sleek, it's retro-chic. It's your home away from home for pop culture nostalgia.
The Slightly Less Than Official Spork Homepage. There seem to be a lot of pages dedicated to this utensil. Go figure.
What's in Tarin's Fridge? It's THE definitive refrigerator site.

Really Strange

Games Silly Things Quirky Sites Really Strange Arts and Media

newGo to Goddesshoes to see this woman's collection of shoes. I'm afraid.
The National Zoo brings you this Naked Mole Rat Cam to show you just what goes on in those little guys' burrows.
Rid Me of My Curse Some people are just weird. This guy fits the description.
The Tardigrade Appreciation Headquarters Yes, more peculiar animals. Good pictures, and links to more sites about these critters than you'll ever need.
Wave to the Cats. They're Paul's cats.

Arts and Media

Games Silly Things Quirky Sites Really Strange Arts and Media

ArtSeenSoHo OK, maybe you can't get to SoHo a lot. But with this site, you can pretend.
newBurning Man It's not just performance art anymore. It's a cultural phenomenon.
The Museum of Bad Art No kidding. Art is for everyone, even the taste-challenged.
Vincent Van Gogh- a Handshake in Thought A site all about Van Gogh. It's cool.
PBS Online I don't care what the network ads say. This is the best TV on TV.
National Public Radio Hosts to half of my favorite shows: All Things Considered, Morning Edition, Fresh Air, Car Talk.
Public Radio International Hosts to the other half: Prairie Home Companion, This American Life, Sound and Spirit, Savvy Traveller.
Minnesota Public Radio More good guys. I listen to a lot of radio. Does it show?
Vermont Public Radio my local radio station.
Car Talk - it's stupid AND informative, and it's from NPR.
I have a love-hate relationship with Dr. Laura.
The Knitting Factory - Live web music. all kinds of good stuff.
They're more than just a hit song... they're The First Church of Chumbawamba!
They Might Be Giants is about as cool a band as it gets. Cool tunes, strange lyrics. They don't take themselves (or anything else) too seriously. Check out their dial-a-song service: (718)387-6962.
Osil8 A collection of essays and what-all. You never know what you're going to find.
The {Fray}. Articles and essays with a nice feature: you can add your own stories. It's slice-of-life, it's confessional. It's cool.
Cinema Obscura All the stuff you've never seen.

Informational /Entertaining

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Folks Online Your neighborly guide to the internet.
The Mining Company is my browser's homepage. News and features.
The Stick A monthly newsletter about sites, surfing, and HTML.
Practical

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Foods.com Recipe search, menu planning, techniques and definitions.
The Virtual Vegetarian The good folks at The Vegetarian Times bring you their online magazine jam-packed with good stuff.
Lycos Roadmaps Directions to everywhere. Comes in handy.
The US Copyright Code Brought to you by the Cornell Law Library. Important information for artists, writers, musicians, and all those who use their work.

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newThe Chaos Game I have recently become interested in mathematics. Go figure. Anyway, this is a cool activity you can do that duplicates the equation of a simple fractal.
First Nations Compact histories, bibliography of Native American tribes.
A Brief History of Banned Music Censorship in music.
Forensic Entomology The study of insects and how it applies to solving crimes. Very cool, but not for the squeamish.
The Web of Culture World cultures, diligently cross-referenced.
The World Clock It's kind of slow, but very cool.
Rampant Scotland Index One of many exhaustive indices of scottish web sites. Haggis, tartans and bagpipes until you just can't take any more.
MIDI Composers' Exchange Hear new music. Join and post your own.
Straight Answers Thoughtful answers to questions straight people have about gays. Agree with the material or don't, but it's a good step toward understanding.
Gothic Gardening Something Wicked This Way Grows... Botany with a gothic twist. Dark, funny, and informative.
A very excellent site about origami. Instructions and diagrams.

Useless

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The Straight Dope the online version of Cecil Adams' fine column.
Useless Information Do I need to explain this?

History

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The History Channel The place to go for your daily dose of history.
National Geographic brings you their account of the Salem Witch Hysteria.
Digital Images From the American Radicalism Collection The special collections department of Michigan State University has been scanning their collection for all of us to enjoy.
Private Art WWII letters to and from Pvt. Arthur Pranger. Also comes with interesting supplemental material.

People

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Serina Kenya, Canada, travel information, and recipes.
John My friend John is a really cool guy. If you want eye candy, this page is not for you. But he's still a great guy.
Patrick Fulton This guy builds treehouses. Kind of like Julia Child cooks.
Michael helped me scan in my artwork. A cool background image, with some writing and some good links. I like Michael. But he still can't change the rules.
Adum A simple page. No frills, nicely designed.
Chunk. By golly, this is a nice homepage. Go there often. she changes it periodically.
Gordon Kindlmann This is a well-designed page. Images (with commentary) and writing. I like it, but Gordon is not impressed. Actually, it doesn't live up to his expectations.

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