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Friday, October 11, 2002

Thundarr the Barbarian

"In the year 1994, from out of space, comes a runaway planet, hurtling between the Earth and the moon, unleashing cosmic destruction," began the voice-over for this 1980 cartoon series. Well, we're three years past 1994, but the twenty-year-old cartoon series is still one of the best. Crammed full of pictures from the show and boasting a nice selection of downloadable wallpaper and icons, this site's main claim to fame is its detailed guide to all 22 of the cartoon's episodes. The page also offers up all sorts of fascinating tidbits on the cartoon's background, including the fact that Marvel Comics legend Jack Kirby created the characters. If you watched Thundarr as a kid, you'll get a big kick out of this site.

Thursday, October 10, 2002

People Cards

For years, people have been collecting all sorts of trading cards - everything from baseball to Pokemon to, yes, even serial killers. So why should you be left out in the cold? Sign up on this site and you could grace your very own collector's trading card! Founded in 1999 by brothers Brant and Todd Herman, the site first published a physical set of 120 cards in 2001. Some of the questions on the sign-up form include: what is your most used expression, what possession do you hold dearest, and what is the weirdest thing about you? Answer correctly and you could be immortalized in cardstock forever - or at least until, somewhere down the line, your great, great grandson trades you for that Mickey Mantle card he's always wanted.

Wednesday, October 09, 2002

The People�s Cam

No, this isn't a cam located somewhere in the heart of Communist Russia. Rather, it's a live cam that you, the viewer, can actually influence. The cam shows a shot of the owner's PC screensaver. Type something - anything! - into the dialogue box below the live photo and, voila, it appears instantly on the screen saver. Pretty darned cool, if you ask me. And once you get tired of playing with the host's screensaver, be sure to visit other parts of the site, such as a human Mr. Potatohead who's face you can rearrange at your discretion. Is that isn't good, clean all-American fun, I don't know what is!

Tuesday, October 08, 2002

Labyrinth Locator

Labyrinths are ancient (and modern) mazes that people walk through in order to seek inspiration, relax, and just plain have fun. By using the Labyrinth Locator, (which is part of the Grace Cathedral website, a cathedral in San Francisco that boasts a labyrinth of its own) visitors can search for labyrinths worldwide. There are nearly 700 different labyrinths listed in the site's database, with more being added all the time. Each entry lists the name, location of the labyrinth, and as a contact e-mail for each, as well as whether or not each particular labyrinth is permanent or portable. In Texas, for example, there are 33 labyrinths, four of which are in Dallas. Search for one near you and give it a try!

Monday, October 07, 2002

Movie Mistakes

In the hit movie "The Matrix", there's a scene where Agent Smith is interrogating Neo. After Smith has sealed Neo's mouth shut and he is backed into the corner, when the camera cuts back to Smith you can clearly see a reflection in his glasses of Neo calmly sitting down in the chair. The Movie Mistakes website is filled with over 15,000 such mistakes in over 2,000 different films. Some of the mistakes are technical (such as the Matrix example) and some are continuity errors, such as the scene in the classic "Wizard of Oz" when, at the start of the movie, Dorothy walks along the pig pen fence and then falls in. When Bert Lahr picks her up, her dress is miraculously clean. With a multitude of reports on all sorts of different movies to choose from, this is a fun website for movie aficionados and casual viewers alike. After perusing this site, you'll never look at a movie the same way again.