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photo of Tom Clanin's cat Fergie
Andy's relationship with his housemate Fergie is about the same as their royal namesakes' relationship.

 Books and entertainment:

All meda:
Mrshowbiz features news for movies, television and music. Its listing of release dates is particularly helpful. http://www.mrshowbiz.com

 Entertainment Weekly Online covers movies, television, music, books and multimedia. Often the articles provide clues for upcoming releases. Only subscribers can access EW Special Edition, which offers a search function. http://cgi.pathfinder.com/ew

Cameras:
Graflex.Org
is dedicated to promoting the use and preservation of Graflex Speed Graphics and other classic and large-format cameras. http://Graflex.Org/

Photo.net: an online community of people improving their photographic skills. http://www.photo.net/

Books:
Advanced Book Exchange says it is the world's largest source of out-of-print books - 14 million titles listed. http://www.abebooks.com/

Amazon.com is the best-know online bookstore.http://www.amazon.com

Antiquarian Booksellers' Association of America specializes in rare and antiquarian books, maps and prints. http://abaa.org/

Bookwire keeps you up on book release dates and news. http://www.bookwire.com

Powell’s Books is a good source for out-of-print titles. http://powells.com/

Movies and TV:
Movies about the news media. http://www.runet.edu/~wkovarik/class/films.html

All-movie guide lists links to movies by themes and provides ratings and reviews. http://www.alimusic.com/amg/movie_root.html

For a comprehensive took at films in development, Corona is hard to beat. http://corona.bc.ca/films/mainFramed.html

The Internet Movie Database includes complete filmographies of actors, directors and writers and even lists projects that aren’t in the can yet. This is particularly helpful for interviews. Stars love to talk about their upcoming films. Individual movie sites contain cast lists, estimated release dates, bloopers, M.P.A.A. ratings and why, distributor info, plot summaries and reviews. To enter, click on the ticket. http://www.imdb.com

The best place to go for everything Oscar, is at http://www.oscar.com

Celebrities’ photos and stats, compiled by Lycos; not an extensive library. http://www.lycos.com/entertainment/celebrities/

TV Acres is a guide to characters, places, and things that appeared on television programs during prime time and Saturday mornings. http://www.tvacres.com

TV theme songs http://www.classic-tv.com/themesongs

Music:
All-music guide is the top site for discographies and general artist information. It includes informative essays on music styles, listings of artists' influences, ratings and reviews. http://www.alimusic.com/amg/music_root.html

The Ultimate Band List talks about everyone from ABBA to ZZ Top. The site also offers concert information. http://www.ubi.com

Cops, robbers and weirdness:

Inspired by Charles Darwin’s theory, the Darwin Awards are given, usually posthumously, to people who have benefited mankind by removing themselves from the gene pool in the most spectacular fashion. http://www.officialdarwinawards.com/

Find out who the really bad are and how to rat on them at the FBI’s most-wanted list. http://www.fbi.gov/mostwant/topten/tenlist.htm

International Ghost Hunters Society http://www.ghostweb.com

Food and fun:

American Folklore retells the stories of American myths and legends. http://www.americanfolklore.net/

They're out there, and someone needs to protect us. http://mutantwatch.com/

Learn how a newspaper press operator makes a hat. http://www.theadvocate.com/education/newspaperfun/pressman.asp

Are you bore? Really bored? http://www.hamsterdance.com/

Strange Places on the Web. http://www.tiac.net/users/cri/weird.html

The Web master of "Richard Harter's World" says the Web site is best viewed with a bottle of scotch. http://www.tiac.net/users/cri/index.html

Like to cook? Check out the recipes on the TV Food Network. (I like the "The Two Fat Ladies.) http://www.foodtv.com/fn/recipes/index.htm

Or search the recipe archives at The Internet Chef, http://www.ichef.com/

Groucho’s best. Some of the comic master’s best quotes. http://www.therightside.demon.co.uk/quotes/groucho/

Cartoons from the New Yorker magazine: http://www.cartoonbank.com

Bill Gates' Personal Wealth Clock: http://www.webho.com/WealthClock

Science and education:

The Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication is an international association of more than 3,300 journalism/mass communication faculty, students, administrators, and professionals. AEJMC's members come from more than 28 countries, with the majority working in the United States and Canada. Founded in 1912, AEJMC is the oldest and largest association of journalism and mass communication educators and administrators at the college level. http://www.facsnet.org/cgi-bin/New/facs/5810

Cal State Fullerton’s Study Abroad Web site: http://sa.fullerton.edu/iee/studyabroad.html

Former CNN "Moneyline" host Lou Dobbs keep track of space exploration while trying to promote a greater public interest in space. http://space.com

The National Aeronautics and Space Administration. NASA’s web site includes project updates and great photos http://www.nasa.gov/