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BREAKING SURF
Netsurfer Digest Presents: The 12 Sites of Christmas, 2003
Way back in 1996 we had a little fun with bits of the old traditional song "The Twelve Days of Christmas". We took the catalog of items from more.... While Netsurfer is on vacation over the holidays, the European Mars Express/Beagle 2 spacecraft will arrive at Mars Dec. 25 to look for more....NASA Proposes New Nuclear-Powered Mission to Jupiter System
Cassini, NASA's nuclear-powered Saturn probe, just passed Jupiter and in the process captured the most detailed portrait yet of our more.... On the 100th anniversarry of the Wright brothers' flight, it is only right that we remind you what's going on with the X Prize. The X more.... To which countries do the media pay the most attention? That's probably not the first question you ask yourself when you arise from more....Red, Blue, and Other Colors: the American Political Landscape
The 2004 American elections are already on the media landscape, and so is the red and blue election-results map of the US, in which blue more....Iranian Bloggers Challenge Government at UN Conference
Iranian bloggers are mad and they aren't going to take it anymore. The Iranian government censors much of the Web and Iranian bloggers more....WHO's Views on Climate Change and Human Health
It should be no surprise to learn that humans alter environments. Today, thanks to our large numbers, energy intensive lives, and the more....Michael Crichton: Environmentalism as Religion
On Sept. 15, bestselling writer Michael Crichton ("Jurassic Park", "The Andromeda Strain") addressed the Commonwealth Club in San more.... Apple's Steve Jobs has optimistic things to say about his company's place in the world, but mostly this Rolling Stone interview is about more....The Onion's Least Essential Albums of 2003
This might just serve as the best-ever list of things to buy for folks you hate. The Onion's Least Essential Albums of 2003 is a more.... The undebatably crowning achievement of the current Bush presidency so far was last December's Barney Cam, in which a camera followed more....Do Kids' Bracelets Code for Sex?
The so-called jelly bracelets first popularized by the trend-setting Madonna in her early videos have come back 20 years later as a fad more.... Following in the footsteps of Amazon.com, Google is now experimenting with indexing the content of printed books. Basically, publishers more....Netsurfer Books, the Holiday Issue
Our last Netsurfer Books of the year is packed with reviews of books that can still make perfect gifts for the holidays. We've got more....ONLINE CULTURE
2003 Weblog Awards Winners and the Best of British Blogging
And the 2003 Weblog Award winners are.... Well, there's a bunch of them. Little Green Footballs won the Best Overall Blog category. Best more....|
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Salam Pax: The Clandestine Diary of an Ordinary Iraqi
League of Extraordinary Gentlemen, Vol. 2
Winner of the National Book Award: A Novel of Fame, Honor, and Really Bad Weather
Cosmos Latinos: An Anthology of Science Fiction from Latin America and SpainSURFING SITES
Earth and Mars do not have an entirely happy relationship, what with one invading the other every few years. Every once in a while, we more....Albums and Stories of World War II
Anybody with an interest in the European theater of World War II should check out this site. Items archived here are as diverse as more....Life in the 318th Fighter Squadron
Dennis Parker was an American pilot in World War II. With help from his grandson Philip, he has assembled his three volumes of wartime more....Plane Crash Info and Recordings
Although more people die crossing the street than perish in commercial airplane crashes each year, there's something innately more....Advertising of the 19th Century
Only in the mid 20th century did Edward Bernays - no doubt influenced by his uncle, Sigmund Freud - learn that advertisers need not appeal more.... This site reflects the human fascination with cold, hard cash. If you've ever wondered how much your favorite beverage would have cost more.... Some years ago, a pair of parents saddled a guy with the name of Buckminster. With his social life shot, he had no choice but to turn more.... Ever wonder if you could write the next hit love song? Now, you can put your lyrics to song by visiting the Let them Sing It for You more....Dr. P's Dog Training and Behavior Links
Dr. P's Dog Training and Behavior site is a complete set of links to dog-related resources. Dr. P is Mark Plonsky, Ph.D., who teaches in more.... There's no question that Casey Neistat had a legitimate beef. Apple's iPod may be the coolest thing in the music biz, but consumers can't more.... Everybody has gotten a Big Mouth Billy Bass at a white elephant exchange at work - it just keeps coming back. It might not return, more.... In a panic about what to get that special someone in your life for Christmas? Fret no more, NSD is on hand to help with ideas: what more....Themed Trivia Quiz Master Site
When a site proclaims itself to include everything from "Seinfeld" to particle physics, you just have to be intrigued. In this case, the more.... From whistling for your dog in the park through to wolf-whistling construction workers admiring a pretty passer-by, whistling is an more....The World's Choice for President
Next November, citizens of the US will cast their votes in the next presidential election. While the outcome of this election will more.... Explore the history and evolution of the United States Postal Service at this online portal sponsored by the Smithsonian National Postal more....BlowSearch's New Metasearch Engine
BlowSearch, around four years in development, is the latest metasearch engine to hit the feed. It pulls in data from some 20 more....FLOTSAM & JETSAM
"We're on the Fucking Moon, Over."
Sure, there was lots of practice for landing the lunar module, but undoubtedly one of the other bits of training Neil Armstrong and more....What a Crappy Present - CD Gift Advice for Parents and Kids
"I got that on the computer like two months ago." "You could've got me a DVD for 3 bucks more.... Why are you always so cheap?" This site more.... View this teaser for lots of swinging from buildings, dodging the odd thrown car, battling the occasional metallic tentacle, and a kiss, more.... The German Chaos Computer Club (CCC) has resurrected its famous 2001 Blinkenlights project (see NSD 7.42). It has again turned a whole more....What Not to Do During LOTR Screenings
A short guide to getting kicked out of any theatre screening "The Lord of the Rings" (LOTR). This would be even funnier if the movies more.... For those times when you don't want to give out your real phone number, there are actual phone numbers that will let your pathetic more.... Having difficulty finding the right words to break off your relationship with a significant other? Not sure how to admit you've more....SOFTWARE
New iTunes 4.2 and QuickTime 6.5
Apple has released a new version of iTunes, but apparently the only major changes support AOL-based users. There are also some more.... A new version of one of the best known music and video player applications on the Net has been released. The last Winamp, version 3 more....