Clickable: America Under Attack- Is it art? Is it politically correct? Is it activism? It's the story of one guy, his copy of Playstation's NHL 2002 Ice Hockey, and the desire to make some sense out of September 11th's madness by having America beat the Muslims (and Noam Chomsky)... at hockey! Wil Wheaton Dot Net- Yes, that's right, Star Trek's most hated personality, Wesley Crusher, has a website. Actually, it's not Wesley, it's the guy who played the whiny teenager, Wil Wheaton. For many fans, there's never been a difference between the character and the actor who played Wesley. What Wil's site manages to do, without any hint of preachiness, is show that this Wil Weaton guy is actually pretty cool, in a geeky sort of way, much like most Star Trek fans, in fact. He likes male geek thing like Linux and Fight Club and he is constantly updating his Blog. He reads Salon. He doesn't have model-actor headshots all over his site. Most importantly, he doesn't have any brilliant plans to save the Enterprise. Mixed Greens- Want to be the next Peggy Guggenheim? Me neither. But if you like art, have money and want to see what those crazy kids in the art world are up to, check out Mixed Greens, a site for the trendy hipster art collecter in all of us. The art featured on the site has all been curated (which means someone besides the artist's mother thinks it is good) and there are a bevy of useful articles on the site, such as 'Living with Installation Art' which advises not to panic when the family dog starts eating that 175 pound pile of hard candy heaped into a corner of your living room. Even if you did pay $5,000 dollars for it. Which is what you might pay for one of the pieces featured on this site. Still, if you're looking to hang up something a little more classy than a "Reservoir Dogs" poster in your pad, it might be worth a look. Brett's Weird Theses- I don't know Brett, but his Theses (actually, it's 'thesi' Brett) are sure weird. Want to know what Brett's take is on "Humanity's Obsession With Itself" or "Aussies Explained"? I do! Brett's site is definitley the result of having too much free time, but then again which is the worse use of free time, creating a site like Brett's or reading it? This is the kind of Zen koan Brett would get all excited about, I think. He also has a HUGE selection of lists all on the riff of "Things to do When You're Bored". What more can you want?

posted by Japhy at 2/21/2002 07:40:00 PM || #