www.weddingguide.co.uk
All things matrimonial available at one of the bigger UK-basedwedding ezines. With "Big Days" nowadays just a shade below some UNrelief efforts' financial outlay and organisational planning, thissite points you in the direction of much-needed essentials likeluxury bodyshapers (bride) and hand-painted football cufflinks(groom). There's also a compatibility test which determines whetheryou should be there in the first place.
www.divorce-online.co. uk
If your in-marriage compatibility test (see right) finally comesup with a "no" after a couple of years, fear not. Mark Keenan'swebsite is dedicated to providing cheap, efficient divorces online.As he says in his "Mission Statement", "We may find divorce anunpalatable subject, but it is there, it is expensive and it need notbe that way." This site should be valued for its usefulness ratherthan its looks.
www.ibogaine.co.uk
The controversial drug, ibogaine, has been used to successfullytreat and rehabilitate people with drug and alcohol addictions, butits use remains limited and restricted. Why? Because it haspsychedelic properties, which seem to be an integral part of thedrug's value in treating addicts, yet inevitably makes governmentagencies wary. You can find out more and make up your own mind atthis site, which features useful scientific information, as well aspersonal testimonies from ibogaine users.
www.wrybread.com
On-line video and audio terrorism featuring general weirdness likethe Crack Dance (webcam showing local crack-smokers congregating neara doorway, to the theme from The Dukes of Hazzard), unwittingtelephone conferencing japery and some remarkable selections from theApple Customer Support Helpline featuring people breaking down underthe strain of working their i-Macs.
www.blacksuperhero. com
An interesting, important and well-crafted labour of love, this isan online gallery and critical history of black superheroes fromearly Marvel and DC comics. Featuring the little-known politically-incorrect creations, such as "Black Lightning", "Whitewash" and"Silhouette", the site features potted histories of the superheroes,lines on their cultural significance, and a large collection ofillustrations. A fascinating slice of arcana.
www.superbad.com
You may not want piles of cascading graphics, unfathomableanimations, incongruous text and images placed side-by-side withunlikely cultural influences, all woven into a mystifying,labyrinthine tapestry of hard- to-navigate strangeness, but then,who's asking you? Generation X-man, Douglas Coupland, calls this "thegranddaddy of time-killing sites", and for those who still hope theinternet is more than just a shop, this site will feed your faith.
www.braingames.net
Despite being just-up and still under construction, this site,which is for all you board game fans, is worth watching for thefuture. Taking advantage of the net's ease of play for checkerboardjunkies, Braingames is to set up a global world championship, rankingevery on-line player, no matter how modest their ability, toeventually come up with an opponent for world champion Gary Kasparov.
www.expandingrecords. com
An independent electronic music label site that shows how much thenet has to offer for the aspiring artist. From the cultural desertthat is deepest, darkest Ilford, from where the Expanding crew hail,anyone with webspace can co-exist with the world's mainstream. Checkout this site for its innovative no-fi music from the label's oddballacts, Benge and Volume, plus way-out graphics and eye-catching art.
www.acidfonts.com
Whether you're designing your website, need something flashy foran office communique, or want that note for the milkman to stand outfrom the crowd, you'll need a wacky font to spruce up dull old TimesNew Roman or New Courier. There's plenty of textual deviancy tochoose from in these free downloads, plus lots of Dingbats and warpedcousins of fonts, to keep you free of symbol-samsara.
www.satanism101.com
In these times of ultra-liberalism, even congregations like AntonLaVey's Church of Satan are entitled to have their say. LaVey'schurch is linked on this site and explores the history of this much-maligned religion. As well as articles on Satanism, there is amessage board and chat facility, plus details on how to go aboutjoining your local grotto.
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