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ART:
Art History: Resources on the Web http://witcombe.sbc.edu/ARTHLinks.html
Directory organized both thematically and geographically which covers links to art history resources on the Internet.

Lambiek Comiclopedia www.lambiek.net/artists/index.htm
Comiclopedia of biographical information on over 9,000 comic artists listed by last name or pseudonym.

National Gallery of Art - The Collection www.nga.gov/collection/
This site shows major achievements in painting, sculpture, and graphic arts from the Middle Ages to the present. Search by specific artist, title, or a combination of criteria.

Timeline of Art History: Metropolitan Museum of Art
www.metmuseum.org/toah/splash.htm
Timeline of art history—from 20,000 B.C. to present.

FILM:
Kids-in-mind  www.kids-in-mind.com
The purpose of kids-in-mind.com is to provide parents and other adults with objective and complete information about a film's content so that they can decide, based on their own value system, whether they should watch a movie with or without their kids.

Movie Review Query Engine www.mrqe.com/lookup
This site enables you to search by title for movie reviews from a wide variety of Internet sources.

LITERATURE:

Authors A to Z 
www.booksite.com/texis/scripts/bookletter/authordir.html?sid=6809
Whether you're leading a book discussion or just curious, you'll be fascinated by what you can learn about your favorite writer.  So start exploring - there are more than 1500 authors so you're sure to find your favorites.

American Authors www.wsu.edu/~campbelld/index.html
On this site, one will find American authors, a timeline, the major literary movements, and links to sites with more information.

American Verse Project www.hti.umich.edu/a/amverse/
This site is a project in the works that focuses on American poetry prior to 1920.

English Literature www.luminarium.org
Luminarium is a site that gives information on Medieval, Renaissance, and the 17th Century literature, the authors and their works.

Manybooks.net www.manybooks.net
Thousands of free eBooks formatted for reading online, or downloaded onto your PDA.

Organize Your Reading and Library Accounts
This page details free or minimal cost internet based services that can help you keep track of your reading and your library accounts:

Perspectives in American Literature www.csustan.edu/english/reuben/pal/table.html
Perspectives in American Literature provides links to information for students to do their own research in this field.

Victorian Women Writers Project www.indiana.edu/~letrs/vwwp/
Victorian Women Writers Project provides accurate transcription of the works of British women authors of the nineteenth century.

MUSIC:
Billboard Magazine www.billboard.com
Billboard gives news about the current popular musicians and their show dates. There are also reviews and previews of new works.

Pandora: created by the Music Genome Project www.pandora.com
This site is part of the Music Genome Project for online music. You can find your favorite artist or a favorite song. You can create a station that plays your kind of music.

Public Domain Music www.pdinfo.com/
This site helps identify music in the public domain that can be performed or used royalty free.

RollingStone www.rollingstone.com
Rolling Stone gives information about the world of entertainers all over the world. This site is an electronic version of the famous magazine.