Beware of charlatans bearing magic flutes and wind chimes. Not just anyone can fix your Feng Shui! Feng Shui, which translated literally means wind and water, is an ancient Chinese study of the natural environment. "Feng Shui can determine the best or most favorable location for anyone and assist that person to avoid their worst or least desirable location in any environment." Master Larry Sang is a Feng Shui expert who came to the United States in 1980 and was horrified by the snake-oil salesmen peddling Feng Shui like so much incense and mirrors. He opened the American Feng Shui Institute in 1991 to reestablish its importance as a teachable scientific discipline. You can get information about the institute at this site, including class schedules for its Monterey, Calif. campus. The site is informative but a little bare. Can Feng Shui be applied to Web sites? - Emily Soares
"Whether you're a mascara maven or proudly unshaven, there's a place for every sister in HUES." Standing for Hear Us Emerging Sisters, this zine's philosophy is summed up in its motto, "Adios, Barbie." It aims to promote self-esteem among women of all cultures, shapes, religions, and lifestyles. You get current and past issues; Chew on This, which offers meaty and intelligent discussion; HUES Diva, which features interviews with talented, progressive role models for women; Cybermama, a great computer/Internet resource section; and Funky Stuff, which showcases reviews of CD-ROMs and other magazines. You can also subscribe to the glossy, full-color print publication, born in 1992 in a University of Michigan dorm room. - Emily Soares
This cool site lets you read the future and interpret your present using the prophetic powers of Tarot, I-Ching, Runes, Biorhythms, Stichomancy, and Bibliomancy. All of the readings are free, assuring that if you want to come back again and again, you can do so without worrying about financial ruin (unless the cards predict it). The site offers a fairly meaty interpretation of what the cards, runes, and so on lay out for you, as well as an introductory piece on the history of each practice. Having some prior knowledge of the subject is helpful but not necessary. Like the Magic Eight Ball, this one will keep you coming back for more. - Emily Soares
This graphics-intensive site loads very slowly, even over a T1 connection, but it is attractive. Hillel is an organization for Jewish college students in the U.S., Canada, Israel, Australia, Europe, and South America that is established on more than 400 college and university campuses. Although the content here lapses into Hebrew from time to time (I never knew AIDS awareness among college students is a "mitzvot of pikuach nefesh, gimilut chasadim and bikur cholim"), there's a lot of content worth browsing through here. Read articles about student involvement and issues of concern; follow links to scholarships, grants, and job search advice; or ask a question of Rabbi Cyberstein. - Gary Barker
No, you big silly, you don't eat the magazine. It's just called Delicious. This is where you go when you want to learn about ginkgo and goldenseal, belladonna and sabadilla, sluggish sperm and loose bowels, and sucrose polyesters and fructooligosaccharides. Master reflexology and aromatherapy. Learn about thigh creams and tantra. The magazine targets those interested in natural living, homeopathy, dietary supplements, natural healing, nutrition, healthful cooking, and personal care. If you prefer to poison yourself by ignoring its advice, the magazine will manage just fine without you. - Gary Barker
Many men's hands go clammy at the thought of commitment--this site is for them, and for that rare beast who gets all mushy and gushy as his big day approaches. Come here for tips on proposing with style, buying appropriate gifts for your groomsmen, setting aside time for romance and reminiscence, being a responsible father, buying a home, making a budget, and so on. There's also a reminder: The average marriage lasts just 6.8 years. Not every essay here paints a rosy picture of married life; some of the content is downright hostile to the institution of matrimony. - Gary Barker
This site is difficult to connect to, due to some sort of weirdness with the server's name and the registration of the seniornet.org domain. If you can't connect with the .org address, try www.seniornet.com (which works) or the IP address 206.217.20.5. Due to these problems, there may be parts of the site that are inaccessible to you. SeniorNet is an organization of computer users over the age of 55. The site includes a bulletin board with such diverse topics as computers, pets, books, health, politics, religion, food, and gardening. The occasional huge file (like the 214 Kb map of the U.S.) slows download times drastically. - Gary Barker
BirthQuest has been featured on 48 Hours and will soon be featured in People Magazine, visitors are told. It's not surprising. BirthQuest offers an extremely inexpensive and apparently very effective way to reunite relatives separated by adoption. It's not pretty to look at (okay, it's just plain ugly), but the site's appearance doesn't matter to the people who need and use the service. All they care about is that the information is accurate and complete. Adoptees, birth parents, and others can register with the service if they want to be reunited with their biological relatives. Registration costs $20, but searching through the registrations costs nothing. The site claims responsibility for about one reunion every two days. - Gary Barker
Are you a java junkie? Coffee Review is a rich online zine for bean fiends who won't settle for Sanka. Here, numerous flavors of coffee are rated like wines, with scores based on aroma, acidity, body, taste, and overall quality. At the time of this writing, the site features ratings on African coffees, of which the Cafe del Mundo from Kenya sounds quite nice: "The characteristically powerful, Burgundy-like Kenya acidity dominates, but if you're patient, an immense and subtle richness opens beneath it, assuring a long finish and a resonant aftertaste." Head to the Market Place for a where-to-buy guide. Then head to the kitchen and start percolating. - David Pescovitz