I don't know who Wolfeyes is (the link to the bio page was broken), but he or she has a lot of free time. Links galore litter this site-actually, all you'll find at Wolfeyes World are links. These pages are 100% Original-Content Free-unless you count the blissfully sparse, artistic, and intuitive design-but at least the chosen sites are interesting. If you share Wolfeyes' interests, you'll bookmark this page for reference ... and not much else. - Clary Alward
Danish student Henrik Gemal is psyched. His site features such amped sections as Psyched Search, Psyched Up Graphics, and Psyched Linux Kernels. The content successfully blends the standard home page sections-a resume, favorite links, useless personal details-with some possibly pertinent information about India, an extensive collection of graphics, and software written by Henrik himself. As personal sites go, it's well-designed, and the content is interesting enough, although trying to decipher Henrik's English can prove challenging at times. And if your surname is Gemal, definitely make a visit to the site; Henrik has a Gemal Counter to track Gemals all over the world. - Clary Alward
Pictures on a computer screen does not a Web site make. What you'll find on these pages more closely resembles a photo exhibit than a site: A scant, enigmatic introduction followed by dozens of photographs of bridges, trains, and other man-made structures. The artist, Thor Lancelot Simon, advances the personal home page to a new plateau with this offering. The ability to share one's art with the world is part of the beauty of the Web, but failing to share one's intent and vision with the audience often renders the art meaningless. - Clary Alward
From jokester cultural critic Brett Leveridge, BRETTNews is a six-year-old "journal of pithy fluff" that boasts fans ranging from Joe Bob Briggs to Bob Costas. Insightful and, well, "pithy" rants abound in BRETTNews, ranging from the author's deconstruction of modern advertising ("Adolph's people claim that their new can offers a smoother pour, which, of course, begs the question: who's been having difficulty pouring beer?") to Men My Mother Dated, the truly hysterical profiles of Brett's mom's suitors that you may have heard Brett read on NPR. Get your e-mail fix, listen to Brett in RealAudio, and if that's not enough, go buy the quarterly dead tree version. - David Pescovitz
Diaries, pomo pop crit, and textual/graphical cut-ups fill the site of this Max character. Rather than simply do a daily brain dump online, Max uses the Web to weave a window into the intellectual crevices of the mind with bits of poetry, thoughtful technocultural analyses, twisting quotes and graphics, and non-linear navigation. And not without a subtle sense of humor-read The Daily Luddite, a satirical critique of Theodore Roszak's anti-tech manifesto The Cult of Information: "A Neo-Luddite Treatise on High-Tech, Artificial Intelligence, and the True Art of Thinking." RU Sirius would be proud. - David Pescovitz
Great name for a domain. Suck-my-big.org is the vanity page of one Catherine Skidmore of New York City. Modem Grrl Catherine digs books, Dorothy Parker, Soul Coughing, nipple rings (her own), theater, "dirt, power tools, and trees," hanging out in a bra, Mindvox IRC, and California (but not NYC). Sounds pretty cool, right? Unfortunately, those kinds of tidbits of personal trivia are about all you'll get from Ms. Skidmore. Like many vanity sites, this Webmistress admits that she "can't think of anything terribly exciting to put up here." Well, I suppose the medium is the message and all, right? Ummmm, yeah. - David Pescovitz
Writing of Days is a semi-daily journal by an intelligent and insightful young woman (in her 20s?) named Alexis Massie. The journal seems to have evolved from a daily diary into an intriguing look at personal relationships and life experience. That's a general comment, I know, but, well, the content of this elegantly designed and intelligently written site is hard to comment on specifically. Look to her inspirations for a sense of what's floating through her head: Douglas "Gen-X" Coupland and Carl "Suck" Steadman. Neither influence surfaces as much as Alexis may have hoped, but she should be thankful for that. - David Pescovitz
Aspiring children's fiction writers will definitely want to take a look at Jason Low's Web site, which chronicles the writing of his first children's book. Begun in October of 1996, Tater Finn offers a daily glimpse into the mind of a first-time author. Inspirations, insecurities, ruminations on the publishing industry, and detailed accounts of the writing process fill this Web site in a smart and whimsical fashion. Judging from this effort, I'd say that Jason has a bright future ahead of him in the children's fiction market. If you like what you see, Jason also includes information on his Web site design services. - Todd Jatras
Winnie, Her Life in Kenya is a labor of love produced by the children of Winifred Hewitt. Completed in 1992, this historical Web document is an exhaustive archive of Winnie's years in Kenya, 1927-1945, that draws on Winnie's journals, her daughters' recollections, a ton of vintage black and white photos, and all sorts of memorabilia. OK, so we may not all find Winnie's life to be that fascinating, but there is no doubt that these kids have put together a complete and lasting Web celebration of their mother. Parents and historians alike will be pleased with the care and scholarship that went into this presentation. - Todd Jatras