Site of the Week Archive

See review - Google
Yes, a search engine rates as one of my favourite sites. It may seem lame, it may seem boring and it may seem pedestrian, but Google is anything but! How can you not like a site t....

See review - The Onion
The Onion bills itself as the “most popular humor periodical” and it is popular and humorous and there’s a new issue out every Wednesday. They also include columns such as Savag....

See review - Swoon
Their slogan is dating, mating and relating. Their site is all that (though you’ll find it a titch slow from a dial up connection) and more, including dream dictionaries, personals,....

See review - WeatherOffice
Another potentially pedestrian site that totally appeals to me. I am not here to only recommend fun, amusing sites where you can while away the hours, no, I will als....

See review - The Astrology Zone
Susan Miller does fabulous monthly horoscopes that I peruse regularly. Not only are mine stunningly accurate (for January 2000 it predicted marriage was in ....

See review - suck

"a fish, a barrel, and a smoking gun"

They make fun of everyone, there are cartoons, everyone’s bitter, it's updated every weekday and I love it!
My personal favourite? Polly Est....

See review - epicurious
I started using Epicurious during a stint of having organic veggies delivered to my door. The service was great, but I found that I could never eat all of them before they we....

See review - eonline
I have a confession. I love Ted. Yup, Ted the trash-dishing gossip columnist from eonline’s The Awful Truth. It’s one of my most entertaining reads of the week, I eagerly log on Thursday mornings to get h....

See review - salon
When I first found salon it was the name that appealed to me. Now it’s the masses and masses of reading on any and every subject. I love salon....

See review - hungersite
Hungersite is an example of just how cool the internet is, and how innovational we can get! They're the first "click to donate" site out there...and when you click they donate 1.5 cups of staple foo....

See review - divadigs
Diva digs might be your self-described "Urban Chic Boutique" but, why I really love this site is because you can dress divagirl up. And I’m not just talking her dress, no you can outfit her from her hai....

See review - Sex in the City
I admit it, I’m addicted to Sex in the City. Friday nights I have a standing date with a pizza and the television and I know I’m not the only one! So when I discovered Bravo.ca’s Sex in....

See review - eHow
Well if I use ehow.com I can. Want to know how to do anything from how to give yourself a pedicure to how to test your water purity, and many, many things in between? Check out this creation started by ....

See review - Dope Wars
Want to play quite possibly the funnest, and certainly one of the most addictive, games ever! Check out Dope Wars. I play it on my Handspring Visor, but the rumour is that the PC version i....

See review - Picky
Are you discerning? I like to think I am and picky feeds that side of me! With workshops from experts such as Bliss Spa’s Marcia Kilgore on eyebrows and designer Cynthia Rowley (and author of the Swell Girl’s....

See review - Extinction Sucks!
Sometimes when I’m watching the Learning Channel or Discovery or something I’ll catch one of those shows about species becoming extinct. When I read Bill Bryson’s newest book, “In a Sunb....

See review - Bust
They’re the “voice of the new girl order” and you gotta love it! I first discovered Bust magazine at a now defunct magazine shop on Broadway. It was the Goddess issue and it was unlike any other women’s magazin....

See review - Vinnie’s Tampon Case
I first read about Vinnie in Bust Magazine (see review below) about two years ago. I did a search on google <....

See review - Daily Candy
There’s something about feeling like an insider, especially if it’s inside somewhere like New York, that makes you feel special (okay – makes me feel special) and Daily Candy feeds that special feeli....

See review - Get Crafty
It’s Martha Stewart for normal people – people who buy second hand, don’t necessarily have a lot of money to spend but want to make the most of what they have, and still want to enjoy life…divided ....

See review - Yahoo! Health
In honour of October, which is National Breast Cancer Awareness Month (held each October as a way to increase awareness of the importance of early detection of breast cancer), I wanted to review ....

See review - JourneyWoman
I don’t travel as much as I’d like, but when I do I always check out JourneyWoman, a Toronto-based, incredibly informative online travel resource just f....

See review - The Knot
I must admit that this week’s choice of site review is rather self-serving. With plans for our upcoming (okay, Summer 2001 – but you can never start too soon!) nuptials heating up I’m relying more a....

See review - Rate Yourself
Have you ever wondered how you stack up? Well if you’ve got a little spare time I’ll let you in on how to find out: Visit rateyourself.com and find out things you may not have even wanted to ....

See review - A Loving Spoonful
In honour of World Aids Day today (December 1) I wanted to profile A Loving Spoonful, a “volunteer driven, non-partisan Society that provi....

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Darwin Awards
Most of us have received the Darwin Awards emails profiling the winners of the “annual honor given to the person who provided the universal human gene pool the biggest service by....

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Style 365
If style in all its different manifestations is your thing than you must check out Style 365! A veritable trove of stylish treasures in all departments, from....

See review - Quick Donations
Why not get the New Year off to a good start and spend a few minutes online helping lots of people? I’ve got the perfect site for you to be philanthropic from See review - InStyle
For those of you (okay, us) who love InStyle Magazine - and I know I’m not alone here; how else do you account for the ad-packed magazine’s huge volume? – they’ve gone online! The site echoes the magazine....

See review - Vivian Lives
Cyber Sex and the City
Visit Vivianlives.com and jump into the life of Vivian Livingstone, a virtually-real, single 24-year old New Yorker who disp....

See review - The Itch
As you may know from past reviews (of eonline for example) I’m a bit of a gossip maven, and yet, just as I like See review - Paul’s Website

This week I’m reviewing my friend Paul’s site. Friends’ sites aren’t normally all that fascinating, but I initially visited his site is because he (with Atomic Improv – his comedy ....

See review - AvantGo
Are you a girl (okay, woman) on the go? Do you tote a big bag of all your essentials, including your PDA with you? Are you always up-to-date on everything? Then those of you who own PDAs need to visit See review - Society for Future Husbands of Britney Spears
If you want proof that the world is coming to an end, look no farther. Teenaged boys finally have an idol they can drool over. Just as the girls drool over Leon....

See review - The Spark
Do you have some time to kill? Bored at work? Would you like to know absolutely everything about yourself from whether or not you’re a bitch or a bastard to when you’ll die to how unintelligent you ar....

See review - Antiques Road Show
Are you a secret aficionado of PBS’s Antiques Road Show? More and more people (and some of the most unlikely ones you coul....

See review - Earthquake Update
So if you’re like most of us, you’re now thinking it might be wise to have an Earthquake preparedness kit on hand. I’ve done a little research today so you can get the full ....

See review - Emily
Emily’s site is basically a small online store selling tees, bumper stickers and accessories, but Emily, the thematic leading lady, is “a leader, a heroine, and a link to the devil inside us all.” She’....