Lifestyle & Fun
CitysearchIf your yellow pages, like ours, go straight in the recycling bin, this site is a staple for its city-specific comprehensive coverage, which will take you from the hottest sales to the best salon to the hippest restaurants and bars. And each listing has informative reviews and a user rating to boot. Browse the Citysearch-compiled Favorite lists like Cheap Eats and First-Date Ideas when your standbys get stale.
'80s ArcadeNostalgic for simple 1D video games? This site offers just that—all the games we thought were so advanced in the 80s, including Pac-Man, Frogger, and Pong, the grandfather of the modern video game. Also included is a virtual Simon, which the Web site promises will "test your memory, and, ultimately, your sanity."
EpicuriousFoodies have a home, or a home page anyway, in Epicurious. This versatile site serves as an online cookbook, restaurant guide, shopping market, menu planner, expert chef consultant, technique teacher, etiquette advisor, dictionary, recipe swap meet, and more. This youngest sibling of the Bon Appetit and Gourmet magazine family already has the most impressive r?sum?.
EviteMass e-mail invitations are boring, impersonal, and sometimes border on offensive. Evite offers you a simple, stylish way to send them with class. Select a theme and invite one friend over for a movie night or up to 500 people to a family reunion. Feuding family members might appreciate that they'll be able to see who has already accepted the Evite before making definite plans.
IfilmThe home of independent (and sometimes bizarre) video on the Web, ifilm also offers loads of Hollywood movie trailers and clips, music videos, and video games. Check out the collection of "viral" videos—those hilarious short movies that get e-mailed around among friends and coworkers. For even higher-quality ad-free video, sign up for ifilm Plus (free 14-day trial, $12.95/month after that).
Network for GoodThe Network for Good helps people get more involved in their communities. They provide information about volunteer opportunities as well as organizations that accept donations. They promise to help people get involved with issues they care about… and they succeed.
20 QuestionsThe classic guessing game has migrated to cyberspace. The computer, by asking simple questions, tries to determine what object you're thinking of; it succeeds a surprising percentage of the time, and it's teachable.
