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04/04/2003 - Updated 06:06 PM ET

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The Smithsonian provides a sweeping view of the African continent with its slick and insightful online exhibition, African Voices. From the birth of human civilization to the work and play of modern Africans, the site offers a surprisingly complete perspective on a land to which Americans are seldom exposed. (Flash required.)

 

With an oddly eclectic mix of articles, the Utah State University's Origins of Writing site blithely breezes from the evolution of Chinese pictographs and Egyptian hieroglyphs to the development of Cinderella's story, from oral fairy tale to Disney icon. Well-thought-out photographs and charts make for an enjoyable educational experience.

 

Sure, 'One small step for man ...' was all right for the first astronauts to putter around the moon, but what grand pearls of eloquence should be uttered when we finally set foot on that Holy Grail of space travel: Mars? NewMars.com's online contest challenges you to come up with something good — don't let 'em down.

 

Delve into the colorful world of Birds of Prey, the comic book series that inspired the WB's action series of the same name premiering Wednesday night. CanaryNoir.com offers detailed dossiers on superheroines Black Canary and Oracle, complete with stunning comic art.

Only 22 shopping days until Halloween, and you have yet to fake your first ghost photo? While cranking out fake phantasms is a snap with today's photo-manipulation software, FakeGhost.com prides itself on showing you how to do it with nothing more than your camera, some imagination, and a flair for the macabre.


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