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Worldwide Picks: - USA - Aus/NZ - Canada - France - Germany - Spain - Italy - Norway - Sweden - Denmark - Brazil - Asia
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Worldwide Picks: - USA - Aus/NZ - Canada - France - Germany - Spain - Italy - Norway - Sweden - Denmark - Brazil - Asia
What makes a Yahoo! UK & Ireland Pick of the Week? Sometimes it's a site that makes us laugh, sometimes it's one that's being talked about, other times it's because they're quirky, useful or just plain interesting. If you have any suggestions for cool sites to be included in a future Picks of the Week, why not send us an email? If you only want to view the list of this week's picks, click here.
Woof woof went the doggy as he logged on to Rottweiler UK, the first site this week getting a bark of approval from the Picks Team and hopefully dog lovers everywhere. Despite the large scrolling java bits that might saturate your PC, and the fact that some of the pages don't like Netscape much, Rottweiler UK makes for interesting reading. Find out why hip scoring is important, why it's necessary to train Rotties, places to buy puppies (all together now: awww...) and even 'Agony Rott' where you can write in if you've got a problem with your dog.
Sticking with an animal theme, the new Disney movie Tarzan has just been released today and there's an official Tarzan site especially for us folks in the UK. "If you are under 18, Disney requests that you ask your parent's permission to use the Internet" it says on the front page, but we thought this was because the site, like the film, features the music of Phil Collins. But don't let that frighten you away, the Tarzan site is full of colour and sound, info on the movie, trailers to watch, games to play and... erm... Gorillagrams to send.
Another movie event this week is the release of The Blair Witch Project, and this, too, has it's own dedicated UK site. Four students ventured into the forests of Maryland to shoot a documentary film on local legend 'The Blair Witch' - they were never seen again. The film has been scaring the pants off audiences across the USA, and has been critically acclaimed with its rough-edged darkness and unsettling nature. The UK site tells you where the movie is playing here, as well as offering trailers to watch, information on the filmmakers, a chance to leave your comments and a strange whimpering sound that continues incessantly throughout your visit.
Art of a different kind now, this time in the form of The Booker Prize, the winner of which will be announced on Monday 25th October. The site to complement the UK's leading literary prize is certainly not as glittering as the award itself - it's rather a dour affair with little in the way of excitement for reading fans. A new feature this year is the opportunity to vote for your choice of winner (our money's on Michael Frayn) and apparently the judges will be taking these into consideration. There is also a chance to hear Real Audio extracts from the novels, but overall, the Booker Prize site is a missed opportunity being rather sparse and functional and not grabbing your attention like a good book can do.
Our Picks writer recently found himself in Phoenix, Arizona where he visited Taliesin West, the desert home of pioneering architect Frank Lloyd Wright. Taliesin literally means 'shining brow' in Welsh, and the architect had connections to the UK and visited Europe. More essentially, his influence and ideas have been spread throughout the world. The Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation was set up to advance the ideas of organic architecture, education and conservation of the natural environment. The site celebrates the man's life and work, as well as providing information on the Foundation. There are also links to the Taliesin Architects and the FLLW School of Architecture. Most famous probably for the Guggenheim Museum in New York City, Frank Lloyd Wright was a man whose radical design has left a lasting legacy.