Arts of the States  [4]

Arts of the States is a WGBH (Boston) radio show that's been going since 1993. Its mission is to collect and disseminate new musical works from around the United States. This Web site allows you to search their archive by composer, genre, instrumentation, performer or time period. And then listen. "Modern" music I noticed included works by John Adams, Milton Babbitt, Alan Hovhaness, Bob James, Vladimir Ussachevsky and Edgard Varése. [Requires RealPlayer]

  Botany Photo of the Day  [4]

"In science, beauty. In beauty, science. Daily". Indeed. Prepared by the University of British Columbia's Botanical Garden and Centre for Plant Research in Vancouver (Canada's oldest continuously operating university botanical garden), this site since April 2005 has presented a different high-quality photograph every day, together with background information. Well worth a perusal, whether you're a botanist or a painter.

  Computer Songs and Poems  [3]

Filk is a term adopted by science fiction fans. It arose out of the mistyping of the word folk. This site is a collection of parodies of popular songs that the computer savvy among us will enjoy. For example: Hark! the Screaming Students Cry; I'm a Programmer (Lumberjack Song); Somewhere over the Network.