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Timbuktu and Back Again

Escape the world around you for a few moments and indulge the adventurer in yourself. These incredible photos of Mali will take you to this mysterious country rich with ancient history, and likely whet the appetite to put on some traveling shoes.

Virtual U

This very impressive free game allows players to run their own university campus, SimCity style. Decide what departments to fund, how stringent requirements for tenure are, and how well to fund the athletic department. Then watch your campus thrive or crumble. Requires Windows.

The Sounds of Art

No, not musical arts. This web page provides users with recordings made in the presence of various works of visual art. Described on the page itself as Part social experiment, part sound exploration, and part guaranteed conceptual failure, this archive allows users to hear what they would hear in the presence of such works as the Mona Lisa, the Venus de Milo and The Night Watch.

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