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REFERENCE SHELF: Entertainment, Recreation and Sports

1. All Movie Guide
Search for film information using keyword, title or name.[Full Description]
http://www.allmovie.com/
2. Baseball Almanac
Includes baseball history, awards, records and statistics, quotations, poetry, songs (including audio clips), rules, scoring, and recommended reading. Also "year in review" section: 1901-2000 for the American League, 1876-2000 for the National League[Full Description]
http://www.baseball-almanac.com/
3. Best 1,000 Movies Ever Made
From the New York Times. Includes brief plot information as well as reviews.[Full Description]
http://www.nytimes.com/ref/movies/1000best.html
4. Directory of Outdoor Drama in the United States
Browsable list of outdoor drama events in the United States, organized by location and by category (historical dramas, religious dramas, and Shakespeare festivals). From the Institute of Outdoor Drama, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill[Full Description]
http://outdoordrama.unc.edu/directory
5. Entertainment Guide: From Signonsandiego.com
From the website of the San Diego Union Tribune: Arts, music, movies, recreation, restaurants, bars & nightlife, travel, and much more.[Full Description]
http://entertainment.signonsandiego.com
6. Festival Network Online
Find music festivals, craft shows, art festivals & fairs in US and Canada. Basic information about events is free to all. [Full Description]
http://festivalnet.com/
7. Internet Movie Database
Reviews, plot summaries, cast information; television too: over 200,000 movie and TV titles are covered.[Full Description]
http://www.imdb.com
8. Metacritic.com
Access to entertainment criticism available online from a wide variety of sources --about film, video, music, games, books and television. [Full Description]
http://www.metacritic.com
9. Movie Review Archive: New York Times
1996-present. Full text of most film reviews published in the New York Times since 1996. Many include links to trailers. Free registration may be required.[Full Description]
http://www.nytimes.com/ref/movies/archive_a.html
For older reviews use New York Times Film Review Archive
10. Movie Review Query Engine
Searchable database of 230050+ film reviews[Full Description]
http://www.mrqe.com
11. National Park Service ParkNet
Each national park has a page that introduces the park, activities, upcoming events, etc. A section on 'Links to the Past' explores America's cultural resources, while 'NatureNet' discusses the natural resources of the parks and refuges under their care.[Full Description]
http://www.nps.gov/
12. New York Times Film Reviews
1960-present complete; selective 1929-1959. Film reviews published by New York Times critics, may be searched by genre, critic, and country of origin. Free registration with Times site is required.[Full Description]
http://movies.nytimes.com/ref/movies/reviews/index.html
13. San Diego Chargers
Official site of San Diego's National Football League team[Full Description]
http://www.chargers.com/
15. Step Into History
"Over 550 places in the United States where you can see life as it was..." Browse by state to find listings for museums and cultural centers, with details about hours, prices, facilities, and nearby attractions, lodging, and restaurants[Full Description]
http://www.stepintohistory.com/index.htm
16. Surfline
Current surfing conditions and beach descriptions, from locations in the U.S. and around the world. [Full Description]
http://www.surfline.com/home/index.cfm
17. Theme Park City
A directory of amusement and theme parks, zoos, and waterparks in the U.S. and Canada,listed by state or province. The Institute For Theme Park Studies lists books, theses, Web sites, and other sources of information[Full Description]
http://www.themeparkcity.com/
18. TV Guide
TV listings, picks, news, and a movie guide with cast, credits and reviews for some 5,000 movies, plus filmographies and more is included in The TV Guide Online.[Full Description]
http://www.tvguide.com/
19. TVLink
A film and television website archive. A little bit of everything.[Full Description]
http://www.timelapse.com/tvlink.html

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