Many of us developed an affection for opera early in life through Looney Tunes versions of Rossini and Wagner. For some, having Elmer Fudd chant “Kill the Wabbit” to the tune of “Ride of the Valkyries” in Chuck Jones's animated masterpiece taught us everything we wanted to know about opera. But if your ambition to appreciate the finer things in life extends beyond Bugs Bunny, real opera could be an intimidating world of old rich......

Let's look back at a week in which no site in the -ist network adopted anyone from Africa... -Austinist reveled in the dumb antics of some U.T. law students and posted some great audio from former New Orleans natives who've decided to stay in Austin. But the best news for Austinist? They were voted Best Local Entertainment Web Site by the local Austin alt-weekly. Congrats, Austinist. -DCist gloried in being told their musical tastes made......

As we all know, the interweb can be most enjoyable, wonderfully resourceful, and a complete waste of time. Perhaps you are looking for hilarity while you scan through webpages. Have you ever considered browsing your favourite blog in the Cockney dialect? Wouldn’t you love to read Torontoist in the Swedish Chef dialect? Torontoist has found an ingenious website called The Dialectizer. Take your pick from Redneck, Jive, Elmer Fudd, Moron, Pig Latin, Hacker, or......