Categories of Interest by DMOZMarch
Survivor television programs, where contestants compete for prize money by living together under primitive conditions, are all the rage in various countries, including the highly rated program in the U.S. For the U.S. program, check for updates and episode synopses in the category Arts/Television/Programs/Reality-based/Survivor. If you want to really try out the lifestyle, or critique the show like a pro, visit Recreation/Outdoors/Survival_and_Primitive_Technology. Or if Madame and Monsieur Voyeur are dining in their hut ce soir, visit Home/Recipes/Insects and fix some gourmet, er, grub.

Arts

An interesting group of categories for decorative body modifications of all kinds can be found under Arts/Bodyart. This is where you can find information about tattooing, traditional Indian mehndi (painted henna designs on hands and feet), scarification, piercing, and even extreme hair colors. The Galleries subcat shows off the work of bodyart artists, while in the Personal Homepages subcat you can learn how various kinds of bodyart look on ordinary folks. 

Home

A new category in Home can help you lower your heating/cooling bills, insulate your home, select a better water heater, or construct a more energy-efficient house. Visit Home/Homeowners/Energy_Efficiency/ and learn how to do your own energy audit or weatherize your home according to local weather patterns. 

Science

Looking for a name for your new baby or a pet? Are you a Regional editor looking for information about place names? Visit the onomastics category in Science/Social_Sciences/Language_and_Linguistics/Onomastics. Onomastics is the scientific study of names and naming practices. In this category, you can find all the links to categories dealing with baby names, pet names, place names, and surnames. 

Sports

Weekend warriors, or even serious athletes preparing for the Paralympics in Sydney this year, might enjoy visiting Sports/Wheelchair_Sports, a nicely done little category with a good set of @links.

The rise in popularity of women's basketball has led to the large, well-developed category, Sports/Basketball/Women. Find a good selection of sites for every level of play, from high school to college, and on to the professional players in the WNBA. Links to camps, coaching, rules and even shopping, make this category especially complete and useful. 
 
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