The Adventures of Pete and Pete have likely ended, but even in reruns, this Nickelodeon show remains one of the most original on the tube. Pete and Pete expanded the limits of what was previously considered "children's television," and like fellow Nick nutcases Ren and Stimpy, they aimed for a spot just over your head, where your kids are right now. Every part of the show - from the dreamlike setting to the catchy Polaris (nee Miracle Legion) theme song, "Hey Sandy" - shames the quasi-hipsters at MTV and makes "Twin Peaks" look like Vatican City. Perhaps a telephone has been ringing for years, and everyone is afraid to answer it; perhaps the International Adult Conspiracy is out to get Artie, the Strongest Man in the World once again ("I do not believe you can catch me, for I am super-freaky"). No matter how fantastic the circumstances, Pete and Pete never feels contrived. And just think how much groovier your own childhood might have been if your neighborhood had been comprised of such folks as Steve Buscemi, Iggy Pop, Bebe Neuwirth, Janeane Garofalo, Ann Magnuson, Hunter S. Thompson and the foxy babes of Luscious Jackson. Visit the boys - and this terrific fan site - before the younger Pete sells the whole kit and caboodle to the Krechmars.
 

This handsome site reminds us - as if we needed reminding - why Alfred Hitchcock was a giant among directors. All the proof is here: clips from "Rear Window," "North By Northwest" and "To Catch A Thief," his most memorable quotes ("The length of a movie should be directly related to the endurance of the human bladder"), even a list of every one of the infamous cameos he made in his own films. The site can't address Hitchcock's entire legacy; nothing could. However, a quick trip through here should be enough to drive you to Blockbuster, perhaps to check out the twisted psychosexual rollercoaster of "Marnie" or the slow burn of "Rope." At any rate, you may want to visit the original "Dial M For Murder" before you see the insipid Michael Douglas / Gwyneth Paltrow remake currently mucking up the multiplexes. Hitch once said that "actors should be treated like cattle." Boy, could we ever use him now.
 

They haven't put out any new material in a while, and their website hasn't been updated in a month or so, but that doesn't matter one whit to the Passenger. Soul Coughing is still one of the greatest bands in the known universe. "Soundtrack To Mary." "Screenwriter's Blues." "The Brooklynites." Visit the site, read the words, dig the far-out samples. A must for every household.