– If C-Span doesn’t satisfy the political junkie in you, a new fix is here. Project Vote Smart (http://www.vote-smart.org/) is a database of political information published by the nonpartisan Center for National Independence in Politics. Bios and voting records are available for various politicians.

– Movie Link (http://www. movielink.com/) is the online version of MovieFone, which lets callers in 25 major cities buy tickets in advance. You can search movies by location or title; click on a showtime to order tickets.