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UrbanUrban is in or having to do with cities, as distinct from rural areas.
See also : Urban economics; Urban tribe; Urban structure
In terms of music, urban music and urban radio are synonymous with the terms rap or hip hop, because that type of music typically originates in urban areas. (In these contexts the term "black music" has sometimes been used, and urban serves as a race-neutral replacement.) Current examples of popular urban musicians are Missy Elliott, Ja Rule, 50 Cent, Nelly, and Ludacris.
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AFU and Urban Legends Archive
Material from the alt.folklore.urban usenet group.
http://www.urbanlegends.com/
Legends From a Small Country
From the collection of Arthur Goldstuck, South Africa's foremost authority on urban legends.
http://www.legends.org.za/arthur/ul.htm
Envasion: Making Paranoia Fun Again
E-zine dedicated to urban legends, paranoia, and conspiracy theories.
http://www.envasion.net/
The Cat in Urban Mythology
Essay by Sarah Hartwell discussing the images of the cat in urban legends.
http://messybeast.com/urbancat.htm
Tourist Of Death
A site maintaining the history of the WTC Rooftop Tourist picture hoax, and all copycat pictures resulting from the original picture.
http://www.touristofdeath.com/
The Horse and the Maiden: An Urban Legend in Ancient Athens
Article by Lowell Edmunds, Rutgers University.
http://www.rci.rutgers.edu/~edmunds/HorseText.html
HowStuffWorks: How Urban Legends Work
What they are, where they come from, and why they spread so quickly.
http://www.howstuffworks.com/urban-legend.htm
Urban Legends Research Centre
Archive of annotated urban legends and beliefs, as well as ghost legends, and superstitions, with FAQ.
http://www.ulrc.com.au/
Don't Spread That Hoax!
Debunking hoaxes as well as urban legends that spread on the internet.
http://www.nonprofit.net/hoax/
Christians United For The Truth
Aims to debunk internet and email hoaxes as well as myths; membership includes monthly newsletter and forum digest.
http://www.truthminers.com/truth/
Hoaxbusters
Information about hoaxes, chain letters, urban myths and other bogus information being routed around the internet.
http://HoaxBusters.ciac.org/
LIEmails: The Truth About E-mail Lies
E-mail hoaxes debunked, from a Christian point of view.
http://www.liemails.com/
Jan Harold Brunvand
Transcript of an interview with folklorist Jan Harold Brunvand, author of "Too Good to be True - The Colossal Book of Urban Legends."
http://www.cnn.com/COMMUNITY/transcripts/jan.harold.brunvand.html
Stiller Research Virus Hoax News
Virus and other hoaxes that spread by email.
http://www.stiller.com/hoaxes.htm
Global Monetary
Get your IDchip inplant.
http://www.idchip.com/s1/entry.htm
Is the Hotel California in the Eagles' song located in Todos Santos, Mexico?
Dispels the myth that this Eagles song was written about a hotel in Todos Santos, Mexico.
http://www.todossantos-baja.com/todos-santos/eagles/hotel-california.htm
Urban Legends & Superstitions Online
The most popular urban legends and superstitions including local legends based in New Jersey.
http://urbanlegendsonline.com/
Don't Talk To Them
Local legends lists details of the village-idiots, nutters, weirdos and deviants we all know and love.
http://www.freewebs.com/locallegend/intro.htm
Hoax-Slayer
Information about email hoaxes; includes weekly newsletter, archives and list of the latest email hoaxes.
http://www.hoax-slayer.com/
Urban Legends Reference Pages
Attempts to give accurate information about rumors and urban legends on a variety of topics, including war, business, events, toxins, science, military, popular culture.
http://www.snopes.com/snopes.asp
"The Hook..."
Variants and analysis of this classic urban legend.
http://www.uta.fi/FAST/US7/FOLK/thehook.html
Urban Legends
Essay by Seppo Raudaskoski on urban legends.
http://www.uta.fi/FAST/US7/PAPS/urbanl.html
Weird US
Strange stories from around the States: ghosts, local legends, crazy characters, UFOs, and other oddities.
http://www.weirdnj.com/__weirdus/
Radek's Urban Legend Central
Small collection of urban legends and other stories.
http://geocities.com/rayman_7575/
BellaOnline: Urban Legends
Weekly updates on the newest urban legends, plus articles on all of the classics.
http://www.bellaonline.com/site/urbanlegends/
Matt's Urban Legends
A collection of urban legends and superstitions.
http://www.geocities.com/neons2000/
The Oracle
Listing of contradictions in the bible and brief discussion of some hoaxes and controversial issues.
http://www.geocities.com/tell_me_oracle/
The Museum of Hoaxes
A reference guide to hoaxes, pranks, practical jokes, frauds, tricks, and other forms of deception.
http://www.museumofhoaxes.com/
NetScrap.com: Urban Folklore
Urban legends and beliefs gathered from across the net.
http://www.netscrap.com/netscrap.cfm?cat_show=Urban%20Folklore
Virus Hoaxes and Netlore
Information on virus hoaxes, chain letters, and netlore circulating via email.
http://hoaxinfo.com/
Email Tracking Program Hoax
Debunks an email hoax about a new program from Microsoft.
http://www.microsoft.com/presspass/hoax/05-13hoax.asp
About.com: Urban Legends and Folklore
Articles, links, and an archive of urban and internet folklore.
http://urbanlegends.about.com/
Urban Legends & Modern Myths
Collection of urban legends, modern myths and American folklore.
http://www.warphead.com/urbanlegends/
The Truth Never Stands in the Way of a Good Story
Review of Jan Harold Brunvand's book on urban legends, with excerpt.
http://www.press.uillinois.edu/s00/brunvand.html
Too Good to Be True
Review of Jan Harold Brunvand's book on urban legends, with excerpt.
http://www.wwnorton.com/catalog/fall01/032088.htm
theFolklorist.com
Devoted to American folklore and urban legends.
http://thefolklorist.com/
Common E-mail Hoaxes
A list of some of the more popular internet hoaxes, urban legends, rumors, and junk, circulated through your email.
http://www.3oddballz.com/hoaxes/
Urban Myths & Legends
Submitted stories and other fantastic messages.
http://www.delta-9.com/net47/myth/
The Urban Legend Combat Kit
Collection of prepared responses to refute oft cited internet myths and urban legends.
http://www.netsquirrel.com/combatkit/
Urban Legends: An Electronic Art Exhibit
A virtual gallery of multimedia artistic representations of urban legends, by Sarah Wichlacz.
http://www.wdog.com/legends/
Calypso's Urban Legends
Small collection of famous urban legends.
http://www.angelfire.com/az2/urbanlegends/
Darwin Awards Urban Legends
Cautionary tales of human evolution in action that are simply too astounding to be true.
http://www.darwinawards.com/legends/
Weird USA
Gazette of urban legends and beliefs, as well as ghost sightings and hauntings.
http://www.angelfire.com/zine/WeirdUSA/
Uncle Ken's Urban Myth Page
Small collection of common urban legends.
http://pw1.netcom.com/~uncleken/urbanmyths.html
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