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There's a lot of junk on the Internet, especially when it comes to videos. Plenty of the content on YouTube is more ridiculous than even the most mind-numbing episodes of VH1 reality shows. Sometimes you want something more substantial, more meaty, more insightful.

That's where PBS's Frontline archive comes in -- a collection of smart, in-depth documentaries viewable online. "The Medicated Child," for example, takes a look at the issues concerning children who are prescribed psychiatric drugs. "Young & Restless in China" focuses on nine young adults in China coping with their country's rapidly changing environment. There are films on AIDS, the Holocaust, obesity and, of course, the Iraq War. The archive dates back to 2001, so there's no shortage of videos here. Log on and feed your head.

Did you know that St. Peter's Basilica in Rome is not a cathedral, but a shrine? Just what makes a church a cathedral, anyway? Find out the answers, plus beautiful photographs and drawings and detailed histories of California's cathedrals at the blogging project by author and Roman Catholic deacon Eric Stoltz and Los Angeles photographer Francesco Curá, "Cathedrals of California." The duo set out to document the state's 36 identified cathedrals in a "virtual pilgrimage," and the blog so far contains entries on 25 of them. These include the largest and the oldest Roman Catholic cathedrals in the U.S., both of which are located in California. The site also provides maps, trivia and a list of former cathedrals and "almost cathedrals."