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GET MONKED Michael and Jim quit their jobs and decided to tour around the U.S. in a motor home with their cat Dolly Lama -- and wrote a magazine. - - - - - - - - - - TABLOID.NET Real news disguised as tabloid news stories is what you'll find at Tabloid.net - - - - - - - - - - ALL THE WEIRD A couple of favourites of mine when it comes to real-life weirdness are Chuck Shepherd's News of the Weird and
Randy Cassingham's This is True.
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CONTENTIOUS
Online writer Amy Gahran has a 'zine that's devoted to online-writing related issues and interviews, and it's called Contentious
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Zines are kind of
hard to define -- I think the category should include any kind of independent
magazine or text-related site, from the well-polished to the more obviously
hit-and-run style favoured by many online diarists. They run the gamut
from Urban Desires Magazine
and the world famous Drudge Report,
to the sex-related nerve.
One of the earliest 'zines, Word,
died -- but has been reborn. If you have any suggestions, comments or additions
to make, please don't hesitate to e-mail
me.
For those obssessed with movies, two of the best are Ain't It Cool News and Mr. Showbiz. For a nice all-in-one guide, check out the Book of Zines. Other good zines include the always odd Hype Electrazine, and the definitive 'zine about 'zines, is Factsheet Five. Former Whole Earth Catalog editor Howard Rheingold, who hangs out at the WELL (started by Whole Earth Catalog founder Stewart Brand), puts his thoughts online here. Wisconsin (believe it or not) has an "avant-pop culture 'zine" called 256 Shades of Grey, and G21 calls itself a 'zine of "news, satire, humour and commentary". The charming and talented Xander Mellish has put some of her short stories and line drawings online here, and also has a new site called 5georgewashingtons which is a satire about Silicon Valley. Speaking of satire, Uglytown Productions has an online serial called By The Balls. A site called Ditherati pokes fun at a daily quote from various gurus of the electronic age. It's kind of hard to describe, but Ethical Spectacle is quite good when it comes to discussion of all kinds -- and Infiltration is unique: it discusses how to gain entry to buildings and areas where you're not supposed to go. Blue Moon is a literary quarterly that focuses on poetry and fiction, as does Sapphire, and Wench is a grrrls 'zine that's well worth a look. Denizine, which carries everything from political to social commentary, is quite well put together. If you just can't get enough tech-talk, or proudly call yourself a "geek", check out Slashdot, and for something completely different there's the always odd, always entertaining bOING bOING. Then there's Inquisitor, which has all kinds of odd socio-cultural chit-chat, and Jetpack magazine features music and movie reviews, interviews and underground comix reviews. Meanwhile, Magical Blend magazine says it specializes in "innovations in thought, lifestyle and creativity." Stating the Obvious is a good tech-related 'zine, and a nice literary site is riverText's Cafenet. It may not be literary exactly, but what the heck -- you might want to check out The Lost Elvis Diaries. SonicNet is a music-related and culture mag, and it's here. Something that defies description is BRETTnews, an outpouring of weirdness from the artist-in-residence of VIBE magazine, with features such as "Men My Mom Dated' and twisted advice columns. Describing itself as "where the digerati meet the literati," the Alt-X Publishing Network includes Mark Amerika's Internet column, streaming audio poetry, book reviews and articles about critical theory. The Site of Big Shoulders is tough to describe, but it's mostly poetry, photography and other such stuff, and glassdog is also worth a look -- if only for one of the most arty interfaces going. Then there's a still-evolving site called nrv8, as well as the always odd Delores Darling, and another old standby, called ada'web. |
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