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Peterme links to a provocative article conceiving of narratives as spaces rather than as threads. Peter is interested in the nature of space both real and cyber and his site is always an excellent resource on the topic.

Dana Parker, “DVD Diva” and editor of the DVD Report, recommends a page opposing the Senator Fritz “Dumb as a Hollings” Hollings’ bill that gives Walt Disney direct control over all content.

Julianne Chatelain points us to a project that uses the banner ad as a political art form. Click on the “Collection” button. (You’ll need Shockwave). And, at another banner-art site she points us to, there’s a fancypants UI that uses a 6-story building as a visual metaphor. (Be sure to type “Y” to get past the home page.)

Brian Millar has a funny aggregated reply to spammers. It begins:

Dear [email protected]

Thank you for your concern about the size of my penis. But I like it just fine, thank you and over the years I have discovered my own ways of enlarging it…

He goes on to politely turn down the offers to make $12,000,000 in expropriated Nigerian funds, to view hot coeds in their new off-campus apartment, and the rest of the sad daily litany.

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