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. . film . .
behind blown eyes - on fight club	Some of the following appeared in a newsletter—the response, from underground film maker Ethan Wilson (eg, the short film “Jerry Lewitsky Plays God”), and my response to him, hasn’t been published before. Ethan gave me permission to reprint his email—one of the more stunning emails I’ve received.
	by john shirley

. . television . .
toward real public television	American television broadcasters, most of whom have made fortunes exploiting the public's airwaves for the past 50 years, are now trying to scare people into thinking "free TV" might soon disappear.
	by frank beacham

. . on-line . .
speed = more information - but why?	Remember that sense of awe-inspired wonder when you first learned that no two snowflakes are alike? I do.
	by steve wacker
information overload	Premise: We will increasingly be bombarded with information.
	by gabe weinberg

. . music . .
flight interview	The Internet has mostly been about people who had something to say or something to sell. Now, the third wave has arrived, and its name is music.
	by g.j. lau

. . comment on media . .
CERTAIN INALIENABLE WHITES: suburban america loses its virginity	I wonder what would happen if America rented a football stadium and stacked up two piles of bodies: in one pile, the bodies of minority inner-city students shot to death last year, and in the other pile, the bodies of white suburban students shot to death last year.
	by john kusch