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Article posted 30 May 2001 Underground Christian Hardcore and Hip-Hop posted 6am

Lauren Sandler explores the underground Christian hardcore and hip-hop scenes in the Village Voice. The article is not only a fascinating piece of sociology of religion, but also of personal interest to me: I have a cousin who played on the underground Christian metal scene during the 1980s and 1990s. He was into death metal and thrash rather than the hardcore/punk scene, but from what I can tell it’s basically the same dynamics.

Article posted 29 May 2001 Globalization Protests Become Video Game at Orgy of Commercial Capitalism posted 9pm / revised 8pm 15 February 2008

At the E3 in Los Angeles, one of the world’s biggest orgies of commercial capitalism, Rockstar Games unveiled an upcoming game loosely premised on the violent elements of the anti-WTO mass protests in Seattle [Indymedia Newswire]. Sometimes the world is just so damn surreal that it defies commentary….

Article posted 29 May 2001 Bill Clinton Goes Job-Hunting posted 12am

Tom Tomorrow on Bill Clinton’s job search

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Article posted 22 May 2001 Take Action Against Inhumane Names for Children! posted 5pm

A new and very worthy cause: the Institute for Naming Children Humanely

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Article posted 11 May 2001 Microsoft Unveils Office XP with New Features, and NO CLIPPY! posted 12am

Microsoft has unveilled the latest update to M$ Office, Office XP, with lots of new features, the vague beginning of .NET integration, and, most mercifully of all, THE DEATH OF CLIPPY! [NY Times]