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...Take the other night. A few minutes before George W. Bush's quasi-State of the Union speech (a speech that was given its inflated status by the networks), 51 million viewers were watching "The Mole," "JAG," "Three Sisters" and "Titus" on ABC, CBS, NBC and Fox. The minute the four networks switched over to the interior of the House for Bush's speech, they lost 15 million viewers. And they continued to lose them during the rest of the speech...
...country ruled by a Communist Party that professes atheism and harbors deep suspicions of foreigners, it might be logical to assume that Goodspeed would be put on the next plane home. But her actions are no secret?a quasi-government agency placed her at the school, and her methods violate no rules. She is but one of thousands of foreign missionaries in China, some of whom work openly with government support, others illegally and on the sly. A brutal murder last week of a Christian teacher drew attention to the numbers of such workers throughout the country (see accompanying story...
Nothing about Grammatron is stable. At its center, if there is one, is Abe Golam, the inventor of Nanoscript, a quasi-mystical computer code that some unmystical corporations are itching to acquire. For much of the story, Abe wanders through Prague-23, a virtual "city" in cyberspace where visitors indulge in fantasy encounters and virtual sex, which can get fairly graphic. The reader wanders too, because most of Grammatron's 1,000-plus text screens contain several passages in hypertext. To reach the next screen, just double-click. But each of those hypertexts is a trapdoor that can plunge...
...better hit the streets now. By the end of January, footwear options will be limited. Mind you, I don't actually need a pair of boots, but shortly after the New Year's ball in Times Square drops I plan the new year's shopping calendar. Especially in a quasi-economic slowdown, shoppers target seasonal and end-of-season sales. Buying gifts and replacing household and personal items throughout the year can save a lot of money and spare you the holiday crush. And by matching birth dates, anniversaries and vacations to clearance sales, markdowns and promotional sales...
...that's not even the most bizarre release of the week. Mahir-he of the ridiculous "I Kiss You" website trend-has released a single entitled, inevitably, "I Kiss You." Generic quasi-dance music. Still, if you must watch the whole video, you can fire up your RealVideo players to www.music365.co.uk/audio/mahir-vid300.ram....