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...plunge into the unknown--and maybe into oblivion. As of last Monday, Slate's daily serving of features and comment on news, politics and culture was declared off limits to any Web surfer who doesn't shell out $19.95 for a yearly subscription. Kinsley, the former New Republic editor (and current TIME essayist), reports that 17,000 subscribers had signed up by midweek, a big falloff in audience but a necessary step, he argues, if the Webzine is to be a self-sustaining business. "Readership is going to plummet at first," Kinsley admits. "But you have to bite the bullet...
...replace African-American dialects, in everything from gangsta to funk to run-of-the-mill infusions. Fargo gave us the possibility of Minnesotan, but the limited variation--a few maple-leaf reminscent phonetic twists and an assortment of pause formations--obviously means it won't pan out. '80s surfer lingo didn't last too long, nor can computerese. So, geeoun before the geeoun's through, and I think latinitata will res out. Nice...
Here the Coens are ready to try anything: in addition to the masterful character of the film's title, the movie features a band of German nihilists, a burnt-out surfer, a tightwad millionaire, a mysterious femme fatale and an attack ferret...
Seuss admits, however, that Northern Light isn't meant for the average Web surfer looking for general news or "pop culture" sites. Instead, it is meant to be used as an effective research tool...
...Surfer Sailor Wipes Out The Navy discharges a sailor who listed himself as gay in his America Online profile...