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2000-2001

Virtual Rock Star
An Interview with Father Time
conducted online by Dan Richards
November 15, 2000

Election Notes 2000
by Jon Lebkowsky
November 15, 2000

Revolution at Our Door
by Cate Gable
IT, Ecology, & Soul Part One: Cultural Creatives
books:
October 15, 2000

Who Are You? Who Owns You?
by Jon Lebkowsky
Amazon.com changes its privacy policy and raises more concerns about the ownership of personal data.

September 15, 2000

Robots "R" Us
by Cate Gable

September 15, 2000

Mondays Are Hell
by Nicholas Carroll
Film noir meets the web in this (mostly) true Internet adventure story.
August 15, 2000

Apple's New New Direction
by Michael Boyle
August 01, 2000

Good Thing or Gattaca?
by Elizabeth Weaver Engel

Reflections on the recent completion of the mapping of the human genome.

The City of Gold
by Are We Really?
An insider's view of the Bay Area's dotcom culture's history.
June 15, 2000

Finding the Right Martial Arts School
by Dan Richards
June 15, 2000

The Migratory Patterns of the American Umbrella
by Elizabeth Weaver Engel
June 01, 2000

Nodal Politics
by Jon Lebkowsky
The first in a series of essays, exlusive to Mindjack, that led to the creation of Jon's upcoming book, Virtual Bonfire.

May 15, 2000

Planetwork Conference: Impressions
by Cate Gable
May 15, 2000

Caffeinated Culture
by Donald Melanson
A look at the connections between coffee culture and digital culture.
May 01, 2000

Living in the Fray
by Elizabeth Weaver Engel
Put down the damn brick! Some of us have to live here, you know!
April 15, 2000

Cybergothic
by Bryan Alexander

The uncanny acculturation of the internet
April 01, 2000

Romance? No thanks, I'll pass....
for Elizabeth Weaver Engel

There's a new trend in Valentine's Day...
February 15, 2000

Whither Y2K?
by Jon Lebkowsky

A short meditation on Y2K.
February 01, 2000

The New Future
by Donald Melanson

A look at our changing perception of the future, with additional commentary from Douglas Rushkoff.
January 15, 2000

The AOL/Time Warner Merger
by Elizabeth Weaver Engel

Musings on the week of the big merger.
January 15, 2000

 

1998-1999

Mi Familia
by Elizabeth Weaver Engel

The holidays at the Weavers.
December 15, 1999

The Microsoft Decision
by Elizabeth Weaver Engel

The aftermath of the antitrust decision..
December 01, 1999

Hazy Cosmic Jive
by Donald Melanson

The search for extra-terrestrial intelligence at home.
November 01, 1999

What I've Learned In Sixteen Years Online
by Elizabeth Lewis

Insights from a vetern.
September 15, 1999

I Want a New Drug
by Dan Richards
July 27, 1999

The Razor's Edge: Rant and Purge E-mail
by p.l. frank
July 27, 1999

Organic Theater
by Dan Richards

Home Page, it's director Doug Block, and a new movement..
June 24, 1999

Lounge vs. Diner Culture
by Elizabeth Weaver Engel
June 24, 1999

The Razor's Edge; Could We Just Drive...
by p.l. frank
June 09, 1999

Star Wars: Episode 1
reviewed by Elizabeth Weaver Engel
May 24, 1999

The Razor's Edge: Can We Talk?
by P.L. Frank
May 07, 1999

Confessions of a Pop Culture Groupie
by Shawn FitzGerald
April 20, 1999

The Razor's Edge: Real Dogs
by P.L. Frank
April 03, 1999

The Razor's Edge: Pretzel Logic
by P.L. Frank
March 18, 1999

I Wanna be a Pundit
by Shawn FitzGerald
March 01, 1999

The Longest Run
by Elizabeth Weaver Engel
March 1, 1999

The Razor's Edge: The New Face of Customer Service
by p.l. frank
February 10, 1999

Is This Really Necessary
by Elizabeth Weaver Engel
February 10, 1999

The Razor's Edge: American Fads and Trends
by p.l. frank
January 11, 1999

Bah Humbug
by Elizabeth Weaver Engel
December 23, 1998

David 1, Goliath 0
by Elizabeth Weaver Engel
December 7, 1998

The November Elections and Their Aftermath
by Elizabeth Weaver Engel
November 19, 1998

The Razor's Edge: The Blotter Paper of the 90s
by p.l. frank
November 1, 1998

The Razor's Edge: The Thrill of the Hunt
by p.l. frank
October 16, 1998

It Don't Mean a Thing...Does It?
by Elizabeth Weaver Engel
October 2, 1998

The Razor's Edge: Warning...
by p.l. frank
September 22, 1998

City Musings
by Elizabeth Weaver Engel
September 22, 1998

The Stuggle Goes On. Class and the Information Age.
by David Howell
September 5, 1998

Clinton and Lewinsky and Starr, oh my!
by Elizabeth Weaver Engel
September 5, 1998

The 21st Century Breathing Down My Neck
by Shawn FitzGerald
August 20, 1998

A Sign Of The Times
by p.l. frank
August 20, 1998

The Frankenstein Complex
by David Howell
August 20, 1998

GenX, Five Years Later
by Elizabeth Weaver Engel
August 10, 1998

Ah, The Innocence Of Youth
by Elizabeth Weaver Engel
July 11, 1998

Viagra Wars
by Elizabeth Weaver Engel
July 11, 1998

A Lack Of Common Sense
by p.l. frank
June 12, 1998

The Razor's Edge: Yo Quiero El Perro
by p.l. frank
June 12, 1998

The Self-Help Rage
by p.l. frank
May 11, 1998

My Life, Or Stories From The Bus
by Elizabeth Weaver Engel
May 11, 1998

The Razor's Edge: They're Wrong About Us
by p.l. frank
July 11, 1998

Tempest In A Teapot
by Elizabeth Weaver Engel
June 12, 1998

Technorealism
by Craig Saila
June 12, 1998

Gaming in the Fringes
by Donald Melanson
May 11, 1998

The Razor's Edge: Why The Digital Culture Is Good For You
by p.l. frank
May 11, 1998

Killer Lilacs And The Reporters Who Love Them
by Elizabeth Weaver Engel
May 11, 1998

The Transparent Medium
by Brian Igo
May 11, 1998

Special Reports:

Microsoft in Court
by Craig Saila
Coverage of the Microsoft antitrust trial.

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