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-- E-ZINES/WEBLOGS

Almost Cool
Packed and refreshingly personal, even inspirational.

Good Authority
Exactly what it says. Indispensible.

Follow Me Here
Astonishing. The best blog Esc. has seen.

NYLPM
Intelli-pop.

Tangents
Alastair Fitchett's ezine. IQ: 159.

Salon
The big one. The grand daddy.

Need To Know
485,987,701 steps ahead.

Sink
Effortlessly rigorous.

Updated UK Weblogs

-- MUSIC

Ultimate Band List
Every group in the world ever.

AMG
Surprisingly accurate bios of everyone in the world.

Ex-rental
Ex-Orlando man's promising pop apocalypse.

Rough Trade
Sister Ray
Selectadisc
Audiostreet
Places to buy records.

-- COMEDY

The Onion
Net's premier comedic bulletin. Awesome.

Dotcock
Newsertainment fakerama.

Trouser Arousal
Are those my tentacles?

Cook'd and Bomb'd
The nation's spazz garage.

Disappointment
Bored bartender's sick ramblings.

Zeppotron
"Sticky".

SOTCAA
These people care.

-- FILM

IMDB
Oh, what was he in...?

MRQE
All the film reviews you could ever want.

Jigsaw Lounge
Weighty analysis.

Rotten Tomatoes
Comprehensive criticism collection.

FilmUnlimited
Guardian guide.

Roger Ebert
Undisputed world champion.

-- TICK, TICK

TOGG
FoodFirst
RAFI
Christian Aid
FOE
Stop Esso
FAB
Greenpeace

-- OTHER

The Hunger Site
Our home page - make it yours too.

Bewitched
Jaw-dropping.

Adbusters
Culture jammers' HQ.

The Skeptic
... you're home.

Anonymizer
They don't tolerate spammers, you know.

Monday, September 17, 2001

Obviously, I'm with Jack here - there's very little that can be said about recent events, BUT if anyone emails you informing you that Nostradamus predicted the event, you should perhaps direct them here.

------- Dave Smith 10:19 AM -------

No comment to make about last Tuesday except that ZMag has the best coverage on the net in terms of reaction, whereas for news updates head for Drudge Report.

------- Jack Seale 11:24 AM -------

Those of you who check Esc every day, perhaps more than once, in feverish anticipation of news from our favourite weather presenter Dan Corbett, may be reaching the edge of your sanity. Dan was last heard of way back in April, when our top DC correspondent Paul Wallis tracked him down to Houston, America. Well, my children, I have some excellent news for you. Paul writes today to tell me that our man Dan is now resident in Arizona, but is currently in top-level talks with the BBC to pack that brolly in his bag and make a return to our screens at Christmas! What better present could we wish for?

------- Jack Seale 12:06 AM -------

Universe Jellified, Devoured By Killer Strangelet
Comedy end-of-the-world science report from yesterday's Telegraph, who are presumably engaged in some kind of bet with the Guardian (see below). Amazingly, doesn't actually use the exact terms "heavy electricity" or "wobblymatter".

------- james donohue 1:49 PM -------

Pauline Kael RIP

------- Jack Seale 11:08 AM -------

Commiserations to Palatino
Scroll down to the bottom and you'll see that the Guardian has reprinted a story from the Onion as real news. (Unconvincing "it was a joke" explanation here.)

------- Jack Seale 11:08 AM -------

New On The Horse: The Chateau

------- Jack Seale 4:41 PM -------

New on The Horse: Moulin Rouge

------- Jack Seale 8:54 PM -------

Six Reels - The Net's Premier Obscure Film Guide
Stupid.

------- Jack Seale 2:10 PM -------

Thick Plus
The best piece of writing I've ever seen on the net.

------- Jack Seale 1:24 PM -------

At home with TVGoHome
Interview with Charlie Brooker, who is about to bring Nathan Barley to E4.

------- Jack Seale 2:08 PM -------

Her Army
Good new band has good new website.

------- Jack Seale 1:03 PM -------

Behind Big Brother
Unbelievably long and stupidly late Big Brother memoir by Elizabeth Woodcock. For those of you who didn't see BB2 round the clock on cable, and who are shocked and disgusted by the revelation that the C4 shows were edited to suit the contestants' stereotypes, let me tell you that, if anything, Elizabeth was more dull, snobby and maternal in the footage you didn't see than in the stuff you did.

------- Jack Seale 1:35 AM -------

Ban cell phones -- unless you're attacked by giant squid

------- Jack Seale 3:44 PM -------

Life's a Pitch
On the back of Situations Vacant, currently playing in Edinburgh, a chance to submit your own bad sitcom ideas. My favourite: "Creeping Up Appearances: Hyacinth Bucket, disguised as an old mattress, lurks in the front gardens of homes of the slobbish before breaking in and committing guerilla acts of standard raising while they are out."

------- Jack Seale 1:52 PM -------