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Since there are zillions of ezines out there, I only put up the ones I like. No sense wasting time writing about stuff I didn't like. So if you are thinking "gee, this person is not critical enough", yada yada (someone wrote something like that in the guest book), that's why.

2600 It's basically a hacker site, with info about Kevin Mitnick and others being prosecuted for computer related crimes. one of the best parts of this whole page is the "Hacked Sites" section, which shows both the original page and the modified, hacked page. It seems no one was spared, from the Spice Girls to NASA. Very funny shit. It is also very informative even if you, like me, will never be computer literate enough to do anything other than travel the web and put up terribly constructed pages.

Amirillo Bay This site claims to feature the finest modern literature. I don’t know if I’d go that far, since everyone’s opinion of “the finest” is different, but it does show case high quality pieces of fiction, non fiction and poetry. Although the individual issues seem a little sparse, you can access back issues once you’ve read everything in the current one, so the over all site has plenty of content. It seems to be updated about every other month. Some examples of stuff found on this site are a non fiction piece entitled “My Wal-Mart Salvation” which is about a middle aged ex-investment analyst turn writer’s decline from shopping Nordstrom to shopping Wal-Mart. Sounds boring, but it isn’t. The fiction is much better than the non-fiction. It is finely crafted and will appeal to a level higher than the general “chew it up and spit it out” entertainment our culture is used to.

Babel Magazine This site has a ton of authors of various expertise, age, and fields of study, which helps lend it a lot of diversity, and a ton of articles to keep you busy. The articles cover a wide variety of subjects, political statements, rants, slice of life pieces, the usual. The site is very well designed, fast loading, and no pop ups to x out of.

Big Bridge A webzine of poetry and everything else. The first thing I noticed about this ezine in comparison to many other “literary ezines” is that the writing is completely unpretentious. The stories are written in a more conversational tone that anyone can understand.. My particular favorite was “The Mighty Up” by Maggie Dubris. Perhaps it appealed to me so much because the main character is tripping in school, something that almost got me thrown out in my junior year. The first story listed, “The City of Radiant Objects” by Norman Lock, made me feel like I should be on acid while reading it. Prissy coffee shop types wont find this site too interesting, but if you’re looking for quick, fun reads, you could do worse than checking it out. I’m not saying anything about poetry because I’m super picky about what kind of poems I like and pretty much haven’t really liked anything written in the last few decades.

The Blatant Propaganda Pages The first thing that caught my eye about this page was the warped bunny graphic on the “front”. Inside you’ll find loads of articles about various issues such as “Trading with the Enemy - World War 2 arms trade between U.S. companies and the Nazis” and “The Water-Fluoridation Hoax (challenges the belief that water-fluoridation is harmless and prevents tooth decay)”. This site is super easy to navigate, has a lot of useful information. It’s not exactly a punk zine, the music section most likely wont appeal to you, but I’m overlooking that fact since there is so much other stuff to entertain and enlighten me on this site. The link section includes useful sites for further research.

Catalyzer This ezine seems to be in it’s early stages, and the author is asking for submissions. It is poetry and prose based. Not much different from other sites of this nature, but if you like poetry (more of that here so far than the prose), then I’d say give it a glance. Maybe by the time you are reading this, it will have some more stuff up.

Goodbye! This journal of contemporary obits has gone quarterly, and did anyone else know that the biker from the Village People died? Love this ezine, nothing satisfies the morbid curiousity than reading bizarre obits, and checking out the sections on people who died from sheer stupidity.

Infiltration : The zine about going places you aren't supposed to go. I didn't know this was on the web. I read and reviewed a copy of it for ARGTTUP a while ago and absolutely loved it. I always want to sneak into places I'm not supposed to, but I lack the guts needed to actually do it. I did once climb up on the roof of a Mason lodge and peek in, but didn't see anything good. Since I'm a fraidy cat, I am content to read the adventures of those braver than I. This web site is as awesome as the actual zine.

Juked Nov. 2001 issue This is one of the best ezines I’ve seen in a while. The articles are extremely well written, the site has found the perfect balance between serious and silly, entertaining and informative. It even has a relatively hoppin board, which is rare to find in ezines. I actually bookmarked it, something I don’t do all that often.

The Old Punks Web Zine This page is great, and it's updated weekly so you never get bored, plus it has an extensive archive section in case you missed something. The snide commentary section is both humorous and informative, and the hate mail on the email contributions page amused the hell out of me. Actually, hate mail always seems to be more entertaining than fan mail because the people who write it are usually so uneducated, and tend to base their opinions on one sentence out of a whole zine. I highly recommend visiting this site, you'll be happy you did.

Pop Update I didn’t find too much of interest at first, but the article about “The Weakest Link” mocking your life was too good to not say something about. Also, if the letter from the grandma is real, it’s hilarious. Some other amusing stuff can be found here. No annoying pop up ads or banners to sift through either.

Punknet Not so much an online zine as a great resource. Articles include “Punknets guide to promoting you band”, a bnasty article putting down zine writers (several sites seem to have this article, and I am assuming that it is more for the sake of debate and to piss people off), and “Suffering in the name of profit.” The articles are posted in a forum style, so readers can post follow ups. Other features of this site include various forums to discuss music, politics, and other interesting subjects, a classified section, and many resources for finding out about shows and band release dates. Loading time was a little slow, but it could have been my connection. If you haven’t already checked out this site, you’re missing some great shit.

Rigablood - As far as I can tell, the photos on this page were taken but the owner of the site. There are some rather amazing photos that show great talent. Every page has background music as well, and not the cruddy elevator music found on most pages. Photo content ranges from pics of punk bands (loads of them actually) to sports (skating, snowboarding and the like) to newspaper worthy "real life" shots. Great site to visit when you're not in the mood to read and just feel like looking at a page.

Wonka Vision This is the online version of the print zine. Although it doesn't have much in the "article" section, the other sections make up for it. You'll find a very extensive list of music reviews, a message board that appears to actually have some activity, and a sampling of poetry, fiction, and what not. Basically it's like a "try before you buy" for the actual zine. I particularly liked the "Cures not Wars" article about the war on drugs. The site is easy to navigate and has a clean design.

I had a lot more before, but most of them died off. So I'll have to work on this again, but I have so much other stuff to do right now that I don't have time. Come back later for more.