THE RANT: Another Last Word On...Guess Who?
Brian Dykstra sinks his teeth into our favorite media darling. Then, he tees off on some of his adoring UD fans.

FICTION: Why I Love Public Transportation
An odiferous trek through the bowels of the big city has Barbara S. Goodwin primping for a hard day's work. (Does it smell funny down here, or is it me?)

BOOK REVIEWS: Gore Vidal's "Palimpsest," and John Hockenberry's "Moving Violations"
Two stirring autobiographies reviewed by Ron Hogan and Judith Van Buren.

HOLIDAY BOOK ROUNDUP:
A framed set of holiday suggestions to appease your bespectacled friends and loved ones. (Better get your 2.0!) Artfully edited by Gabrielle Shannon.

PHOTOGRAPHY: Jane Calvin
Suzanne Axtel explores the sensual, lyrical, mysterious, feminine in Jane Calvin's photos. Verse and images intermingle seamlessly in John J. Hill's design.

INTERVIEW: MYST Authors Rand and Robyn Miller
Kyle Shannon interviews the Miller Brothers on the new book, game and theme park? The Web's first solvable article!

Blowup Date
Ellen Hulkover shares her worst nightmare of a blind date.

Sexy Reading List
Tracy Quan surveys some sexy stocking stuffers for that special someone in your life.

INTERVIEW: The Ramones
Kastle sat down with Joey Ramone and chatted about the Internet and what life after the Ramones will bring.

Dave's Reviews
Up on the music. David Levine, never one to hold back an opinion, lets em rip on three new CDs from Green Day, Johnboy Langford and Shaggy.

MOVIE REVIEWS: Total Eclipse, Toy Story, and 007 Golden Eye
Here come those holiday blockbusters aaaaaaaaaaah!

INTERVIEW: Lela Rochon
Deborah Gregory talks to one of Hollywood's most beautiful rising stars. And she isn't just hangin' around waiting to exhale.

Sometimes You Feel Like a Nut
Paulette Licitra explores that crazy little nut, the pignoli, pinolo, or is it pignolia, pignon, pine nut? Oh hell, let's let Paulette tell you about it.

DESIGNER: James Purcell
He takes that little old black dress to a whole new level.
by Bart Boehlert

Independent Feature Film Market
So you want to make a movie, or, you want to distribute the film you've hocked all your possesions to finish. Denise Dowling finds out all the ins and outs of being independent.

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