FICTION - 3 Short pieces
Peter Braunstein, Jad Abumrad, A.D. Coleman won't take up too much of your precious time as they take you on a journey far away from the hype and glory of the Web.

BOOK REVIEWS
Ron Hogan reviews "Remote," and interviews the author David Shields. "A Cloister Walk" and "The Power and the Darkness" are handily reviewed by Patrick Quinn.

Digital Art: Steve Miller
Fly like an eagle? No chance. This is art.

Game Review: Hexen
Ivan Cockrum will annihilate you at Marathon, kick your butt at Doom and let you know if it's even worth his while to cream you at Hexen!

Untrue to You - 12 Conversations About Cheating:
Tracy Quan finds out what Camille Paglia, Nicholson Baker, Xaviera Hollander, Alexander Cockburn, Helen Fisher and Katie Roiphe don't have in common.

Dave's Reviews
David Levine Reviews 6 indie CD's. You've never heard of these bands, but Uncle Dave scoured the piles of CDs in his tiny apartment to find the ones that didn't suck!

Interview with Bad Religion Guitarist Brian Baker
Kastle finds a higher source as she and Brian talk life, guitar and Bad Religion.

Interview with Dollhouse Director Todd Solondz
Stan Schwartz and this techno-phobic director sit down to discuss the brutality of adolescence.

It's The Berries
Your mouth will pucker as Paulette Licitra reveals the joys of a basket of berries in the summertime.

Loungin' in LA
Here's Kastle again talking about the lounge scene on the left coast...see, UD's not just a New York thing!

Extreme Girls on Concrete
Extreme grrrl, Margarette Dykstra shows us some of the most edgy bladers in the urban extreme scene.

I Get No Kick from Champagne
Barry Zeger takes us to the over-the-top pleasures of the Poconos resorts. Strip down to nature with your sweetie and slip into a heart-shaped, bubble-filled vessel of love.