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 Shift has an okay Top 10 Defining Moments In Digital Culture. Attaching dates to events that seem long ago is probably the most interesting aspect (Aug 1995: Suck.com launches; 1997: first MP3 online; July 31, 1998: Jenni on Letterman).

 ZippoTricks.com.

 Umberto Eco interview in the new Bookforum.

 I hadn't heard that Dan Savage has a new book out.

 More scary attempts by Republicans to use Flash.

 McSweeney's: Windows Messages, As If Rewritten By Scott, This Guy Who Bullied Me In Second Grade.

 I remember not too long ago when those handheld DVD players came out, priced around $1200. Now there's one for $200.

 The 20 Worst Video Games of All Time.

 Life Lessons of the Buffyverse.