 | The Toilet Papers Armed only with a Polaroid camera and a dedication to her cause, keyboard player Laurie Hoffma spent four years chronicling the rock-n-roll toilets of North America. Here are the gritty, witty results. |
 | Madonna Goes Techno With a long history of borrowing styles from the musical underground, should anyone be surprised that Madonna has recruited William Orbit to help her jump to the top of the techno bandwagon? |
 | Radio Free Everywhere Though you still can't listen to it in your car, Internet Radio is giving blandly formatted, middle-of-the-road local radio stations a serious run for their money. |
 | Hard Cel Contrary to popular belief, there's a lot more to "anime" than big-eyed Japanese girls who destroy robots with bazookas while wind blows up their miniskirts and exposes their panties. Really. |
 | The Monica Effect Her ubiquitous image has pervaded our psyches to the point where all sane, rational bets are off. What can we do? We're in love with Monica Lewinsky. |
 | They've Got the Beat Coralissa Gines, one of the drummers/dancers/stompers in the ever-rhythmic performance troupe Stomp, explains the intricacies of making music with nonmusical objects. |
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