Suck (www.suck.com)
Attitude and pop culture. Odd layout
(centre aligned, only several words in
the middle of the screen...hard to read,
but you have to admire the loyalty to
the design) and sentimental attachment

critical.

to graphics make this site really rather
distinctive. Pretty much standard,»
if barbed, commentary; the main
fault of which is the monotony
of the acerbic, self-assured,
tiringly ironic tone. For those
bored with polite writing and the
media’s relentless kowtowing to
celebrity, Suck is a bit of a tonic.
that IBM
haven't studied the following in commercials make
depth, but they are good for a few

hours of perusal, at the very least.

fun of.
Counterpart to
their dandy
Barbed Wire physical
(home.istar.ca/~paull /wire/index.htm) magazine; but,
Local version of a web journal. like many web ’n’
Limited run, only twelve issues. paper combos,

Graphically raw (that’s the point) and mcineeiaieh a

engaging content make this a Sensetharihe

worthwhile one to check out. irnkeeial te

digested.
Disinfo (www.disinfo.com)
This is more for the conspiracy-buffs
and alternative media types. Stark
design, nice colour scheme.

Check out fhe Other Press’ web page at:
http://otherpress.douglas.bc.ca/
and then
email your complaints/praise fo:

~ submit @op.douglas.bc.ca

     

Slate (www.slate.com)
Run by Microsoft, which is kind of
like having your Dad writing for
Raygun. In other words, a little
disconcerting. Good for a Bill Gates
profile, but don't look for anything

 

Shift (www.shift.com)
Filled with all the clicks and buzzes

 

   
 
 
  
 
  
 
  
 
 

 

Savoy (www.savoymag.net)
Haven't had the chance to check it out
due to technical difficulties, but it ts,
according to one source, critically

acclaimed.

Feed (www.feedmag.com)
A site more devoted to
writing than design.
Occasionally cited by Salon,
this is another one of the
| Young Lions that promises
to transform web reading
into that Internet thing that seemed so
promising all those years ago.

 

   
   

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