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Virtual Sex for the Rest of Us - You want to broaden your sexual horizons, but your nearest neighbor lives 500 miles away. A new virtual-reality sex site may do the trick. By Joyce Slaton. [Wired News]
 
Visionary Raises Hackles at Ars - Jeremy Rifkin has been touted the town crier of the global village. The crowd at Ars Electronica has mixed reactions to both the messenger and the message. Steve Kettmann reports from Linz, Austria [Wired News]
 
War Trauma Could Sabotage Aid - A new study shows that depression and post-traumatic stress disorder can doom economic recovery in war-torn countries. Researchers say aid to Bosnia should bear that in mind. By Kristen Philipkoski. [Wired News]
 
War of Words over 'Star Wars' - Twentieth Century Fox gets defensive about early reviews of The Phantom Menace. But director George Lucas says he's not surprised by the lukewarm criticism. [Wired News]
 
WarBirds Lovers Duke It Out - A programmer reverse-engineers the popular multi-user game, to the delight of other players -- and the company's chagrin. By Richard Bray. [Wired News]
 
WarBirds: The Book - A new book examines the phenomenon of the popular flight-sim game. Can players tear themselves away from the game long enough to read it? By Joyce Slaton. [Wired News]
 
Watson, Come Quick! We're Online - A sizeable grant helps puts the lab notes of Alexander Graham Bell and Samuel Morse online at the Library of Congress site. By Ronald Warren Deutsch. [Wired News]
 
Web Museum, Yes, But Is It Art? - Americas most reputable museums are collecting and showcasing Web art online. Why isn't the Museum of Web Art doing the same? By Reena Jana. [Wired News]
 
Web as Tryout for Animators - Tomorrow's big TV animation hit might already be on the Web today. Television execs are scouting animation sites to find the next Matt Groening. By Craig Shvatz. [Wired News]
 
Web for Art's Sake - What's bleeding-edge about a collection of online wedding pictures and classic rock tunes? Not much, but irony plays well out on the Web's art frontier. Paul Beddoe-Stephens reports from New York City. [Wired News]
 
Welcome to the Motel Automatic - The newest design in motels is modular and automated. There's no human interaction required. By Noah Shachtman. [Wired News]
 
What Do Girls Want, Anyhow? - Lego targets teenyboppers in its new PC game, days after a popular girl-gaming company goes belly up. As if girls didn't already like Legos. By Joyce Slaton. [Wired News]
 
What's in Your Backpack? - Students are better equipped than ever before. A study reveals what the most self-respecting student geek is carrying back to school. By Leander Kahney. [Wired News]
 
When Activists Attack! - Suck commemorates the inglorious anniversary of the Symbionese Liberation Army and crowns its pie-tossing heir apparent. [Wired News]
 
When Geeks Inherit the Earth - Libidinous fantasies come to life in Cryptic Seduction, which has its worldwide premiere before a hardcore techie audience. By Joyce Slaton. [Wired News]
 
Where Hollywood Meets Silicon - TV and record industry execs cast nervous glances at the Entertech conference as pundits line up to tell them they're doomed. Michael Stroud reports from Carlsbad, California. [Wired News]
 
Where Web Phantoms Roam - A former tech editor keeps a graveyard of abandoned Web sites. They're more than cultural artifacts -- they're our history. By Ronald Warren Deutsch. [Wired News]
 
Where the Big Boys Are - Players in the videogame industry are big and getting bigger. Consolidation is their only defense against the Net and software piracy. [Wired News]
 
Who Owns the N-Word Dot Com? - If you're trying to find a hate group by typing a derogatory word on your browser, you may be taken to a surprising destination. By Lakshmi Chaudhry. [Wired News]
 
Why Hooters Carries DirecTV - The broadcaster builds a network of "casual dining" restaurants to keep patrons stuck to their seats and glued to its version of the 500 channel universe. By Polly Sprenger. [Wired News]
 
 

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