Search The Directory The Web for Home > News > Online Archives > Wired > 1999 > Culture New! Submit a site   whatUseek Directory Site Listings:   Playing Games with 'Menace' Fans - Scifi.com makes a game of waiting in line to see Star Wars: Episode I -- The Phantom Menace. What's next -- dishwashing games? By Joyce Slaton. [Wired News]   Pope No Longer Points to Porn - The Catholic Church obtains a court order to shutter a Web site purporting to showcase an upcoming papal visit. The reason? Those sexy banner ads might be a clue. By Polly Sprenger. [Wired News]   Pouncing on MP3s Detractors - After moderating a testy panel discussion on digital music downloads, a leader of Web artists says his piece on the future of MP3. Theta Pavis reports from New York. [Wired News]   Prime Time for Net TV? - With cheaper, faster connections now within reach of a significant number of computer users, broadcasting over the Net may be an idea whose time has come. Then again, maybe it isn't. By Joyce Slaton. [Wired News]   Prince: Don't Trust The Net - Don't let the Internet -- or the major labels, for that matter -- control you, The Artist and others warn fans at the Online Music Awards. By Chris Allbritton. [Wired News]   Prison for Dummies - Before you pinch that bauble on Bond Street, check out what you may be in for if you get sent up the river on Her Majesty's online guide to British prisons. By Vince Beiser. [Wired News]   Private Lives Laid Bare on Net - A hacker is intercepting personal calls made over analog cell phones, then streaming them onto the Net where anyone can listen in. If he's caught, he could face some serious jail time. By James Glave. [Wired News]   Pro Gamers Vie for Big Money - Yes, Junior, you can make money playing videogames. Professional gamers gather at a New York arcade to compete for cash prizes. Arik Hesseldahl reports from New York. [Wired News]   Promax: Pop Goes the Hype - The high science of broadcast promotion kicks off its 44th annual schmoozefest Wednesday. Katie Dean and Polly Sprenger report from San Francisco. [Wired News]   Public TV, Digital TV - A reported 13,000 people have digital TVs. Wonder what they're watching? Public television, most likely. By Ronald Warren Deutsch. [Wired News]   Punk Label Takes MP3 Plunge - In a significant step, EMusic strikes a deal with punk label Epitaph to sell selected MP3 cuts by acts ranging from Offspring to Bad Religion to Tom Waits. By Chris Oakes. [Wired News]   Purple Rein-In - The artist whose name we dare not speak is going to court to stop Web sites from selling his music and using the name he no longer uses to sell products. [Wired News]   R2-D2 Towers over MIT - Star Wars fans transform the Massachusetts Institute of Technology dome into an enormous version of the mischievous droid R2-D2. [Wired News]   RIAA Rains on Lycos' MP3 Party - Hours after the search company releases a tech that helps people find MP3 files on the Web, the recording industry steps in to call foul. [Wired News]   RIAA Sets the Record Straight - Hilary Rosen and the Recording Industry Association of America aren't at war with MP3. They're not even fighting. An exclusive Wired News interview by Jennifer Sullivan. [Wired News]   RSI: It's Not Just for Geeks - Repetitive Strain Injury takes a toll on everyone from computer workers to musicians to fire dancers. Is there a solution to the alarming trend? By Joyce Slaton. [Wired News]   Race, Wealth Determine Net Use? - A US Government study suggests that technology use is still higher among whites and the wealthy. [Wired News]   Radio Free Yugoslavia - Former DJs from a banned Yugoslavian radio station set up shop online. Artists and fans around the world join the cause with music and messages of peace. Laura Martz reports from Amsterdam. [Wired News]   Radio Protests Stream in MP3 - When the owners of an indie radio station tried to silence their staff's criticisms, they didn't expect protesters to take their qualms live onto the Net. By Oscar S. Cisneros. [Wired News]   Rain in Spain over MS Dictionary - The Spanish government wants changes made in a Microsoft Spanish-language dictionary containing translations that some women find offensive. [Wired News]     [ 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 ] Help build the largest human-edited directory on the web.   Submit a Site - Open Directory Project - Become an Editor

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