Stress, diarrhoea and other stuff you shouldnt read about - Written by Jeff Coleman

Oh baby, I'm high on Tylenol 3s. Mmmmmmm. Very OK. Feeling horny even. Yummy! Seems like the late nights, Advil popping for my back pain (I'd taken my sons to Florida for Disney World and carried the youngest on my shoulders pinching my sciatic nerve), the tonnage of wine, a wee impotence, lack of exercise, overwork, and numerous other stresses (you can imagine!

The Color of Culture - Written by Kunal Ganguly

On a scale of one to ten on the skin color scale, one being "dying of AIDS" or "I can see your veins" white and ten being "smile.

EuroTrash Diary - Written by BJ Sutton

It's been a strange year so far. The Xtian millenium passed in a fog of abject pecuniary humiliation; I had churned out 60 paintings for a group show and as a result I owed money all over the place.

Closing Time Bloody Closing Time - Written by Reverend Martinez

The store was empty as I began locking up. Seeing that there were tons of chocolate bars lying around, I took a few; no one would know.

Editorial - Written by capnasty

The issue's rather long, and since the general tone of editorials seems to lower people's spirits to that of meagre slaves, this is it. I RUN REDHAT

The Toronto International Film Festival Report - Written by Jeff Wright

SUNDAY MOVIE ONE My friend and I get in line for a screening of BLUE VELVET. It's part of the Dialogues program, in which a filmmaker presents a film that has influenced them in some way.