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BearShare

Among the best alternatives to Napster, Bearshare is built on the powerful peer-to-peer technology of Gnutella, which doesn't depend on centralized servers. However, unlike Gnutella, which is...


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Limewire

Like Bearshare, Limewire is another Gnutella-based decentralized peer-to-peer software program. Although problematic at times, Limewire has some really cool features and a tight interface to back...


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Morpheus

An incredibly popular service that continues to grow every day, Nashville-based Music City's Morpheus actually is powered by the proprietary technology behind KaZaA. With over four million files...


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The Ratings Game

What to do? Well, simple. Just don't watch. But for those that believe in moderation and the occasional guilty pleasure, Recess has formulated a little contest to spice up the season.


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Small Screen Déjà Vu

If a thing happens on television, we have every right to find it fascinating, whatever it is." --Don DeLillo, White Noise.


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Nothing to Wrangle About

Amidst all the Manic Street Preachers and Coldplays, sometimes it seems like the Brits can't remember how to have any rock On roll fun.


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Striking Out

In Field of Dreams, the secret to success is building the field. In Rookie of the Year, the key is an arm of steel.


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Color Me Good

There's a new reality show on NBC called Lost. It's where they take people, blindfold them, drop them in the middle of nowhere and have them find their way back to the Statue of Liberty.


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Multiplicitunes

As we look at the music industry's decision to target Napster in the hopes of curtailing MP3 copyright infringment, it seems like the plan has backfired.


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Don't Throw Stones

And the award for the most ludicrous and utterly painful movie of the year goes to (drum roll not even deserved)ÉThe Glass House!.


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Dylan Does It

There's something different about Bob Dylan's latest effort, Love and Theft. It's not the voice--Dylan has never sounded more Dylan.


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Hitting the Bull's-eye

It's time to take aim at one of the hottest stores in America. Loaded with style and crammed with fun, this is the place where affordable, adorable clothes overflow from every rack.


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Kodak Moments

Has anyone seen the new Kodak commercials? The super-cute clips chronicle high school girls capturing their world on camera, with tear-jerking results.