Gettingit.com: Party Like It's 1999

Staff Picks: Best of GettingIt

October 22, 1999

The Best Friend I Ever Made

Robotic pets for the rest of us

by M. Christian

November 24, 1999

Turkey Killings

Turks and Kurds pose food for thought

by Hank Hyena

July 26, 1999

A Mat On The Moon

How Andy Kaufman saved pro wrestling

by Junior Downey

September 22, 1999

The Subtitle Underground

Strange obsession of the fansubbers

by Annalee Newitz

May 15, 2000

Start Up, Shut Down, Drop Out

GettingIt.com launched with no plan, no ads, no marketing, no nothing. It failed. But one of its founders had a pretty good time.

by Mat Honan

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Scope

What Makes A Day Trader Crack?

Market volatility takes on a whole new meaning

by Mark Dery, published August 23, 1999

In these days of excess volatility and irrational exuberance, the madness of crowds is all around us. On the front page or the nightly news, "crowd" means working-class mob -- stampeding soccer fans crushed to death against a riot-control fence.
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Dirt

Maxed Out

Maxim holiday party: plenty of ice, not much fire

by Lex Lonehood

December 16, 1999

Scope

Turkey Killings

Turks and Kurds pose food for thought

by Hank Hyena

November 24, 1999

Whoa!

Amazon.com Acquires Mahogany Credenza