Staff Picks: Best of GettingIt
August 18, 1999
Disease On A Leash
How US scientists nurture deadly pathogens
by Heidi Kriz

January 5, 2000
Modern Slavery
What is freedom worth to you?
by Etelka Lehoczky

September 24, 1999
God Is My Dentist
Verily I say unto you, your mouth shall be filled with gold
by Annalee Newitz

November 30, 1999
The Happy Pessimist
George Carlin doesn't give a fuck
by RU Sirius

September 14, 1999
Escape From East Timor (Part One)
An American in the firing line
by Anonymous

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Ken Layne (6 stories)
Athena Douris (5 stories)
David Cassel (29 stories)
Thomas S. Roche (62 stories)
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Wedding Rituals 'Round The World
And you thought Tiny Tim's nuptials were weird
by John Marr, published December 22, 1999
Marriage is a universal institution. Just about every culture practices it in one form or another, from plain ol' monogamy to baroque variants of polyandry and polygamy. But no matter how widespread the practice, the actual process of tying the knot can be pretty strange.
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Dirt
Lesbian Secrets Revealed!
Hollywood couples to watch
by Annalee Newitz
November 8, 1999
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Back-To-School Security
Will gadgets and military tactics really solve anything?
by Mat Honan
September 3, 1999
Whoa!
Semen Warriors Of New Guinea
For them, 'gays in the military' is a necessity
by Hank Hyena
September 16, 1999
Crave
Getting Caught
Overexposed and under-limbed
by Lydia Lunch
October 7, 1999
Dirt
Beyond Thin
Leading ladies get translucent
by Jenn Shreve
January 19, 2000
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Hamsterdance Fever
The most promiscuous meme on the Net
by David Cassel
August 3, 1999
Whoa!
Stop, Or The Bug Will Shoot!
The bombardier beetle and its ass of fire
by Maury M. Breecher, Ph.D.
September 9, 1999
Crave
Fishing For A New Foreskin
Circumventing circumcision
by Hank Hyena
August 6, 1999
Dirt
Killer Signs
When celebs and psychos' stars collide
by Peter Fenton
December 30, 1999
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SnoreTech
Modern cures for the nighttime malady
by Thomas S. Roche
October 8, 1999
Whoa!
Big Hairy Pile Of Whoa!
More inanity than you can shake a leg at
by Jeff Morris
November 12, 1999
Crave
Bozo Gone Bad
Sex-crazed, psychotic clowns
by Stephen Lemons
January 6, 2000
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