Politica
WHISPERS IN GREAT FALLS
Anytown, USA is rocked with charges of police brutality. Who started it? The cops blame 'Dennis the Menace'. Yeah, right. 3 AM's Cliff Montgomery reports.
Musik sans Frontieres
POP GOES THE UNIVERSE
PopKomm throws down in Cologne, Germany - Vincent Abbate scores a knock out. Read about the latest on the Euro music scene.
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THE FALL OF MAN
"When I was doing time at UMass, there was a seduction tactic we used to employ. We called it 'last man standing' and it worked on the simple notion that the last guy to leave a party or bar always got laid." By Justin Shaw.
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TRIPPING
EDDIE ESCAPES AFRICA
"He hung out on nude beaches in Greece, hellraised in several continental capitals and spent some months getting reacquainted with relatives down on the arch of Italy's boot. Since then, he's dreamed of moving to Italy, finding an Italian girl and settling quietly into the lap of la dolce vita." By Vincent Abbate.
HORROR > Hell's Burning
" 'Faithless?' he said, and she nearly screamed again, because separated from her by the thinness of the shelter's wall were Aidan's footsteps, and Aidan's voice, and Aidan's nickname for her."
By Michael Ford. (9 Pages)
3 A.M. BOOK REVIEWS
NOBROW
If in 25 years John Seabrook's Nobrow "is not being taught right next to Toffler's Future Shock as one of the most important books of modern philosophy", James Brundage will be very upset.
3 A.M. FILMS
NIGHTMARE ON ELM STREET
Psychoanalysis? Feminism? Yes, it's James Brundage's review of Wes Craven's slasher classic Nightmare on Elm Street. James tears this one apart - Wes Craven, welcome to Nightmare in 3 A.M. Magazine. Now you know what it's like to be scared.
WHAT'S IN MUSIC
ARE & BE
Guillaume Destot reviews Tommy Sims’ first solo album.
ELECTRONIC
Get the party moving - James Brundage gives us a look at what's new on the electronic music scene.
HORROR > Harrington Manor
" '
Yes madam...uhm...right away.' The shriveled, bent old chemist was
shaking. Why, I didn't care, I just wanted him to bloody well get the
chemicals mixed, bottled, and in my hand forthwith. I tapped my toe on the
wooden plank floor."
By Rachel Anne Garret. (4 Pages)
FICTION > The Suburban Army
"We mobilize in the morning in Darby's backyard.
Everybody is late, including Darby. It takes us a
good
twenty minutes to round up lawn chairs to accommodate
everyone. And there still aren't enough, so Darby
sends his kids to the park three blocks down to fetch
picnic tables."
By Marcos A. Uzueta. (3 Pages)
FICTION > El Passover
"Her
girlfriend, though, was a pumpkin after midnight — no magic left — so much for double
dating. My brother would need a carving knife to get her to smile, and even
then all he'd be left with would be a scary jack-o-lantern that wasn't going to give
him a ride."
By Gordon Polatnick. (5 Pages)
FICTION > The Banter File
"My success is directly attributable
to the fact that I scream louder than the guy telling me "no" and I always,
always get the last word. I realize this is abrupt, but time is the one
luxury I do not have an abundance of at this point."
By Justin Shaw. (3 Pages)
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WHEN THE NUCLEAR BOMBS COME TUMBLING DOWN
"Exploded on land, the bomb would vaporize all people and buildings... If in the harbour, there would be a crater
in the harbour floor and a tidal wave...." 3 A.M. Magazine brings you: "The Effects on the Inhabitants of a City of the Explosion of a Nuclear Bomb" By Dr. Allan Phillips.
Vox Populi
TELEVISION: PARENTAL GUIDANCE SUGGESTED Kids are watching TV and then going out and killing each other. And no one will do the obvious. Tom Waltz presents the facts - you gonna listen?
Politica
JOLO UNDER SIEGE
Abu Sayyaf, a group of Muslim extremists notoriously known for several bombings, assassinations, and kidnapping incidents in Metro Manila and Mindanao have been terrorizing the Philippines for a number of months. When will they be stopped? 3 A.M. MAGAZINE'S Rolando Ecarnacion reports from the Philippines.
BYTE-SIZED: LIT LITE FOR AN ACCELERATED CULTURE
Byte-Sized: More lit-lite for an accelerated culture by Vincent Abbate, Jason Borne, Matt Devereux and Greg Farnum
BUZZWORDS
Cutting edge literary news from around the global village.
By Guillaume Destot & Andrew Gallix
FICTION >
Part of the Ritual
"If you think about it, addiction is a small price to pay for living in divinity, isn't it?
The thing that I never figured out was that divinity wouldn't ask you to sink
so low to get so high."
By Jim Martin. (5 Pages)
SATIRE >
Doe Dilly - The Revenge
"His struggle gradually wore him down, and he could do nothing
but yell obscenities at the Hawaiian woman standing over him, smiling."
By James Lewis. (7 Pages)
COMEDY
FEAR & LOATHING IN SEATTLE
It's been almost a year since the WTO Riots ravaged Seattle, Washington, and what better way to reminisce than with 3 A.M. Publishing's popular story, Fear & Loathing In Seattle. If you're easily offended, we suggest you pass on this one!
FICTION >
O.G.
" 'Get off him, nigga!' boomed a deep, stern voice. A monster of a man wearing black shorts and a white tank top emerged from the group, pushing the others aside like Moses parting the Red Sea."
By Jason Duke. (3 Pages)
SATIRE >
The Joyplug
" I wanted to kill something. Something small, like ladybugs. I wanted revenge, for the humiliation, for his training me, making me his very own personal hole... and I had to have him again. (ADULT ORIENTED)'"
By Ron Mendricks. (9 Pages)
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