YOU'VE GOT TO FAIL TO SUCCEED Michelle Holcenberg, AlterNet It almost sounds like the punchline of a particularly nerdy Silicon Valley joke: Startupfailures.com, which launched on May 8, is a start up Web site for failed start ups. And maybe it would be a joke, if it wasn't serving such a rapidly expanding market. http://www.alternet.org/story.html?StoryID=9209
PUSHING THE PERFECT PUSSY Jen Loy, Fabula It seems that boob jobs aren't enough for the pushers of silicon enhancement. A growing number of women are having plastic surgery to improve the appearance of their outer vaginal area. http://www.alternet.org/story.html?StoryID=9217
HACKTIVISM IN THE CYBERSTREETS David Cassel, AlterNet After exploding on the scene early this year, online "hactivists" are using the technology in the name of social justice more effectively than ever. http://www.alternet.org/story.html?StoryID=9223
THE RIOT ACADEMY Jennifer Gonnerman, Village Voice Guards and fake prisoners are staging mock prison riots to test the latest high-tech restraint and punishment gear. http://www.alternet.org/story.html?StoryID=9234