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      |
      Visiting
      Mrs.
     
     
      Nabokov
      and
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Other
      Excursions
     
    
   
   
    
     
      By
      Martin
      Amis
     
     
      BY
      DANA
      DENNIS
     
    

    
     
      THIS
      BEING
      THE
      SECOND
      COLLECTION
     
     
      of
      essays
      by
      Martin
      Amis,
      one
      would
      expect
      a
     
     
      loss
      in
      the
      entertainment
      value
      of
      this
      collection
     
     
      as
      compared
      to
      the
      first.
      Luckily
      for
      myselfand
     
     
      you
      other
      potential
      critics,
      Visiting
      Mrs
      Nabokov
     
     
      and
      Other
      Excursions
      is
      a
      very
      amusing
      and
     
     
      entertaining
      publication.
     
    

    
     
      Having
      lived
      a
      distinguished
      and
      eventful
     
     
      life,
      Martin
      Amis
      draws
      from
      a
      wealth
      of
     
     
      experience
      and
      knowledge
      to
      write
      on
      topics
     
     
      ranging
      from
      modern
      sex
      to
      nuclear
     
     
      obliteration
      to
      women’s
      tennis.
      Visiting
      Mrs
     
     
      Nabokov
      and
      Other
      Excursions
      also
      features
     
     
      interviews
      with
      Salman
      Rushdie,
      Madonna,
     
     
      John
      Lennon
      and
      yes,
      you
      guessed
      it:
      Mrs
     
     
      Nabokov.
     
    

    
     
      This
      book
      is
      recommended
      reading
      for
      all,
     
     
      the
      main
      reason
      being
      its
      wide
      range
      of
      topics
     
     
      and
      a
      lesser
      reason
      being
      the
      readability
      of
     
     
      Martin
      Amis’
      writing.
      Enjoy.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      The
      Internet
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Directory
     
    
   
   
    
     
      By
      Eric
      Braun
     
    
   
   
    
     
      BY
      BRUCE
      DAVISON
     
     
      “THE
      INTERNET
      IS
      THE
      COLLECTION
     
     
      of
      information
      services
      available
      on
      the
     
     
      interconnected
      computer
      network
      that
     
     
      connects
      the
      globe.”
      This
      concise
      definition
      is
     
     
      perhaps
      one
      of
      the
      best
      features
      of
      Eric
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Braun's
      overwhelmingly
      useful
      (and
      at
      over
     
     
      seven
      hundred
      pages,
      overwhelmingly
      big)
     
     
      book,
      The
      Internet
      Directory
      (Fawcett
     
     
      Columbine,
      1994).
     
    

    
     
      Braun’s
      book
      is
      intended
      to
      serve
      as
      a
     
     
      resource
      for
      Internet
      users.
      It
      contains
      a
      brief
     
     
      introductory
      section
      on
      Internet
      concepts
      and
     
     
      definitions.
      A
      section
      on
      “Netiquette”
      or
     
     
      Internet
      etiquette
      follows.
      The
      book
      then,
      as
     
     
      might
      be
      expected
      from
      its
      title,
      presents
     
     
      chapters
      that
      are
      directories
      on
      the
      various
     
     
      services
      available
      through
      the
      wonder
      of
     
     
      wonders
      that
      is
      the
      Internet.
      These
      include
      E-
     
     
      mail
      mailing
      lists,
      Usernet
      Newsgroups,
     
     
      Internet-accessible
      library
      catalogues
      (like
      the
     
     
      Robertson
      Library),
      FTP
      (File
      Transfer
     
     
      Protocol)
      sites,
      gopher
      servers,
      electronic
     
     
      serials,
      electronic
      text
      documents,
      World
      Wide
     
     
      Web,
      Wide
      Area
      Information
      Server,
      and
     
     
      others.
      Don’t
      be
      dismayed
      if
      these
      terms
      are
     
     
      new
      to
      you,
      but
      try
      and
      find
      out
      what
      some
      of
     
     
      them
      are.
      The
      Internet
      is
      not
      coming,
      it
      has
     
     
      arrived.
     
    

    
     
      The
      Internet
      Directory's
      chapters
      list
      different
     
     
      computers
      or
      services
      that
      are
      Internet
     
     
      accessible.
      The
      software,
      information,
      or
     
     
      news
      available
      on
      each
      service
      or
      on
      each
     
     
      computer
      is
      briefly
      described
      and
      its
      exact
     
     
      address
      is
      given.
      As
      a
      resource
      for
      looking
      up
     
     
      what
      is
      available,
      this
      book
      is
      a
      very
      useful
     
     
      tool(although
      news,
      services,
      and
      other
     
     
      residents
      of
      the
      Internet
      are
      increasing
      daily).
     
     
      If
      you
      want
      to
      find
      out
      where
      around
      the
      globe
     
     
      you
      can
      get
      information
      and
      software
      on
     
     
      anything
      from
      molecular
      biology
      to
      the
      muppets,
     
     
      UNIX
      to
      kite
      flying,
      Ren
      and
      Stimpy
      to
      current
     
     
      events
      in
      Bosnia
      on
      the
      Internet,
      then
      this
     
     
      book
      willat
      least
      steer
      you
      in
      the
      right
      direction.
     
    

    
     
      As
      exhaustive
      as
      The
      Internet
      Directory's
     
    
   
   
    
     
      listings
      are,
      though,
      if
      you're
      like
      myselfandnot
      -
     
    
   
   
    
     
      really
      knowledgeable
      of
      Internet
      terms
      then
      it
     
     
      might
      be
      better
      to
      start
      with
      a
      more
      general
     
     
      guideto
      the
      Internet,
      its
      concepts
      and
      features.
     
     
      The
      Robertson
      Library
      has
      two
      such
      books.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      They
      are:
      The
      Whole
      Internet
      User's
      Guide
      and
     
     
      Catalogue
      and
      Zen
      and
      the
      Art
      of
      the
      Internet.
     
     
      Both
      books
      can
      be
      found
      in
      the
      Library's
     
     
      reference
      section
      (which
      unfortunately
      means
     
     
      that
      they
      can’t
      be
      signed
      out).
      ;
     
    

    
     
      COMING
      NEXT
      ISSUE:
      How
      to
      access
     
     
      various
      aspects
      of
      the
      Internet
      on
      and
      off
     
     
      campus,
      and
      some
      of
      the
      things
      you
      can
      do
     
     
      with
      it.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Lasher
     
    
   
   
    
     
      By
      Anne
      Rice
     
     
      BY
      C.A.
      SCHNEIDER
     
    

    
     
      ANNE
      RICE’S
      LATEST
      BOOK,
      LASHER
      IS
      A
     
     
      masterpiece
      of
      texture
      and
      character;
     
     
      unfortunately,
      it
      is
      sorely
      lacking
      in
      storyline.
     
     
      Lasher
      is
      the
      continuation
      of
      the
      Mayfair
      family
     
     
      epic,
      as
      begun
      in
      The
      Witching
      Hour.
      The
      book
     
     
      explores
      further
      the
      history
      of
      the
      Mayfair
     
     
      family
      and
      their
      connection
      with
      a
      mysterious
     
     
      spirit
      who
      serves
      them
      (when
      it
      wants
      to).
     
     
      The
      Mayfair
      witches
      are
      also
      connected
      with
      a
     
     
      very
      old
      and
      very
      secret
      research
      group
      who
     
     
      are
      determined
      to
      discover
      the
      truth
      about
     
     
      the
      Mayfair
      family
      and
      the
      spirit
      employed
      by
     
     
      them.
     
    

    
     
      This
      book
      was
      a
      pretty
      good
      read
      even
      if
     
     
      there
      were
      spots
      where
      it
      really
      dragged.
      One
     
     
      of
      the
      major
      flaws
      of
      this
      book
      was
      the
      rather
     
     
      confusing
      and
      tenuous
      storyline.
      The
      story
      is
     
     
      all
      over
      the
      place
      and
      never
      allows
      the
      readers
     
     
      to
      figure
      out
      where
      exactly
      they
      are.
      On
      top
     
     
      of
      this
      the
      narrator
      changes
      every
      couple
      of
     
     
      chapters.
      There
      are
      too
      darn
      many
      different
     
     
      characters
      telling
      the
      story--
      it
      is
      terribly
     
     
      confusing.
      The
      characters
      are
      rather
     
     
      entertaining,
      though,
      and
      as
      long
      as
      there
      is
     
     
      time
      to
      figure
      out
      who's
      who
      there’sa
      character
     
     
      for
      everybody;
      however,
      |
      would
      not
     
     
      recommend
      that
      any
      one
      read
      this
      book
      unless
     
     
      they've
      read
      the
      first
      one
      already;
      with
      so
     
    
   
   
    
     
      many
      characters,
      a
      background
      knowledge
      is
     
     
      almost
      essential.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      The
      Girl
      Wants
      To
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Edited
      by
      Lynn
      Crosbie
     
     
      BY
      C.A.
      SCHNEIDER
     
    

    
     
      THE
      GIRL
      WANTS
      TO
      IS
      A
      COLLECTION
     
     
      of
      feminist
      perspectives
      on
      the
      body
      and
     
     
      sexuality.
      This
      book
      brings
      together
      the
      erotic
     
     
      works
      of
      many
      authors
      in
      poetry,
      comics,
     
     
      photos
      and
      prose.
      The
      collection
      looks
      at
      all
     
     
      the
      different
      aspects
      of
      female
      sexuality
      and
     
     
      explores
      the
      concepts
      of
      self-image
      and
      self-
     
     
      worth
      through
      sexuality.
      The
      contributors
     
     
      range
      “from
      sex
      pioneers
      to
      3rd
      wave
      fems”.
     
     
      The
      artists
      featured
      in
      this
      collection
      are
      from
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      all
      walks
      of
      life,
      musician
      to
      activist,
      each
     
     
      bringing
      her
      own
      experience
      into
      this
      portrait
     
     
      of
      women’s
      sexuality.
      The
      collection
      features
     
     
      many
      facets
      of
      female
      sexuality
      yet
      allows
      for
     
     
      more.
      It
      is
      not
      an
      exhaustive
      look
      at
      women
     
     
      and
      sex;
      however,
      it
      gives
      a
      clear
      overview
      of
     
     
      “the
      feminine
      mystique”.
     
    

    
     
      NOTE:
      The
      A&E
      Editor
      and
      several
      other
     
     
      X-Press
      staff
      members
      wish
      it
      to
      be
      known
      that
      we
     
     
      have
      read
      selections
      from
      the
      book
      and
      we
      think
     
     
      it
      kicks
      ass.
      Check
      it
      out.
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
         
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
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      yourself
      immortalized
      in
      print.
      Submit
      your
      poems,
      short
      stories
      or
      any
      other
      creative
      writing
      to
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