Purr Magazine

Welcome by Lynn Beck Have you watched the clouds lately?

The Japanimation Station by Brandon M. Easton
Japanese Animation is now a global phenomenon. Fans from Australia to Tokyo to Los Angeles are united in celebrating this exciting artform.

Anxiety at 40 by Carl Salonen
There's a homogenization of culture going on, a calm before a huge storm. This has happened before, and we shouldn't ignore the signs now, because each time it's happened, some pretty gruesome things resulted

Pop Vulture by Jess Barron
Pop culture supplies my staple diet. You'll find me down on the road in front of the cars, picking at the messy carrion the media has left behind.

I Saw the Latest Gods of Rock
by John Fitzgerald
From the computerized babble that introduced the band to the final guitar chords over two hours later, seeing Radiohead perform live was nothing short of amazing.

So, Who Didn't Sell Out? by Victor D. Infante
I don't think I'm going out on a limb by saying that 90% of what you hear on the radio is simply a watered down echo of something that was better and fresher the year before.

Pigshit by Gary "Pig" Gold
The legendary Chesterfield Kings have been a lot of things to a lot of people in their always colorful career.

Dear Dr. AfroMytee
by Dr. AfroMytee
Dr. AfroMytee, physician, columnist, and all-around Goddess is here to answer your questions about sex.

Advice from a Realist
by Captain Compassion
Captain Compassion is not a doctor, psychologist, or sexual therapist. He has lived a little, watched a few soap operas, and read a few trashy novels.

Dream Weaver
by Jess Barron
Need some dream interpretation? The Dream Weaver is not a licensed dream analyst, but she is a narcoleptic.

Interactive Advice Section

stories The Nude Report
by Ben Ohmart
Traffic was held up less. Newspapers, especially rags, were hard hit at first, since there was less to talk about; and elections finally concentrated on the issues.

The Lady and the Lotus
by Greyhawk
I want to see beyond this world of work, pleasure and pain. I want to see eternity and to know if there is a god.

Love is Just a Video Away
by Barbara Oswald and Bernice Lowe
The red light blinked on the video camera. Frank blinked back, his mind a total blank. He couldn't even remember his own name.

Puppy
by Nelson Trias
Out on the streets there's the usual heartbreak and gunfire, but I am protected

A Gift to Hell
by Greyhawk
The unseen wind carried it aloft,
Then let it drift, slow and soft.

Peace on Earth
by Barbara Oswald
To reach the incomparable goal, to accomplish the ultimate dream

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