By Jenn Shreve. Bianca's Smut Shack is one of the Web's seminal community sites, so there was no small reaction when its parent company moved to shut it down. But there's still hope. By Farhad Manjoo. By Julia Scheeres.
Several websites detail a man's murder, while others tell of robot insurrection.
The matrix of online puzzles surrounding Steven Spielberg's A.I. is becoming a cult phenomenon of its own. By Robin Clewley. Steve Outing's prominent online writing list went asking for user donations and came up half-empty. Time Warner Books launches the site iPublish, which promises to find the next big authors. And more, as M.J. Rose discusses the week's e-publishing news.