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	Get Your T-Shirt Quick There's not much time left if you want to get your Y2K T-shirt during 1999. Otherwise, what's the point? Bill Gates Does Y2K Gary Morton's latest short story is now online. In it, Bill Gates is fighting a millennium bug of his, well, brain. A Real Y2K Disaster Y2K, the movie? Why not? Well, for one thing, it's not any good. Surprise, surprise. Watch NBC on Sunday at your own risk. More Y2K Blues Randy Rogers contribues his own Y2K blues. "Here I sit on a box of crackers waitin' on Y2K" Is Your Cat Y2K-OK? Doug Goodhue reveals some vital kitty compliance tips. Just what should we do with that catnip again? The Y2K Blues Mike Gutierrez sings the Y2K blues. Yes, really, it's a song. No, we don't know the melody either. Is REM Sleep Y2K Compliant? Solveig Singleton ponders her Y2K dreams. T-Shirts and other Y2KWear From company logos, pagan themes, and logos proclaiming the "Queer Millennium," a vast wardrobe of Y2K-themed T-Shirts is waiting to come home with you. 90210 Meets Y2K Tonight on Fox's 90210, glamorboy Steve Sanders becomes a Y2K survivalist. Will he trade the Vette for a stash of rice and beans? The Official Calendar of Y2K A new Y2K calendar is just what you need to liven up those dreary survival encampment walls. Get an extra for the bug-out tent. At least you'll know what day it is. Britney Spears' Y2K Plans Teen heartthrob Britney Spears says what she'll be doing to prepare for Y2K because "all these computers, I hear, are supposed to shut down and I'm going to be sad." Y2K Humor: Millibugs.com There's a new crop of Y2K sites. We found one with a sense of humor. The Official Vehicle of Y2K Humvees are for wimps. If you want an armored vehicle to escape the rioting hordes, a Y2K author is selling the real thing. Cartoonists Find New Gag Without Monica and Linda to rip into anymore, what are political cartoonists to do? Y2K gags, of course. Y2K Goes Psycho The latest Y2K short story features blood, gore, and helpless female victims. We found it loathsome. That's Not Funny! Y2K jokes are making the rounds. Should we laugh or cry? What Are Celebs Stockpiling? A cartoon in USA Weekend asks that question. The answer is hardly interesting. A Race Against Time Forget Times Square on December 31. You can win a free trip to a Millennium Midnight Run in Central Park. Y2K Meets Martha Stewart A highbrow British fashion mag tells us how to prepare for Y2K in style. Don't forget to stock up on champage, chocolate, and cigars. So Long and Tanks for all the Fish If you're thinking of making worst-case plans for 1-1-00, don't forget your fish. Dennis Miller: What's the Big Deal? In Brief: The host of the HBO show says there's no way he's going to be "sharin' some jerky with Bob Barr" on 1-1-00. A Y2K Victory Garden? Victory gardens may be coming back in style. That's what the Washington Post predicts we might be planting come 1-1-00. Millennial Travel Madness Getting a room for the 1-1-00 festivities is no problem. If you're willing to pay the price. Y2K not a bored game Worried about Y2K? So is a U.S. chess champion, who offers tips on Y2K preparedness.		FEATURES Book Reviews Y2K already has spawned its own genre. We tell you what books are worth buying. Chip 'n Little Cartoons Chip 'n Little goes on TV Chip 'n Little visits John Koskinen Chip 'n Little saves the world Warning: This cartoon has been called "foolish and tasteless." Y2K from A to Z Y2K Haiku Traditionalists may be shocked. Mad Cow Culture What does Y2K have in common with today's Mad Cow Culture? Answer: Everything. Declan McCullagh's Y2K articles Psychology of Y2K LATEST NEWS As of December 31, 1999 Get Your T-Shirt Quick Bill Gates Does Y2K Reader Feedback A Sarcastic Calendar Cooking After the Apocalypse A Real Y2K Disaster Hitchhiker's Guide Meets Y2K