[LEMONS] 6.08.2001
Automatic Media, Inc. went out of business today. I don't know what that means for Suck, Feed, altculture, and plastic... But it can't be good. I took a screenshot of the front page, where quotes scroll past the "we're out of money" announcement, as there's a peculiar juxtaposition.
I never wrote for Suck, and I only sent them one pitch (for a hit & run), but it was, for a long time, one of my favorite places on the Web. In fact, Suck was what made me sit up and realize that I might be able to make a living writing for the Web. I haven't read it regularly since 1998 or so, as the proliferation of content sites inevitably drew me elsewhere, but I'm going to be really sad if it goes away. It will be missed.
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