Anyway, as long as the Davos Divas and the Frequent Flier Anarchists are having their say, I might as well be presumptuous enough to suggest, without any axe to grind, some real-life future Net scenarios for the rest of us.

FORBES: A Net Uncertain

This was the India that Ashok Kumar served for nearly 70 years, providing for a few rupees some escape from the grind of life.

ECONOMIST: Ashok Kumar, a star of India, died on December 10th, aged 90

Yvonne, who is pregnant and dreams of a better life for her child, drains away the hours watching B-Westerns in an all-night grind house while her layabout boyfriend, Homer, goes out to drink and gamble.

NEWYORKER: The Exiles