Editorial on the "new view" of affirmative action; links to international cultural studies resources; and our Teachers' Pick Book Review. . Fresh works by New York-Trinidadian author Samantha Coerbell; a novel extract from Australian writer Claine Helen Keily's The Mechanical Ocean; and a host of works available for the first time on the internet, from the award-winning print journal Many Mountain Moving, including fiction by Diana Abu-Jaber, Carolyn Alessio, Patricia Ammann, Marie Lee, Mary Park, David Sims, and W.D. Wetherell. . Narratives about personal experiences with the many facets and complexities of "culture," including Grace Tsao's "Growing up Asian American with a Disabilty"; Jack Urquhart's "Getting It: A Reflection on 'Coming Out' in Middle Age"; Steven Fullwood's "Pure Polyamorous Pleasure"; Samantha Coerbell's "In the Company of Strangers"; and Jonathan Holden's Pushcart Prize-nominated narrative, "American Anaesthetics." . Provocative works from Yup'ik Eskimo writer Alice Rose Crow; stunning mixed-media by U.S-Salvadorian poet and visual artist Patricia Villalobos Echeverría; new poems from Frances Brown and our West Malaysian correspondent, Robert James Berry; plus a fine array of titles for first-time online readership from Many Mountains Moving, including poetry by Kim Addonizio, Sherman Alexie, Homer Aridjis, Jim Elledge, Yusef Komunyakaa, Walter McDonald, Richard Siken, Martha G. Wiseman, and many more. . Patricia Villalobos Echeverría's "Grietas/Fissures" series of paintings, plus her "Reciprocidad/Reciprocity: Installation"; and a Gallery of Works by Pakistani-Canadian artist Julian J. Samuel. . Our tribute to the best literary efforts on the 'net, with applause for the fine fiction of Elizabeth Fischer's Canadian ezine, NWHQ, and for the poetry of EA Lynch's Aether. . The annual STANDARDS' Best of the Small Presses Award goes to the thoughtful and engaging works of Many Mountains Moving. . Our look at the tantalizing titles from San Diego's emerging press, Calaca; along with our Teachers' Pick -- Westview Press' The Almanac of Women and Minorities in American Politics. . Hot buttons for cultural sites across the internet. .