Edited by author 08-26-2000 03:14 AM
The Theater and Its Double, by Antonin Artaud.

Artaud argued that as western culture co-opts artistic expression into safe channels, increasingly repressed irrational aspects of art - based on dreams, myth, emotion - become increasingly important. Artaud saw the theatre (well, certain aspects of the theatre) as providing an outlet for these.

As the web becomes more-and-more "tamed", there will be an analogous need. Weblogs are one aspect of filling such needs. I would argue that good design will as well - balancing the "predictability" of ease of use with an ability to encourage serendipitous discoveries.