Blogs!

[elpollodiablo]

I used to not get em. At least, I didn't really have much interest in them, and consequently didn't spend much time seeking them out. Lately, though, I've gotten incredibly bored with my RSS feeds; I'm sick of flicking over the cliched-ass boozhy/progressive bullshit on Slate and Salon, and reading the leads from NYT and CNN can only occupy so much time. I like a nice heady mix of information and entertainment; Gothamist has been my absolute fav since moving here, as I really like the fact that there's a good combination of local stuff and political/national interest stuff. Could anyone recommend any other blogs for a new Brooklynite? I'd like some semi-local sites, though anything that's just plain exceptional would be much appreciated.

Thanks, kids!

[Good Intentions]

I'm still unsold on blogging in general - a number of times I've subscribed to something which interests me and then jumped ship a week later after the incessant useless updates wear down my patience. There are two blogs I do subscribe to and follow religiously, so they're in the 'plain exceptional' category:

Language Log
I Blame the Patriarchy

There's a third one I follow, John Hawks weblog, on human evolution and paleoanthropology, but that's because I have a few bees in my bonnet about appeals to evolution in explanations of human behaviour and norms, and I make strong claims about the same (they are universally bunk), so I need to keep myself up to date about the broad movements in the field if I were to attempt to be at least minimally conscientious.

[elpollodiablo]

I Blame the Patriarchy is a little shrill for me, thanks. I used to follow Language Log, but it gets a bit dry.

Thanks for the links, though!

[Illest Waffle]

http://www.blognigger.com is a neighborhood favorite.
http://www.vanityfair.com/online/wolcott/ is a citywide favorite.
http://narcosphere.narconews.com/thefield is for communist polico action.
http://www.washingtonmonthly.com/ now houses the dude from Carpetbagger Report.
http://gothamist.com/ if you need to find someone to shit on.

Wow, what the fuck is that patriarchy intertron blogsphere there?

[dieblucasdie]

I think it's weird that people would find Twisty shrill.  She's just so hilarious! 

hey miles, you should read Oh No They Didn't. hahaha.

[Good Intentions]

Strange, I dumped all the other feminist blogs because they were shrill/full of useless updates/lifestyle politics. Twisty is the only one that has my attention all the way.

Then again, I'm very often taken up in awe at the SCUM Manifesto. Reading it after having read some classic misogynistic texts makes it all the better - if I had my chance to take my Schopenhauer undergrad course again, I'd use my coursework to compare and contrast this text with Arthur's famous anti-woman tirade, with hilarious results.

[Thermofusion]

I don't think I meet the requirements for the Men's Auxiliary, but, then again, the requirements are a little steep.

[Good Intentions]

We all need something to work towards, don't you think?

[coldforge]

the only new york blog i have that's updated within 30 days is ontheinside.info.

[Illest Waffle]

the only new york blog i have that's updated within 30 days is ontheinside.info.

the fuck you readin'

[coldforge]

Don't really know. I'm pretty fire-and-forget when it comes to RSS feeds. But apparently I could tell you what bars Janeane Garofalo likes in the city.

[dieblucasdie]

You should try

This relationship blog

This productivity blog

This music blog

This livejournal

And this X-Files slashfic site

edited to add:

How could I forget this preteen girl blog?

[Illest Waffle]

wow Blucas, were like blog-bros, except you're the runt unfun bro with nothing interesting to share.

[dieblucasdie]

Heh.  Not even the productivity blog?

[guanajuato]

you guys are disgusting. who reads any gothamist blog btw? i mean, it's like craig's list but super faggy alabotious. i mean, why not read aol blogs? bag hags.

[guanajuato]

I used to not get em. At least, I didn't really have much interest in them, and consequently didn't spend much time seeking them out. Lately, though, I've gotten incredibly bored with my RSS feeds; I'm sick of flicking over the cliched-ass boozhy/progressive bullshit on Slate and Salon, and reading the leads from NYT and CNN can only occupy so much time. I like a nice heady mix of information and entertainment; Gothamist has been my absolute fav since moving here, as I really like the fact that there's a good combination of local stuff and political/national interest stuff. Could anyone recommend any other blogs for a new Brooklynite? I'd like some semi-local sites, though anything that's just plain exceptional would be much appreciated.

Thanks, kids!

dude what happ to you? when did you turn into one of the old dudes from that goldie hawn movie bird on the wire? all nathan lane. 'hi guyv i'm wookin for fumfthing wif stars butterfws'. someone needs to piss in your dog dish so you start gettin all cynical again.

[coldforge]

You should try

This relationship blog

This productivity blog

This music blog

This livejournal

And this X-Files slashfic site

edited to add:

How could I forget this preteen girl blog?

oh, i get it.

[dieblucasdie]

I'm just upset that your last entry was crossposted.  Do we not deserve exclusive content cf?

[Andrew_TSKS]

Hah, so was mine, actually.

[coldforge]

I'm just upset that your last entry was crossposted.  Do we not deserve exclusive content cf?

Which 'we'? The ones that don't respond over there, or the ones that don't respond over here?

[nonotyet]

god fucking dammit Blucas

[hannah]

http://www.talkingpointsmemo.com/ and http://tpmelectioncentral.talkingpointsmemo.com/

http://daily.greencine.com/

http://www.movingimagesource.us/ (in particular: http://www.movingimagesource.us/events/cities/New%20York for film screenings)

http://canopycanopycanopy.com/

http://www.newyorker.com/online/blogs/cartoonlounge/?xrail

I can give you some blogs that are guaranteed to get you riled up each morning, too, although perhaps some of the above will do the trick. Just promise to stop calling feminists "shrill"!

[dieblucasdie]

I also like the flavorpill sites over the -ist sites, though I've really only compared the Chicago ones.

[alexandra]

flavorpill makes me want to die.

[elpollodiablo]

Just promise to stop calling feminists "shrill"!

I promise, as long as they're not totally shrill like the woman who writes IBTP.