Andrew Sullivan’s The Daily Dish: Never did I think I’d be reading a blog written by a Republican, and enjoying it. Sullivan is topical, erudite, and compelling…and while some of his posts are much shorter than others, they will make you feel like you have a sound idea about what’s going on in the world.
Defective Yeti: Blogger Matthew Baldwin makes hilarious daily observations in his blog. But, to be honest, he had me at yeti.
I, Cringely: My husband swears by this one. When I asked my husband how to define the blog, he said, “Robert Cringely is a technology evangelist looking at the impact of technology on everyday life.” (My husband is wicked smaht.) I just started reading it, and I’m very impressed. Cringely’s blog is really interesting–and even provocative–stuff, offering predictions about technological advances and the politics of technology in the coming months and years. (Note that Cringely’s blog/column The Pulpit was on pbs.org for more than 10 years, so past posts will be found here.)
Life Begins at 41…or maybe 43: Louise blogs about her midlife crisis and other interesting topics from her home in Canada. And she blogs every day, which is no small feat. Go Louise!
Margaret and Helen: Two eighty-somethings blog about politics, their families, recipes, life. I’m not *entirely* convinced it isn’t one of their grandsons (Matthew) doing the posting–the font is so small and the prose so seamless it seems to give things away–but I’m willing to put my skepticism on the backburner in order to keep reading.
Soule Mama: Amanda Soule is an amazing mother of 4 who lives in Portland, Maine. In her blog, she’s the mom I’d like to be (that is, if I ever have a child): creative, warm, and (not to make a pun here) soulful. Of course, if I did become a mom, I doubt I’d create such wonderful projects as she–I was born without the crafting gene. But I’d like to believe I was capable of such things. Sigh.
Things I Bought that I Love: Mindy Kaling–otherwise known as Kelly Kapoor on The Office–brings the blogosphere what I’d call a hilarious virtual shopping spree. She loves stuff: purses and clothes and makeup and lotions and jewelry and gadgets. And so will you, after reading her blog. Seriously. I don’t get whiteheads, but after reading her post about some magical potion that will remove them in 24 hours, I want to buy some.
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Heather B. Armstrong, blogger at dooce.com
Heather B. Armstrong is a bit of a hero in the blogosphere: she actually lost her job because she blogged about it.
That makes her a bit of a blogging revolutionary; but what also makes her one of the rebels of the blogosphere is her witty, irreverent writing about life and motherhood. I dare you to read dooce.com and not be at least mildly amused. Or mildly shocked. She goes where most bloggers don’t dare to.
The other reason I chose Heather’s blog is the fact that she has managed to turn it into her own industry; not only making enough money with it to support herself, but also her husband, who assists with technical aspects of the blog.
So get your dooce on. Go on, you know you want to.
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Gary Arndt on Easter Island
Imagine selling your house (granted, in this market, pretty difficult, but try to remember what it was like only a few years ago.) Imagine putting your belongings in storage. And imagine packing a small bag with a few items of clothing, a camera, and a laptop, and taking off on a trip around the world. For an unspecified amount of time. And without a detailed itinerary.
That’s exactly what Gary Arndt did in March, 2007–he left his home in Minnesota to go on the adventure of a lifetime by himself. I have so much admiration for him; to me, it’s extraordinary that he has taken this giant bunjee jump (both literally and figuratively) into life.
What’s great is that Gary, in his blog www.everything-everywhere.com, takes us along for the ride. And if you have the travel bug, as I do, you’ll find yourself inspired by his world wandering.
Go, Gary! (His next stop is Dubai.)
Filed under: Six Bloggers Blogging | Tags: blog, blogger, blogging, Danny Miller, Eartha Kitt, Jew Eat Yet?
Topical, funny, touching, and above all, well-written, Danny Miller’s Jew Eat Yet? is one of the blogs I most look forward to reading from week to week. It balances the personal with the informative in such an elegant way–I hold it up as a model of the way I’d like to blog.
Miller, a writer and editor who lives in LA, gives us posts about history, about his family, about movies, about music, about politics, and about pop culture. Reading it, for me, is the equivalent of curling up on the couch on Sunday morning with a blanket, a cup of tea, and a good book.
So give it a try! His recent post about the recently deceased Eartha Kitt is right up my alley–it illuminates a fascinating incident in Kitt’s life that many may have forgotten. Thanks, Danny!
Filed under: Six Bloggers Blogging | Tags: blog, blogger, blogging, movies, Roger Ebert, Siskel and Ebert
I miss Siskel and Ebert’s At the Movies. I miss their acerbic wit, their open (and even somewhat bitter) rivalry, and erudite analysis of modern films–they were able to transform certain movies from obscure arthouse flicks into something I really wanted to see.
Roger Ebert
Gene Siskel, of course, passed away due to surgical complications from a brain tumor in 1999. But Roger Ebert is still with us, staging his own heroic battle with thyroid cancer that has since spread to his salivary gland and jaw bone. The extensive surgical work that has been performed on him has left him unable to speak.
But he is not without a voice: he continues to review films, as well as make observations about life, politics, the world and the movie industry in Roger Ebert’s Journal, which is featured on the Chicago Sun-Times website.
Well worth a read; pay special attention to the comments section, because his readers are also great writers.
