Comments on: What is your favourite blog?

Question: What is your favourite blog?

feelinglistless — Sun, 30 Mar 2008 13:21:18 -0800

What is your favourite blog?

I recently had a cull of the blogs I've been reading, mostly because they tended towards the corporate and weren't that entertaining or in some cases readable. I'm on the look out for new blogs to read, and having looked at the Bloggies nominees and the usual suspects, what I'd really like are the undervalued gems, the ones which are never nominated for anything but are just consistently excellent anyway. Any genre, any style, any location. Any ideas?

By: Juliet Banana

Juliet Banana — Sun, 30 Mar 2008 13:28:26 -0800

I read a million fashion/style blogs, but if there was a death match, it would definitely come down to a battle between Agathe and Gala. Both are incredibly original, unique, and fierce.

By: you're a kitty!

you're a kitty! — Sun, 30 Mar 2008 13:29:21 -0800

It may not be obscure, but Cosmic Variance is my favorite.

By: billtron

billtron — Sun, 30 Mar 2008 13:35:57 -0800

janedark

By: box

box — Sun, 30 Mar 2008 13:36:57 -0800

I'm a big fan of Faking It (if you're not interested in authenticity and popular music, though, it might not be your thing).

By: petah

petah — Sun, 30 Mar 2008 13:38:35 -0800

New York Hack

By: jpcody

jpcody — Sun, 30 Mar 2008 13:43:41 -0800

Kottke!

By: keep it tight

keep it tight — Sun, 30 Mar 2008 13:44:05 -0800

I really like Confessions of a Pioneer Woman....

but I'll deny it to any of my dudes...

By: Korou

Korou — Sun, 30 Mar 2008 13:49:38 -0800

Book Covers

By: jmnugent

jmnugent — Sun, 30 Mar 2008 13:49:56 -0800

These arent my "daily reads"... but their uniqueness sticks out in my mind:

Ectoplasmosis ..um... weird ?
Elit Alice ... random cool stuff
Trendalicious... mashup of Del.icio.us, Reddit and Digg
Paintalicious... art blog
Flickrriver ... LOVE the hot smooth scrolly action
Who Killed Bambi .. is deliciously gruesome

By: jayder

jayder — Sun, 30 Mar 2008 13:52:20 -0800

I don't really like many blogs, but 2Blowhards is one I do read and really enjoy.

By: mullacc

mullacc — Sun, 30 Mar 2008 13:56:35 -0800

Fire Joe Morgan is my favorite blog and I don't even like baseball.

By: jmnugent

jmnugent — Sun, 30 Mar 2008 14:00:57 -0800

OH.. forgot a few:

Someday I want to be a designer, architect or materials-hacker:
Contemporist
Ikea Hacker

Once a chef, always a chef:
Tastespotting

And I seem to have a thing for socks: (much to my own surprise),..(no, I dont wear them :)
Sock Dreams
(now if only I could find a corset blog similar to Sock Dreams..that would be pretty sweet)

By: ohio

ohio — Sun, 30 Mar 2008 14:03:44 -0800

elyse sewell's livejournal: elysesewell.livejournal.com. modeling + food + photography = joy!

By: hummercash

hummercash — Sun, 30 Mar 2008 14:03:55 -0800

a few of the sites i read on a daily basis...

Yanko Design - industrial design news
TechCrunch - start up news
The Consumerist - stories and tips to help consumers who are getting screwed over by large corporations
Why Does Everything Suck? - tech blog that tends to focus on database related topics

By: ncc1701d

ncc1701d — Sun, 30 Mar 2008 14:06:04 -0800

waxy.org - an authentic take on interesting things web/meme/tech
defectiveyeti.com - hi-larious take on news, etc.
boingboing.net - awesome shit, similar topics to waxy (with a dash of steampunk)
lifehacker.com - for... lifehacking
tuaw.com - all things apple
jayisgames.com - casual games
firstshowing.net - movies (lots of brand new trailers)
uncrate.com - cool shit to buy (for dudes; try outblush.com for ladies)

By: citron

citron — Sun, 30 Mar 2008 14:06:09 -0800

The Confluence
(Run by Clintonistas and many Kossacks (Daily Kos) in exile - more conversational, please be polite, merci d'avance.)

The Left Coaster, more politics, more Clintonistas, long thought out posts very well researched.

Kingdom of Style - fashion blog, obv, but not streetstyle - very creative and usually several new posts a day, I don't know how she finds the time! Love it.

Cafe Mode, fashion blog from Paris, all in French

20 Jazz Funk Greats (fantastic music blog. not jazz funk, mind you.. the name comes from a Throbbing Gristle album which.. um.. doesn't have 20 songs, they're not jazz, not funk, and maybe not great, ymmv, I like TG but it's not my favorite.)

Fluokids, French language music blog, lots of great new electronic music.

90's R & B Junkie - what it says. so many songs I hadn't heard in years. top class!

By: kitkatcathy

kitkatcathy — Sun, 30 Mar 2008 14:07:48 -0800

Indexed
The Happiness Project
Serious Eats
The Amateur Gourmet
Mighty Goods

By: serial_consign

serial_consign — Sun, 30 Mar 2008 14:17:37 -0800

Some personal faves:

Digital Tools
Rhizome
Networked_Performance
The Teeming Void

All of these are great sources of info for nerdcore art & technology fare.

By: bluesky43

bluesky43 — Sun, 30 Mar 2008 14:57:29 -0800

One of my favorites for recipes is A smitten kitchen

By: korres

korres — Sun, 30 Mar 2008 14:57:30 -0800

The Book Design Review
One Thousand Tiny Things I Hate
24 Oranges
ColourLovers
Bad Astronomy Blog
Pharyngula

By: saxamo

saxamo — Sun, 30 Mar 2008 15:18:36 -0800

Ran Prieur's

By: imjustsaying

imjustsaying — Sun, 30 Mar 2008 15:20:28 -0800

I'm a photographer.
Strobist
A Photo Editor
Joe's NYC
The Online Photographer
I'm also a Democrat.
Daily Kos

By: dawson

dawson — Sun, 30 Mar 2008 15:21:47 -0800

I was going to suggest popurls,(which I sorta just did), not as a blog but as a neat starting point. But I may like jmnugent's Trendalicious even better.

By: misanthropicsarah

misanthropicsarah — Sun, 30 Mar 2008 15:23:08 -0800

flint knits
modblog
whatever
wwdn: in exile

By: wittgenstein

wittgenstein — Sun, 30 Mar 2008 15:31:13 -0800

swiss miss

By: heathergirl

heathergirl — Sun, 30 Mar 2008 15:38:40 -0800

Another vote for The Pioneer Woman.
Also Dooce.

By: moift

moift — Sun, 30 Mar 2008 16:35:15 -0800

Start Snitching: Telling the Truth off of the Project Roof

By: Bizurke

Bizurke — Sun, 30 Mar 2008 16:42:50 -0800

This one's pretty well known, but in case you haven't checked out languagelog, definitely do so. It's like William Safire for smart people.

By: arnicae

arnicae — Sun, 30 Mar 2008 16:43:31 -0800

Africa Blogs by journalists and others:

West Africa Wins Always
Dotty Rhino

Silly things:

The "Blog" of "Unnecessary"Question Marks
Cortex the Killer

Animal blogs and veterinarians and pets:

The NinnerFish Bowl
Weird Bug Lady
Two Chinchillas

By: kickerofelves

kickerofelves — Sun, 30 Mar 2008 17:00:07 -0800

As a blogger myself, I get asked this question pretty frequently, and my answers haven't changed much over the years.

music blogs:

Chromewaves
Said the Gramophone
The Catbirdseat

litblogs:

Maud Newton
Bookslut

personal well-written blog:

I Will Dare

By: the littlest brussels sprout

the littlest brussels sprout — Sun, 30 Mar 2008 17:14:12 -0800

Mason-Dixon Knitting -- Two best friends. One lives in Nashville, the other in Manhattan. They knit, and stuff.
The Burgh Blog -- The anonymous and fabulous PittGirl blogs Pittsburgh.
Wedding Bee -- Several brides-to-be blog as they plan their weddings (replete with stationery/dress/flower/cake pr0n.)
Que Sera Sera -- Funny and lovable Tulsa transplant in NYC.

By: zippity

zippity — Sun, 30 Mar 2008 17:25:57 -0800

Apartment Therapy
How About Orange
Things I've Bought that I Love

By: wreckingball

wreckingball — Sun, 30 Mar 2008 17:26:57 -0800

seconding janedark, from above.

a personal favorite is tinyluckygenius aka the unicorn's tear. though i could see why the title might not inspire. it's jessica hopper (of the chicago reader, elsewhere), mostly a personal blog, but i find it eminently readable, and, when she has a mind to recommend (or dismiss) a book/movie/artist, i find that she's almost always right in doing so.

By: heffalump

heffalump — Sun, 30 Mar 2008 17:31:39 -0800

Man vs. Clown Funny!

By: craven_morhead

craven_morhead — Sun, 30 Mar 2008 17:36:15 -0800

Overheard in New York
Post Secret
Lifehacker
Boy on a Stick and Slither
Basic Instructions
Passive Agressive Notes
I can haz cheezburger
Marmaduke Explained
Pearls Before Swine
The Fail Blog
Izzle Paff
Sartorialist
Perry Bible Fellowship
Fazed
The Onion

I'm way too lazy to provide links; google is your friend. Anybody know any good legal blogs that aren't volkoh, or about greedy associates?

By: susiepie

susiepie — Sun, 30 Mar 2008 17:36:22 -0800

I subscribe to over 150 blogs using my Bloglines account. I usually spend a good portion of my Sundays catching up on all of my reads. Here are a few of my personal faves:

Notebookism - writing, journals, moleskines, and, of course, notebooks
Celebrity Baby Blog - celebrities and their offspring
Springwise - awesome blog featuring new business ideas & entrepreneurial stuff
I Can Has Cheezburger and I Has a Hot Dog - hilarious cat and dog pictures with captions
DeLush Beauty - makeup and perfume reviews
ljcfyi - a personal-ish blog, but mainly featuring cute and cool crafts, and cupcakes
Zen Habits - tips on life development and reaching personal goals

By: princesspathos

princesspathos — Sun, 30 Mar 2008 17:40:13 -0800

I'm not a foodie by any stretch of the imagination, but I LOVE Bake and Shake. It began as a baking blog with great photography, but it also showcases many other facets of the author's life.

My favorite non-food entries are the author's post-Sassy magazine manifesto and where she and her sisters talk baby names.

I wish she'd post more.

By: princesspathos

princesspathos — Sun, 30 Mar 2008 17:41:21 -0800

On preview, the links posted go directly to the comments. Scroll up for the entries.

By: idiomatika

idiomatika — Sun, 30 Mar 2008 17:58:14 -0800

Napoleon Fantastic

By: billypilgrim

billypilgrim — Sun, 30 Mar 2008 18:13:52 -0800

Seriously? Am I blind? Has no one posted BLDGBLOG?

Absolutely brilliant.

By: billypilgrim

billypilgrim — Sun, 30 Mar 2008 18:17:26 -0800

(of course, I may just be undervaluing BLDGBLOG's popularity)

By: Marie Mon Dieu

Marie Mon Dieu — Sun, 30 Mar 2008 18:33:11 -0800

Dark Roasted Blend - just way cool pics.

By: dobbs

dobbs — Sun, 30 Mar 2008 18:57:56 -0800

notcot.org

By: cait212

cait212 — Sun, 30 Mar 2008 20:22:37 -0800

Book By Its Cover
Design Sponge

By: prior

prior — Sun, 30 Mar 2008 23:13:08 -0800

dlisted.com for gossip.
largeheartedboy.com. links to stories about books/music/films that i want to read.
onegoodmove.org.

By: bluekrauss

bluekrauss — Mon, 31 Mar 2008 00:30:31 -0800

waiterrant.net
thepioneerwoman.com

By: lionelhutz5

lionelhutz5 — Mon, 31 Mar 2008 00:39:18 -0800

With much gratitude and spite for all those who have caused an exponential increase in the size of my "Misc" (aka time wasters) bookmark folder, here are my additions:

For those interested in law-type news/discussions (good for non-lawyers too):
How Appealing - great links, some neutral commentary
Volokh - libertarians and conservatives, but still thoughtful and interesting
Above The Law - law gossip

Eclectic (yes, everything other than law is eclectic for me):
Cognitive Daily
Parent Hacks (helps if you have kids)
Engadget
Gizmodo

By: feelinglistless

feelinglistless — Mon, 31 Mar 2008 09:12:14 -0800

Wow, thanks for that burst of Metafilter's great blog-conscience. That'll keep me busy.

By: slogger

slogger — Mon, 31 Mar 2008 09:28:53 -0800

I really enjoy Metafilter, but it's more of a "community weblog."

For politics, Josh Marshall's Talking Points Memo is a quality read.

For food and cooking, Serious Eats and Michael Ruhlman's blog are frequent reads (actually, Ruhlman just had a pretty comprehensive post on chefs who blog, but that's not quite what you were asking for).

By: anomie

anomie — Mon, 31 Mar 2008 14:19:09 -0800

I can't believe 3quarksdaily hasn't been mentioned yet! Very intelligent, thought provoking stuff every day.

By: Rashomon

Rashomon — Thu, 03 Apr 2008 20:39:28 -0800

BibliOdyssey [Very impressive art blog]
Bookninja
Daily Greencine [The best movie blog.]
Lady, That's My Skull
Voucher Ankles

Just a few...

By: seventyseven

seventyseven — Fri, 04 Apr 2008 00:36:31 -0800

Russell Davies
It's Nice That
Creative Review

Oh, and I blog too! At Spinning Around.

By: techrep

techrep — Sun, 13 Apr 2008 11:56:33 -0800

As a finance/investment guy, I enjoy:

Going Private
A VC
Paul Kedrosky's Infectious Greed
Alea

By: godisdad

godisdad — Fri, 15 Aug 2008 11:12:31 -0800

A few favorites on the tech side of things:

evan_tech

Ian Bicking: a blog

hubertf's NetBSD blog

That's all I can remember right now.