I’ve been asked to come up with a short list of some blogs I think are good. Given that I’m outrageously opinionated, this should not be difficult to do. Strangely, athough I normally avoid memes like the plague, this is one assignment I eagerly accepted, given that it contributes to my being on the tee vee. If you, also, can put me on tv, I am perfectly prepared to meme away on command… see how easy I am to get along with?
Some good blogs, and why (and if I left you off, it’s just because I’m saving you for myself, okay? You’re still in the blogroll, silly! No hurt emails plzthxkbai!):
My blogs, of course:
raincoaster
TeenyManolo
Ayyyy
runningthroughrain
The Shebeen Club
- Defamer, the Hollywood gossip blog. Mark and Seth are probably the best writers in the blogosphere, and they cover a lot of ground, wittily. The commenters are gold.
- PerezHilton, the #1 blog in the world. Why? He dishes up celebrity gossip nearly 24/7, and he has a compelling (love it or hate it) personality. Blogs without personal identities are completely DOA.
- DarrenBarefoot, a Canadian abroad. He’s the best example I know of what Nancy White calls a Technology Steward: he isn’t a techie, but he can justify the ways of tech to the rest of the world, sifting through a billion flashes in the pan and pointing out the ones we need to bother with, the ones that will change our lives. Also: really funny.
- RenalFailure, wild fabrications and outright lies. Hilarious, strange, creative, weird.
- DamnInteresting just is. DAMN interesting.
- AliEteraz, a modern Muslim: Islamic reform, Pakistani politics, and changing the world, one post at a time.
- Jesus’General, the (satirical) home of the glorious conservative revolution.
- ParaEthos, one of the best intellectual art ‘n philosophy sites out there. Disorienting, enriching, and bizarre.
- PrettyGoodOnPaper, a highly literary blog that’s not a book blog. Intellectual, challenging, intriguing.
- WalkingTurcotYards, a remarkable urban photography blog from Montreal’s Turcot Yards, the largest abandoned urban space in the world.
- Fark. When all else fails and you think the world has turned dull grey, a quick Farking will set you right. The greatest roundup of the bizarre in the intertubes!
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raincoaster 
good to see renal failure made it on to your list :-)
He’s deeply underappreciated in my opinion.
Thanks for the kind words and linkage!
Well, technically I’m not on your blogroll…
I do agree about Renal Failure though. Great stuff on there.
You left me off the list – so am I complaining?
NOPE – any list with Walking Turcot and Renal Failure is way outa my league – those guys are genius’s.
Well, I do have a complaint. nursemyra should be on the list.
Whoa, I looked at all of these blogs, rc. And some of them are very interesting. There appears to be some sort of typographical error or something in the list, though, w/r/t/ “Pretty Good on Paper.” Something must be wrong with your editor or something.
I wouldn’t mention it (after all, even accidental links are nice) but it is the second time this has happened–you linked me with the South African Fairy story a while back.
Unless . . . unless it was intentional. In that case, though, I’m even more confused about the S.A. fairy thing. Since I have the utmost respect for your fine blog I will now spend the rest of the week trying to figure out how I am connected to South African fairies.
Archie, Nursemyra is one of my faves, and she’s a natural for the list EXCEPT that it’s morning television. If it were cocktail hour television, she’d be at the top.
And Archie, you know I luv ya! You’re just not easily categorized.
caveblogem: we’re ALL connected to South African fairies; the world is divided into those that know that, and those who don’t.
Cat: omission corrected. I de-blogrolled you when you went on hiatus and forgot to reinstate you.
Darren, you earned it! Welcome to the strangeness which is raincoaster.
You can overappreciate me all you want until the appreciation deficit has been erased.
I feel the love!
There ya go; bathe in the warm waves of fame!
Thank you for re adding me.
YW. A mere oversight you weren’t added on your return.
I spotted this the other day but am only able to comment now (one does not get front page pluggings from top of the blogosphere blogs like Raincoaster every day). It is an honour to be on the list.
Talent got you on the list; flattery will keep you there!