Best Blogs?

Schnevets

Didn't want to threadjack the R. Scott Bakker topic, but his blog really filled a little appetite I've had for smart and interesting writing. Now I'm hoping to add a few more blogs like it to my RSS feed. Does anyone have any good suggestions, preferably something that is mature, thought provoking, and updated regularly?

Oh, and don't just post your own stuff, of course some friendly fellow forumite may make a recommendation in your favor...

Cremlian

www.fivethirtyeight.com Though he just got picked up by the NYT so he's going to disappear behind a pay wall in a few months...

Viga

I'm really enjoying http://youarenotsosmart.com/.

Walker

It isn't particularly thought provoking, but I must reiterate that Hyperbole and a Half is amazing.


Science Based Medicine is also pretty sweet if you're into the subject matter.

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It isn't particularly thought provoking, but I must reiterate thatHyperbole and a Halfis amazing.

IS THIS A FUCKING BLOG ABOUT MY LIFE?!? Damn I'm as mundane as expected.

George Patches

thatHyperbole and a Halfis amazing.

This person clearly has been stalking me.

Koholint

BLDGBLOG is great if you're interested in "architectural conjecture, urban speculation, and landscape futures" or if you like pretty pictures.

Matt

Random scrolling through my iGoogle pages resulted in the following feeds I subscribe to:

http://www.neatorama.com/

http://brokensecrets.com/

Wil Wheaton's blog

http://hackaday.com/

http://www.codinghorror.com/blog/

Viga

It isn't particularly thought provoking, but I must reiterate thatHyperbole and a Halfis amazing.

New favorite blog for me today!

YoshoKatana

BLDGBLOGis great if you're interested in "architectural conjecture, urban speculation, and landscape futures" or if you like pretty pictures.

Dear god, yes. I love architectural porn.

Dave Littler's Tall Blog of Strength is pretty fun as well.

Rands in Repose is about business and group dynamics.

The Rude Pundit reads enough like Transmetropolitan to suspend my disbelief.

Pharyngula and Neurologica are in a similar vein to Science Based Medicine.

Google's Public Policy Blog always makes me feel like I'm living in the future.

If you like BLDGBLOG, you'll probably enjoy Infrastructuralist.

Lastly, 2D Goggles. Imagine Charles Babbage and Ada Byron (Lord Byron's daughter) having steampunk adventures in the 1830's. If you like "Hark, a Vagrant!" you'll like this.

WindUpBird

The Rude Punditreads enough like Transmetropolitan to suspend my disbelief.

Photos That Make the Rude Pundit Want to Kick Radar in the Nuts While Wasted on Soju

SUBSCRIBED.

Ruffas

Imagine Charles Babbage and Ada Byron (Lord Byron's daughter) having steampunk adventures in the 1830's. If you like "Hark, a Vagrant!" you'll like this.

That sounds a lot like "The Difference Engine".

Sail

Thought Catalog is really awesome, guys. Proof:

-How to Make Friends and Convince Them You Are Someone Fun and Not Insane and Worth Inviting Next Time
-How to be a 20-Something
-How to Not Get Laid by These Chicks

WindUpBird

I'm having a lot of fun with TC.

Sail

If you're enjoying the posts by Tao Lin, I highly recommend his novella Shoplifting From American Apparel. Apparently his new book Richard Yates is even better, but I haven't read it yet since I've been busy with Dune.

Pegu

How to Not Get Laid by These Chicks

Heh. I was looking up pizza prices online for my mom and I had this open in other tab. Guess what happened when I closed the pizza tab. Oops.

WindUpBird

-How to Not Get Laid by These Chicks

Literary

Go to a book signing with her and make fun of the author signing the books. Comment on how backwards major publishers are; say Djuna Barnes, Gertrude Stein, and Lydia Davis are your favorite writers to show that you are progressive and non-patriarchal in your taste for women's lit. Tell her she looks really sexy in those thick glasses and you got a boner harder than Pynchon's last novel; get smacked by soft hands and notice those unblinking pearls of hurt; put Mansfield Park back on the shelf when she storms out.

At first I laughed at the bolded part, but then I felt kind of oddly sad.