Notable Links
Awesome Tapes From Africa — Not too much writing here but (as the blog’s title might imply) a ton of great music.
Blog Maverick — Dallas Mavericks owner, internet billionaire, and all around smart-ass Mark Cuban offers us a peek at his internal monologue here. Definitely worth a read.
By Design — A NYT blog, Allison Arieff is the former editor in chief at Dwell. Not a frequent poster, but great ideas.
Can’t Stop the Bleeding — Sports coverage of all kinds (including cricket).
The Contrarian – Our man in distemper, Dave, deals with Texas politics the only way a sane man can: with bewildered cynicism.
Design Milk — Art, design and architecture bits.
Designing Magazines — Former Washington City Paper Art Director Jandos Rothstein’s blog about…magazine design. Really? It’s pretty interesting.
Generation Y — Much praised effort from Cuban blogger Yoani Sanchez.
Guttersnipe — Excellent pop-culture coverage from a stable of talented writers. Plus I may be a little in love with video girls Liz and K8.
Media Decoder — The NYT’s media blog.
Mexico’s Drug War — A great media project site by the L.A. Times with frequent updates about the Drug War in Mexico.
Organette — A pleasant read and a foodie favorite, along with great images.
Pop Cesspool — Um. Lotsa stuff here. Mostly commentary from D.C.-based critic Joe Warminsky. Definitely worth a read.
ReelDC — Film Critic, Washington City Paper and NPR vet, and author Mark Jenkins’ blog. Seriously comprehensive.
SFJ — One of my favorite New Yorker writers loosens up on his private site.
Sports Guy’s World — Much as I hate frat types, I can’t help but love their spokesman, Bill Simmons, who may be the only writer working who’s able to reference, say, Matt Leblanc in a story about the NBA draft without sounding like the most insufferable person in the world.
Tamara Davis Cooking Show — Tamara has a unique take on the cooking show, with short and wonderfully edited videos with interesting music.
This Recording – The rare site that can give you 500 words on Battlestar Galactica then 500 words on Balzac then 500 words on Wes Anderson then …