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October 30, 2004

Rockist, Rockism

A rockist isn't just someone who loves rock 'n' roll, who goes on and
on about Bruce Springsteen, who champions ragged-voiced
singer-songwriters no one has ever heard of. A rockist is someone who
reduces rock 'n' roll to a caricature, then uses that caricature as a
weapon. Rockism means idolizing the authentic old legend (or
underground hero) while mocking the latest pop star; lionizing punk
while barely tolerating disco; loving the live show and hating the
music video; extolling the growling performer while hating the
lip-syncher.

KELEFA SANNEH

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October 26, 2004

Newdonkey

Newdonkey, well produced and reasonable democrats.

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October 25, 2004

Talkleft / Jeralyn Merritt

Talkleft / Jeralyn Merritt thoughtful leftish blog, sometimes about crime.

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October 24, 2004

Andrew Sullivan

Andrew Sullivan, Daily Dish.
Literate non-hating conservative writer.

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October 23, 2004

100 good American speeches

100 good American speeches, mp3 samples.

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October 22, 2004

Atrios Eschaton / Duncan Black

Atrios Eschaton, aka Duncan Black's late breaking partisan
democrat news and spite, punctuated by occasional thoughful commentary
about Ricardian equivalence. ('Eschatology' is a long word
for end game.)

Example:

On ABC's The Note:

I've been reading the Note since the middle of the 2004
presidential campaign, and I must say it's one of the funniest
things I've ever encountered. It's the perfect parody of the
insular, snobbish, in-crowd mindset of Washington journalism.

You've captured everything: the craven subservience to power,
the swooning over empty Republican chest-beating, the total
ignorance of issues that matter to non-millionaires, the snide
sidelong shots at people who understand those issues, and -
particularly when you talk about Howard Dean - the pissiness of
people who believe themselves elite and can't quite understand
why nobody else is listening to their pearls of wisdom.

It's like a transcript of a cocktail party attended exclusively
by ultra-rich child molesters and whores. Congratulations on
the brilliant work, and remember the words of satirist Michael
O'Donoghue: "Making people laugh is the lowest form of comedy."

More like this: Archives

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October 21, 2004

Dailykos

Dailykos, frequently updated democrat group blog.

Also publishes Dkosopedia, WiKi for lefty democrats.

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October 19, 2004

James Wolcott

James Wolcott, well written punditry and spinsterism.

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October 18, 2004

Architectural eyesores

Architectural eyesore of the month, selected by James Howard Kunstler.

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October 15, 2004

cat slashdot | grep alterslash

alterslash is the thinking man's Slashdot dump.

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October 14, 2004

Chicago Boyz

Chicago Boyz examine the data on Iraqi war losses.

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October 13, 2004

Mahalanobis / Michael Stastny

Mahalanobis is Michael Stastny's excellent economics blog.

He also has a sharp eye for current events.

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October 12, 2004

Go Motoring

Go Motoring, MINI Cooper blog-portal aggregator.

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October 11, 2004

New York Times top 25 articles, most mailed

New York Times top 25 articles. 'Top' is measured by most mailed,
not most viewed.

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October 09, 2004

Motoringfile

motoringfile, best MINI Cooper blog.
Based in Chicago, USA.

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October 08, 2004

Marginal Revolution

Marginal Revolution, good economics blog; tries hard to be mainstream.

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October 04, 2004

Talking Points Memo

Talking Points Memo, Joshua Micah Marshall.

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October 03, 2004

MyDD :: Due Diligence of Politics

MyDD :: Due Diligence of Politics -- Chris Bowers.

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October 02, 2004

Belmont Club

Belmont Club. History and history in the making. (archives).

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