Weblogs
I'll admit it. Not only do I write a weblog, but I also read them: way too many of them. For months I've resisted putting up an in-depth links page of weblogs I read regularly or occasionally, but even I have to admit that my 'Further Reading' list at the bottom of the main page was getting way out of hand. So here, from Z to A, is something a bit more permanent. (Until I add new discoveries, as I inevitably will.) They're all worth a look.
The Short Version
The Long Version
- Zeldman
- The Man. Jeffrey is your one-stop shop for daily web-design news and tips and the occasional insight into his life in New York. He's also the moving force behind A List Apart—another essential stop for web designers.
- What's New Pussycat?
- Shauna lives in Canberra, where she works in the web. So did I. Her writing is bright and fun.
- Wetlog
- Neale is a Sydney-sider, iconoclast, and regular reader of Ananova. Also responsible for The Dark Ages (the weblog, not the era).
- Virulent Memes
- Graham proves that being stranded in regional Australia is no barrier to a rich and full life of, um, reading web pages. The only weblogger I know who posts about Mike Oldfield. (I might too, if I figured anyone gave a toss. So he's a braver man than I.)
- Twernt
- Strange. Mysterious. Amusing. Addictive. Twernt.
- Take the Ride
- Adam writes video games in California. Apparently it isn't as fun as it sounds. On the side, he writes these slices of life.
- Sylloge
- Stewart is Canadian, clever, and went to the same college I did a few years after I was there. Philosopher, web worker, and the force behind the 5k competition.
- Biz Stone
- There's something about Biz's short, quirky posts that's hard to resist. Another web worker based in New York.
- Strange Brew
- Alice doesn't post often, but I like her slightly bemused take on things. Another Canadian.
- Spoonfed
- American writer Scott has an on-again, off-again relationship with the web: at the moment it's off, as he heads back to his first love, the silver screen. But the archives are worth reading.
- Squirrel Bait
- Meghan's log is personal, sometimes depressing, but she writes well. American, again.
- Something Awful
- Probably the funniest sarcastic weblog I know, although it's not really part of the weblogging community. Lowtax is another American working in the video game industry.
- Slashdot
- /. isn't part of weblogging at all, though it's often cited as if it is. A huge and at times perplexing bulletin board of IT news and commentary from thousands of hackers and computer industry workers, with a Linux bent.
- Saturn
- Jack works in San Francisco with Ev, Meg, Matt and Paul in a small company called Pyra that makes a nifty thing called Blogger. In between, he ponders life, music, and... well, mostly life and music. (Life is music, right?)
- Ritalin Junkie
- Jean is an American writer with a taste for Batman and a day-job that sounds frustrating.
- Greg Restall
- Australian philosopher living in Sydney. A rare weblog written by a practising academic. (I'm an out-of-practice, not-quite-academic, so mine doesn't count.)
- Powazek
- Derek is a San Francisco web worker and the generous spirit who gave us the trail-blazing communal and personal story-telling site The Fray. His personal site used to be a log, but now it's not.
- Plasticbag
- The Artist Formerly Known as Barbelith. Tom is a Londoner, yet another web worker, and one of weblogging's early stars (by 'early' read '1999').
- One Day Soon
- James also lives in London, where he's becoming a comedic force to be reckoned with. I had something to do with his entry into weblogging, which he may or may not hold against me. He's also my only real-life friend who logs, has his own domain-name, and all that. The finest man to ever co-write a sketch about leopards and peach slices with yours truly. We also collaborated on Funny Ha Ha, but it seems to have died the death.
- Not So Soft
- Meg is a Londoner and anthropologist. She continues her academic exploration of net culture in Under Construction, a group log. Shares a flat with Luke, below.
- Mister Pants
- Mister Pants is yet another West coast weblogger, but whose links show something of a Japan fixation. Arigato, MrP!
- Ani Moller
- Kiwi headed for Texas, dark sarcastic wit, engaged to an Internet Rockstar, always entertaining.
- Metafilter
- The webloggers' groupmind, created by 'Mathowie'. News and commentary with a broader ambit than /.
- Memepool
- More collaborative weblogging, without the distraction of bulletin board commentary.
- Lukelog
- An Aussie who shares a flat with Meg in London. Luke posts often and well.
- Loobylu
- Claire is a Melbourne-based web worker and illustrator with a charming graphic style and disarming writing style.
- Linkmachinego
- One of the better 'linking logs', by Londoner Darren.
- LanceLog2000
- Lance is King of the Glassdog Empire and an inspiration to would-be megalomaniacs everywhere. Another San Franciscan. He seems to be about to abandon this log and its companion, but there's more elsewhere.
- Kottke
- Jason's first name should be 'Oooo!', such are the squeals of devotion this Minneapolis web worker elicits. Strip away the hero-worship and you're left with a good, solid weblog of thoughtful prose and links. His more experimental work is at 0sil8.
- Invisible Broadcast System
- Jeremy, Sharon and Jonathan collaborate on this log from separate states of the US. Jeremy is an academic who also experiments with fiction on the web.
- Interconnected
- Matt is a thoughtful UK weblogger with an eye for good links, often tech-related. Also the creator of the fascinating Dirk.
- Inflight Correction
- Owen gets me thinking in interesting ways more than just about anybody, both here and in his more weighty Stay Awake. Lives near a bell-ringing church Somewhere in North America (visual accompaniment: cows tumbling downhill).
- I Hate Music
- Tanya demolishes half the records and bands I hold dear. Hilariously.
- Haughey
- Matt is another Pyrate and the brains behind MetaFilter. His log's good too.
- Ftrain
- Paul is an American writer who posts provocative, intelligent work; Ftrain isn't really a weblog, but it's always interesting.
- Follow Me Here
- Excellent links and commentary from Eliot, a Boston psychiatrist.
- An Entirely Other Day
- Greg is the Dave Barry of the web, except he lives in the Bay, not Miami.
- Days of Naze
- Christopher from the Pacific Northwest once posted longer pieces and is now experimenting with weblogging to equally fine effect.
- Caterina
- San Francisco-based web worker currently writing a science fiction novel. Judging from her log it'll be well worth reading.
- Captain Cursor
- Another San Franciscan, Taylor once worked at HotWired. He posts infrequently at times, but his comments on the web industry are worthwhile.
- Blueblog
- I've always found Adam entertaining. Possibly because he's a sarcastic undergraduate studying comp sci and an arts subject, just like I once was (at Stanford, just like I once wasn't). If only I'd built something as impressive as Organizine.
- As Above
- Kevan's is another fine British weblog, this time hailing from East Sussex. Part of the intriguing Uncertain Organisation.
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