Blog! What do you do if you're the editorial team for a well known daily newspaper and you find lots of interesting articles from rival newspapers and websites, but you're honour bound not to link to them from your own paper's website? You start your own weblog. The writers of The Guardian's Online section have put together onlineblog using all of the tools available to the rank and file weblogger (Blogger, Blog Back). It's not too clear how much they have to adhere to the newspaper's editorial policy -- is this a personal website run by the people or some viral marketing for the paper? As the blog develops we'll probably see less of the expected self-linking the journalists' own articles at the Online website and more of the sort of personal writing and editorial found on the post from Tuesday November 20th ... marvellous ...
It did get better, although there is still some degree of self linking (but hey we all do it). Recently redesigned to fit within the overall theme of The Guardian's online website, which is no bad thing. Personally I would like to them create something like a British Slashdot. Maybe.

Blog! And so to anatomy. The Breast Chronicles is probably as Beavis might have said in the mid-nineties 'The greatest thing I've ever seen.' It is weblog simply, completely, perfectly about breasts. And before the sniggerers amongst you go click, be warned -- it's an intelligent exploration not some seaside smut. You won't find old shots of Barbara Windsor or Melinda Messenger. You will find another example of how the recent crisis has effected everyone is some...small...way: "Unfortunately for the women of Denver, Colorado, the airport there has upped security so strongly after the recent horrific terrorist attacks, that their super-sensitive metal detectors are, well, a bit too sensitive! Writes Patricia Calhoun, "Dare to wear an underwire through security, and you're likely to get a pat-down more intimate than anything you experienced on prom night. And without a corsage or dinner first".
Another one I found and then went global. I can't tell you anything about it though because I'm posting in my lunchtime at my local library and I've been blocked by something called "SuperScout" -- it could be a weblog about chicken breasts you know ...

Blog! One of the better descriptions of the conditions we live in today and the public's reaction to them can be be found at jish.nu. On Wednesday, he posted this: "Since September 11, I have taken 16 flights. Lemme tell ya, the "random searches" at the airport certainly don't feel random." The responses in his comments box are very telling, as are his measured responses. Having never flown anywhere I can't understand how people must feel as they board planes now (especially after Monday), I just hope that when I do fly, the aviators will do the up most to guard my safety.
Hey Jish.

Blog! And so to Japan, the country with the white flag with a big red circle on. Rather like the same shops appearing every city (I mean does Birmingham need so many Pizzahuts?), weblogs throughout the world seem to have many of the same links to American culture no matter where they are written -- not so gmtPlus9 -- where for once I feel like I've hopped off the boat into another country. Day after day we find artistic things not seen elsewhere, each link a leap into something fabulous. Only one question -- who's Nancy?
I did find out, but promptly lost everything in my email inbox so it'll have to remain a mystery. Nothing's changed in the land of the rising sun, which is a really good thing. Weblog's like this are very precious things indeed.

Blog! Tinka said lot's of nice things about this weblog yesterday, so I'm going to return the complement today. Her latest post is an interest exploration of 'The Phantom Edit' which underlined something I've noticed in many television shows. It's always difficult to work out why some shows stop being any good, or don't make sense in the context of their original intent. Northern Exposure's general wierdness lessened in later years. The direct film references of Dawson's Creek disappeared. It's because the original creators have left and their replacements, the new writers, are either fans of the show on a road to wishfulfillment, or brought in writers who are using their work on a show a springboard and don't care too much about the characters. Pray that Sorkin and Wheadon never up and leave -- god knows what we'd be left with....
Moved. Still excellent. The site design has simplified over the years, but the writing is still erudite and interesting. Once introduced the idea of someone else writing your weblog while your away. Not sure how I'd feel about that.

Blog! Godfuckingdamnit. Yep. Pretty much.
Well it was the time of that year. What's here is very well written by 'god'. Wouldn't it be funny if this is how He is expressing himself on Earth?

Blog! It's about time for another blogging superstar so today we'll pay homage to Jason Kottke. He's the most linked to blogger at Bloxdex and it's not hard to see why. As soon as that page downloads there is feeling we are in the presence of quality, with it's simple functional design. Frequently linked to from the front page of Mefi, with Jason it's isn't so much the subject matter as they way it's expressed, as this entry from the 5th November demonstrates. I too pine for an Apple Mac, every time my Microsoft PC crashes at start-up.
Well yes alright I was link baiting. But JK obviously saw through my careful plan. He's moved to Paris of all places. I wish. Looking over his work I can see why EVERYBODY links to him. Kottke is kwoteable.

Blog! I'm including this for having the wordiest title for a weblog I think any of us has seen. It's full title is Obeying the Inscrutible Exhortations of my Soul. Also with added blog definition: "This is my homepage, where I aim to amuse myself and, potentially, others. You'll find that I use this space to discuss topics of interest to me (and, potentially, others), share bits of information and hilarity, and experiment with various concepts, ideas, and languages. Generally, I am here to waste more time than I can afford. I'm absolutely delighted that you've chosen to waste time with me." We are too ...
I really like the redesign here, the strawberries are yummy and it's straight to the point ... the style is similar to my own which is always good ...

Blog! Juliet O'Keefe's Eculogues is the site I hoped this would be until I realised that I like trash culture too much. An intelligent weblog which feels like a meal not just a snack.
Blogonhold. My intellectual fix, the BBC Four of weblogs, I'm surprised Juliet hasn't taken a break before now what with find so many interesting topics every day. See you soon.