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Nominations - Best Culture Blog

Nominate your choice for Best Culture Blog. Culture being somewhat in the eye of the beholder, we're looking a wide cross-section of blogs on popular culture topics.

A couple of notes:

  • You can nominate yourself; don't be shy.
  • The number of nominations a blog receives is irrelevant. One nomination is enough...
  • In some cases the list of finalists may contain sites not publically nominated.
  • This contest is about fun - find some new blogs to read by following the links.
To nominate a blog leave the name of the blog; the main URL for the blog; and the URL for a RSS/Atom feed (if possible) in the comment section. For example (Note that Wizbang is not eligible for nomination in any category):
Wizbang
http://wizbangblog.com/
http://wizbangblog.com/index.xml


Unless you login via Typekey, your comments may be moderated. Due to the volume of comments, it may take up to 24 hours to approve your comment. Typekey authenticated comments will be published immediately. Update (Nov. 25): Nominations are closed. Keep checking The 2006 Weblog Awards homepage for news on finalist, linking, and voting. The voting will commence the first week of December, so keep spreading the word. In the mean time you can also join us in The Weblog Awards forum to discuss the nominees, or do some campaigning.

Posted by on November 13, 2006 1:59 PM | | Technorati Links

Comments (114)

Pinoy Stupid. A Multimedia Blog.
http://www.pinoystupid.com
feed:http://www.pinoystupid.com/?feed=rss2

Posted by Pinoy Stupid | November 13, 2006 7:42 PM

I nominate Terra Praeta @ http://www.eros-philia-agape.blogspot.com/

Cheers, Nathan

Posted by nathan | November 13, 2006 9:02 PM

I nominate Culture Kills... wait, I mean Cutlery
http://rantocracy.blogspot.com/

Posted by MC | November 14, 2006 1:10 AM

A great pop culture and classic film blog:
The Shelf
www.randomshelf.blogspot.com

Posted by brewjoe | November 14, 2006 9:27 AM

Knowledge is Power aka SondraK
http://www.sondrak.com/

Posted by The Ugly American | November 14, 2006 7:34 PM

Three worthy weblogs that don't fit neatly anywhere:

Twenty Sided
http://www.shamusyoung.com/twentysidedtale/

Irish Elk
http://mcns.blogspot.com/

The Man About Mayfair
http://manaboutmayfair.blogspot.com/

Posted by Don | November 14, 2006 7:58 PM

aint it cool news

http://www.aintitcool.com/

warren ellis' blog

http://www.warrenellis.com/

Posted by bacci40 | November 15, 2006 4:42 AM

This is a daily read for me-
The Shelf
http://www.randomshelf.blogspot.com/

Posted by ed | November 15, 2006 9:23 AM

A Poetic Justice (Don't burn the flag. Wash it!)

http://apoeticjustice.blogspot.com

Posted by fancyface | November 15, 2006 9:44 AM

A fine reflection of today's World, related with the context of Art and History...

SISU

http://sisu.typepad.com/sisu/


the photography is stunning as well...

Posted by hnav | November 15, 2006 1:18 PM

I nominate Whitney Matheson's "Pop Candy" on the USA Today site. It is always entertaining and inciteful, and some of her discussion threads are engrossing. She never makes you feel guilty for stealing a little time away from work to read it!

Posted by Ol' Griz | November 15, 2006 2:23 PM

I also nominate Pop Candy: http://popcandy.usatoday.com

Posted by Nanette | November 15, 2006 3:02 PM

God of the Machine: www.godofthemachine.com

Posted by Jane Galt | November 15, 2006 3:21 PM

Pop Candy

Posted by Julie | November 15, 2006 3:33 PM

I nominate "Stuck in the 80's" from the St. Petersburg times. Steve Spears runs this blog and you can rest assured he is probably sitting at his desk in his "Risky Business" shades listening to Journey's "Separate Ways" right now...

http://blogs.tampabay.com/80s/

Posted by Lockbull | November 15, 2006 3:39 PM

I nominate PopCandy! Go Whitney!

http://blogs.usatoday.com/popcandy/

Posted by Pam K | November 15, 2006 3:47 PM

Film Gecko

Posted by Arieanna | November 15, 2006 3:51 PM

Slaves to Fashion
http://www.glamour.com/fashionbeauty/blogs/fashion
feed://www.glamour.com/fashionbeauty/blogs/fashion/rss.xml

Posted by Katelyn | November 15, 2006 4:01 PM

Beauty Insider
http://www.glamour.com/fashionbeauty/blogs/insider
feed://www.glamour.com/fashionbeauty/blogs/insider/rss.xml

Posted by Katelyn | November 15, 2006 4:03 PM

Pop Candy in USAToday - Whitney ROCKS!!!!

Posted by Jill | November 15, 2006 4:07 PM

Pop Candy!

Posted by Chris | November 15, 2006 4:22 PM

POP CANDY!

Posted by Kate Andrew | November 15, 2006 4:38 PM

Pop Candy!
Whitney rocks!

http://popcandy.usatoday.com

Posted by Clay | November 15, 2006 4:42 PM

Pop Candy - Whitney Rules!

Posted by Mike | November 15, 2006 5:25 PM

King Film (Scott King's Blog)
http://www.scottking.info/

Posted by Dale | November 15, 2006 8:32 PM

I nominate Sergio Leone and the Infield Fly Rule:
sergioleoneifr.blogspot.com

Posted by tlrhb | November 15, 2006 9:22 PM

Pop Candy

Posted by Michele | November 15, 2006 9:34 PM

Whitney Matheson's Pop Candy, definitely! A visit here is always fun, always worthwhile, and often thought-provoking!

http://blogs.usatoday.com/popcandy/

Posted by sandyg | November 16, 2006 7:15 AM

Deep Thought
http://andune.blogspot.com

Posted by Rilestu | November 16, 2006 8:14 AM

I vote for USA Today's Pop Candy...Whitney Matheson is witty and funny...makes for good reading :)
Pop Candy

Posted by Roberta | November 16, 2006 8:16 AM

I can't live without my POP CANDY!!


http://blogs.usatoday.com/popcandy/

Posted by Jaime | November 16, 2006 8:53 AM

www.tifaux.com -- a tv blog

Posted by Dan Author Profile Page | November 16, 2006 9:56 AM

TELEVISIONARY

Better than Pop Candy!

http://televisionary.blogspot.com/
feed://feeds.feedburner.com/Televisionary

Posted by Danielle | November 16, 2006 12:44 PM

Modern Fabulousity
modernfabulousity.blogspot.com

Posted by Greg | November 16, 2006 2:29 PM


This is THE culture blog: http://randomshelf.blogspot.com

Posted by Dub | November 16, 2006 4:55 PM

I love Televisionary!

Posted by Justin | November 16, 2006 5:57 PM

I love Televisionary!!

http://televisionary.blogspot.com

Posted by Justin | November 16, 2006 5:58 PM

NoFactZone.net - Bringing you the truth about Stephen Colbert, unfiltered by rational argument (Stephen Colbert-centric news blog)

http://www.nofactzone.net/
http://www.nofactzone.net/?feed=rss2

Posted by NoFactZone | November 16, 2006 7:03 PM

Televisionary - Love it, love it, love it!

http://televisionary.blogspot.com/

Posted by whitiris | November 16, 2006 7:14 PM

Knowledge is Power
http://www.sondrak.com/

Posted by RandyM | November 17, 2006 9:31 AM

Knowledge Is Power

http://www.sondrak.com/

Posted by Stepperg | November 17, 2006 9:41 AM

Parenting Pop Culture

http://parentingpopculture.clubmom.com

Posted by Scott | November 17, 2006 5:35 PM

I would like to nominate The Quiz Blogger

http://www.thequizblogger.blogspot.com

Posted by Stein Bjortomt | November 17, 2006 6:17 PM


I nominate KiSP!

http://www.sondrak.com/

Posted by Melissa In TX | November 17, 2006 7:29 PM

The Rampant Anti-PAMite

http://elfninosmom.blogspot.com

Posted by Aaron | November 18, 2006 12:02 AM

The Daily Dumpling!

http://www.dailydumpling.com

Posted by Ming | November 18, 2006 11:58 PM

Museum Madness, a blog about museums and their role in society -

http://www.museum-madness.blogspot.com/

Posted by Museum Madness | November 19, 2006 2:12 PM

i want to nominate the nine
they rock and where else can i see a video of japanese self defense/english lessons and bunnies as well as the coverage of britney and k fed or should i say what was

Posted by shaunna burns | November 20, 2006 1:10 PM

Dear Reid - utterly useless advice from a terrifically unqualified guy.

http://wordpress.dearreid.com/

Posted by Reid | November 20, 2006 2:20 PM

I'd like to nominate the GUBA Blog. The writer, TJ DeGroat, is hilarious and always hits the nail on the head when it comes to culture, pop and current news.

Posted by GUBA Blog | November 20, 2006 3:23 PM

I nominate Beer and Theology as best culture blog. Beer and Theology is written by former screenwriter-turned-minister Tom Bryant, and deals with religion, politics and popular culture.

http://beerandtheology.townhall.com/Default.aspx

Sample postings for your concideration:

An Open Letter to Mayor John Peyton of Jacksonville, Florida
http://beerandtheology.townhall.com/g/a463c4a3-d31a-48c0-b87b-72eb0d059667

But bringing the Navy would have brought Navy Families back to the neighborhood. The drug dealers and hookers would have left.

Families would raise their children in comparative safety, once again. Little boys would have big back yards to defend from those pesky gun-toting dinosaurs. And once again little white boys, little black boys, little asian boys and little hispanic boys would have ran down to the end of Tampico Rd to play basketball and talk about girls, and build friendships that would affect the kind of men they became.

And Richard and Dolores Bryant would have watched them, with fond memories of their own sons doing the same thing, until the end of their days.


Insufficient Postage: "Letter to a Christian Nation"; the Deutsche Christen Movement and This Election
http://beerandtheology.townhall.com/g/89388687-5e05-4b35-a728-2f52fb135c16

I suppose that to the Dawkins' and Harris' of the world this is an encouraging sign that their assault on religious faith is working. However, what I see when I view this poll, and the articles and books by atheist missionaries, is something far more ominous. I've studied it before. And Santayana warned us about it.

Let me take you back into history a bit.

Any detailed examination of Germany’s fall into National Socialism begins to take on a Dante-esque quality the closer one looks. The sociological “sins” of rabid Nationalism, belief in Social Darwinism, anti-Semitism, distrust in democracy, and desire for authoritarian control of government function like the concentric circles of Hell, spiraling ever downward toward the charismatic figure of Adolph Hitler.

Daddy, Who Is Your Hero?
http://beerandtheology.townhall.com/g/e466fd1b-905e-4d33-8d6c-2eed118090bd

Her answer floored me.

"It means you should stand up for what is right, even if you're standing alone. No matter what."

I have another hero. She's 11 years old.


An Open Letter to Neal Boortz, Part 2
http://beerandtheology.townhall.com/g/4a0ccb61-f959-48f7-98b5-79d26422a3df

All of this - ALL of this - is part of the Gramsciist theory of taking over a culture. Stop teaching the rugrats the skills needed to function successfully in society, such as reading, writing and arithmatics, and start teaching them to not be judgemental and the proper way to put a condom on (since they are going to have sex anyway because they shouldn't follow mom and dad's judgemental attitude towards premarital sex among minors. ''How dare they impose their hypocritical, Christian, outdated morals on me! Oh, my aching self-esteem!'')

Thank you.


Posted by Tom Bryant | November 21, 2006 11:17 AM

...what can i say...i suppose the honor is in being nominated...even if you nominated yourself...

...chemically fulfilled...
http://www.chemicallyfulfilled.blogspot.com

Posted by Tommy Chronic | November 21, 2006 3:43 PM

This blog is unique in his kind... it's not only about cinema but culture.
http://hispanicfilmarchives.blogspot.com/

Posted by Liz | November 21, 2006 9:52 PM

The best blog on culture (and not gossip about stupid young celebs) and entertainment is The Shelf.
www.randomshelf.blogspot.com

Posted by Kandi | November 22, 2006 11:11 AM

Not my blog, but a great read.

http://cartagodelenda.blogspot.com/

Posted by Nethicus | November 22, 2006 11:13 AM

Sorry, here is a link to the best culture blog:
The Shelf

Posted by Kandi | November 22, 2006 11:16 AM

TheJay.com is pop culture from inside the bubble, providing fresh and funny commentary on the world of entertainment.

Main URL:
http://www.TheJay.com

Feed:
http://feeds.feedburner.com/TheJay

Posted by Jason Matthews | November 22, 2006 3:16 PM

Please visit, folks. You might just get a kick out of it. I'm new at all of this, though. WTPS3

Rocking in Hakata
http://web.mac.com/deas.richardson/
http://rss.mac.com/deas.richardson/iWeb/Rocking%20in%20Hakata/Blog/rss.xml

Best new / individual / educational / cultural blog...about living on a remote Japanese island while teaching high school English in prep for grad school...and the anthrosociopoliticultural things that run through my mind.

Posted by Deas | November 23, 2006 8:52 PM

This blog is no longer alive, but it is the father blog of the entry I already made. I studied abroad in Tokyo, Japan for one year, and this is my record of my adventures in the big city and around the rest of Japan. It is media RICH, with hundreds of photos and flash video clips to show what life for me was like.

This is the archive page, because it is no longer being updated. I made it so that prospective Waseda exchange students would have some idea about what to expect. (I was the test subject for this exchange program.)
WTPS3

Deas' Tokyo Study Abroad Travelogue
http://furman.edu/inted/archive.cfm?id=4
(no RSS feed was made available by my university...sorry.)

Posted by Deas | November 23, 2006 9:17 PM

Cute Overload

www.cuteoverload.com

Posted by Kris, in New England | November 24, 2006 5:11 PM

Commontales: The Mega-blog Community

Commontales.com

Posted by Tom Kane | November 24, 2006 11:01 PM

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