Remember when I used to post a ridiculous amount of links to stories, quotes and movements in American politics? I mean, Carine Zaayman even mentioned the blog, and its left leanings, on artthrob.
Well, that was nearly three years ago (the blog will be 3 years old in February!), and I discovered so many sites doing it better – and very few writing about art in South Africa – and so I cut down and changed focus. As of late I’ve been reading so much on Katrina and the US failed president (so many times over I’ve lost count), I thought I’d mention a few of the sites / blogs I read to keep up on “new journalism.”
Got decent bandwidth and a sense of humor? Crooks and Liars often posts video clips of interviews – and the Daily Show – on its blog. One Good Move similarly posts clips, and actually has Jon Stewart stuff almost every day; my favorite one is the blogger/Gannon/Guckert clip.
AmericaBlog has a full-time blogger now (seeking worthy donations), and has been instrumental in the breaking of several important stories over the last year or two. This Katrina re-post is actually what prompted me to write this blog entry.
atrios aka eschaton has the most comprehensive number of links, but is not very good for RSS readers and summations – it’s mostly only links. If you like to surf, it’s the one. NewsGrist is a fanfab combo of art, politics and activist art overall, by Joy Garnett of JoyWar fame – funny enough, I was supporting the JoyWar just went Carine wrote that feature on my blog (pre-NewsGrist)!
These are the main news feeds I keep up with, and I won’t even get into the art & tech feeds! If you want more, well, check out my, or their, blog rolls, usually links @ right….
