http://blogcritics.org/ A sinister cabal of superior bloggers on music, books, film, popular culture, politics, and technology - updated continuously. en Copyright 2005 by the authors Thu, 16 Sep 2004 11:47:55 EDT http://backend.userland.com/rss Blogcritics.org custom software http://blogcritics.org/archives/2004/09/16/001121.php#comment-85396 Hey, to each his own - but as they say, there is no accounting for taste. 85396@blogcritics.org Thu, 16 Sep 2004 11:47:55 EDT http://blogcritics.org/archives/2004/09/16/001121.php#comment-85366 Rodney, well there you go providing balance. I just find her icky in every way. 85366@blogcritics.org Thu, 16 Sep 2004 10:42:08 EDT http://blogcritics.org/archives/2004/09/16/001121.php#comment-85363 Wonkette rocks and so does Ana Marie Cox -- how's that for a couplet? I read Wonkette every day, and I'm a fan of Ana Marie -- whom I only know on-line and even then just a little. She's smart, she's funny, and I've admired her a long time, dating back to her days at the late and much-lamented suck.com to her initiation last year of her blog The Antic Muse -- which she started on her own and which managed to get noticed pretty quickly, and which led to Wonkette. The way I understand the story, Denton was attracted to the idea of starting up Wonkette based on what he saw at The Antic Muse. So I don't begrudge her success at all. I'll admit she has off-days, but the success of her site has a lot to do with timing, marketing, right place, right time -- and the Washingtonienne scandal didn't hurt either. Anyway, Ana's groovy in my book. 85363@blogcritics.org Thu, 16 Sep 2004 10:34:23 EDT http://blogcritics.org/archives/2004/09/16/001121.php#comment-85361 Eric, I was just funnin' with ya. I hate emoticons, still I hope you get some tonight. 85361@blogcritics.org Thu, 16 Sep 2004 10:04:26 EDT http://blogcritics.org/archives/2004/09/16/001121.php#comment-85358 Doug, I atta-em as I see em, especially when I agree. 85358@blogcritics.org Thu, 16 Sep 2004 09:53:38 EDT http://blogcritics.org/archives/2004/09/16/001121.php#comment-85355 Eric, You are obviously trying to get some tonight. Such shameless "atta girl" cheerleading! Hope it works for you. Seriously, though, Dawn is absolutely correct (as are you) concerning Wonkette. Wonkette, Denton and Co. have created the blogging equivalent of Britain's "The Sun". Perhaps we need a new vocabulary to diffentiate between "True" blogging and commercially sponsered smut blogging? peace. 85355@blogcritics.org Thu, 16 Sep 2004 09:48:35 EDT http://blogcritics.org/archives/2004/09/16/001121.php#comment-85336 The bitch sucks, the arrangement is tawdry and compromised, the presentation cynical and vile - you should mention that Nick Denton is a creepy piece of shit for engineering it. Great job Dawn, nice pic too. 85336@blogcritics.org Thu, 16 Sep 2004 07:47:08 EDT http://blogcritics.org/archives/2004/09/16/001121.php#comment-85315 Wonkette, who? Seriously. I've gone beyond being impressed by most bloggers. Everybody's got an opinion and many of those with them are assholes. Isn't that how it goes? Anyhooo. How's the family? Anyone who offers something no one else or few others have -they have my attention. If you're just there for the shock value? Booooooooooooooring. I detest reality ahows for the exact same reason. Never watched one. Ever. My life is so much better for it. 85315@blogcritics.org Thu, 16 Sep 2004 00:35:14 EDT