Daily Reads
A few days ago, my good pal Chandler asked me for some recommended “daily reads.” It seems he may have become bored with obsessively tracking his cycling results, and reading Lance Armstrong conspiracy theory blogs.
Like everyone else, I get a huge amount of my news from Twitter lately. I still do the RSS thing too (NetNewsWire on the desktop, and Reeder on the iPhone/iPad, in case you’re wondering). Below are a handful of sites that I enjoy on a daily basis. I don’t look to them for news as much as for finding interesting things to read. Sometimes timely, sometimes not.
Some, if not all, of these will be familiar to many. Maybe you’ll find something you enjoy going back to. These are all good people.
Kottke.org — Really smart curated list of pop-culture reads, with maybe a liberal arts lean (if that makes any sense).
The Awl — Funny, well-written twists on daily news.
Young Manhattanite — I don’t know how or when I started following YM on Tumblr, but I’ve been fascinated reading the #thisisdivorceblogging posts of late. Heartbreaking in a way, but I can’t stop reading.
Kung Fu Grippe — Merlin is known for a lot of stuff (all of which is excellent), but I really love what he writes about music.
Waxy.org links — Good collection of daily links, with a tech lean.
Coudal’s Fresh Signals — There’s always a few gems in Fresh Signals. Tech, movies, literature, science, culture—touches on a bit of everything.
TwentyFourBit — Always a good source of interesting music news.
Quality Peoples — My friend Ed’s newly relaunched site is a daily playground of visual fun.
