Weekly Roundup: 7 Culture Blogs Worth Reading

by Ari Herzog on July 19, 2008 · 7 comments

Last week, I published a list of 10 blogs worth reading.

This week, I continue the weekly roundup with 7 blog articles published this week that forced me to question or smile about some element in society or culture:

  1. Before anyone else, a special shout out to Catherine Lawson, a writer of bold advice for business success, who recognizes the importance of saying thank you. In this case, she thanked 131 bloggers with links to their blogs, including yours truly.

  2. In Your Grandparents Know More Than the Internet, Rick DeCost hits the heart by saying elders in society should be sought for advice and knowledge as much as, if not more than, using an internet search engine.
  3. Who among us hasn’t misquoted Kerry?” asks Northeastern University journalism professor Dan Kennedy, in reference to the junior senator from Massachusetts. It’s an interesting commentary on local and national journalists interspersed with political speech extracts.
  4. At the Center for Citizen Media, Dan Gillmor delves into the history of citizen journalism and questions whether its usage is still appropriate.
  5. Entrepreneur Jon Morrow writes compelling copy on how to stop being invisible by looking to the class clown and providing value to your readership, which is just as worthy for a blogger as any other journalist.
  6. Out in Omaha, Nebraska, which seems a long way from where I sit, Andy at Blog in Your Face wonders if former vice president and Nobel winner Al Gore is on the money by proposing the United States can distance its energy portfolio from fossil fuels in 10 years.
  7. If you drilled a hole through my floor and kept going until you reached China, then headed south to Australia, you’d find Robin Birch and her blog called Let’s Live Forever! I just discovered her and in her latest post (as I type this), she writes about social change and global issues, asking, “Is the world getting better or worse?

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Comments:

{ 7 comments }

1 Cath Lawson July 19, 2008 at 10:35 AM

Hi Ari – Thanks for the mention. I loved that post by Robin too and I’ll defintely check out the others.

2 Gillian Swart July 19, 2008 at 11:41 AM

Thanks, Ari,

I particularly enjoyed reading #2, since I agree totally!

3 Ari Herzog July 19, 2008 at 2:31 PM

@Cath; You’re very welcome. Regarding Robin’s post, I’m more than skeptical about angels writing books but hey, if someone believes something strong enough, who am I to differ?

@Gillian: Indeed. You’ll see thoughts by my grandparents and other elders interspersed through future posts.

4 Robin July 19, 2008 at 11:37 PM

Hi there Ari – thanks for the link! (and everything). I noticed it last night but I didn’t have time to write back. And for some reason the trackback didn’t work – that would be something at my end, not yours.

As for angels writing books – it’s funny, but although I have a science background I have not been worried about the source of information, as long as it rings true for me. Maybe I’m just strange!

Cheers – Robin

5 Ari Herzog July 20, 2008 at 4:16 PM

@Robin: I know what you mean about relating to the validity of the text, not necessarily the source. It’s no different than horoscopes; how can a horoscope be syndicated by different authors?

6 ndy from Abloginyourface.com July 22, 2008 at 1:11 AM

Ari, I’ve gotta thank you, Buddy. I appreciate the recognition! Also, thanks for some great links to some new blogs for me! THANK YOU THANK YOU!

7 Ari Herzog July 26, 2008 at 12:57 PM

Andy, you are very welcome!

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