Blog: Fiddish
Blogger: Steven I. Weiss
Location: New York
Have I Met Him? Yes
Why He’s On the ‘Roll: The Forward, a Jewish paper dating back to the early 20th century, jumps into the 21st –only without all that socialist baggage- with this blog from veteran “J-Blogger” Steven I. Call it Gawker for the Jews, as Fiddish expertly surveys everything of interest to young Jews of all persuasions, while also taking frequent shots at people (the Kabbalah Centre; Heeb Magazine) who deserve it.
Best. Post. Ever.: Through good old-fashioned reporting, Steven discovered that a guy calling himself “the Kabbalah coach” was actually a convicted sex offender.
Blog: Fightin’ With Grabes
Blogger: John Paul Pagano
Location: Brooklyn
Have I Met Him? Yes
Why He’s On the ‘Roll: A “lexus liberal”-turned-neoconservative who thinks Thomas Friedman is the greatest journalist alive (and just can’t stop raving about that moustache), John's blog is meant to mimic his discussions/arguments with his old roommate, who he calls Grabes. Grabes, among others, provides entertaining comments regularly and John Paul, despite his “papal” name, is in fact Jewish, and constantly pursuing his grand thesis that socialism is inherently anti-Semitic.
Best. Post. Ever.: A discussion of “nouveau conservatism, a cheap, distilled ideology that grew out of post-9/11, pop neoconservatism.” A few posts up, he refers to anti-Semitism as a "merkin."
Blog: Football Outsiders
Blogger: Aaron Schatz, et. al
Location: Various
Have I Met Him? No
Why He’s On the ‘Roll: One of the smartest football sites on the web, with excellent content all year round; it also served as the temporary home for “Tuesday Morning Quarterback” Gregg Easterbrook after his ESPN firing last year.
Best. Post. Ever.: A “homage to TMQ” contest, with a couple of guest appearances by Gregg himself.
Blog: Frinklin Speaks
Blogger: Frinklin
Location: Southern California
Have I Met Him? No
Why He’s On the ‘Roll: A relatively new blogger, Frinklin discusses his beloved Seattle Mariners, as well as politics and culture. The blog began in March, just in time for baseball predictions.
Best. Post. Ever.: An explanation of where the “Frinklin” name came from.
Check out the great story how Tom Friedman smacked a reader.
Posted by: Evan Gahr at May 21, 2005 03:27 PM