information/inspiration

a quick roundup of papers and mags with good writing, meaty content, and interesting perspectives.

christian science monitor
a great daily paper. in my opinion they've mastered sensitive, provocative, and thoughtful journalism.

the sunday herald (published in scotland)
i get the most out of their analysis and commentary sections, esp b/c i'm not connected to politics in the uk.

rolling stone
not kidding. can't say much about the rest of the mag, but their political coverage is consistently smart.

slate.com
at least one or two unique pieces are published every day. their "the explainer" column is fun, too.

salon.com
similar format. an online news/politics/culture/entertainment jibber jabber community. great post by garrison keillor about how to read a newspaper. http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2007/01/10/keillor/index.html

poplicks
run by two asian american guys. one, junichi semitsu, is a law professor and another, oliver wang, is an ethnic studies professor. in semitsu's off time he toured with the dixie chicks and wrote a blog on msn for them. he's also a spoken word artist. wang also runs an EXCELLENT music blog (www.soul-sides.com) and is a music critic and dj. their blog provides SHARP social analysis and uses accessible pop culture references to comment on race, society, culture.

negrophile
a little difficult to navigate and densely packed with text, but good content. the blog culls articles from all over the spectrum about african americans and relevant issues (media representation, semantics, politics).

other standards:
ny times, la times, alternet.org, harpers, new yorker, the nation, mother jones.

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-julianne