A running list of blogs that I find compelling enough to subscribe to, read and share.
Backyard and Beyond — Matthew Wills writes about the hidden nature within New York City. Everything from the bugs, to the trees, the flora, the fauna, the rats and the how the seasons affect this hidden ecosystem in the city.
A blog about textiles from the Design Center at Philadelphia University. They house 200,000+ objects related to textiles and fashion.
Check out Charlie McDonnell’s Fun Science series on YouTube.
He is one of those kids you hear about who start some video series that takes off in a major way – like he has more viewers than the average sitcom on NBC type of way. His videos are charming and fun.
A blog devoted to the teenage bedroom as an artifact.
Marginal Revolution is a very influential economics blog by the well read Tyler Cowen and Alex Tabarrok.
Mark Weaver — Designer / Illustrator. Filed under visual inspiration.
If We Don’t, Remember Me – Go here. You’ll see why it is good.
stdout.be – A blog about programming, information architecture and journalism from Stijn Debrouwere.
But Does It Float – Amazing. Possibly the best visual blog on the web.
The 6th Floor — The blog of The New York Times Magazine.
Jonah Leher’s blog The Frontal Cortex, on Wired.com.
Also see Jonah’s list of recent articles he’s written in The New Yorker, The Times Magazine, Wired, WSJ, McSweeny’s and more. They are all really good and fairly evergreen.
A Continuous Lean (ACL) is a blog about men’s fashion and the having taste for the good things in life no matter what shape or form they come in. Always a great read.
Longreads.com surfaces the best long-form journalism and writing being published on the web. The topics range wide and far, but everything they point to is really well researched, written, edited and should be read.
They also have a weekly e-mail newsletter that is worth subscribing to: http://longreads.com/subscribe.
Varsity Bookmarking – The blog of Ben Pieratt. Designer and founder of Svpply.com.
BibliOdyssey – Books, Illustrations, Science, History, Visual Materia Obscura, and Eclectic Bookart.
Jeremy Zilar is the Blog Specialist at The New York Times.