The F-List 
Blogs
As our attention spans shrink at ever-faster rates, the population of the blogosphere keeps increasing exponentially. Here, we've taken on the tortuous task of distilling the blogoblather down to our top ten up-and-comers — the ones we think you should still be reading "after the jump." -Jocelyn K. Glei
Our own fixation on words and culture could be what swayed us toward photographer
Youngna Park as our photoblogger pick. Interspersing well-composed pics of put-together hipsters with contemplative landscapes and crisp detail shots, Park adds engaging (and endearing) commentary that puts the photos in the context of her life. Plus, she
gave thanks for the
Chicago Manual of Style — awww. -
Jocelyn K. Glei
Apartment Therapy's lively blogs in LA and NYC prove that the phrase "cosmopolitan nester" isn't an oxymoron. Offering daily posts on topics ranging from art-deco end tables to who to call to saw your sofa in half, AT provides sage and savvy home advice, supplemented with helpful add-ons like furniture classifieds, product guides, and its new offshoot,
the Kitchen. -
Jocelyn K. Glei
Few art blogs match the visual elegance of Fette's Flog, a chronicle of art happenings in the LA area. Fette, a French visual artist, interweaves lush photographs and musings, adding personal interviews with local artists and an extensive calendar of openings. For the holiday season, check out her famous Christmas List of affordable art in the LA area. -Bryony Roberts
Gothamist isn't new to NYC readers. In fact, this attuned and informal blog about all things city — from events to interviews to news — has racked up many a Bloggie nomination. But, more importantly, the -ist empire is ever-growing. Now with 15 city editions, including the new
Houstonist and the farther-flung
Parisist and
Shanghaiist, it's becoming a phenomenon-ist. -
Jocelyn K. Glei
Evolving from a zine in the '90s,
Fecal Face has become an overflowing, all-purpose website for the San Francisco art scene. With artist pages, a gallery guide, photos of openings, and, of course, some blogs, this site dispels all doubts about Frisco's liveliness. Currently posted are interviews with cool kids like Gary Baseman and Craig from Craigslist, along with deep thoughts by founder John Trippe. -
Bryony Roberts
Myopenbar.com provides a service you always wanted but never thought to ask for: a comprehensive list of who's offering free drinks every night of the week. It's not a standard-issue blog, but since the folks who run it offer occasional posts about their own drunken gallavanting around town, we're letting it slide. Let's hope they spread the free-drink gospel outside of NYC soon. -Jocelyn K. Glei
Moorishgirl is the private preserve of one Laila Lalami, who integrates guest reviews and recommendations into her own book-related musings. This feisty, Portland-based blogger has leveraged her virtual soapbox into a debut short-story collection, but her round-up of all things literary remains as keenly selected as ever. -
Toby Warner
Simultaneously effacing and embracing consumer culture, TreeHugger lets readers have their cake and compost it, too. Boasting upwards of ten posts a day, TH's smartly written content focuses largely on profiling hip, new, sustainable products, and all posts are handily archived by category (e.g. "cool but ugly," "footwear," "architecture") for those with targeted green interests. -Jocelyn K. Glei
Sure, you're already familiar with that Manhattan gossip mouthpiece,
Gawker, but we couldn't let Gawker Media's suite of blogs go by without mention here. While its gambling blog
Oddjack just bit the dust (why read a blog when you could be betting?), the budding
Consumerist proves GM's still on the move. Besides, it's hard to beat the spot-on snark of now-established sites like
Defamer and
Wonkette. -
Jocelyn K. Glei
Another blog on the NYC-LA axis,
Curbed dishes addictive neighborhood-focused gossip daily, with breaking gentrification news, tips on which building developer is about to f*ck your skyline, the latest nabe names (Frogtown, anyone?), and how much Anderson Cooper paid for his new loft. Park it. -
Jocelyn K. Glei
