As the world of professional basketball continues to be rocked by ?the NBA referee scandal, truehoop.com gets a cross section of the roundball cognoscenti to weigh in on the controversy.

A member of the Guam Senate is found to be an avid World of Warcraft player—one who pops up in the gamepolitics.com and kotaku message boards to chat with his fellow gamers. w00t!


title: “Blogwatch What S Hot And What S Not” ShowToc: true date: “2022-12-23” author: “Avery Quinn”


President Bush cites two Iraqi bloggers as evidence that the surge has gone well. Editorandpublisher.com points out that their posts were three weeks old—and that their recent posts are far more bleak.

“The Sopranos” returns to HBO on April 8, and mob fans can’t wait to get deep inside the remaining episodes. For insightful commentary, check out mattzollerseitz.blogspot.com.


title: “Blogwatch What S Hot And What S Not” ShowToc: true date: “2022-12-11” author: “Edward Bamford”


Both “spheres”—blog and media—remain obsessed with all things Libby; talkingpointsmemo.com calls out the hypocrites among the president’s defenders; corner.nationalreview.com pushes for a pardon.

As summer movie attendance plunges, moviegoers have plenty of time to ponder more-pressing questions like: will “Transformers”’ lead Shia LeBoeuf become a movie star? hollywood-elsewhere.com says … nah.


title: “Blogwatch What S Hot And What S Not” ShowToc: true date: “2022-12-05” author: “William Berry”


These days, everyone’s a media critic. Jossip.com gets meta with a snarky critique of O. J. Simpson’s own critique of the nonstop coverage of Paris Hilton and other trivia in the news.

Are you a blogger who’s looking to expand the reach of your nascent media empire but have no idea how? If you fit the description, doshdosh.comhas some pithy, practical solutions that are worth a look.


title: “Blogwatch What S Hot And What S Not” ShowToc: true date: “2022-12-10” author: “Ramona Smith”


Influential conservative and Focus on the Family founder James C. Dobson tees off on Republican presidential candidate Rudy Giuliani. The “freepers” at freerepublic.com approve of that message.

The Cannes Film Festival is taking place as we type. See weblogs.variety.com, hollywood-elsewhere.com and daily.greencine.com for your cinematic fix—and photos of the occasional starlet.