Category: Uncategorized

What can I really say that was bad about The Daily Venator? Not much. I enjoyed the weblog entries. I was able to identify with the author, having many interests in common. This was a plus, but it was not the only things that made the them good.

Rather than writing about hating the world or dwelling in self-deprecation, as so many weblogs do, the author spent his time wondering. He wondered about topics ranging from the odd search strings people used to find his site to why Texans are so patriotic about their state. “Why does one care about such things”, you might ask. Well, it’s a refreshing change of pace, first of all. Second, it suggests that the author takes the time to stop and smell the roses. He notices things that might be a fleeting thought in my head, and explores them.

I liked the fact that in one day’s entry, he felt he had not written enough and said that he might add more later. The entry was far longer than most weblogs for a week.

Anyway, I just thought it was interesting.

The rest of the site was dedicated to chronicalizing his progress in art. I particularily liked the piece he did of Han Solo frozen in carbonite–an image that has been etched in my head since I was 6. There were wallpapers and themes offered for download, and there was a unique dossier about the author.

The design is smooth, the layout is logical, and the content is positive and full. All good ingredients to make a great weblog and website.The Daily Venator

Although most of the posts are made by the same person (someone called Kronix), this site encourages submissions from anyone and everyone. As the site says, “This site is owned by everyone.”



There are a number of reasons why this site is so worth visiting. First of all is the neat design and layout. Mostly consisting of blacks and grays, the colour scheme works. The links go where you would expect them to go (although the links to recent and previous posts aren’t obvious in their operation), and there a whole series of different sections of the site that have something good to read.



The posts are generally intelligent and interesting, and the movie reviews usually hit the spot. Of course, a lot of the site is opinionated (we all like some films that others detest), but opinion is the flavour by which we taste a blog, so this is a good thing.



There’s quite a lot to keep you occupied and entertained on this site, so I heartily recommend it.Entrapment

As soon as the first page loaded, I was stunned. The image the author has chosen for the top corner is one of the best photographic images I have seen used in a blog for a long time. The colours, the composition, the way it establishes a mood, everything about it is just right.



The rest of the design is excellent as well. For a start, the navigation and layout hold all through the site (a rarity these days), and is strong enough to fit the blog, archive and photo collection.



The blogs are well written and thoughtful, and contain the personal touch that should be present in a blog.



I do disagree with one of the other reviews of this site; xfinity contains exactly the right amount of images, and the CSS used is subtle and works perfectly. A site with so exquisite a front page, and good content to continue to draw the reader in, should be a success, and I hope that it is.xfinity.net

Kitschbitch combines a nice, simple layout with a strong design aesthetic and some of the most scintillatingly acerbic wit I’ve read on the web for some time.



This site is not to be confused with the angry, tantrum-inspired blogs that only half-express opinions on a subject. Kitschbitch is entirely the opposite; the spleen-venting is well targeted, well developed and well executed.



Fortunately, the wit is present, and everything is in (relatively) good taste. There is a good balance between the dry humour and observations, and more casual and shorter posts, so that it doesn’t feel like there is nothing more to the site than caustic comments.



The blog is also well supported by an extensive collection of links and an entertaining “about” section.



All in all a worthy read, and one that I shall return to often.kitschbitch

The Mad Rantings of Tam Za comes across almost as you would expect. The site’s name, perhaps a failed attempt at ironic humour, reasonably sums up content.



Though not entirely mad, the posts, or rants if you will, come across as disjointed and irksome. The site, inadvisably, makes use of a comments system that unfortunately highlights the slow traffic throughput, and there are numerous design issues that spoil an already average blog.



First of all, there is little correlation between the masthead and the rest of the colour scheme (which, incidentally, doesn’t work), and the images used in the image flip in the top corner lack taste.



The majority of the posts here are merely links elsewhere, and if you are at all like me you might find yourself following them and not bothering to return.Mad Rantings of Tam Za