Near and dear to my heart:

• Douglas Bradford plays some amazing jazz guitar.
• Sweet Rickey – the other half of my brain, on the other side of the country. Best friends for over fifteen years.

All Around Awesomeness (triple A rated):

• Dooce is the O.G. of internet blogging. She’s funny, she’s thoughtful, and apparently she’s very polarizing. (I enjoy her and think we should be best friends.)
• Post Secret is something you just have to see for yourself.
• Reasoning With Vampires deconstructs the Twilight Series. It’s painful, but I can’t look away.

Feminism and Social Issues:

• Campaign for a Commercial Free Childhood tackles the effects of commercialism and marketing on children.
• Feministe
• Feministing
• Sociological Images addresses the (often otherwise unnoticed) impact of images on society.

Parenting and parenting issues:

• Babble
• Free Range Kids – she let her 9 year old ride the NYC subway by himself. I aspire to be this good at parenting my son.

Podcasts:

• Extra Hot Great – pop culture podcast
• Pop Culture Happy Hour may be beneath NPR’s dignity, but it’s fantastic either way.