This year, we split Best Group and Best Blog Community, as it was clear that there is a big distinction between a site with hundreds of diaries and one with a set group of bloggers. In addition, the trend of mega-group blogs grew significantly, which also lend themselves more to the "community" designation than the traditional "group" one. Thus, some of the blogs which were finalists (and even the one which won) last year are no longer in this category, but now in the Best Blog Community, which I should be ready to post in a couple of hours, as I was compiling the two, for the most part, simultaneously.
Once again, voting will open later this week. Any comments/omissions, please put in the latest Koufax Open Thread.
3 Quarks Daily
Alas, A Blog
The All Spin Zone
AmericaBlog
Angry Bear
Blah3
Blondesense
Bookslut
BradBlog
Burnt Orange Report
Coming Anarchy
Corrente
Cosmic Variance
Crooked Timber
DefCon Blog
The Defeatists
The Duck of Minerva
Feministe
Feministing
Firedoglake
First Draft
Larvatus Prodeo
Lawyers, Guns and Money
The Left Coaster
Left Handed Compliment
Lenin's Tomb
The Liberal Avenger
Liberal Street Fighter
Liquid List
Loaded Mouth
Long Sunday
Making Light
Main and Central
Martini Republic
Media Girl
The Moderate Voice
Needlenose
The Next Hurrah
News Hounds
Night Birds Fountain
Obsidian Wings
Pacific Views
Pandagon
Philosophy of Biology
Positive Liberty
Prawfsblawg
Preemptive Karma
Printculture
Progressive Gold
Pulse
Real Climate
Rising Hegemon
Sadly, no!
Science Gate
Scrutiny Hooligans
Seeing The Forest
Shakespeare's Sister
skippy the bush kangaroo
Tennessee Guerilla Women
Think Progress
The Two Percent Company
Unbossed
Unscrewing the inscrutable
WhirledView
Comments
Cosmic Variance
Posted by: PZ Myers | March 4, 2006 12:41 PM
Angry Bear.
Posted by: jacob | March 4, 2006 12:47 PM
This is another tough category. Angry Bear.
Posted by: Susan Nunes | March 4, 2006 01:11 PM
Pandagon
Posted by: Roxanne | March 4, 2006 01:50 PM
Tough, tough. So much great writing. But I'm going with Nightbird's Fountain - great writing by a diverse group of people. But I have to say Blondsense is marvelous as well!
Posted by: The Fat Lady Sings | March 4, 2006 02:41 PM
Pandagon
Posted by: Jamie | March 4, 2006 04:06 PM
Cosmic Variance
day in and day out, it doesn't matter which member posts they are all brilliant
Posted by: spyder | March 4, 2006 04:52 PM
Sadly No!
Posted by: Mark H | March 4, 2006 06:18 PM
Liberal Street Fighter
Posted by: mokawanis | March 4, 2006 06:22 PM
Think Progress
Posted by: Sine.Qua.Non | March 4, 2006 06:41 PM
The Next Hurrah
Posted by: Raybin | March 4, 2006 07:11 PM
Lawyers, Guns and Money
Posted by: Minipundit | March 4, 2006 07:22 PM
Lawyers, Guns and Money
Posted by: Minipundit | March 4, 2006 07:29 PM
Sadly, No!
Posted by: pinkko | March 4, 2006 07:36 PM
My Left Wing
Posted by: Cathy | March 4, 2006 07:41 PM
Sadly, No!
Posted by: Gregor Samsa | March 4, 2006 07:42 PM
The Moderate Voice
Posted by: JBD | March 4, 2006 08:08 PM
Unbossed
Posted by: eugene | March 4, 2006 08:15 PM
The Moderate Voice
Posted by: David Schraub | March 4, 2006 08:15 PM
Shakespeare's Sister
Posted by: Anonymous | March 4, 2006 08:28 PM
Unscrewing the inscrutable
Posted by: IAMB | March 4, 2006 08:40 PM
Shakespeare's Sister
Posted by: Wren Dishon | March 4, 2006 08:43 PM
Pandagon
Posted by: Fodor | March 4, 2006 09:08 PM
Blondesense
Posted by: oldwhitelady | March 4, 2006 09:13 PM
Pandagon
Posted by: virgotex | March 4, 2006 09:43 PM
Positive Liberty, because I don't care if it's not a lefty blog, it's just good stuff.
Posted by: Urizen | March 4, 2006 09:48 PM
Crooked Timber.
Posted by: Josh | March 4, 2006 10:01 PM
Whirled View
Posted by: helmut | March 4, 2006 10:16 PM
the Defeatists...
Posted by: Mike Farrell | March 4, 2006 10:22 PM
The Next Hurrah
Posted by: Michael | March 4, 2006 10:36 PM
Shakespeare's Sister
Posted by: coturnix | March 4, 2006 10:53 PM
Whirledview
Posted by: WhirledView | March 4, 2006 10:55 PM
WhirledView
Posted by: CKR | March 4, 2006 10:58 PM
firedoglake
Posted by: thingwarbler | March 4, 2006 11:07 PM
First Draft
Their chinchilla edition is really humming along, great writing and well focused. And somehow we need to find a suitable category for Holden's Obsession with the Gaggle.
Posted by: Kay | March 4, 2006 11:23 PM
Obsidian Wings
Posted by: Michael Roston | March 4, 2006 11:32 PM
Lawyers, Guns and Money.
Posted by: bitchphd | March 4, 2006 11:39 PM
First Draft
Especially now with the addition of Scout Prime and her Katrina posts. I thought it was good before, but day-am, now it really rocks!
Posted by: BuggyQ | March 4, 2006 11:55 PM
The Next Hurrah
Posted by: beagleandtabby | March 5, 2006 12:00 AM
First Draft. Can't get through a day without a righteous rant from Athenae, or Holden's Obsession with the Gaggle. ScoutPrime now ably fills the slot formerly held by Pie. And Tena-- actually posting some more lately!
Posted by: Sandia Blanca | March 5, 2006 12:14 AM
Shakespeare's Sister
Posted by: cooper | March 5, 2006 12:49 AM
Blondesense
Posted by: neurophius | March 5, 2006 01:02 AM
First Draft
Posted by: flory | March 5, 2006 01:25 AM
The Next Hurrah
Posted by: anonymous | March 5, 2006 02:10 AM
Firedoglake
Posted by: siun | March 5, 2006 02:22 AM
Shakespeare's Sister
Posted by: shayera | March 5, 2006 02:42 AM
firedoglake
Posted by: op99 | March 5, 2006 03:18 AM
The Moderate Voice
Posted by: Justin Gardner | March 5, 2006 03:32 AM
firedoglake
Posted by: radlib1 | March 5, 2006 04:00 AM
Think Progress
Posted by: :-D | March 5, 2006 06:18 AM
Lawyers, Guns, and Money
Posted by: JRD | March 5, 2006 07:15 AM
Think Progress
Posted by: RH | March 5, 2006 07:41 AM
firedoglake
Posted by: Judi | March 5, 2006 09:18 AM
Lawyers, Guns and Money
Posted by: Rob | March 5, 2006 09:23 AM
firedoglake
Posted by: Sangemon | March 5, 2006 09:36 AM
Blah3
Posted by: Donna | March 5, 2006 09:40 AM
first draft
Posted by: thel | March 5, 2006 10:11 AM
Lawyers Guns and Money
Posted by: rev.paperboy | March 5, 2006 10:45 AM
Firedoglake
Posted by: egregious | March 5, 2006 10:47 AM
Shakespeare's Sister
Posted by: meow | March 5, 2006 11:05 AM
Obsidian Wings
Posted by: dutchmarbel | March 5, 2006 11:35 AM
I vote for Blondesense.
Nuthin' but net!
Posted by: DBK | March 5, 2006 12:12 PM
Shakespeare's Sister
Posted by: Matt | March 5, 2006 12:27 PM
Sadly, No!
Posted by: djn | March 5, 2006 12:46 PM
BlondeSense.
Posted by: Dark Wraith | March 5, 2006 12:52 PM
Blonde sense
Posted by: flame821 | March 5, 2006 01:08 PM
First Draft, y'all. Followed immediately by Corrente.
Posted by: The_Other_Sarah | March 5, 2006 01:33 PM
The Defeatists
Posted by: Anonymous | March 5, 2006 01:53 PM
Printculture, y'all.
Posted by: Ciborium | March 5, 2006 02:33 PM
blah3, but every day i also read rising hegemon, shakespeares sister, firedoglake & everyone knows blogotopia wouldn't be complete w/out skippy the bush kangaroo
Posted by: mustang sally | March 5, 2006 02:50 PM
First Draft
Posted by: emma | March 5, 2006 03:03 PM
Angry Bear
Posted by: robd | March 5, 2006 04:52 PM
Pandagon
Posted by: Dr. Brazen Hussy | March 5, 2006 05:09 PM
Feministe
Posted by: Elizabeth | March 5, 2006 05:27 PM
Cosmic Variance
Posted by: Matt B. | March 5, 2006 05:49 PM
Cosmic Variance
Posted by: P.P. Cook | March 5, 2006 06:13 PM
Sadly, No!
Posted by: Theophrastus Bombastus von Hoehenheim den Sidste | March 5, 2006 06:13 PM
3 Quarks Daily
Posted by: Abbas Raza | March 5, 2006 06:16 PM
Duck of Minerva
Posted by: kate | March 5, 2006 06:42 PM
News Hounds!!!! Anyone who watches FOX so we don't have to deserves an award.
Posted by: News Hounds Rock | March 5, 2006 07:12 PM
First Draft
Posted by: Showman | March 5, 2006 07:17 PM
Newshounds all the way
Posted by: Sameer | March 5, 2006 07:27 PM
Can't stop myself - Cosmic Variance.
Posted by: Mark | March 5, 2006 08:28 PM
Pacific Views.
Posted by: cloudsplitter | March 5, 2006 08:31 PM
Firedoglake
Posted by: SouthieFL | March 5, 2006 09:14 PM
Blah3
Posted by: IXLNXS | March 5, 2006 09:37 PM
3 Quarks Daily
Posted by: mcubed | March 5, 2006 09:44 PM
3 Quarks Daily
Posted by: Omar | March 5, 2006 09:49 PM
News Hounds
Posted by: chris | March 5, 2006 10:00 PM
Most definitely Burnt Orange Report.
Posted by: Nate | March 5, 2006 10:27 PM
Printculture
Posted by: L. Wan | March 5, 2006 11:50 PM
News Hounds
Posted by: jr | March 6, 2006 12:04 AM
3 Quarks Daily
Posted by: ars | March 6, 2006 12:11 AM
Shakespeare's Sister
Posted by: sarah irene | March 6, 2006 12:21 AM
Blondesense
Posted by: Anonymous | March 6, 2006 12:48 AM
Firedoglake
Posted by: ken | March 6, 2006 12:51 AM
Tennessee Guerilla Women
Posted by: Anonymous | March 6, 2006 12:54 AM
3quarksdaily, good look guys!
Posted by: Margit Oberrauch | March 6, 2006 02:56 AM
News Hounds!
Posted by: DrClayForrester | March 6, 2006 03:21 AM
Crooked Timber
Posted by: Anders Widebrant | March 6, 2006 05:50 AM
My vote goes to The Moderate Voice
Posted by: JTD | March 6, 2006 07:15 AM
Pandagon
Posted by: AndiF | March 6, 2006 07:18 AM
Duck of Minerva
Posted by: Bill | March 6, 2006 08:01 AM
3Quarks gets my vote for any category they are nominated.
Posted by: Hootsbuddy | March 6, 2006 08:37 AM
BlondeSense, all the way!
Posted by: Red State Blues | March 6, 2006 08:46 AM
Best group blog: News Hounds!
Posted by: hawkette | March 6, 2006 10:18 AM
Feministing
Posted by: Meg | March 6, 2006 10:29 AM
Blondesense (sorry, Skippy)
Posted by: actor212 | March 6, 2006 10:43 AM
3 Quarks Daily
Posted by: Bill Hooker | March 6, 2006 10:51 AM
The Defeatists!
Posted by: Jonathan | March 6, 2006 11:00 AM
News Hounds.
Posted by: Cecilia | March 6, 2006 11:02 AM
Cosmic Variance
Posted by: CanuckRob | March 6, 2006 11:51 AM
A vote for Printculture
Posted by: Tobias Werp | March 6, 2006 11:57 AM
The Defeatists
Posted by: Rob the Dirty Liberal | March 6, 2006 12:20 PM
Blondesense
Posted by: Noel Roberts | March 6, 2006 01:00 PM
Shakespeare's Sister
Posted by: misty | March 6, 2006 01:16 PM
Americablog. Second to Firedoglake and third to Left Coaster.
Ed
Posted by: Anonymous | March 6, 2006 02:05 PM
The Next Hurrah
Posted by: NYSusan | March 6, 2006 02:45 PM
Feministing.
Posted by: Rochelle | March 6, 2006 03:35 PM
Has to be Sadly, No!
Posted by: D. Sidhe | March 6, 2006 03:53 PM
Pandagon
Posted by: Hugo | March 6, 2006 04:10 PM
Pandagon
Posted by: B.D. | March 6, 2006 04:54 PM
Obsidian Wings
Posted by: ScottM | March 6, 2006 05:06 PM
Cosmic Variance
Posted by: Dr. Free-Ride | March 6, 2006 05:12 PM
Sadly, No!
Posted by: Grotesqueticle | March 6, 2006 05:31 PM
Think Progress
Posted by: Chris | March 6, 2006 06:10 PM
shakespeare's sister
Posted by: jay lassiter | March 6, 2006 06:26 PM
The Next Hurrah
Posted by: mf |