Star Tribune Blogs
I’ve already established that I hate visiting the Strib’s website, but I happened across the Roadguy blog the other day. I was expecting to hate it, but it’s actually not bad.
Roadguy is Jim Foti, a transportation geek who is fascinated with the ways that Minnesotans get around town. Join him for smart remarks, navigational nuggets and adventures in the Twin Cities and beyond.
Jim Foti has driven from coast to coast, explored mass transit systems from Britain to Bangkok and once dressed as 35W for Halloween. On the rare occasions that he stays put, he’s an editor and writer for the Star Tribune.
Except for Roadguy’s inclination to refer to himself in the third person, it’s pretty enjoyable to read. He frequently posts pictures of moronic parking jobs and road signage. Granted, about two-thirds of links are to Star Tribune articles, but I suppose that’s to be expected.
So after checking out Roadguy, I figured I’d take a peek at all the other Strib blogs. And here the pickings are a little slim.
What I can’t believe is that there’s an entire blog devoted to the freaking weather. It’s called Air Mass and really, it’s nothing you don’t hear on the local news. Except that the reason why you get that info from the internet is because you can’t stand to watch the vapid banter on the news, so I don’t see how reading it in blog form is better. (Unless you’re ogling Belinda Jensen, or wanting to put Sven Sundgaard in your pocket.) The post on Dome Heating Degree Days was marginally interesting.
Yesterday’s News is republishing articles from way back in the day. I suppose there’s a Minnesota history buff or two that likes it.
Katherine Kersten has her own blog…. Never mind.
SeeSaw looks pretty neat in concept: “A sampling of true life, SeeSaw sets Star Tribune journalists loose to pursue unexpected topics, chat with the folks they encounter along the way, and capture the characters and quirks that define Minnesota life.” But scrolling down the page, no story grabs me enough to make into the RSS reader.
The editors have their own blog, there are a few different sports blogs, one for parents, one for gardeners, one on personal finance (another that seems like it should be more interesting than it is), one on the internet, and one on pop culture. See the whole list here.
Somebody out there must be reading these things. Is it you?
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Nope.
That’s a negative for me, too.
I read a few of the ones on CityPages, though.
I read a couple of the CP blogs, too.