Five local bloggers who matter, plus another 1,000 that matter just as much

Here’s how Andy should’ve written his story on the local blogosphere:

THERE’S NO SUCH THING AS A BAD BLOGGER

In choosing five local bloggers that matter, we pored over thousands of worthy contenders. Try as we might, we couldn’t find a bad one. Whether it was yearning for one’s foreskin or detailing the contents of that morning’s breakfast, all blogs reviewed had something to say. Something consequential.

Fluff. Blather. Positive reinforcement. Rinse. Repeat.

YouTube du jour

Strange pick for a Friday; enjoy, or endure, the Manic Street Preachers‘ cover of “Suicide is Painless” (the M*A*S*H theme song) — watch here.

This song came out three years before lyricist and guitarist Richey James Edwards disappeared. It’s presumed he took his own life.