The much-talked-about "Conservative version of Slate" launched today, with the slightly inscrutable name of
Culture11. Full disclosure: I'm fairly close to its editorial staff. Fuller disclosure: it's still pretty awesome. Paricularly recommend this piece by Cheryl Miller on
Nashville--where rock stars go to die, and an essay on an
FBI agent turned ACLU lawyer. But as Instapundit would say, read the whole thing.
Seems pretty neat, although the development team might want to tweak the site so that it doesn't ask me to take a feedback survey within my first 10 seconds on the site.
Are they going to hire Andrew Sullivan as their version of Mickey Kaus?
i will have to check it out. I actually read slate. But only for Dear Prudence and Klaus and to occasionally be reminded why I thank God that Dalhia Lithwick doesn't actually practice law or hold any position of real responsibility.
I'll read it if and only if the name is an obscure Star Control II reference:
http://wiki.uqm.stack.nl/Thraddash
That site is retarded. They really have an article titled "What Would Burke Eat?"
I'm not making that up.
Inverse of a magazine nominally liberal but so contrarian that it's actually conservative? That's just one level too meta for me.
The the FBI/ACLU article uses the term "legal council" at least twice on the first page. I believe the term is "legal counsel." Aren't editors supposed to do more than spell check?
Apart from the spelling errors the article on the FBI/ACLU agent is fascinating and great stuff. Mike German seems like the kind of guy who really loves this country. No wonder he couldn't survive during the Bushpig Era.
The Cheryl Miller piece is pretty good, although I'm pretty sure Chuck Klosterman wrote a smarter and funnier version of it five years ago. But this passage is weird: "Nirvana, Pearl Jam, Radiohead, the Foo Fighters — these were not bands for everyday Joes ..." Right, because regular folks hated Nirvana and Pearl Jam. Only pointed-headed grad students bought those records.
And who knew Reggie's sister could write? She's multi-talented.
Dude! Dylan Hales is there!
I used to argue against him at length on a wrestling site we both frequented.
Sigh.
Those were the days. (Dylan, if you are reading this, you were right about the whole detainment thing!!!)
I sincerely apologize again for wasting everyone's time with my above post.
There's already a conservative version of Slate. It's called "Slate".
too many steves:
Also not impressed with the Cheryl Miller article. Bad assumptions on many levels. The problem with rock criticism is that it is written by people too old to be writing about rock music.
Curt Kirkwood, leaders of the great, pre-grunge band The Meat Puppets, said it best "Rock music is for teenagers, on drugs, in the basement, screwing."
Disagree...you are never too old to enjoy or write about rock music, or any music. If it makes you happy, that's what counts.
Hate people and their stupid rules.
I assumed the name "Culture11" was a Spinal Tap reference.
Finn writes: "Disagree...you are never too old to enjoy or write about rock music, or any music. If it makes you happy, that's what counts."
Hard to see why anyone would disagree with that... unless they were morons.
Of note: on my computer the site likes IE better than it likes Firefox
I'm not impressed.
Rap music at weddings? Anyone who taught high school ten years ago could have predicted that.
The cultural curve left conservatives behind a long time ago. I think it happened while they were watching the Bush Admin's propaganda channel, Fox News, for the latest condemnation of culture.
"Conservative version of Slate"
One more strike and it is out.
I agree with anon and zic above. Is anyone editing this site? The education article "Unpacked and Unhinged" is full of spelling errors and nonsensical sentences.
I'm not particularly impressed.