{"id":1371,"date":"2004-01-31T05:36:18","date_gmt":"2004-01-31T10:36:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/example.org\/weekend_blog_ro"},"modified":"2004-01-31T05:36:18","modified_gmt":"2004-01-31T10:36:18","slug":"weekend_blog_ro","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/makingripples.com\/?p=1371","title":{"rendered":"Week-end blog roundup"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>There are a couple of sites that I have recently discovered. They are well worth visiting.<\/p>\n<p><strong><i>Commentary that makes sense, unexpectedly refreshing journalistic excursions<\/i><\/strong><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.rosenblog.com\">Rosenblog<\/a> is a collection of Left Coast bulletins; news and commentary on global democracy, education, culture and more from Seattle journalist Matt Rosenberg. <\/p>\n<p>I first discovered him when he wrote about Iraq and made sense. His background in investigative reporting seems to make a difference in how he presents his views.<\/p>\n<p><strong><i>Tasteful site that demands return visits<\/i><\/strong><br \/>\nAna&#8217;s <a href=\"http:\/\/ana.typepad.com\/views_of_the_northeast\/\">Views of the Northeast<\/a> is a stunning combination of dramatic images, great copy and the most aesthetic layout I have seen recently.<\/p>\n<p><strong><i>Totally Refreshing<\/i><\/strong> <br \/>\nOne of the most engaging new blogs I have seen is <a href=\"http:\/\/drinkthis.typepad.com\/\">Drink This<\/a>, created by Tall Glass of Milk, a young woman of many interests including the Bill of Rights, the music industry, and NASCAR. <br \/>\nWhat&#8217;s not to like?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>There are a couple of sites that I have recently discovered. They are well worth visiting. Commentary that makes sense, unexpectedly refreshing journalistic excursions Rosenblog is a collection of Left Coast bulletins; news and commentary on global democracy, education, culture &hellip; <a href=\"http:\/\/makingripples.com\/?p=1371\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[1826],"tags":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p3R4iK-m7","_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/makingripples.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1371"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/makingripples.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/makingripples.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/makingripples.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/makingripples.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1371"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"http:\/\/makingripples.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1371\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/makingripples.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1371"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/makingripples.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=1371"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/makingripples.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=1371"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}