Life Undercover

This blog was about the adventures of an undercover cop in Texas. Sadly, they seem to have retired but at least Dapper Dan Narcling is back in action...

Life In The Stacks

Shush... Don't tell anyone but this librarian really, really hated you. (And for those folks living in New York, the sales help at The Strand weren't too crazy about you either...)

The Great Canadian Milage Run 2005

An attempt by one plucky Canadian, using one Air Canada air pass, to log in a million air miles in just two months.

INFOCOM Memorial Page

I'm really not sure how many people will care but this is a memorial page put up to the company which put out some of the best text-based adventure games in the 1980s. (Does "Zork" ring a bell?)

Buy Curious

A gleefully mocking look through the Amazon back catalog. I guess its creators decided they had better things to do than bring joy and laughter to thousands of people but if you're looking for a really dead site along the same lines, you can always try Brains4Zombies.

Life at TJ's Place

Ever wonder what it's like to be the manager of a gentlemen's club in the Midwest? Well, look no farther.

i'm an intern in new york

The author of this blog has moved on to other things but while it lasted, it told the story of an ambitious, power-crazed underling in Manhattan.

DFL

A look at last place finishes in two recent Olympics.

weisblogg

Dating from 2002-2003, this was one of those few "link to an article and comment on it" blogs that was actually funny and insightful. Again, sadly missed.

JT LeRoy

For all you postmodernists out there, a look at the quite, quite possibly defunct blog of JT LeRoy...

New York London Paris Munich

A friend once said this was the best blog ever on pop music and I think he was understating it.

Sleepless In Sudan

The blog of an aid worker who was right in the middle of the Sudan crisis.

World Weary Detective

He was a detective, blogging about the mean streets of London... until he got the cease and desist. (Fortunately, The Policeman's Blog is still around.

Invisible Adjunct

This was the blog of an assistant professor of history at an unknown university, dissecting academia from the inside. Much missed.

The Washingtonienne

Yes, the original Washington intern blog or at least a screenshot of it. Jessica Cutler has a new site now and you can find an excellent breakdown of the whole affair at The Calico Cat.

Hasidic Rebel

The reflections of an Orthodox Jew in New York. Witty and smart, but ended January 1..?

The Diplomad

They were young, they were angry and they were in the State Department..?

Instructions to the Double

Time moves fast on the internet but this is the blog written by the nanny, who was then written about by her employer in the New York Times. You remember that, don't you? Anyway, I was surprised to see both blog and article were still up, but anyway, you can judge for yourself...

Ms. Machiavelli

Fortunately, the woman who was behind you not getting that promotion has been transfered...

Hollywood Hack

He was a glamourous Hollywood screenwriter, spinning tales of inside intrigue. You were the faithful reader, returning faithfully each week. And then, one hot August night, it all came to a crashing halt...