Interesting blogs off the beaten path

PigLick on 19/2/2017 at 16:09

Looking for some good, interesting blogs, that are non-political, just to expand myself. Art, music, games, food whatever.
As a start here is my favorite, from the excellent artist and author Shaun Tan (http://thebirdking.blogspot.com.au/) http://thebirdking.blogspot.com.au/

demagogue on 19/2/2017 at 16:29

Robert Yang has a pretty good video game blog that's definitely off the beaten path. (http://www.blog.radiator.debacle.us/?m=1)

My favorite game blog is by Emily Short though. She's like the patron saint of game storytelling.
(https://emshort.blog/)

Lubos Motl has a physics blog, Reference Frame. Top notch physics plus conservative quackery. The guy's kind of an ass, but he's an entertaining one. I guess it might break your no-politics rule, but you don't read it for the political posts. You read it for the physics.
(http://motls.blogspot.jp/?m=1)

Brian Leiter has a cool philosophy blog. I guess he can be political at times too, but most stuff is hard philosophy.
(http://leiterreports.typepad.com/blog/page/2/)

PigLick on 19/2/2017 at 16:38

I guess i dont mind a bit of politics but i was meaning stuff that is about current affairs etc
also thanks now I will be up all night reading
wow just made the connection between Emily Short and her articles on RPS, cool.

Vivian on 19/2/2017 at 17:14

I recommend Darren Naishes zoology blog: (https://blogs.scientificamerican.com/tetrapod-zoology/)
Lots of interesting obscure biology, palaeo stuff, legit cryptids etc. He's a funny dude too.

Ed Yong's Nat Geo one is good too:(http://phenomena.nationalgeographic.com/)

Starker on 19/2/2017 at 17:25

A few gaming ones that I remember made an effort to avoid politics when I last checked:

Shamus Young has a (http://www.shamusyoung.com/twentysidedtale/) blog type of thing where people write about games and stuff. Mrbtongue is currently writing a series about the (http://www.shamusyoung.com/twentysidedtale/?p=36666) Game of Thrones TV show there, for example.

Lars Doucet has some pretty interesting stuff about the business side of the game industry: (http://www.fortressofdoors.com/)

Jeff Vogel writes about being an indie developer, mostly: (jeff-vogel.blogspot.com) jeff-vogel.blogspot.com

Warren Spector writes stuff once in every blue moon: (https://warrenspector.wordpress.com/)

PigLick on 19/2/2017 at 17:45

haha "The Asian Dove that ate Europe Alive" best title ever

Yakoob on 19/2/2017 at 21:31

Hmm what exactly do you classify as "off the beaten path?"

(http://www.psychologyofgames.com/) THE PSYCHOLOGY OF VIDEO GAMES - exactly what it says. pretty insightful with a podcast series. One of the few online peoples I decide to Patreonize.

(http://www.chaoticstupid.com/) Chaotic Stupid - game design wisdom, pretty good stuff but not frequently updated

(http://www.pentadact.com/) Pentadact / Tom Francis - blog of ex PC Gamer Writer turned game creator (Gunpoint, Heatsignature)

(https://mindhacks.com/) MindHacks - psychology blog, latest studies and introspection

(http://www.raptitude.com/) Raptitude - life musics, philosophy, self-improvement... not sure how to describe it, but it can be pretty insightful at times.

Azaran on 20/2/2017 at 18:36

(https://thedarkestart.wordpress.com/) The Darkest Art