I Need a New Bar

The main reason I’ve always gone to political blogs is simply for the news.

However, a more personal reason for hanging around them for so long is undoubtedly the sense of community engendered by exchanging views and comments with like-minded people. This is a fine thing, and I’m a knave for ever dissing it. I know what it feels like to be marginalized, and now most of the nation is. (Imagine that, the Marginalized Majority.) So people are concerned and scared. They need a place to go and schmooze, at least. Flirt, crack jokes, whatever, maybe even raise the general level of awareness. Those of you who don’t spend a lot of time online might not know what this is all about, but don’t feel bad: you’re probably doing just fine talking to real people instead of cutesy usernames.

But I’m an Internet dude who would like to get out more. There have to be other places to visit online where there’s news and views of a different sort. I’ve found a couple of them and put them in the sidebar, but they aren’t enough. Where do people hang out who want to talk about life, art, and consciousness? Where do people go to read stories with a punch in the stomach? Where do crazy musicians, artists, nature mystics, and eco-freaks congregate online? Where do people go who care about cosmology AND punk rock? — heh, a little voice in my head just said “Austin.” Yeah, well. On the Internet, I mean.

I need a new bar. The comments only allow two URLs per, but send me what you have.

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