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BP Blog Finds Upbeat Side of Oil Spill

By Hugh CollinsJun 24th 2010 – 3:04PM
Peter Andrew Bosch, Pool / AP

Peter Andrew Bosch, Pool / AP

(June 24) -- If images of gushing oil, fouled beaches and pelicans coated in crude get too depressing, BP may have just the antidote. The company's blog has proved adept at finding the positive, hopeful side of America's worst-ever oil disaster. In its reports, BP is congratulated for its straight talk, being able to see...

'Ex-Wife's Wedding Dress' Creator: 'I'd Say I'm a 7'

By Billy BakerMay 29th 2010 – 7:22PM
Courtesy Christopher Cotter

Courtesy Christopher Cotter

(May 29) -- When Kevin Cotter's wife of 12 years packed up and moved out last year, she left behind one thing: her wedding dress. She told him he could do whatever he wanted with it ... and he has. Cotter's blog, My Ex-Wife's Wedding Dress, has become a viral phenomenon, showing him using that white lace gown for...

Interleague Baseball Is Boring: Cleveland-Rockies Live Blog

By B. Thompson StroudJun 19th 2008 – 7:52PM

Baseball is America's pastime, but had our forefathers enjoyed the modern conveniences of clocks, ball pumps, or haste, this pastime may well have been basketball or football. Instead, they had wood, leather, and a rudderless disposition. Baseball is Boring is a series of live blogs for folks who need irony and...

The Dugout: Blogs Slash Zim

By B. Thompson StroudMay 8th 2008 – 11:13PM

Earlier today, Fanhouse blogger Josh Alper (Dugout username: AmburgerAlper) brought the web log of Washington Nationals third baseman Ryan Zimmerman to our attention. Long story short he writes like a happy third grader and as someone who works almost exclusively in hearsay and slander I think it's great. Imagine if David...

Background on blog

A blog (a portmanteau of the term web log) is a personal journal published on the World Wide Web consisting of discrete entries ("posts") typically displayed in reverse chronological order so the most recent post appears first.

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