the zeitgeist report

n. TSYTE-gaist or ZYTE-gaist] The meaning of this word never changes, but what it describes is subject to society's whims. Zeitgeist is the popular outlook -intellectually, morally, and culturally - in a particular period or generation. Scholars maintain that each era has a unique spirit distinguishing it from other periods. The pervasive cultural climate is described as the Zeitgeist. It is most often reflected in the music, movies, literature, and philosophy of the time.

Friday, March 10, 2006

time's 50 coolest websites

I love lists and even though the methodology is a little flakey, this is probably as good a list as any to moniter what people are doing on the internet:

How do we come up with our 50 best? Short answer: we take your suggestions, probe friends and colleagues about their favorite online haunts and then surf like mad. This year's finalists are a mix of newcomers, new discoveries and veterans that have learned some new tricks

There are a number of online museums and art galleries. The blog section has several of Nick Denton's Gawker Media blogs but doesn't include two of my favorites Wonkette and Gawker about Washington D.C. and New York respectively.

And just what is cool anyway? And when did Time become the arbiter of cool.

// posted by Tom @ 9:31 PM

Links

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