Prayers go out to Tim Blair (TUE PM UPDATE: “NO SPREAD OF THE MALIGNANCY”)
Awesome Aussie blogger Tim Blair announced on his blog today that he has cancer, and he is having “major abdominal surgery” next week.
NYT hires William Kristol as once-a-week columnist
… and the far left, predictably, are losing it. Publius Pundit has the details on the official NYT announcement of the Weekly Standard editor’s hiring, as well as links to the foaming at the mouth frenzy on display this weekend by The Usual Suspects, who are wondering if the NYT will “balance” Kristol with another liberal columnist.
Newsweek hires Markos “Daily Kos” Moulitsas as a contributor for their 2008 election coverage
And Jim Hoft has the definitive response to the news.
2007 Weblog Award winners announced
Here’s the list of winners from the 2007 Weblog Awards competition. Congrats to them all, especially the winner in the Best Conservative blog category – Ace of Spades – as the competition was fierce. It was an honor in and of itself for yours truly be in the same category as top tier bloggers like Michelle Malkin, Powerline, and the other fantastic blogs in the Best Conservative blog category.
Last day to vote in 2007 Weblog Awards – PLUS: ST picks up important endorsement!
Voting ends at 5 pm ET today, so if you haven’t voted yet, or haven’t voted in the last 24 hours, you can still do so in the all the categories, including the Best Conservative Blog category (wink, nudge!).
Last couple of days left to vote in 2007 Weblog Awards (MORE: 1 MILLIONTH VISIT LOGGED AT 1:39 PM ET)
In the Best Conservative Blog category, the leaders of the pack are leaving everyone else way behind, but please continue voting for this blog so at the very least I don’t end up in last place 😉 They’ve made it so we can embed the poll in a blog post, so if you haven’t voted in the last 24 hours, you can do so now: