Glenn Reynolds

Famish, Rhymes With Haimish

When I saw Glenn Reynolds on NBC News last week, I was taken aback. Here was a real-live person, on camera. To me, Glenn Reynolds is an internet star, the famous Instapundit, a great blogger. Seeing him on TV was somehow all wrong. Wrong context, wrong culture. Reynolds is one of a class of people who are now famous on the internet but not elsewhere. There ought to be a name for this category of celebrity. My best & lamest thought on it is "famish," for famous mainly in cyber space. Fa.m.i.c.s.; I know that doesn't track right, but maybe there's a better word out there...

Instapundit Pauses to Reflect On How the Little Guy Can Win

Glenn Reynolds, king of the blogs.
Christian Lange
Glenn Reynolds, king of the blogs.

In case you don’t know, Glenn Reynolds is the biggest sole proprietor in the political blogosp  read more »

Instapundit Pauses to Reflect On How the Little Guy Can Win

In case you don’t know, Glenn Reynolds is the biggest sole proprietor in the political blogosphere  read more »

Thursday Blog Stroll

Wonkette gives us a comedic list of possible outcomes to the ban on lobbyist-bought meals. Backroom Deal Breaker has an interesting flip flop by Randi Weingarten (can I still use flip flop, or is it passé?) and Speaker Quinn on term limits. Fishbowl NY rounds up a feud covered on yesterday's Brian Lehrer Show between Instapundit Glenn Reynolds and New York Times reporter Michael Barbaro, who wrote a piece about blogging in Tuesday's paper. Urban Elephants has a link to find out more behind the GOP's rationale against primaries.

And finally the Washington Monthly's Political Animal blog gives us three options for how the port deal goes forward, vote for your favorite!

—Nicole Brydson