Nextdraft, written by Dave Pell (who does the excellent Davenetics), is quickly becoming my favorite source of general news. It's a perfect mix of information, knowledge, and humor (if you can stomach the bad puns...), without recycling the same "news of the weird" that is so expertly covered by Jim Romenesko (Metafilter, Plastic, I'm looking at you here).
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