Superhotties and Divas?

Legal blogs get a mention in today's Australian Financial Review Legal Affairs section (sorry, registration/subscription required) in the intriguingly titled 'Superhotties and divas: the blogs rule'.

Oh, and no, I am neither a 'superhottie' nor a 'diva'. The 'superhotties' and 'divas' mentioned are not the bloggers who post on the Australian sites mentioned (Quantum Meruit, Inchoate, and my alter ego blog, LawFont), but rather, Justice Kirby ('superhottie of the first order') and Justice Crennan ('diva') (quoting judgments from the famous, or infamous law blog in the US, 'Underneath their Robes').

It's a shame, though, that the article seems to focus largely on the 'gossip blawgs' - legal blogs that are that little bit gossipy or outrageous (like Underneath Their Robes). But that's only a small proportion of blawgs, and not the ones that I read most of the time, which are the ones focusing on legal commentary, update, and analysis. There's less of them in Australia (though LawFont is one, and Weatherall's Law is another). But if you look at my 'regular read' list, what you'll find is a whole lot of blogs that talk, in an informed way, about cases and other legal developments. Think IPKat, Michael Geist, Patently-O, the Trademark Blog. I read these because they provide up to date information about current developments, and in particular, they provide analysis that is lacking from mainstream news. They're also a good indicator of the kinds of things people are thinking about.

There's a lot more to blogging, or blawging, in other words, than the AFR article would suggest. Still, it is Friday. I guess we're allowed to be frivolous.