THE AMERICAN SCENE

One of the best, relatively new participants in the blogosphere is “The American Scene,” a blog set up and run by three young writers, all of whom, in my humble opinion, will be heard from far more in the years to come. They’re Reihan Salam, who also edits the Letters Page of this blog, Steve Menashi of the New York Sun, and Ross Douthat of the Atlantic. More about them here. If you haven’t been a reader of their blog, your loss. But it’s also my gain. The three of them will be blogging here for the next couple of weeks until after the New Year. I’ll be dropping by now and again, but will be taking it easier for the holidays, and finishing up a review-essay that’s overdue. Don’t forget to check in as well for the annual year-end awards ceremony for 2004, in which all your various nominations in every award category will be judged by a distinguished panel. All in their pajamas. Merry Christmas.