1. Why do you blog?
For me, blogging is democratic journalism. You get your own little corner of the cyber universe, which is the equivalent of the comment pieces in the Sunday supplements. Okay, you’ll never reach the educated masses like Julie Birchill or Jon Ronson, but if you are erudite, eloquent or witty [...]






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