Initial Observations on the CBAs

So now that first round voting has closed, I decided to take a closer look at some of the blogs in my favorite category of the Canadian Blog Awards: Best Cultural Blog. I guess my definition of “culture” must differ considerably from those who made or regulate the nominations because in my opinion, most of them don’t actually qualify. Granted, I didn’t go through each entry with a fine toothed comb, but it seems to me that, of the other nominees, the one that’s most reflective of the category would have to be African Perspective. Right behind that would be Arrogant Polyglot. While the other blogs are well done and certainly have their merits, I sincerely believe that there is a difference between politics and culture. The same can be said of sexual orientation.

Perhaps the inclusion of the other nominees is more a reflection of the desire to have a wider field for first round. After all, what fun would it be to have only 3 nominations in a category? I agree with the concept of having multiple rounds for the competition if only because of the sheer volume of candidates for any given category. I’m still shocked at how many political blogs are out there. I’ve tried to read a few of them, but the only one that actually held my attention for more than 10 seconds was Rants from the Moderate Separatist. I don’t agree with much he has to say on the blog, but it still makes for a pretty good read. I also find it interesting to read the perspective of a different sort of separatist than I encounter here.

At any rate, the results will be posted tomorrow, so I would like to offer my congratulations to any blogger who managed to successfully escape the first round of voting. I’m hoping to be one of them, but I won’t be holding my breath on that one. Good luck in future rounds! Til next time…