Cached copies of the blog reveal intimate postings by both Jay and Kitti about sex, the changes in their relationship after having children and Kitti's transition from a career to being an at-home mother -- all written with the candor of private letters. With a comments section, the typical pressures of marriage in flux were played out before an interactive audience.
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The website has gone fallow.
"Goodbye," Jay wrote in June above the freshly erased blog space. "The blog turned into a very bad thing for our relationship so now it's gone."
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A census of senses, records of City Hall and so much more.
Finding the jewels among Los Angeles' thousands of blogs can take some doing. This is a highly selective list of some of the more interesting -- and regularly updated -- blogs.
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POLITICS
Mayor Sam: Most of the political blogs take a national perspective, but Mayor Sam, written anonymously, focuses on Los Angeles' City Hall and other Southland and California political issues. MayorSam.BlogSpot.com
Professor Bainbridge: A mostly conservative take on politics and economics from UCLA corporate law professor Stephen Bainbridge. www.ProfessorBainbridge.com
Politics in the Zeros: A leftist view, from international relations to South Los Angeles grass-roots fundraisers. www.PoliZeros.com
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MEDIA/CELEBRITY
LAObserved: Former Times staffer Kevin Roderick's detached view of L.A. media and politics. The site for insiders. www.LAObserved.com
Defamer: A snarky view of media and celebrity culture. www.Defamer.com
FishbowlLA: Part of the Media Bistro family of blog sites, it offers a daily (though slow-posting) overview of L.A.-centric media stories. www.MediaBistro.com/FishbowlLA
LA Cowboy: Writer Brady Westwater unloads his six-shooter on the media, usually The Times. LACowboy.BlogSpot.com
Patterico's Pontifications: Patrick Frey, a Los Angeles County prosecutor, takes on the press. Patterico.com
Pop Bytes: Gushy takes on the latest dish; the star-struck fan's alternative to Defamer. www.PopBytes.com
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ARTS
The Aesthetic: A journal of "art and ideas" in the South Bay. www.TheAesthetic.com
Art Blogging LA: News and previews of L.A. art events. Art.Blogging.la
Ash Tree: An intensely personal view by Henry Baum as he struggles to make his mark as an author and songwriter. HBaum.blogspot.com
