“Too much security is scarier than dirtbags”, from Joe Soucheray of Pioneer Press, through Glenn Reynolds by way of Swen.
Years ago when my main outlet was APA-L, I predicted (in response to a grumble from Fred Patten, if memory serves, about the proliferation of lowbrow magazines) that, thanks to the falling costs of publication, the number of niche periodicals would grow enormously; and that an interesting article in Model Train Coupling Quarterly might be reprinted not only in Model Trains Week but also in The Journal of Real Train Couplings.
And, of course, it is happening. The Blog Scene (which I’ve been reading only for a few months) seems a bit more inbred than it needs to be, but still it exposes me to plenty of good stuff that I wouldn’t see otherwise, and what more can one ask?