Astronomer, science outreach enthusiast, blogger and writer. Perhaps best known online as creator of the Bad Astronomy blog which highlights popular misconceptions about astronomy.
Fediverse address:
@badastro@mastodon.social
Tagged: Blogs
Rizoomes
Long-running blog about crisis management, maintained by a psychologist turned firefighter working in the Amsterdam Fire Brigade in the Netherlands.
Fediverse address (in Dutch):
@Rizoomes@mastodon.social
Lee Watkins
Essays on philosophy and literature, book reviews and occasional short fiction. Particularly interested in Hegel and Henry Miller.
Fediverse address:
@philosophiclee@zirk.us
WriteFreely
Free open source federated blogging platform. The interface and options are minimalist, with the focus on reading text with as few distractions as possible. It’s part of the Fediverse, so you can follow WriteFreely blogs from Mastodon etc. You can host a WriteFreely server yourself, or sign up on an existing server.
Fediverse address (main):
@writefreely@writing.exchange
Fediverse address (blog):
@writefreely@blog.writefreely.org
Daniel Hakimi
Patent attorney blogging in-depth articles about menswear, clothing and fashion.
Fediverse address:
@DanHakimi@mastodon.social
Giuseppe Michieli
Blogger writing about emerging infectious diseases such as Covid, new flu strains and others. Also interested in climate change, biology and geology.
Fediverse address:
@GMIK69@mstdn.science
Vicki Ziegler
Enthusiastic bibliophile, posting about books, literary news, poetry, occasional reviews, runs a “Silent Book Club” and a blog about reading.
Fediverse address:
@bookgaga@mastodon.social
The Brew Site
Long-running blog all about beer founded in 2004, based in Oregon, USA. The writer of the blog has also published a book called “Bend Beer: A History of Brewing in Central Oregon”.
Fediverse address:
@brewsite@mastodon.online
ClassicPress
Stable lightweight fork of WordPress, using the TinyMCE classic editor instead of the block editor (Gutenberg). Free open source software, run by a community-supported non-profit organisation.
Fediverse address:
@classicpress@fosstodon.org
Compound Interest
Award-winning Chemistry blog featuring infographic posters about chemistry and related topics.
Fediverse address:
@compoundchem@mstdn.social
The Universe of Commodore 64
Blog featuring news and images about the Commodore 64 home computer.
Fediverse address:
@C64_Universe@mastodon.gamedev.place
Jonny Revival
Originally set up to digitise and restore old vinyl releases, nowadays blogging about music and records.
Fediverse address:
@revivalrecords@cupoftea.social
pookie
Editor, proofreader and reviewer. Writes a blog which reviews lots of tabletop RPGs, supplements, adventures etc. Covers all genres of RPG.
Fediverse address:
@pookie@dice.camp
Filmtro
Hungarian-language blog exploring selected films and television series, and recommending the good ones.
Fediverse address (in Hungarian):
@filmtro@mastodon.social
A Good Beer Blog
Blog all about beer and beer history, maintained by a beer enthusiast who has written five books on the subject.
Fediverse address:
@agoodbeerblog@mstdn.social
Making Molecules
Blog about Organic Chemistry, summarising topics taught on undergraduate university courses and including worked questions on those topics.
Fediverse address:
@nz_molecules@mas.to
History Walks in Venice
Professional historian writing a blog about the history of Venice, Italy. They also run historical walks in Venice for people who want to see things in real life.
Fediverse address:
@info@historywalksvenice.com
12xu
Music blog and internet radio in English and German about underground punk, noise and garage music.
Fediverse address (in English and German):
@12xu@12xu.xyz
Laura Lawrie
Musicologist and social scientist, publishing regular classical music posts about specific pieces.
Fediverse address:
@canyonsfan@mastodon.social
Le Chat à Vélo
German-language bicycle travel blog featuring a really cute toy cat.
Fediverse address (in German):
@lechat@le-chat-a-velo.at
The Chatty Gardener
Award-winning freelance journalist and blogger focusing on plants and gardening, including organic gardening, flowers and vegetables. Member of the Garden Media Guild and the Professional Garden Photographers Association. Based in the Cotswolds in England, UK.
Fediverse address:
@thechattygardener@mastodon.online
Jonathan Bailey
Copyright and plagiarism consultant at CopyByte, runs the blog PlagiarismToday.com.
Fediverse address:
@plagiarismtoday@mastodon.world
Damage Control
Blog dedicated to video games, anime and general geek culture. They also do occasional livestreams.
Fediverse address:
@damagecontrolblog@mastodon.social
OMG! Linux
Blog all about Linux, FOSS and related topics. Sister publication to the OMG! Ubuntu website.
Fediverse address:
@omglinux@mastodon.social
Obsidian Urbex Photography
Globetrotting photographer taking pictures and blogging about abandoned buildings and structures around the world.
Fediverse address (main):
@ObsidianUrbex@photog.social
Fediverse address (videos):
@obsidianurbex@lostpod.space
Matthias Pfefferle
Creator of the “ActivityPub for WordPress” plug-in which turns WordPress blogs into Fediverse servers. When it’s active, people will be able to follow your WordPress account from Mastodon etc, and when you post a new blog entry it will appear as a post on the Fediverse.
Fediverse address (in English and German)
@pfefferle@mastodon.social
Adam S. Smith
Palaeontologist and curator at the Nottingham Natural History Museum, Wollaton Hall, in the UK. Especially interested in plesiosaurs and other Mesozoic marine reptiles. Author of the children’s books “The Plesiosaur’s Neck” and “The Tyrannosaur’s Feathers”, founder of the Dinosaur Toy Blog, Animal Toy Blog and Plesiosaur Directory sites.
Fediverse address:
@AdamStuartSmith@sauropods.win
Carnival of Mathematics
Monthly roundup of interesting maths content hosted by a different guest mathematics blog each time.
Fediverse address:
@carnivalofmaths@mathstodon.xyz
The Boardgames Chronicle
Blog all about board games and strategy games, featuring reviews, articles, unboxings and session reports.
Fediverse address:
@theboardgameschronicle@wargamers.social
Ramokromok
Blog posting news and articles about retro gaming and retro computing.
Fediverse address:
@ramokromok@retrochat.online
Wine Drinker
UK-based wine website with news, picks and offers, run by a wine enthusiast. Focused on wines that are reasonably priced and available in Britain/Europe.
Fediverse address:
@winedrinker@mastodon.social
MTL Blog
Local news site for Montreal and Quebec, Canada, also including coverage of events, venues and restaurants. Founded in 2012.
Fediverse address:
@MTLBlog@flipboard.com
Aperiodical Maths News
Mathematics blog covering all kinds of topics, aimed at those already somewhat familiar with the maths world.
Fediverse address:
@mathnews@aperiodical.com
Graham Cluley
Computer security expert, blogger and co-host of the excellently funny Smashing Security podcast.
Fediverse Address:
@gcluley@mastodon.green
Stevan Lockhart
Runs a blog about generating your own off-grid energy, which is particularly topical right now. There are also photographs of life in Scotland.
Fediverse address (main):
@withaveeay@mastodon.scot
Fediverse address (photos):
@withaveeay@pixelfed.de
kottke.org
One of the oldest blogs on the internet, founded in 1998. Posts an eclectic mixture of news items, curiosities, art, technology and more. (Technically this is a bot account, but it’s also the blog’s official account.)
Fediverse address:
@kottke@botsin.space
The Molecular Ecologist
Blog for the scientific community of the journals Molecular Ecology and Molecular Ecology Resources.
Fediverse address:
@molecologist@genomic.social
Godsip Club
Blog about some of the stranger aspects of myths, folklore and religion from all around the world.
Fediverse address:
@godsipclub@thefolklore.cafe
Auditory Musings
Music blog recommending an album every day. Covers many genres of popular music from many different decades, featuring each album’s cover and a brief review of why it’s worth listening to.
Fediverse address:
@auditorymusings@mstdn.social
Ian Betteridge
Blogger, veteran tech journalist, used to edit the UK magazine MacUser and is well known for accidentally coining Betteridge’s Law of Headlines: If a news headline poses a question then the answer is almost always “no”.
Fediverse address:
@ianb@well.com
Board Game Breakdown
Board game website and video channel featuring reviews and “how to play” videos.
Fediverse address:
@boardgamebreakdown@mas.to
SnookerPRO
German-language snooker blog, covering main tour, women’s snooker, players, news, opinion pieces etc. Also shares lots of posts by other snooker accounts.
Fediverse address (in German and English):
@SnookerPRO@snooker.uk.to
Blog Roll
Human-curated directory of interesting independent blogs about many different topics. You can see the latest recommended blogs by following the project.
Fediverse address:
@blogroll@alongtheray.social
TTRPG Blog Feed
Automated feed of posts from a curated list of TTRPG blogs.
Fediverse address:
@ttrpgblogs@chirp.enworld.org
Swanye
New project to make a Fediverse alternative to Tumblr. It’s still at a very early pre-Alpha stage, but is making progress.
Fediverse address:
@Swanye@fosstodon.org
Curiosity Drive
Two people driving round Germany in a camper van, posting about all the sights and experiences they have on their epic road trip. (Previously travelled around New Zealand / Aotearoa.)
Fediverse address:
@oCDo@mastodon.nz
AirlineReporter
Independent news site all about airlines, air travel, aviation and aviation photography. Founded in 2008.
Fediverse address:
@AirlineReporter@avgeek.social
RadioSEGA
Online radio station, podcast and blog featuring shows about Sega and music from games.
Fediverse address:
@RadioSEGA@thevipvipers.space
Alan Boyle
Blogger and podcaster about science news on Cosmic Log and Fiction Science. Science journalist for GeekWire and Universe Today, formerly at NBCNews.com. Author of “The Case for Pluto”.
Fediverse address:
@alanboyle@mastodon.social
CoffeeGeek
Website and blog about coffee, espresso, coffee-making equipment, accessories and related topics. Founded in 2001, it was also home to a massive online coffee community, with many community features possibly returning soon.
Fediverse address:
@coffeegeek@flipboard.social
ScreenHub Entertainment News
Pop culture and enterntainment news blog covering film, music, TV etc.
Fediverse address:
@ScreenHubentertainment@nerdculture.de
TuxPhones.com
Independent site with news and articles about mobile devices running Linux.
Fediverse address:
@tuxdevices@fosstodon.org
theHigherGeometer
Mathematician and blogger mainly working in category theory and differential geometry, with a background in mathematical physics.
Fediverse address:
@highergeometer@mathstodon.xyz
retroist
Blog and podcast about retro pop culture, especially in the United States of the 1970s, 1980s and 1990s.
Fediverse address:
@retroist@mastodon.social
Mapologies
Blog combining maps with geography and other topics such as language, history, art etc. to produce interesting presentations of information.
Fediverse address:
@mapologies@mastodon.social
Pete
Cycling enthusiast based in North-West England, has a photo blog about his bike trips.
Fediverse address:
@pete@toot.bike
Castlemaker.de
German lifestyle blog featuring recipes, beauty, fashion, travel and other topics.
Fediverse address (in German):
@Castlemaker@flipboard.com
Iceland Geology
Blog about volcanoes, earthquakes and geology in Iceland, run by an enthusiastic layperson.
Fediverse address:
@icelandgeology@mastodon.social
Suomen pelitutkimuksen seura ry / The Finnish Society for Game Research
Finnish organisation devoted to the academic study of games and gaming, from ancient board games to modern video games.
Fediverse address (in English and Finnish):
@blogi@www.pelitutkimus.fi
diyelectromusic
Blogger and video maker who features simple DIY electronic music projects including building your own synthesiser.
Fediverse address:
@diyelectromusic@mastodon.social
Sludge
Independent news blog focusing on corruption in US politics, especially involving donations from corporations and wealthy indivdiuals. Blog is supported by reader donations.
Fediverse address:
@sludge@journa.host
Laughing Squid
Popular blog covering art, culture and technology, founded in 2003 with roots in an older email list from 1996. It’s run by a web hosting company of the same name based in the United States.
Fediverse address:
@laughingsquid@mastodon.social
Evan Centanni / Political Geography Now
Editor and lead cartographer at Political Geography Now (aka PolGeoNow), producing detailed maps relevant to current events, especially those with a political aspect.
Fediverse address:
@polgeonow@mstdn.social
Botany One
Academic blog about botany and plant biology, alerting scientists to news about plants from a variety of sources. Run by the same non-profit which publishes the Annals Of Botany scientific journal.
Fediverse address:
@botanyone@botany.social
Douglas Natelson
Condensed matter physicist and science blogger, physics professor at Rice University in the United States.
Fediverse address:
@Nanoscale@sciencemastodon.com
The Slow Music Movement
Music blog, radio show, playlist curation and record label, with a focus on lesser known independent artists and laid back underground music.
Fediverse address:
@theslowmusicmovement@mastodon.social
Anime Feminist
Website and podcast covering Japanese anime, manga and pop culture from a feminist viewpoint.
Fediverse address:
@animefeminist@mstdn.social
Chris Messina
Blogger, product consultant, perhaps best known as the inventor of the hashtag on social networks. Also co-creator of ActivityStrea.ms, which led to the creation of the ActivityPub Fediverse.
Fediverse address:
@chrismessina@mastodon.xyz
Globusliebe.com
German travel blog run by a sustainable tourism expert and photographer, writing about places to visit in Germany, Europe and around the world.
Fediverse address (in German):
@JuliaLassner@flipboard.com
NextGen Cookbook
Cooking blog featuring recipes from around the world. The recipes are all easy to make and use fresh ingredients, avoiding processed ingredients. The blog’s aim is to encourage as many people as possible to cook at home.
Fediverse address:
@NextGenCookbook@epicure.social
Allison Levine
Freelance wine writer, blogger and podcaster. Columnist for the Napa Valley Register, contributor to Monarch Wine, Wander With Wonder, Tasting Panel Magazine etc. US host of the Wine Soundtrack podcast.
Fediverse address:
@pleasethepalate@epicure.social
Abandoned America
Website, podcast and book series about all kinds of derelict sites across the United States, including theme parks, hospitals, prisons, housing, factories etc.
Fediverse address:
@AbandonedAmerica@mastodon.social
512 Pixels
Blog about Apple, computing history, space and other topics.
Fediverse address:
@512pixels@eworld.social
Louise Brooks Society
Long-running website, archive and blog dedicated to the life and times of silent film star Louise Brooks, perhaps best known as Lulu from G.W. Pabst’s classic “Pandora’s Box”.
Fediverse address:
@LouiseBrooksSociety@sfba.social
Tabletop Bellhop (Moe T)
Website, podcast and video channel dedicated to tabletop games including board games, card games and TTRPGs, answering questions about gaming and game nights with the aim of helping people to have better gaming sessions. Also features in-depth reviews, articles, news etc.
Fediverse address:
@TabletopBellhop@dice.camp
Robert Kingett
Writer, blogger and advocate for accessibility, especially in open source and publishing. Blind.
Fediverse address (main):
@WeirdWriter@caneandable.social
Fediverse address (audio & video):
@weirdwriter@spectra.video
Between Wanderings
Small independent Jewish publisher and blog, focusing on Jewish life and culture from the 1850s to the 1920s.
Fediverse address:
@bwjewishhistory@babka.social
Jack / Of Gods and Gamemasters
Maintains the “Of Gods and Gamemasters” website full of articles about fantasy world building, tabletop RPGs, adventures, monsters etc.
Fediverse address:
@Jackgiantkiller@dice.camp
Skulls in the Stars
Physics professor at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte in the USA. Interested in optical physics, runs the blog “Skulls in the Stars” about physics, optics, pulp fantasy, horror fiction and the intersections of all these.
Fediverse address:
@drskyskull@mastodon.social
Taggart
Information Security blogger, live streamer and educator, runs the Infosec blog Taggart Tech.
Fediverse address:
@mttaggart@fosstodon.org
Roy Meijer
Co-founder of the Dutch science communication association SciCom NL, and works at the Delft University of Technology in the Netherlands. Blogs about SciComm.
Fediverse address:
@RoyMeijer@scicomm.xyz
Imani Barbarin / Crutches and Spice
American writer, speaker and activist fighting for disability rights and accessibility. Creator of the “Crutches and Spice” blog and social media channels.
Fediverse address:
@ImaniBarbarin@disabled.social
Jane Manchun Wong
Technology blogger and freelance security researcher based in San Francisco. Wong has had a string of famous scoops, and been the first person to uncover many hidden features, security bugs and unannounced products from big tech companies.
Fediverse address:
@wongmjane@macaw.social
Wladimir Palant
Security researcher and software developer, runs a blog about Infosec.
Fediverse address:
@WPalant@infosec.exchange
47th Pennsylvania Volunteers
Blog about a United States regiment in the American Civil War which contained a significant number of immigrants and escaped slaves.
Fediverse address:
@47thpennsylvaniavolunteers.com@47thpennsylvaniavolunteers.com
Blog Oklahoma
Provides local news and community for Oklahoma, USA through a blog, podcast, newsletter and online forums/chat rooms.
Fediverse address:
@blogoklahoma@social.tulsa.ok.us
Felix Häcker
GNOME contributor, GNOME foundation member, author of “This Week in GNOME” blog, fan of Rust programming language.
Fediverse address:
@haeckerfelix@mastodon.social
Kavita / Kavey Eats
Food and travel blogger, featuring trip reports (especially Europe and Asia), articles on food around the world, recipes, restaurant reviews etc. Born in London but currently in Wales.
Fediverse address:
@kavey@kavlak.uk
Pixels for Breakfast
Gaming video essays, podcasts, reviews etc, mainly about indie titles but also mainstream releases. Run by former game journalists and developers.
Fediverse address:
@pixelsforbreakfast@mstdn.games
Dilman Dila
Award-winning writer and film-maker based in Uganda, approaching stories as an important tool in social activism. Particularly interested in science fiction, fantasy and horror.
Fediverse address (main):
@dilmandila@mograph.social
Fediverse address (videos):
@dilmandila@video.ploud.jp
Fediverse address (blog):
@dilman@www.dilmandila.com
Lawfare
News and analysis of US national security, law and policy, run by the Lawfare Institute in co-operation with the Brookings Institute.
Fediverse address:
@lawfare@mastodon.social