· The Village Voice goes genius on us with a weblog written by an anonymous strip-club waitress working near Madison Square Garden. So much potential here — she's only posted once and we already love her. [Village Voice]
· A reader writes in via Blackberry: "Two foxy girls in little dresses from the NY Post are standing outside the convention entrance accosting everyone who walks by — they're looking for delegates to take on the town and expose them to the real new york." Well, at least the Craigslist people aren't standing out anymore.
· Learn to properly identify your Republicans with New York magazine's handy Bush decoder. You need to know who, exactly, is Turd Blossom. [NY Mag]
· If you're actually going to watch any of convention speakers, please consult a rundown of whose gibberish is most loathsome and why. [The Black Table]