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althouse.blogspot.com - 11/21/2008

"I still think that the Drudge Report is an aesthetic masterpiece even though I also consider it ugly."

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Jason Fried uses the Drudge Report as a case study in how good design can also be ugly: The Drudge Report... has proven timeless. It’s generic list of links, black and white monospaced font, and ALL CAPS headlines have survived every trend, every fad, every movement, every era, every design do ...

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37signals.com - 11/20/2008

Why the Drudge Report is one of the best designed sites on the web

— 37signals.com — A couple weeks ago on Twitter I said : “I still maintain the Drudge Report is one... of the best designed sites on the web. Has been for years.” A few people agreed, but most didn’t. Some thought it was a joke. I wasn’t kidding. ... (more) Why the Drudge Report is one of the best designed sites ...

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An Aesthetic Masterpiece
The Daily Dish | By Andrew Sullivan — Kevin Walsh loves Drudge's design. Althouse seconds: There's something about Drudge that makes us want to look at it all the time. The sense that this is what the news looks like right now feels so right, even if you know it's wrong. Even that wrongness is part of the addictive power. Everything works exactly as it should. Many years ago, on a pilgrimage to meet the Yoda of the web, Drudge told me how proud he was of how ugly his site was. He vowed never to change its tabloid crudeness or its sublime simplicity. It remains a model ...