Being a designer, philanthropist and part time copyrighter isn’t enough. Kenneth Cole is starting his own blog because “I've always been a frustrated activist.”

Based on his billboards, his issues include dress sizes and shoes. One wonders why KC doesn’t take his brand of celebrity activism to the one-stop blogspot for celebrity activism, the Huffington Post. Maybe Kenneth Cole thinks he better than the Huffington Post.

We’ve been to the midtown store. He’s not.

FREEDOM OF THE BLOG Saudi Arabian blogger Fouad al-Farhan has been under arrest since December 10 for “violating the kingdom's laws” on his site. There’s a possibility that he will be released today. In the meantime, his family has requested help from the Human Rights Commission. [AP]

As bloggers, we realize we live off the fat of the land. You hate your job, and we provide a diversion from that hatred. Your clicks provide our salary, and for that we thank you. Thanks, really, so much.

Today is New Year’s Eve. That means tonight, we will all be wasted and tomorrow we’ll be promising never to do such misdeeds again. In between then and now, there are no files to collate, and you need us more than ever to distract you from the hum of fluorescent lights above you.

But unfortunately, like you, we’re counting the minutes until we can get the F out of here, so we can begin the process that will end with us vomiting on the L train.

In the meantime, some paper in Cincinnati is closing. Journalism is dead. Is it New Year’s yet?

There's a lot to read out there, even when you're reading about mini-skirts. Here's our listicle guide to where to look for your niche interests.

The Sartorialist
For hipsters looking great in $600 dresses that look like they came from Good Will.

Too Fat For Fashion
Hello! This is New York. Either get an eating disorder or get out.

The Budget Fashionista
Whatever goes for fat people goes double for poor ones.

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