25 Best Blogs 2009

TIME makes its second annual list of the best blogs in the world, spanning politics, housekeeping, astronomy and everything in between —Tom McNichol

Perez Hilton

This highly trafficked gossip blog, written by sometimes actor and fulltime celebrity hound Mario Lavandeira, mines the usual Jessica Simpson/Brad Pitt/Jennifer Anniston territory. But blog rivals like TMZ.com do a much better job at uncovering real celeb scoops and providing original video and documents. Leaving PerezHilton to serve up the stalest dish of all: yesterday's celebrity news.

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