Begun in 2006, Ahmad's blog contains a mere 13 posts. But each entry is epic in length and is available in four languages. (Though cat pictures speak in many languages!) Here are some highlights, in his own words:

From Autobiography, 8/8/06:
I remember one day, when I was in first grade, by looking through a newspaper - with the help of the adults in our house- I read the news of the capitulation passage by the shah's so called "parliament."
With hope in God, I intend to wholeheartedly complete my talk in future with allotted fifteen minutes.

From Some Notes, 10/1/06:
I thank you for your remarks and explanations. Of course you reconfirmed that you are an independent council. It's interesting for me.

On the Holocaust:
The question is that in the world war the second more than sixty million people were killed. Out of these sixty millions two millions were among military personnel and the rest were civilians who did not have anything to do with war. These civilians were killed differently and they were respected. Now why we shall focus on certain number of people. Another question was that if you claim that this incident is real, why no impartial groups are allowed to investigate on it? Why European citizens are put behind bars only because of expressing their views? This occurs while we are allowed to question the most proved realities of the world. We allow every one to investigate and raise questions on God, prophets, freedom of human being, human being democracy and human rights but we do not allow anyone to question or investigate a historical event which happened sixty years ago. This is a big question. We think if this is a real incident we can present and prove it more clearly through researches and investigations. But here we face the main question which is raised by no one: this incident happened in Europe but the Palestinians are paying the price.

From Meeting with University Students, 10/18/06
A young student is pure, unpolluted and sincere. He is just and the supporter ‎of oppressed people. The spirit and vitality of these youth and their hopes for the ‎future can bring any obstacle down to its knees.

From Bureaucracy at People's Service, Not the People Serving Bureaucracy 11/21/06:
But in reality, the people's problems have not been solved. This is a dangerous issue which I have noticed since I was the mayor of Tehran and even before that time it bothered me. And I have tried to break with these erroneous customs and wrong ‎imported "innovations", and free the government administration from the web which ‎has tangled its operations. Sometimes I succeeded and sometimes I could not.

And like any new media guru, Ahmadinejad invites commenter participation from around the world. Here's what the followers of the hottest .ir are saying:

"I knew you were telling the truth."

"I come to your blog just for a glance, its so liberal of you to think of the idea of setting a blog. I didnt pay much attention to international politics before, but I find you a very intelligent and smart president~ Wish Iran and you all the best!"

"die slow ..."

"You are a nigger"

"I hate you. you are retarted. that simple mentally retarted"

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METHODOLOGY: We started with this list of 66 blogging celebrities, added a few faves, eliminated the Huffington Post bloggers, and excluded presidential contenders, because that shit is bananas. Here's the raw data:

1. David Beckham - recent soccer game (self promo)


2. Zach Braff - movies and playlists


3. Mark Cuban - dancing


4. No Doubt - recent recordings (self promo)


5. Moby - indecipherable poetry


6. Meredith Vieira - getting a mammogram


7. Fred Durst - indecipherable rant


8. Barbra Streisand - Rush Limbaugh - PR release


9. Jeff Bridges - recent casting (honorable mention for rad site design)


10. John Mayer - OJ Simpson watch


11. Rosie O'Donnell - "feel alright" video


12. Margaret Cho - Rosie O'Donnell


13. Dave Barry - Fun pets


14. Jamie Oliver - pubs


15. William Shatner - ShatnerVision


16. Alyssa Milano - Upcoming gigs


17. Dave Navarro - The fastest Asian-American in the world


18. Julia Sweeney -long-winded narrative of regular events


19. Donald Trump - purely self promo


20. Tom Green - video: hiding in a suitcase


21. Kevin Smith - long-winded narrative of regular events


22. Mariska Hargitay - purely self promo


23. David Byrne - sexual selection and creativity


24. Curt Schilling - purely self promo


25. Anna Kournikova - purely self promo


26. Roseanne - Karen Finley (awesome)


27. Kanye West - the "illest" shoe award


28. Billy Morrison - the Bahamas


29. Jason Mraz - whining about jetlag


30. Kathy Griffin - Catholic Chuch


31. MC Hammer - "Look University"


32. Pamela Anderson - purely self promo


33. Al Roker - eulogy to mother


34. Brian Williams - purely self promo (N.B.: Usually not self promo, actually quite good, we just caught him on an off moment)


35. The Dixie Chicks - purely self promo


36. Anderson Cooper - the GOP (written by minion)


37. Mary Kate and Ashley Olsen - purely self promo


38. Victoria Beckham - purely self promo


39. Bare Naked Ladies - photo of a ship


40. Deepak Chopra - genetics


41. Michael Moore - purely self promo


42. Tommy Lasorda - baseball


43. David Duchovny - purely self promo


44. Jackie Chan - purely self promo


45. Kirstie Alley - weight loss


46. Neil Gaiman - writing


47. Ru Paul - "THIS SHIT IS BANANAS!" (bonus points: old school blogger!)


48. Mark Hoppus - purely self promo

Maureen's Review [Forbes]

For my official start of Fashion Week, I went to the Van Cleef and Arpels party at the Hamerstein Ballroom, wearing a dress from my new clothing line, Riccimie by Tinsley Mortimer, and sold only in Japan at this time. Don't tell, but I actually just wore the same dress and belt to the store opening in Tokyo a few days ago but with different shoes. Accompanying me on this initial foray were my sister Dabney, who wore Michael Kors leggings with Brian Atwood shoes (adorable!), and my sister-in-law Minnie in Zac Posen. They both are so cute and always fun to go out with. When we got there, we were totally surprised and overwhelmed with the number of photographers and other press. Had no idea the event was going to be so huge, but it really did make me feel as if I were "back to school," and, whether I liked it or not, the summer was, indeed, OVER!!

We happen to think that today's starlets are just acting out their dramas in the only way our everything, now, moremoremore internet culture will allow them to, and that the troubles Lady Di got herself into were just the '80s equivalents of today's scandals. Yesterday's ano is today's vagflash, you know?

But whatever. Tina goes on to muse about Kate Middleton, who she thinks has been shunted aside by the palace but not by the Prince—"Don't bet on the poised and private Miss Middleton being counted out as the future Her Maj." But Tina also wonders why she'd want the job—"Being Princess of Wales even post-Diana is almost a fate worse than death." Oh my god, craziness. Welcome to gossip-blogging, Tina! One of us! One of us!

Diana's Birthday [Salon]

On the nature of truth:
"It's so funny how many stories are put out there about people. It's like we all want our side of the story out there as well, but at the end of the day only a few people care to know what is really going on since the bad is so much more interesting than the truth ... we all want a certain image of ourselves out there, or else we wouldn't be here." Wise!

On her recovery:
"Recently I was sent to a very humbling place called rehab. I truly hit rock bottom. Till this day I don't think it was alcohol or depression. I was like a bad kid running around with ADD." Okay!

On her hangers-on:
"Being in that vulnerable state and being taken out to dinners and parties with friends and finding out later that you paid for everything was a huge learning lesson for me." One that you'd think someone who has been famous since puberty might have already learned, but still, all learning lessons are good.

On being and God:
"I guess we will never really understand or figure out life completely. That's God's job. I can't wait to meet him ... or her." Yay feminism!

Sometimes we are all so afraid to be honest with ourselves because we know that honesty will lead us somewhere off the path of the life we've mapped out in our minds. Today, I challenge us to ask ourselves this...

What if we allow our fear to provoke us into action?

Can facing our fear be what walks us to somewhere better?

I do not have your answers, but in the quest to find my own, I've discovered somewhere worth traveling to...
In my life, I ignore my fears too often, but then I'm left with nothing to challenge the best of me. I just remain cowering from my true identity. There is no discovery.