Out of Class Essay Two

Hockey blogs are a dime a dozen on the internet, but finding an independently written hockey blog is another thing. Most of the blogs around the internet are written by a paid writer, and written for a website looking to make money from them. “Hockey Rants” is an exception to the norm. Jes Golbez’s blog provides a refreshingly biased view on the day to day happenings in the world of hockey.
Among the independently published blogs around the web “Hockey Rants” is one of the most up-to-date and interesting sites out there. For many months in a row Golbez has posted one fresh article every single day. These articles usually pertain to a certain hockey player, nuance of the game, or even a subject completely off of the topic of hockey. In many instances the author uses this blog as a platform for his rants (hockey related or otherwise), hence the title of the blog.
One of Golbez’s recent off-topic blogs entitled “Super Tuesday Smatterings” was a commentary regarding his thoughts on the American electoral process. The opinions expressed by Golbez were surprisingly, well, opinionated. This Canadian’s take on the whole election was refreshingly anti-American, providing insight on a foreigner’s view of the beloved United States. A blog may be the best opportunity for a writer to express his right to free speech, and does Golbez ever take advantage of this.
The style of writing utilized by Golbez is definitely geared toward a young audience, throwing in some WTF’s for good measure. He seems to take the “I don’t care” attitude as well, which is typically attributed to the younger crowd. Although the writing style is biased and opinionated there still remains solid information about the game.
Every single posting is informative in some way, whether there is talk of a game that happened the previous night or a an interesting trend to look for. As long as the author’s commentary can be taken with a grain of salt, the posts can be quite thought provoking especially to Americans, especially when he’s bashing who he calls “yankees”.
As for the esthetics of the webpage, there is something left to be desired. The chosen background is almost as boring as the times new roman font. A redeeming characteristic of the blog is the liberal use photos, videos, and links. Nearly every post includes a photo or a video, most of which are extremely humorous.
From the hockey fan to the blog zealot “Hockey Rants” is utterly readable. Agree or disagree with this crazy Canuck, there will always be something to ponder. Check out the blog at http://jesgolbez.blogspot.com/.