Working for a liberal arts education means you are studying a wide range of subjects designed to expand your knowledge and strengthen your intellect. Traditionally, the liberal arts discipline is comprised of language, history, math, and science. Today, that range has expanded to include the humanities, fine arts, music, and more. These blogs cover all of these topics and provide an excellent opportunity for you to continue your liberal arts education beyond the college classes you are taking. Browse this list and add a few new blogs to your reading list.

Literature

From book reviews to George Orwell’s diary to interviews with authors, these blogs cover the world of literature.

1. Orwell Diaries. Follow these posts that blog George Orwell’s diary entries that correspond to the same days from 1938-1942.
2. Bookslut. Find literary news, reviews, and interviews in this serious book blog with an eye-catching name.
3. The Feminist Spectator. This blog provides analyses of film, theater, and other performances that highlight aspects of the feminist presence in society.
4. Paper Cuts. Take a look at books, their authors, and news from the publishing world with this blog from the New York Times.
5. Bookdwarf. The personal blog of a frontlist buyer at the Harvard Book Store, the posts here include book reviews, information about book covers, and much more.
6. New York Review of Books. Learn about the latest books and their stories with this blog that focuses on non-fiction topics such as health care and politics.
7. Worducopia. With topics here covering both books and writing as well as fiction and non-fiction, this blog covers plenty of literary ground.
8. Jacket Copy. From the LA Times, this blog offers readers news from publishing, book reviews, and more.
9. Indiana University Press Blog. Interviews, book reviews, and literary events are all showcased on this blog.
10. Book Soup Blog. From the book store in Los Angeles that shares its blog’s name, the posts here focus on reviews of new literature.

The Written Word

Learn about grammar, strong writing skills, and rhetoric with these blogs that explore the written word.

11. After Deadline. This grammar blog from the New York Times discusses proper grammar usage and often uses examples of use and misuse from their articles.
12. Grammar Girl: Quick and Dirty Tips. Grammar Girl offers helpful grammar tips to readers through her podcasts and transcripts, available here.
13. The Editor’s Desk. Writing and editing are the topics of this blog written by a professor at the School of Journalism and Mass Communication at UNC-Chapel Hill.
14. You Don’t Say. Written by a former copy editor of the Baltimore Sun, John McIntyre blogs about language, usage, and knowing a bit about everything without ever knowing enough. (He says this is the job of a copy editor.)
15. Words at Work. Journalism and copy editing fill the posts at this blog written by Pam Robinson.
16. the "blog" of "unnecessary" quotation marks. This popular blog takes a humorous look at how people misuse quotation marks in their signage.
17. Motivated Grammar. Bringing a fresh perspective to the study of grammar, this blog promotes grammar rules that enhance communication and pushes aside rules based solely on tradition.
18. The Blogora. A blog from the Rhetoric Society of America, these posts are devoted to rhetoric, rhetorical theory, and writing.
19. Kairosnews. Rhetoric, teaching, and technology are the focus of this blog.
20. Chad’s Rhetoric Blog. Chad posts weekly responses to readings from his class that focuses on rhetoric, race, and technology.

Foreign Culture

Learn about foreign cultures when you read these blogs that offer perspective from all around the globe.

21. Curious Expeditions. This couple travels the world and shares photos and writings about curious relics that tell the story of past cultures.
22. Intelligent Travel. Discover unique aspects of the places profiled in this blog that explores sustainable travel.
23. Inba’s Corner. Hear the perspective of a modern working mother and wife in India with the posts here.
24. Within/Without. This Bangladeshi native travels the world and shares her experiences in the varied cultures she experiences.
25. halftribe. With a mission of creating bridges across Africa, this blog shares the written word, art, literature, and more from across the continent.
26. Poefrika. Poetry, music, and other African-inspired writings are featured on this blog.
27. Parisian Spring. This blogger shares her love of all things French on her blog. She has just moved to Brussels, so expect to see more Belgian culture show up too.
28. Collazo Projects. Fascinated with Latin American culture, this couple travels and writes about all they see and do.
29. Nile Guide. This blog brings photos and stories from travel around the world to you in their blog.
30. An Asian Traveler. Read this blog for fun pictures and stories of travels throughout Asia.

Philosophy

These blogs all explore the thoughts and theories from philosophy students and professional philosophers.

31. Less Wrong. This blog explores logical thinking and ethics in its pursuit of "refining the art of human rationality."
32. Leiter Reports. Read about philosophy and academia in this popular blog that also includes a bit of poetry.
33. The Garden of Forking Paths. Explore the ideas of free will and moral responsibility with the posts here written by an amazing collection of philosophers from around the world.
34. (Blog&~Blog). Philosophy with an emphasis on the study of logic is the bulk of what’s written on this blog.
35. Think Tonk. A little snark, a bit of brainy, and a lot of philosophy happens at this popular blog that makes philosophy feel accessible to non-philosophy types.
36. Der Wille Zur Macht und Sprachspiele. Follow along as this grad student studies philosophy and blogs about his classes and his exploration of philosophy.
37. Object-Oriented Philosophy. The posts here include a nice variation including biography of philosophers, links to what other philosophers are saying, and information from a manuscript this blogger is writing.
38. PEA Soup. PEA stands for philosophy, ethics, and academia–which aptly describes the content of this blog.
39. Philosophy, et cetera. This philosophy grad student at Princeton uses his blog as a place to publicly work through his thoughts and invites others to engage in logical discussion.
40. The Prosblogion. Exploring the philosophy of religion, this blog uses logic to delve into theological theories.

History

These blogs make history come alive with their posts. Many of these blogs also discuss current events as they are always connected with events of the past.

41. Steamboats are ruining everything. 19th century America is discussed on this blog, as well as a few current events.
42. zunguzungu. This professor shows the relevance of studying history as he showcases both current events as well as those historical in his blog with a world view.
43. In the Middle. A medieval studies blog, this is written by three professors and a graduate student.
44. Religion in American History. Learn about the history and culture of religion in America with the posts on this blog.
45. The Edge of the American West. A fine example of a liberal arts blog, this history-centric blog is also imbued with a bit of philosophy, literature, science, and religion.
46. Deja vu — Judith Apter Klinghoffer. This former professor of history writes on both historical and current events, focusing specifically on the Middle East.
47. Tenured Radical. Politics, feminism, history, and academia are the focus of this blog.
48. Walking the Berkshires. Written by a conservationist with a passion for American history, expect to find posts about both these topics.
49. Northwest History. Read about digital history and history of the Northwest on this blog written by Larry Cebula.
50. Cliopatria: A Group Blog. Stay up to date with all that is currently happening in the world of history, including links to interesting history blog posts.

Math

Students of math will enjoy these blogs that discuss mathematical theories, events, and news.

51. Ars Mathematica. This popular blog is dedicated to the mathematical arts. While the posts have slowed, but thankfully not stopped, hopefully they will pick up again soon as indicated.
52. Political Math. Applying math to current politics, this blogger brings the two together in this blog.
53. Secret Blogging Seminar. Eight recent and future PhDs from Berkeley blog about math here.
54. The Accidental Mathematician. Math, academia, and a bit of travel all appear on this blog by a Canadian mathematician.
55. Gower’s Weblog. Higher level math concepts and math projects are discussed here.
56. Shtetl-Optimized. While quantum computing is the main topic here, posts often touch on math, numbers, and logic along with the computer science.
57. The n-Category Cafe. A collaborative blog, this one focuses on math, physics, and philosophy.
58. Concrete Nonsense. This group math blog features several topics with emphasis seeming to fall on both geometry and a variety of math theories.
59. Rigorous Trivialities. Follow along as these four mathematicians write about algebraic geometry here.
60. E. Kowalski’s blog. This mathematics professor from Zurich writes on a variety of math topics.

Science

From technology to dinosaurs to astronomy, these science blogs cover it all.

61. Wired Science. This popular science blog brings the latest science news in one place with recent topics including such varied subjects as Saturn’s rings and the ineffectiveness of waterboarding.
62. Watt’s Up With That?. With an emphasis on climate change, this blog touches on a variety of science topics.
63. Palaeoblog. Using pop culture to discuss paleontology, this expert makes dinosaurs as fun for adults as they are for kids.
64. The Corpus Callosum. Social science and medicine meet politics on this popular blog written by an anonymous psychiatrist.
65. Medgadget. Keep up with the latest medical gadgets hitting the market with this blog.
66. Environmental Sciences Information. This blog from Princeton provides the latest news and information from the environmental sciences.
67. Pharyngula. This popular blog is written by a biology professor and touches on evolution and biology.
68. Cosmic Variance. Examining science, technology, and the future, this blog offers insight and news on all the current developments in science.
69. RealClimate. Find commentary on climate science delivered by climate scientists who write on this blog.
70. Bad Astronomy. This astronomer embraces good science while striving to keep out the bad astronomy on his blog.

Fine Arts

The arts are alive in these blog posts with topics including illustrations, photography, performance art, and more.

71. Smarthistory: The Blog. Designed by two professors, this site and its blog serve as a replacement for static art history texts.
72. The Big Picture. This blog takes current news stories and shows excellent photos associated with each event.
73. Open Space. This blog from San Francisco Museum of Modern Art includes insight from the art world, information on projects and exhibits such as depression glass, and first-hand reports such as the one from a performance art tour through Europe.
74. Drawn!. Art from cartoons and illustrations are the focus of this stunning blog.
75. Shorphy. This historic photo blog presents awesome photos from days long past.
76. reBlog. From Eyebeam, this blog features topics such as performance art, creative DIY photography equipment, and scary Lego creations.
77. Rob Galbraith Digital Photography Inside. Covering everything from photo collections to reviews on the latest equipment, this blog is all about digital photography.
78. Ryan Studio. Abbey Ryan paints a picture the size of standard photos each day and posts them on this blog.
79. Kevin Flanagan. This Irish artist and recent graduate with an MFA uses his blog as a showcase for his works in progress as he explores the visual arts.
80. Art21 Blog. Art21 offers insight and trends on contemporary art created with diverse media here.
81. The Book Design Review. Take a look at book cover design with this fascinating blog.

Music

From classical to jazz to rock, these music blogs share plenty in the way of news, events, and information from the music world.

82. Performance Today – Today’s Fredlines. Fred Child blogs on music and its associations to such topics such as art, performance, life lessons, and silence.
83. Night After Night. Following the classical music scene in New York, Steve Smith keeps readers updated with all the latest here.
84. Alex Ross: the Rest is Noise. From the music critic at the New York Times, this music blog is a must read. Alex Ross is on hiatus now, but hopefully will return soon, so stay tuned.
85. Groove Notes. Keep up with all things jazz with this blog.
86. The Current Music Blog. Covering everything from the music world including this day in history, pop culture, and music news, this blog from Minnesota Public Radio is a must read.
87. Monitor Mix. NPR’s music blog not only covers the news, but invites readers’ comments to create a sense of community through their blog.
88. Love, Gloom, Cash, Love. From jazz to funk and anything avant in between, this hip blog will keep you in the know.
89. Pitchfork: News. From this heavy-hitter in the music world, Pitchfork blogs about music news here.
90. A Blog Supreme: NPR Jazz. Another NPR blog, this one covers jazz news and events.

Architecture and Design

Read these blogs to stay updated with the latest trends in architecture and design.

91. BLDGBLOG. For some truly inspirational and unique photos of buildings, locations, and stuff that goes in it all, check out this blog.
92. Inhabitat. With a focus on green design, Inhabitat shares ideas, projects, and news for green building.
93. A Daily Dose of Architecture. Browse through these photos from around the world that show excellent examples of inspirational architecture.
94. Design Observer. With topics on any aspect of design from architecture to advertising, this blog posts on a wide range of topics from around the world.
95. Desire to Inspire. These posts take a look at some stunning interiors and exteriors.
96. materialicious. Find fun, creative, and inspirational buildings, structures, and design elements here.
97. trucdesign.com. Furniture, appliances, and household accessories are the focus of this blog.
98. CubeMe. Explore the extremely modern architecture and design photos found here.
99. anArchitecture. Sharing photos, tools of the trade, and news and information relevant to architects, this Austrian-based blog looks around the world for inspiration.
100. Super Colossal. Stay on top of news and events in the architectural world with this blog from a firm from Sydney.