JIB first round nominations

Best Overall Post:
1. mentalblog.com: The curse of the derivative life
2. mentalblog.com: Deep Cover in Gansta Crown Heights
3. mentalblog.com: Oliver Stone's visceral, angry tragedy
4. mentalblog.com: HEAT
5. mentalblog.com: Un-human for the purposes of the narrative
6. mentalblog.com: Where they import the culture is right into their minds and hearts

Best Jewish Religious Post:
1. mentalblog.com: Indoctrination and intimacy
2. mentalblog.com: The internet chassidus (perestroika)
3. mentalblog.com: The yoke (yoga) of discipleship
4. mentalblog.com: Archetypal rendering of the same figure
5. mentalblog.com: Including King Moshiach himself

Best Torah Post:
1. mentalblog.com: Mashiach primer
2. mentalblog.com: the notion of 'making' people
3. mentalblog.com: VaYigash Yehuda
4. mentalblog.com: The struggle of the antinomian naturalist

Best Humor Post:
1. mentalblog.com: Pygmalion in Birkenstock sandals
2. mentalblog.com: Jewish women – abundant natural resource

Best Right Wing Post:
1. mentalblog.com: Totalitarian structures and podia

Best Left Wing Post:
1. mentalblog.com: For the Russian sins of suspicion, hyper-vigilance and rigidity

Best Post Series (3 or more linked topic posts):
1. 78 posts about the war in Lebanon: mentalblog.com's bookmarks tagged with "2Lebanon" on del.icio.us

Best Live Event Coverage:
1. mentalblog.com: Matisyahu at Bank of America Pavilion

Best Jewish Music Post:
1. mentalblog.com: Matisyahu Jerusalem

Best Picture or Video in a Blog Post:
1. mentalblog.com: Jerusalem hats and heads