Back on Monday. In the meantime, if you find yourself pining for my blog, seek solace in The New Republic's addition to the national Cornel Bash. If you are still pining after that, try Norman Kelley's "Black Cultural Criticism, Inc.", a veritable corker of an article about how black intellectuals have sold out (West is a leading figure in this essay, but don't let that distract you from the part about Professor bell hooks' penetrating interview with rapper Lil Kim, which covers such philosophically deep topics as anal sex and whether "pussy" should be traded for marriage). Odds are this will tide you over, especially if you haven't had breakfast yet. But if not, there is always Business 2.0's take on Blog Nation.