Instructional or diary blogs have their place, but when you want a really good laugh – with a life-affirming side serve of shadenfreude– it’s a bitchy blog that you’ll be needing. So, grab yourself a cuppa, put a continence pad in your knickers, and check out our favourites…

Regretsy

The cleverly titled regretsy is the work of April Winchell, an American humorist who was only recently outed as the blogger behind this gem. Regretsy features (for which read ‘mocks’) art and craft works for sale on etsy.com. (If you don’t know what etsy is, do yourself a favour and get over there NOW.)

The blog has its own catchphrases and mascots based on particularly memorable etsy items and while it is funnier if you’re familiar with the bizarre etsy sub-culture (teddy bears with vulvas appliquéd on them, anyone?), you’ll find it a riot even if you’ve never lusted after a homemade dream catcher.

People of Walmart

What’s not to love about a blog with such a simple and compelling premise: it’s fun to look at photos of ugly Americans. This one isn’t good for the soul (fat people have feelings too, right?) but boy is it addictive. Keep an eye out for the fabulously flamboyant old black dude who is a repeat offender.

Unhappy hipsters

This witty blog is the perfect antidote to an afternoon spent leafing through Tyler Brule magazines at the hairdresser. It features photos from American interiors magazine Dwell, which we will admit to loving, with captions highlighting their pretentiousness. If you enjoy this one, you might also like Catalogliving which purports to be the blog of a couple trapped in a catalogue home, and Lookatthisfuckinghipster.com which features photos of prats so ironic they’re moronic. 

gofugyourself.celebuzz.com/

This blog takes aim at the fashion choices of US celebrities. The authors’ natural warmth and obvious love of celeb culture stops it from veering into vicious tabloid territory, but it’s still wickedly good fun. The imagined conversations between celebs posing on the red carpet are a highlight.

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