Blogexiles?

Something in the air in Pennsylvania - two of the blogosphere's finest have announced their departures. Michael Berube is one of the big ones - his blog a source of academic writing, politics, very funny satire, arbitrary but fun music and film blogging, and some of the most exhilerating personal blogging on the internets - he is shutting down. Meanwhile, in the film blogosphere, Andy Horbal, who has quickly risen to become one of the indispensable film blogs, is taking a break. We can take comfort in the promise that he will be back - and that he will hang around the film blogging world in various capacities during his break. I'll miss them both, for as long as they're gone...