You just have to see it in person. Happy Birthday to Zannah and James . As one of the most influential blogs, if not the most influential, it is laughable that they should rate her so. First however, I would like to take the liberty of reviewing their site. I'm sure they won't mind.
Navigation is confined to the top.
Reviewed sites are listed on the left, but are unhelpful as they are not linked to the page on which they appear. As any reader of Alertbox knows, this takes valuable real estate away from the content area. I refer not only to the colors working thematically, but also to their function. Jakob Nielsen would have an absolute conniption fit. We also immediately notice the font choices.