Not sure Ben Barnes is what I had in mind, but I think it'll work:
I know that I am never the first with geek news. So you've probably heard this elsewhere which makes this post an exercise in redundancy and despite that I'm going to say that the new directory assistance from google, without any additional charge, just ROCKS.
great writer, awful web site.
In the category of fantastic writer, better web site, I nominate Lauren Winner. She got the whole Lisa Loeb vibe thing happening too.
"....We walked. We talked. We rode bikes. Though I had my driver's license, I bought a cheap secondhand bicycle so I could ride with her. Sometimes she led the way, sometimes I did. Whenever we could, we rode side by side.
She was bendable light: she shone around every corner of my day."
from Stargirl, by Jerry Spinelli