Dipnote, the new blog for the U.S. Department of State, has been criticized by bloggers, including Foreign Policy, for containing posts that read like they're written by a State Department spokesperson (because, of course, they are). It's also been mocked for its admittedly wonky, vaguely vulgar-sounding name, which makes us think of…a nice, curvy, b-flat covered in fondue. Maybe. But because we like the idea of the vast, opaque State Department communicating directly with the masses, we've come up with some ideas for a reader-friendly name change:

StateLog: not very sexy, but to the point, and it won't make anyone think of lubricant.

The Foggy Bottom Files: still sounds kind of pornographic, but it does have alliteration.

Condiland: Like Candyland, only far more treacherous!

The Hegemon: "Hegemon" is a cool word. And there's nothing wrong with hegemonic stability theory.

The State 2.0: This might, for a moment, make people believe you are connected to MTV's early-90s sketch comedy show The State.

Soft Power, Hard Rock: Joseph-Nye-cum-Rob-Zombie-goodness.

Got any other suggestions for rebranding the Dipnote? Let us know in the comments, and we'll pass them on the next time we see Secretary Rice.