Have you heard of Faculty Of 1000 (f1000.com)? It sorta does that. The "faculty" submit 1-2 paragraph blurbs describing papers. The blurbs often point out the

Have you heard of Faculty Of 1000 (f1000.com)? It sorta does that. The "faculty" submit 1-2 paragraph blurbs describing papers. The blurbs often point out the strengths and weaknesses of each paper and give a brief description of how it fits into the broader literature. If you can find a couple of people on there with similar research interests, it can be a great way to get up to speed on something.