May 2013
“For years Lady Doyle was his constant companion, accompanying him on all his...”
– The original New York Times obituary for Sherlock Holmes creator Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, born on May 22, 1859, who died of a heart attack on July 7, 1930.
Honor him with a wonderful read on how to think like Sherlock Holmes. (via explore-blog)
“Talented writing tends to contain more information, sentence for sentence,...”
– Samuel Delany on good writing vs. talented Writing (via explore-blog)
ShortFormBlog: "Change isn’t inherently bad, but... →
chartier:
I’m joking around about Tumblr and Yahoo a lot right now, but that’s because making people laugh is my favorite thing. For those who care to hear it, I’ll be clear: let’s give ‘em a chance.
Yahoo lost its way a while ago, but Marissa Mayer has done some good stuff to right the…
“Mutual desperation.”
– Sam Biddle of Valleywag’s reason for why Tumblr and Yahoo! are such a good fit. Listen to his take on this morning’s Brian Lehrer Show. (via wnyc)
