Tennis nerds only

September 12th, 2007

I’ve read over the years many examples of the value of blogs and what sets them apart. Here’s a minor example. If you are interested in tennis, as I am, there is frustratingly little coverage of the sport in most publications. Even during major championships, like the recently concluded US Open, a reader of, say, The New York Times receives very little information that she couldn’t glean for herself.

So we turn to Peter Bodo’s Tennis World above all. Here I find all the technical analysis, detailed insight and sheer gossip that I want. Rosangel’s statistical work to illuminate the GOAT (greatest of all time) discussion is a perfect example.

For bookish people

September 12th, 2007

Curious Expeditions has what may be the most beautiful blog post ever. By my count, I’ve been in only eight of these libraries.