ShortFormBlog — a news venture with the fitting tag line, “Read a little. Learn a lot” — seems like it was tailor-made for Tumblr. The punchy, personable text updates, bold graphics and unusual, yet newsy videos get to the heart of Tumblr users’ news preferences. In an interview with Ernie Smith, the site’s founder, Smith talks about SFB and the ways that Tumblr can be used as a news platform.

The Jewish holiday of Sukkot is kind of like the red headed stepchild of the Jewish calendar. Perhaps because of its unfortunate timing — just five days after the much hyped, widely observed holy fast day Yom Kippur — Sukkot is frequently overlooked. But for a relatively obscure Jewish holiday, it has received a lot of attention this year.

You might have noticed a new hobby lately among journalists: writing and tweeting about efforts to lose weight and live more healthfully. The Atlantic’s Marc Ambinder, the NYT’s Brian Stelter, Deadspin’s Drew Magary – all three have been using media, social and otherwise, to document – and support – their efforts to lose weight.