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Twitter Approval Matrix

29.Apr.2009

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New York Magazine nails it again.

Wine Consumption 2006

27.Apr.2009

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Strange Maps has posted a great infographic showing relative wine consumption by country in 2006.

Shift in Cuban-American Opinion

21.Apr.2009

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A poll released Monday by Bendixen & Associates shows a dramatic shift in attitudes among Cuban-Americans, with 67% supporting the removal of all travel restrictions to Cuba. As the New York Times reports, Bendixen attributes this change to Obama’s recent policy announcement last week. Presidential approval ratings among Cuban-Americans haven’t been this high since the mid-1980s.

Canterbury Tales Revisited

18.Apr.2009

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NPR’s five-part The New Canterbury Tales finds Rob Gifford retracing Chaucer’s steps, walking the 60 miles from London to Canterbury, to give a snapshot of Britain in the early 21st century.

Revising the Road to Canterbury

The Geography of Buzz

7.Apr.2009

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Elizabeth Currid, assistant professor in the School of Policy, Planning and Development at the University of Southern California, and Sarah Williams, director of the Spatial Information Design Lab at Columbia University, have used geo-coded Getty images to map the locations of art, culture, and social milieus in New York and L.A. The result, they say, is a better understanding of clustering and place-branding. Their exhibit opens tonight at Studio-X (180 Varick Street, Ste 1610) and runs through May 8, 2009.

Celebrity Twitter Universe

3.Apr.2009

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Apparently Erykah Badu is the queen of the Twitter universe, or at least it seems that way from this New York Times visualization. Ashton Kutcher seems to have the most “notable” connections, but I think Erykah might win on weak ties.

 

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