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Twitter Approval Matrix

admin — Thu, 30 Apr 2009 01:55:56 +0000

New York Magazine nails it again.

Wine Consumption 2006

admin — Tue, 28 Apr 2009 00:04:29 +0000

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

Shift in Cuban-American Opinion

admin — Tue, 21 Apr 2009 18:39:58 +0000

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

admin — Sat, 18 Apr 2009 17:28:34 +0000

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.

The Geography of Buzz

admin — Tue, 07 Apr 2009 13:26:16 +0000

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

admin — Fri, 03 Apr 2009 16:07:27 +0000

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.