This is Burning Man
In: Culture
29 Jul 2010
Godzilla Attacks BP Helicopter
29 Jul 2010BP recently released some (badly) photoshopped PR pictures – and a group of artists decided to show them how to do it properly. I can’t stop laughing at the godzilla ones.
If You Were on the Supreme Court
29 Jul 2010For each of six questions, your answers will be compared to public opinion polls and recent decisions of the supreme court.
How Conservative is the US Supreme Court?
29 Jul 2010The Roberts Court has issued conservative decisions at a slightly higher rate than the Rehnquist or the Burger Courts. [Related article]
Thanks to epetrela for the link!
Global Executions
29 Jul 2010Yikes! Anybody want to re-jigger this to per-capita? Or does that not really matter in this case? Thoughts?
History of Home Values (1890-2010)
28 Jul 2010A chart illustrating why home are still overvalued. 
Golden Parachutes
28 Jul 2010An interesting table of the all-time biggest CEO payouts.
Losing Our Religion
In: Culture
28 Jul 2010This graphic is based on a survey of the religious affiliations of adults (bottom) versus when they were children (top). One of the biggest winners: “None”.
The Junk Charts blog attempted another way of visualizing the same data:
Why Nothing Gets Done in Washington DC
In: Politics
28 Jul 2010I’ve lived in DC for 25 years – this timeline is completely accurate. It’s a lot of sound and fury that produces nothing more than clever dinner party conversations. (via)
Modern Television
28 Jul 2010A videographic full of interesting charts and facts. For example: we all watch more television then we think we do.
Reforming the Global Financial System
In: Finance Global Economy Interactive Maps Politics Source: FT
28 Jul 2010From Dodd-Frank to Basel III, this graphic explains the current plans for global financial regulatory reform in advanced economies, from the US to the eurozone.
(note: some FT items require a subscription – you can view up to 10 articles a month for free)
Art of Complex Problem Solving
27 Jul 2010The roll-over explanations are almost detailed to a distracting level, but the overall design is superb.
Durham Univeristy’s International Boundaries Research Unit (IBRU) maintains some interesting maps and history.
Preventable Deaths
26 Jul 2010Interactive look at 12 preventable health risks that result in six different causes of death. A very nice design — if you ignore having to manually close the popups. (via Visual Loop)
SF-NY-CHI-BOS Marathons
26 Jul 2010A slick comparison of the routes, elevation, history, and conditions.
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