Archive for the ‘Culture’ Category
Movie Sequels: Best to Worst
In: Culture
22 Aug 2010Hierarchy of good and bad sequels, based on IMdb and Rotten Tomatoes ratings.
Can We Date?
20 Aug 2010
How You Will Get Hurt at Burning Man
In: Culture
17 Aug 2010A graph of the injury reports from the past three years of the Burning Man arts festival. (Thanks to Sean R for spotting it!)
Why do Video Game Movies Keep Getting Made?
In: Culture
16 Aug 2010A comparison of Rotten Tomatoes ratings, production costs, and revenue. A baseline of other movie genres would be interesting – and where’s Mortal Kombat? 
Foursquare Visualization
10 Aug 2010I haven’t gotten the Foursquare bug yet, but some of you may be interested in this map-based visualization of you and your friends. (The authors’ blog).
How Not to Take Ugly Portraits
10 Aug 2010OkCupid is at it again. This time comparing user attractiveness to photo EXIF data. Findings? Panasonics will make you look better than Canons or Nikons. Iphone users have more sex. Using a flash adds 7 years to your appearance. Lower f-stops make you prettier. Taking pictures during the “golden hour” is not a myth. Have I mentioned that I love that blog?!?
History of Communication
10 Aug 2010This infographic is intriguing because the most interesting part: the graph of call costs is hidden behind the jumble of labels – I didn’t even notice it until Ben Edmonds pointed it out. For the heck of it, I’ve also linked to other communication timelines.
Church Attendance and Liars
9 Aug 2010A simple chart showing the percentage of europeans that never attend religious services. FYI, similar polls put the USA at 40%. But apparently, most people lie about this when asked.
Death Fees
In: Culture
9 Aug 2010Seems appropriate for a monday morning: A look at the costs associated with funerals. For the record, please roll my corpse into a hole in the woods and spend the money celebrating being alive.
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