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Best Cities for Working Mothers
22 Mar 2010Eleven indicator rankings, based on Forbes research.
Average Driving Speeds
22 Mar 2010Based on data collected (voluntarily) by TomTom. Related WSJ article.
The original data from Tela Atlas also has some interesting maps:
Seasonal Flickr Colors
19 Mar 2010The graphic presents Flickr pictures of Boston Commons by color. March is at top, time progressing clockwise. I’d love to see this for a wider range of locations. (via Mark McDonald)
Chatroulette Perverts by Country
18 Mar 2010
Big Mac Index Updated: China Undervalued
18 Mar 2010
America’s Eating Habits (1909-2009)
17 Mar 2010
2009 News Coverage Filter
16 Mar 2010Pew Research has created an interactive filter of 2009 news coverage that graphs results by media outlet and topic. It’s a little confusing at first, but fun to play with. For example, below, you can compare Fox and NPRs coverage of several issues. Note: I had to disable Firefox’s ad-blocker to view it. (via)
NYC’s Best Coffee
14 Mar 2010I don’t know what standard they used, but the NYT has mapped out NYC’s “outstanding coffee bars.” (I hate coffee so didn’t bother to read the related article)
Rock-n-Roll Metro Map
14 Mar 2010These always seem like a whole lot of work for not much content.
Here’s another one: 
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