Politics Buzz The enormously powerful Justices will decide the future of ObamaCare and the shape of American government. Pew asked what Americans know about them.
Culture Buzz William Blum at Foreign Policy Journal put together this handy guide to the C.I.A.'s foreign policy efforts since the end of World War II.
Politics Buzz The good folks at Google have put together this handy infographic highlighting the most-searched-for candidates and terms in each Super Tuesday state. One grandiose candidate seems to be missing.
Food Buzz So I'm supposed to switch from Snapple to Capri-Sun? OK, got it.
Celebrity Buzz Seriously, this is all Brooklyn has to offer. You'd really hate it. Please don't move here. (via thefrisky.com)
Culture Buzz Forty-four percent of Americans still don't know what Mitt Romney's actual first name is. Do you?
Movie Buzz Illustrator Derek Eads charts every Bill Murray movie score on Rotten Tomatoes. To think, “The Life Aquatic” ranks higher than “Kingpin.” For shame.
Leo's scowl is the only thing that can convince us he's not 15. Check out the rest of his emotional range on film through the years.
Food Buzz So this is where Mr. Owl was getting his statistics from. I'd have thought “Satisfaction” would have a higher percentage.
Politics Buzz The crux of the 99%'s argument, simplified into one graph. It's not so much rich vs. poor as it is rich government vs. poor everybody else.
Culture Buzz Here's a sobering chart about what prospective employers look for on Facebook that will disqualify you from a job. Basically, everything you've ever posted on Facebook.
Having recently resigned as chief executive of scandal-ridden News International, where will Rebekah Brooks go next?
A simplified map of the complex web of characters from HBO's addictive Game of Thrones, most of whom you've probably forgotten the names of already. Hopefully this will be relevant to me someday. After I finish reading the book, obviously.
This chart presents some earth-shattering data in the critical field of Bunnycolorology. Mmmmmm…bunny pie.
Thankfully, average Americans feel very different.
Need help choosing your rap name? Brooklyn's Pop Chart Lab can help! They've broken down 282 sobriquets from the world of rap music and arranged them according to semantics. i.e. Physical or Metaphysical Attributes >> Virtues >> Def >> Mos Def, Def Jam, Def Jef
I have never deviated from this formula. If you're faced with the third scenario, find a dumpster in the alley.
A convenient chart that uses inoffensive candy analogues to break down the gruesome dietary habits of bears. Cannibalism has never been more deliciously diabetic.
A pie chart detailing the devastating ramifications of same-sex marriage. It's math, people. You can't argue with math.
Information Is Beautiful brings us a chart showing the levels of radiation present in things like getting x-rays, flying in an airplane, smoking cigarettes, or being exposed to the Chernobyl reactor after meltdown and how the various doses of radiation would affect you. They note that risk of harm is dependent on both the dose and the dose rate (the time the body is exposed to that dose).
An ascending scale of cinematic sandworms. It's not the size of your Graboid, but how you use it.
Celebrity Buzz A series of graphs from The Daily that mathematically break down popular musicians into individual components. Did you know Radiohead is 10% back issues of Wired? Or Justin Bieber is 26% completely benign dreaminess? You probably knew the Black Eyed Peas are 17% corporate sponsorships, though.
A graph illustrating the perils of being a man who accompanies his girlfriend into a Victoria's Secret. Science. You can't argue with it.