Posts tagged "Many Eyes"

Washington Nationals fans have all seen the spectacle, the fourth-inning "race" featuring the Mount Rushmore mascots: George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Abraham Lincoln and Theodore Roosevelt. They trot around the stadium wearing period... Read more →

As everyone knows by now, the U.S. Supreme Court today essentially upheld the Affordable Care Act, also known as Obamacare. I created a word tree to find specific words in... Read more →

Tonight President Obama gives his third “State of the Union” speech, an address that dates back to George Washington. Over time, the length and format of the speech has changed,... Read more →

Here’s another look at discipline in the Spanish La Liga soccer league, this time focusing on team-by-team totals.  This bubble chart represents yellow card totals by club:  With Many Eyes,... Read more →

Discipline varies widely in the Spanish first-division soccer league, or La Liga. These stats from last season group yellow cards violations by team and player. Real Zaragoza received 63 yellow... Read more →

Thanks to the U.S. Census Bureau, I learned this week that Americans eat on average about 21 pounds of rice each year — and they wash it down with about... Read more →

Last month I filed a Freedom of Information Act request with the White House asking for a list of President Obama’s official trips since he took office. I’m seeking the... Read more →

I generally loathe* romantic comedy films, but plenty of others love them, apparently. They represent only about five percent of the market share in Hollywood (dramas lead with 20 percent), but Romcoms this year... Read more →

One of the key story lines in this year’s NBA finals has been the play of Miami Heat superstar Lebron James, whose sluggish performance has fans and reporters scratching their... Read more →

Shaquille O’Neal is ending his 19-year NBA career, according to his Twitter feed:  Shaq ooout. #ShaqRetires http://www.tout.com/9944wo This scatterplot shows how the 7-foot-1 star’s field goal performance has declined over... Read more →

The highlight for some in President Obama’s 45-minute speech yesterday about Arab governments and the Middle East was a section on Israel. Obama called for returning Israel to its borders before... Read more →

Members of Congress recently filed their quarterly campaign-finance reports, which detail their political fundraising, spending, cash on hand and debts. The Center for Responsive Politics posted the totals for all... Read more →

We all know that newspapers are struggling to maintain circulation, and some in the United States have intentionally reduced their distribution in an effort to cut costs and focus on local... Read more →

Elise and I returned yesterday from a 10-day trip to Taiwan, a country whose political status remains in dispute. After a decade of rule by a political party that supported... Read more →

This interactive map, created by Many Eyes user Vortextual, categorizes government regime types by country, according to the CIA World Factbook: Source: Download Data Read more →

Watching The King’s Speech yesterday, I wondered how the various major movies genres and rating levels fare against one another at the box office. Using data from The Numbers, a... Read more →