My own faves of 2009
What English Sounds Like to Foreigners
“An Italian singer wrote this song with gibberish to sound like English. If you’ve ever wondered what other people think American sound like, this is it.”
Rage Against the Machine Wins UK’s Christmas No 1
“In this day and age, if you want to say something, then you can. If enough people are with you, you can beat the status quo.”
Simplified Map of London
“I live in Northwest Loser”
My Love Affair with Paprika
“My love affair with paprika began with chorizo, continued with goulash, and has developed into something so powerful that I’m not quite sure where it will lead.”
Things I Am Afraid Of / Things I Am Not Afraid Of
“By giving up explicit preparation for change, paradoxically you become entirely prepared for any change. You expect nothing. You can no longer be surprised.”
Chart Suggestions - A Thought-Started
“Use this chart to determine the type of chart you should use!”
How To Make Soup
“Anatomy of a soup, by me”
London Transport
“75% of people on London buses are mean, crazy, or stupid.”
Blur Live in Hyde Park
“London, July 2009, night two”
We’re Here Talkin’ About Practice
“I’m supposed to be a franchise player!”
Data is Boring, Information is Interesting!
“Modern approaches to and inspiring uses of data visualization”
