Alex Selby-Boothroyd
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Head of data journalism at The Economist
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Day 18
#30DayMapChallenge
I 3D-printed John Snow's 1854 cholera map of Soho. It took ages.
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This is actually some pretty trenchant analysis of Britain's fractured political landscape
www.economist.com/interactive/...
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y'all are pressing the wrong button
about 21 hours ago
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Why can I hear the Curb Your Enthusiasm music when I look at this?
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Datawrapper
3 days ago
This week's Dispatch is full of color — from beautiful designs to some cheerful news, onto the new selection of the
#30DayChartChallenge
! 🎨 Find these and many more in our newly posted Data Vis Dispatch.👇
www.datawrapper.de/blog/data-vi...
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In which an American wonders why her daughter's 20-minute tonsil/adenoid operation costs $108,447.46 while Brits in the comments complain about parking fees (£12!!) when having the same surgery for free
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Wow, Leeds United's first league victory at Old Trafford for nearly 20 years
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I honestly can't tell whether "sparring" is metaphorical any more
www.theguardian.com/world/live/2...
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Middle East crisis live: Trump vows that ships approaching US blockade of Iran’s ports will be ‘eliminated’, after sparring with pope
US president claims 158 ships in Iranian navy ‘obliterated’ and threatens further action if vessels come close to blockade in strait of Hormuz
https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2026/apr/13/iran-war-live-news-ceasefire-peace-talks-us-trump-strait-hormuz-blockade-middle-east-crisis-latest-updates
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"I declare blockade!"
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Busy day
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Arteta's probably got him lined up to deliver a 40-minute motivational talk at training tomorrow
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One more, just for fun
www.economist.com/europe/2026/...
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Just started The Pitt? This will help
www.imdb.com/title/tt3256...
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Spurs earned £26.5m for winning the Europa League. If they get relegated they'll get double that in parachute payments next season
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Currently watching ET while craving a kebab
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big win for Liverpool, might just kick-start our season
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This would have been quite a cover
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Stand aside, Coca-Cola FEMSA
coca-colafemsa.com/en/
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Coca‑Cola FEMSA | The largest bottler in the world | Coca-Cola FEMSA
Coca-Cola FEMSA is the largest bottler in the Coca-Cola System by volume, present in 10 Latin American countries, committed to sustainability.
https://coca-colafemsa.com/en/
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If only there was a word in that phrase that sounds like Cameron...
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Lot of circles this week
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Watching the space programme like it's 1969
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Quite pleased with how almost poetic this clue turned out
www.economist.com/interactive/...
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Zach Goldberg
8 days ago
As aside, this is one speech Melania didn’t plagiarize from Michelle Obama.
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Fun fact: the G in gerrymander is pronounced like the G in GIF, assuming you pronounce GIF correctly, unlike the creator of the GIF
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Great pic
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1. Former congressman jokes about Polymarket giving odds on Trump praising Allah 2. Snopes debunks claim 3. Polymarket gives odds on Trump praising Allah
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Looking forward to the second correction when they realise she's got beef with the IT dept
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Trump has been good for democracy—just not in America. Voters turned out in droves to reject MAGA-friendly candidates in Canada and Romania, improving both countries' democracy scores. Denmark’s handling of his posturing over Greenland boosted its score too.
www.economist.com/interactive/...
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Global democracy is in better shape than you think
EIU’s annual index suggests an end to the democracy recession
https://www.economist.com/interactive/democracy-index-2025
9 days ago
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Andrej
9 days ago
It'll be like all his isthmuses have come at once 😓
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Taco Tuesday
10 days ago
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Oliver Morton, Eater of Sun
10 days ago
Some thoughts on Artemis II
www.economist.com/leaders/2026...
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The crew of Artemis II is returning to a planet they have cheered up
The mission has recaptured some of the enthusiasm of early lunar flights
https://www.economist.com/leaders/2026/04/07/the-crew-of-artemis-ii-is-returning-to-a-planet-they-have-cheered-up
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I'm interested in the tone of the child's reply. Was it a "wut?" or more of an incomplete "wtf?"
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Fun fact: it's actually pronounced "Nutella"
11 days ago
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Copy. Big moon joy.
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A lot of people have only just figured out where Iran is on a north-up map. Not helping.
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Quinn Daedal
11 days ago
If you like data, or making things with textile crafts (sewing, knitting, crochet, weaving, etc.), I've finally written something up about data visualization with textiles. More words coming over the next few months!
#DHmakes
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Data Visualization with Textiles
This site is notes and drafts that may someday become a Handbook of Data Visualization with Textiles.
https://textiledataviz.org/
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28 Years Later: The Bone Temple is an Easter movie
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Had a nice tea in Greenwich
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No, more nails!
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Guard your eggs
www.economist.com/graphic-deta...
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Liverpool are still in the title race until Arsenal v Bournemouth on April 11th, technically
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What a FACup
13 days ago
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I miss the international break
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A former urinal. Great name.
14 days ago
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This hits hard
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Houston, earlier today
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Great, not in the shot again
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