- June 23, 2009 • 6:08 pm PDT
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Most Americans Want a Walkable Neighborhood, Not a Big House
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Give Komen the Pink Slip: Five Ways to Support Women's Health for All
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Is Sweden's Classroom-Free School the Future of Learning?
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What Would a Post-SOPA Internet Look Like?
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A 375-Year-Old French Bank Forgives Debts of Paris' Poorest
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A massive six-volume culinary opus makes a strong case for a little science to go with your cooking.
Our "Transparency" section does an astonishing job compiling and conveying statistics and other fascinating information in each issue of the...
As a devout lover of informational graphics (infographics, in the parlance of the trade; Transparencies to us), I couldn't pass up this visual...

This graphic, from Visual Economics, breaks down the elements of our diet in pounds. The quantity of fruits and vegetables we eat is actually a...

In case you missed Peter Smith's quick link yesterday, I wanted to re-draw your attention to Phil Howard's amazing soda chart. Howard is an...

See excellent infographics from 2010 on the Gulf oil spill, America's changing driving habits, and the evolution of privacy on Facebook.
This is old news, but this is a great new take on it: if you're under 30, and not married, you should not, under any circumstances, contemplate...
Since, as of yesterday, gay couples can marry in California (or, more exactly,can't not get married in California, which is slightly less...
Today, the state of Iowa joined Massachusetts and Connecticut (and California six months ago) in allowing gay couples to marry. The Iowa State...

Half of young people think matrimony is becoming "obsolete." So why do we still want to do it so badly?
The self-described "comprehensivist" (read: multimedia artist-and-designer) Nadeem Haidary had the bright idea to design physical objects as data...
I don't know what it is about overhead greenery that's so compelling, but Oobject's list of 12 Stunning Rooftop Gardens, a collection of photos...
A soccer match, unlike a football or basketball game, can't be represented with statistics very well. The amount of time each team has the ball...
Wonkette reminds us that tomorrow the Supreme Court of the State of New York is set to rule on whether the state can perform gay marriages. We...
Going to the Chapel, Eventually This was a banner year for advocates of same-sex marriage. Although the state supreme court upheld last year's...
The Pew Research Center's report on the state of marriage in states across the country is full of fascinating information-such as the amusingly...
So in Maine yesterday, the voters reversed the state's law allowing gay marriage by a margin of 47-53. This is unfortunate news, especially on the...
In honor of Argentina's decision to start recognizing gay marriage, Nate Silver pulled together this nicely color-coded chart showing the...
The Los Angeles Times has a great interactive graphic that walks you through the last ten years in same-sex marriage legislation, state by state....

Let Kim Kardashian's 10-week romance serve as a reminder that love, not marriage, is what's holy.
