A State-by-State Look at Where Kids Are Not Being Vaccinated
This is frightening: Look at how many people, in each state in the United States, are opting not to vaccinate their kids.
This Is the Williamsburg of Your City: A Map of Hip America
What is your city's Williamsburg? What's its hippest—or formerly hippest—or sometimes just youngest—neighborhood, the one with the art galleries and the boutiques and the lines for brunch? (And what, for that matter, is its Bushwick, or "Next Williamsburg"?) If you don't know off the top of your head, don't worry. We do, …
Hark! The 100 most popular baby names of 2013 are in (with a whole month left in the year!) Sophia continues its reign as most popular baby name for girls, while Jackson tops the list for boys. Gone are the days of Michael and Jacob.
Map: Six Decades of the Most Popular Names for Boys, State-by-State
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As a companion to "Six Decades of the Most Popular Names for Girls," the map above shows the most popular names for boys, by state, from 1960 to 2012. Once again, names that are the most popular nationwide for that year are colored, and all data come from the Social Security Administration. One note: For space reasons I…
Map: Six Decades of the Most Popular Names for Girls, State-by-State
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There will always be people out there picking weird names for their kids, but when you look at the choices that make their way to the top you'll see that Americans tend to play it safe. The maps above, based on data from the Social Security Administration, show the most popular baby names for girls by state, for babies …
Texas Loves Teens, Cali Wants Asians: What's Your State's Fave Porn?
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Can you judge a state by its PornHub keyword searches? Sure. Why not. And guess what? Right now you're probably surrounded by people into MILF massage.
Abortion May Not Actually Be Responsible For Our Country's Demise
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Conservatives love to claim that abortion is at the root of every problem in the country. High divorce rates? Abortion! Decline of moral standards? Abortion! The success of Glee? Definitely abortion. But a detailed analysis of abortion rates across the U.S. blows that theory out of the (holy) water.
19th Century Map Of A Woman's Heart Definitely Drawn By Cynical Dude
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American Antiquarian's latest exhibit "Beauty, Virtue, & Vice: Images of Women in Nineteenth-Century American Prints" features this map called "The Open Country of a Woman's Heart" by D. W. Kellogg. Though the art is supposedly "By A Lady," I'd suspect it was actually created by a lovelorn and cynical man.
America's Netflix Queue, Presented In Handy Chart Form
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Slacktory brings us this map of each state's top Netflix rentals. It's funny how many states coincide with movies about them — Braving Alaska, Montana Sky, The Oh In Ohio, The Alamo — so why is Maine's #1 choice is My Own Private Idaho? Oh, and Mississippi — Beverly Hills Chihuahua? You should ashamed of yourself.
The World Map Of Useless Stereotypes
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Here's a neat visualization of the many, many judgements we pass off onto each other, courtesy of Christoph Neimann for the New York Times Magazine. I'll admit to being guilty of a few of the Manhattan-centric neighborhood stereotypes. Stereotypes are stereotypes for a reason, I guess.
Dude Uses Google Earth To Map His Cats' Movements
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The above is a map Peter Trachtenberg created of his cats' movements around his home, using a Google Earth projection and a template of kitty paw-prints. The result kind of looks like a treasure map, if the treasure were a piece of lint, or the shadow of a cockroach, or an imaginary jaguar, or whatever else cats are…
The United States Of IVF
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Washington, D.C. has by far the highest per-capita rate of in vitro fertilization, followed by other parts of the Northeast. This and other fascinating facts come from an infographic compiled by Fertility Nation, drawing on CDC and census data. (Click to enlarge).
The World's Boobs, Mapped By Cup Size
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As a companion guide to the penis travelogue, here is a breast cup size map. You know what would really be helpful? An interactive overlay detailing where to find excellent bras. Comfortable support is so elusive! Do the Russians and Norwegians know something we don't? (As always, click to enlarge, heh.)
Plan Your Next Vacation Using The World Map Of Penis Sizes
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Just what we needed! A guide to finding the biggest dicks. Size queens, book your tickets to Congo and Ecuador. Check out a larger (heh) version here.
Mapping the Sweariest States In the Union
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Which cities and states are the most profane? Daniel Huffman decided to find out for himself, and to share the results in convenient heat-map form. And it looks like the Southeast needs to wash its mouth out with soap.
Ashton Kutcher's Mildly Paranoid Guide To The Coming Apocalypse
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The man formerly known as Kelso is on the February cover of Men's Fitness (wearing a shirt) and in an exclusive interview, he hints that he is preparing for the imminent and horrifying apocalypse that should hit any day now.
Why I Like Guys With iPhones
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An online phone retailer claims women are more attracted to men with iPhones, and while their research is obviously flawed, I'm ashamed to say it may have a grain of truth.
Increased Growth In The Bible Belt
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The Trust For America's Health released a report detailing obesity rates in each state (at left). It's interesting how closely it resembles a poverty map. The beer map? That's another story. [Sociological Images, US News & World Report, Buzzfeed]
SNL Map Abandons Logic, Common Sense
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That's India over in the West and France and Spain in the East, which means that the Philippines and Indonesia are right off the coast of Portugal. This has been bugging us. Click to enlarge.