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  • Septa’s Silverliner Service Shutdown

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    Brendan Barry
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    Two weeks ago Philadelphia regional rail commuters, a large group to which I belonged for a number of years, experienced a week from hell. On 2 July a yard inspector for Septa, the Philadelphia region’s transit agency, discovered a Silverliner V railcar tilting. For those not familiar with Septa, the Silverliner Vs have been in…

  • Crashes

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    I only wish there was something about train wrecks in here. But that might require another axis. Credit for the piece goes to Randall Munroe.

  • Theresa May’s Cabinet

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    Who said British politics are boring? With David Cameron out and Theresa May in as Prime Minister, it is time to reshuffle the cabinet. And the Guardian is reusing the style they had for the Jeremy Corbyn shadow cabinet mass resignation. Except in this case, the colours reflect the Tory’s position on Brexit. Credit for…

  • Moderate Voters

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    In US presidential politics, the common sense truth is that candidates run to the wings of the parties to get primary voters. They say ridiculous, inane things, but with the hope to walk them back later. Why? Because while they commonly run to the outsides edges during primary season, candidates recognise that in the election…

  • What Has Happened After Police Shootings

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    Yesterday, I left the office late and encountered a protest in front of my building organised by the Black Lives Matter movement. The protest focused on recent shooting deaths of black men by police officers in Minneapolis and Baton Rouge, but the protests clearly tapped into deeper issues regarding race, inequality, and armed police among…

  • Expensive Wines

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    Another Monday, another week, another post. But this week we will try to get by without any more Brexit coverage. So what better way to cure a hangover than with more booze? So let’s start with some fancy wine. I meant to post this piece a little while back, but yeah that unmentionable thing occurred.…

  • Who Gets the Jewellery in the Divorce?

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    I’m still freaking out over Brexit. So enjoy this Friday with this four-quadrant chart from xkcd. Relevant because of references to the crown jewels of the United Kingdom. Credit for the piece goes to Randall Munroe.

  • Comparing the Brexit Results Designs: Part 3

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    Brendan Barry
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    Last one of these critiques—I promise. Earlier this week I looked at the New York Times’ coverage and the BBC’s coverage. Well, today I want to examine the Guardian’s coverage of the Brexit vote results. This piece differs the most from the preceding work and it starts right from the top, literally. I am not the biggest fan of the…

  • Critiquing Brexit Results Designs: Part 2

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    So now it is two weeks since the Brexit vote. Yesterday, I looked at the results designs from the New York Times. Today I want to take a look at those of the BBC. Not surprisingly the two share in the use of choropleth maps; the choice makes a lot of sense. People vote within…

  • Critiquing Brexit Results Designs: Part 1

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    Brendan Barry
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    Well a little under two weeks later and here we are: Brexit. I wanted to take a moment in a slightly longer piece and comment on it. Not the results, because no, that I can leave to a pint at the pub. Instead I wanted to comment on this particular results content from the New York…