Category: Infographic

  • Where in the World Is Carmen Santiagova?

    Where in the World Is Carmen Santiagova?

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    Brendan Barry
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    In the grand scheme of things, this graphic is not the end of the world. On the other hand, it is probably more than half of the world. In particular, I am talking about this graphic from a BBC article about a recent helicopter crash on the Kamchatka Peninsula in Russia’s Far East. As you…

  • Crossing a State Off the List

    Crossing a State Off the List

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    Brendan Barry
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    Back in autumn 2023 I shared a map with which I keep track of where I’ve visited (and driven/ridden through). In the months since I’ve visited a few new places and decided to update the map. Most importantly, last autumn I visited Keane, New Hampshire for a day and so crossed the state off the…

  • My Irishness

    My Irishness

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    Brendan Barry
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    Yesterday was Saint Patrick’s Day and those who have followed me at Coffeespoons—or more generally know me—are well aware that my background is predominantly Irish. Those same people probably also know of my keen interest in genealogy. And that’s what today’s post is all about. Irish genealogy is difficult because of the lack of records…

  • Cavalcante Captured

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    Well, I’ve had to update this since I first wrote, but had not yet published, this article. Because this morning police captured Danelo Cavalcante, the murderer on the lam after escaping from Chester County Prison, with details to follow later today. This story fascinates me because it understandably made headlines in Philadelphia, from which the…

  • It’s Been a Little While, But I Haven’t Gone Very Far

    It’s Been a Little While, But I Haven’t Gone Very Far

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    Brendan Barry
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    I last posted to Coffeespoons a year ago. Well, I’m back. Sort of. Over the last year, there has been a lot going on in my family and personal life. Suffice it to say that all’s now relatively well. But the last 12 months forced me to prioritise some things over other things, and a…

  • No Matter What You Say, I’m Still Me

    No Matter What You Say, I’m Still Me

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    Brendan Barry
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    As many long-time readers know, I was long ago bitten by the genealogy bug and that included me taking several DNA tests. The real value remains in the genetic matches, less so the ethnicity estimates. But the estimates are fun, I’ll give you that. Every so often the companies update their analysis of the DNA…

  • Climate Conscientious and Cheaper Cars

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    Brendan Barry
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    Sometimes in the course of my work I stumble across graphics and work that I previously missed. In this case I was seeking a post about one of my favourite infographics, but it turned out I’ve never posted about it and so I will have to rectify that someday. However in my searching, I came…

  • Just Keep Grinding it Out

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    Brendan Barry
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    There are certain journalism outlets that I read that consistently do a good job with information design or at least are known for it. Now I try to keep my media diet fairly large and ideologically broad, but in that there are also still some outlets that feature quality design than others. The New York…

  • Facebook’s for the Old Folks

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    Brendan Barry
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    We start this work week with something that the young people use, but in a different way than older people do, including elder millennials like myself: social media. Of course, as an elder millennial, I remember Facebook when it was The Facebook when it expanded access to Penn State, which I attended for a single…

  • Asshole

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    Brendan Barry
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    Well, it’s Friday. We made it to the weekend. So here’s a nice Venn diagram from Indexed that captures that guy we all know. Credit for the piece goes to Jessica Hagy.