Tag: data visualisation

  • Will Infantino’s Own Goal Cost Him?

    Will Infantino’s Own Goal Cost Him?

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    Brendan Barry
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    Fifa president Gianni Infantino has had a rough go of it of late. Turns out the world is not too enthused about the prospect known as Profit. He may have a strong right kick, but the world does not want to sacrifice the sport at Profit’s altar. At least not yet. And so Infantino’s plan,…

  • Steamy Sauna

    Steamy Sauna

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    Brendan Barry
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    This weekend was a hot and steamy one in Philadelphia. And so this morning colour me not at all surprised when I read in the BBC that the oceans hit a record high in July. The article included a few graphics, one being a map of European soil moisture—spoiler, Europe’s dry. And I am certain…

  • Bring on Burnham

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    Brendan Barry
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    This year I have been covering the declining fortunes of Sir Keir Starmer, the now former British prime minister, as emblematic of a deteriorating political stability situation across the pond. Well, Monday was the day Starmer left 10 Downing Street and Andy Burnham, mayor of Manchester, walked in. And so now we can update the…

  • Smoke Here, Smoke There, Smoke Was (Almost) Everywhere

    Smoke Here, Smoke There, Smoke Was (Almost) Everywhere

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    Brendan Barry
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    Friday I wrote about an interactive air quality web application I designed for my website after seeing a similar type of dynamically generated graphic in my local rag, the Philadelphia Inquirer. I did not have a lot of time to finish the project, and so it lacked the planned overview page, where I intended to…

  • Is It Always Smoky in Philadelphia?

    Is It Always Smoky in Philadelphia?

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    Brendan Barry
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    Yesterday I wrote about a Philadelphia Inquirer article, which included an interactive display showing different monitoring stations around the Philadelphia area cataloguing just how bad the Minnesota/Canadian wildfire smoke is in the region. I noted during my piece that it was unclear if the little bars were actually recording the AQI values or just a…

  • I Prefer My Smoke in My Scotch

    I Prefer My Smoke in My Scotch

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    Brendan Barry
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    Another July day, another heatwave in Philadelphia. But this time we have the added bonus of Canadian wildfire smoke—apparently we call them wildfires and not forest fires now? Just last summer the US administration pointed the finger at Canada for not doing more to prevent and contain these wildfires, but I would humbly suggest that…

  • My First Half of Music (Streams)

    My First Half of Music (Streams)

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    Brendan Barry
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    Because I am headed out of town for several days, today is basically this week’s Friday post—just for fun. Last week I looked at my musical tastes via the vinyl. Today I look at the digital streams of music. This is far less surprising and arguably more representative of my tastes more broadly. Unlike records,…

  • Just a Wee Bit Warm

    Just a Wee Bit Warm

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    Brendan Barry
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    This past weekend was a hot one in Philadelphia (and many other places across the eastern United States). As we enter July, the Philadelphia Inquirer published an article examining climate change’s impact on summer temperatures. Spoiler: it’s hotter. The article included two interactive line charts. The first one plotted the average high temperature of July…

  • My First Half of Music (Records)

    My First Half of Music (Records)

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    Brendan Barry
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    Two Christmases ago, my mother gifted me a record player. Ever since I have been slowly buying records—and then listening to them. And over the last year I have been recording those record plays and with 2026 now half over, I decided to run the numbers and see where I am at. As context, my…

  • A Messi Hat Trick

    A Messi Hat Trick

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    Brendan Barry
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    Messi. Messy. Get it? The World Cup continues across North America, including in my own hometown of Philadelphia. Argentina has not played in the city, but even here in Philadelphia, you could hear of Lionel Messi’s scoring three goals—a hat trick—against Algeria a little more than a week ago. Messi, the famous Argentinian footballer, then…