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Alex Selby-Boothroyd

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Head of data journalism at The Economist

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Moo Deng getting brutally cute mogged by Arizona Zoo pygmy hippo

01.03.2026 22:57 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Trump's war room, in which there will be no fighting

Trump's war room, in which there will be no fighting

"Okay, who changed it to 'Eric'?"

28.02.2026 23:00 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 1
LFC 5 - 2 WHU

LFC 5 - 2 WHU

It all came good in the end

28.02.2026 19:10 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Amazing, that's very cool. Loved Houllier.

28.02.2026 19:06 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

It was our pleasure, and apologies for last week's Brink's-Mat-level thievery

28.02.2026 19:05 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Two goals Jeremy?!

Two goals Jeremy?!

Making it hard for ourselves by providing two goals for them to score in. Naive from Slot.

28.02.2026 14:40 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

I also saw a singular magpie and a broken mirror but they don't mean anything

28.02.2026 14:38 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Car with LFC numberplate

Car with LFC numberplate

Auspicious numberplate on the walk up to Anfield #YNWA

28.02.2026 14:08 β€” πŸ‘ 12    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 0

Bad day to be called Eric Fury

28.02.2026 10:36 β€” πŸ‘ 8    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 1

So far in 2026, America has launched a military strike on 22% of Saturdays

28.02.2026 10:10 β€” πŸ‘ 98    πŸ” 43    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 6
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Weekend crossword for Feb 28th 2026 A weekend crossword based on the week’s news

Back as Playfair in @economist.com today (subs) with another mildly topical puzzle.

Includes:

Awards show starts to broadcast apologies for Tourette’s activist shouting (6)

Donna married incredibly powerful man (8,4)

www.economist.com/interactive/...

28.02.2026 07:36 β€” πŸ‘ 9    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0
The lyrics ("F'ed in the A with a D") match the notes (F, A and D)

The lyrics ("F'ed in the A with a D") match the notes (F, A and D)

Cheeky example of prosody from Ben Folds, as seen in this interesting video
vm.tiktok.com/ZNRa6W7SX/

27.02.2026 20:25 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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It only bloody works (note that I hadn't played Snake for approx. 20 years when recording this demo)

27.02.2026 15:29 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
I said "make snake" and it made the popular Nokia game Snake

I said "make snake" and it made the popular Nokia game Snake

I tried "snake" and it needed clarity so I said "snk" and it made the popular Nokia game Snake

I tried "snake" and it needed clarity so I said "snk" and it made the popular Nokia game Snake

Trying to find the fewest number of keystrokes needed to get Codex to build a game

27.02.2026 15:29 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Thank you!

26.02.2026 22:20 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Chart of metal prices

Chart of metal prices

My antimony pays for Bismuth's dysprosium addiction and Indium's trip to Tellurium to get her tungsten pierced

26.02.2026 21:31 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0
The BodΓΈ/Glimt logo done up like Klimt. Don't ask why.

The BodΓΈ/Glimt logo done up like Klimt. Don't ask why.

Congratulations to FK BodΓΈ/Klimt

24.02.2026 22:57 β€” πŸ‘ 8    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

I hear they're rebranding it as the Absolute State of the Nation

20.02.2026 20:29 β€” πŸ‘ 18    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0
An interactive generator producing a country specific Olympic-themed scarf based on medal counts. The visualizations allows you to download the created scarf as a crochet pattern. Published by der Spiegel.

An interactive generator producing a country specific Olympic-themed scarf based on medal counts. The visualizations allows you to download the created scarf as a crochet pattern. Published by der Spiegel.

A radar plot showcasing the percentage of daily nutrients needs in beef and chicken liver. Vitamin B12 is the leading nutrient. Published by Gourmet Data.

A radar plot showcasing the percentage of daily nutrients needs in beef and chicken liver. Vitamin B12 is the leading nutrient. Published by Gourmet Data.

A heat map showing medallist’s median age across olympic disciplines. Medallist median age often exceed the age of all participating athletes. Published by The European Correspondent.

A heat map showing medallist’s median age across olympic disciplines. Medallist median age often exceed the age of all participating athletes. Published by The European Correspondent.

A ridgeline plot showing grocery prices in the US. All prices have been going up since 2022 with coffee and beef being the most affected by inflation. Published by Bloomberg

A ridgeline plot showing grocery prices in the US. All prices have been going up since 2022 with coffee and beef being the most affected by inflation. Published by Bloomberg

The latest Data Vis Dispatch brings you a final round of Winter Olympics visualizations. β„οΈπŸ§£ Find these and much more on our blog. πŸ‘‡

www.datawrapper.de/blog/data-vi...

24.02.2026 20:36 β€” πŸ‘ 8    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 2

Second outing of the day for this pic

23.02.2026 00:19 β€” πŸ‘ 36    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1
An arcade machine on The Simpsons called "NUKE CANADA"

An arcade machine on The Simpsons called "NUKE CANADA"

They never miss

22.02.2026 22:15 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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You can do monochrome lithophanes, no need for the AMS (see a certain pump destroyer below). The P1S is an absolute steal at the moment though

22.02.2026 21:53 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

That is VERY cool! What kind of printer do you have (I've got the A1 combo)? Have you experimented with lithophanes?

22.02.2026 21:32 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Amazing! Glad it arrived safely (and on a Sunday too!)

22.02.2026 20:55 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Photo of hand holding two packaged 1-ounce copper ingots from Ea-Nasir Brand. The package is bright and colorful, done in a modern style, and says:

Mesopotamia's Best

PERFECTLY FINE COPPER

ANCIENT SUMER'S MOST TRUSTED MERCHANT

"Quality copper wares since 1750 BC"

Photo of hand holding two packaged 1-ounce copper ingots from Ea-Nasir Brand. The package is bright and colorful, done in a modern style, and says: Mesopotamia's Best PERFECTLY FINE COPPER ANCIENT SUMER'S MOST TRUSTED MERCHANT "Quality copper wares since 1750 BC"

The back of the package, showing the back of the ingot. Says things like

QUESTIONS? COMPLAINTS? We'd love to hear from you! Fill out a clay tablet and return to Ea-Nasir in Ur *

*Unless you are Nanni. then shut up

legboot.com

The back of the package, showing the back of the ingot. Says things like QUESTIONS? COMPLAINTS? We'd love to hear from you! Fill out a clay tablet and return to Ea-Nasir in Ur * *Unless you are Nanni. then shut up legboot.com

I'm unreasonably excited to get these!

06.12.2025 14:39 β€” πŸ‘ 12    πŸ” 9    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

The greatest trick the devil ever pulled was convincing everyone that air could fry

22.02.2026 20:06 β€” πŸ‘ 19    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

"One of"??

22.02.2026 19:31 β€” πŸ‘ 18    πŸ” 5    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

95% of the country is behind you today!

22.02.2026 16:32 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I can't stop talking about a club of mostly rich countries. I've got OECD

22.02.2026 14:04 β€” πŸ‘ 19    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Man City getting the job done

21.02.2026 22:08 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0