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Alex Selby-Boothroyd

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Head of data journalism at The Economist

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Book Day was just featured as a major news item on the radio, with a lengthy quoteβ€”including dog impressionβ€”from the newsreader's five-year-old. It's gone too far.

05.03.2026 09:07 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

They'd better say thank you

05.03.2026 08:07 β€” πŸ‘ 38    πŸ” 11    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Did you catch the flash frame during the credits?

04.03.2026 20:06 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

So it's a vibes war then

04.03.2026 20:02 β€” πŸ‘ 15    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Data/design folks, what is your favorite visual that focuses on the human cost of violence, tragedies and disasters? The most emotionally impactful visualization? The most visually striking?

Please share! I'd like to get as many examples as possible.

03.03.2026 16:15 β€” πŸ‘ 27    πŸ” 9    πŸ’¬ 15    πŸ“Œ 5

You won, Wolves. Enjoy the points. I hope they makes you very happy. Dear Lord what a sad little life, Wolves. You ruined my night. Completely. So you could have the points.

(srlsy, well played wolves, happy for you, not sad at all)

03.03.2026 22:27 β€” πŸ‘ 8    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

On the plus side, maybe Labour will steal some Green policies now

03.03.2026 08:48 β€” πŸ‘ 15    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 2

Don Draper

02.03.2026 17:07 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

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‘ 4    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‘ 100    πŸ” 42    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