The world feels quite precarious right now—and sometimes we forget what it feels like to pursue happiness. @alv9n.com digs into a study that asked more than 10,000 people to share their joy. From personal growth to friends and family, here’s our happiness mapped.
pudding.cool/2026/02/happ...
Few life experiences feel as universal, across generations, as the pains and frustrations of trying to find clothes that fit. In our newest project we dive into the data about women's sizing chaos.
pudding.cool/2026/02/wome...
A black and white cat watches contently as Harry Styles’m “Forever, Forever” plays on a Google Home screen
Harry Styles, “Forever, Forever”
31.12.2025 02:43 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
A 38-year-old white women with short brown and gray hair showing off a shirt that reads “This was only her first rodeo” with Dallas Wings’ Rookie of the Year Paige Bueckers riding a bucking bronco.
A framed photo of an Instagram post with a country western style belt buckle featuring WNBA Rookie of the Year Paige Bueckers along with a comment that reads “drop the merch.” The frame is surrounded by Nike stickers, pins, and a lanyard on a wooden table.
A shirt that reads “This was only her first rodeo” with Dallas Wings’ Rookie of the Year Paige Bueckers riding a bucking bronco.
When you comment “drop the merch” and Nike and Paige Bueckers deliver.
17.12.2025 03:07 — 👍 6 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
We’re excited to announce the winners of the 2025 Pudding Cup! Our entry pool was the strongest ever with close to 100 submissions.
Show our 3 winners some love 🫶 on this thread, and check out the full details and honorable mentions at the link:
pudding.cool/pudding-cup/
The Pudding Cup is back for 2025! We want to see your best non-commercial visual and data-driven projects!
🗓️ Deadline: Friday, December 5, 2025 (free entry)
📢 Winners announced: the week of December 9, 2025
💸 Up to 3 winners each get $1,500
pudding.cool/pudding-cup/
How much does Congress talk about democracy? How often do they worry that democracy is eroding? @alv9n.com's latest project analyzes every congressional speech in the last 145 years.
pudding.cool/2025/11/demo...
Delayed reply, but here are the original slides in case you don’t already have them!
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A black and white cat starts to roll on a towel while listening and watching a Google Home Screen play Kahey Ravidas | Shabad Gurbani Video Collection on YouTube.
Kahey Ravidas | Shabad Gurbani Video Collection
21.09.2025 18:21 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
A black and white cat leans in to listen to a Google home speaker play Cures for Anxiety Disorders - Music to Calm the Mind and Stop Overthinking on YouTube
Cures for Anxiety Disorders - Music to Calm the Mind and Stop Overthinking
09.09.2025 23:38 — 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 2 📌 0
A black and white cat leans his head toward a Google home speaker that is playing The White Stripes’ “Fell in Love with a Girl”
The White Stripes, “Fell in Love with a Girl”
09.09.2025 23:36 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
A black and white cat sits on a concrete countertop listening to a Google Home Screen play the song “Peaches” by The Presidents of The United States. The cat has a turdy face because he swiped away from CatTV videos and he got stuck with this song.
The Presidents of The United States of America, “Peaches”
15.08.2025 00:38 — 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
A black and white cat rolls joyfully on a concrete countertop while listening to the Violent Femmes’ “Blister in the Sun” on a Google hub screen.
Violent Femmes, “Blister in the Sun”
13.07.2025 02:02 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
“Look at Mr. Frog! He’s so grumpy.”
Wait, why are so many frogs boys? @mellymeldubs.bsky.social explores how we gender animals in kids’ stories—and why it matters.
pudding.cool/2025/07/kids...
As a lifelong fan of the @wnba.com I’m stoked to see teams get added in Detroit, Philly, & Cleveland. But as a queer southerner, I wish expansion was happening here too! More LGBTQ+ people live in the South than any other U. S. region. HUGE fan base, but regressive politics keep teams/players away.
30.06.2025 22:08 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
A black and white cat on a concrete countertop listens to the Black Eyed Peas, David Guetta, and Shakira’s “Don’t You Worry” on a Google Home Screen
Black Eyed Peas, David Guetta, and Shakira, “Don’t You Worry”
29.06.2025 17:17 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
A black and white cat with a stern face wallows on a concrete countertop while listening to Chappell Roan’s “Hot to Go” on a Google Home Screen
In honor of pride month: Chappell Roan, “Hot to Go” 🏳️🌈
29.06.2025 17:14 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
A black and white cat with a stern face rubs against a wall on a concrete countertop while listening to The Jam’s “In the City” on a Google Home Screen
The Jam, “In the City”
29.06.2025 17:12 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
A black and white cat with a stern face rubs against a wall on a concrete countertop while listening to to Green Day’s “Burnout” on a Google Home Screen
Green Day, “Burnout”
29.06.2025 17:11 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
A Google Home Screen showing Spotify recommended playlists: anti-war punk, rage mix, punk mix with a black and white cat in the corner
Recommended Playlists: Anti-War Punk, Rage Mix, Punk Mix
27.06.2025 15:52 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
A black and white cat sitting on a concrete countertop listening to Green Day’s “Bobby Sox” from a Google Home Screen
Green Day, “Bobby Sox”
27.06.2025 15:47 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
A black and white cat on a concrete countertop watching a Google Home Screen play Grease on YouTube
Grease
11.06.2025 02:02 — 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
New video on YouTube (an animated version of one of @alv9n.com's greatest hits): The Loneliness Epidemic, in Data: Who Americans Spend Time With
www.youtube.com/watch?v=h7w3...
A black and white cat on a concrete countertop looking at a Google Home Screen that is playing Today’s Soft Rock on Spotify
Today’s Soft Rock
30.05.2025 02:12 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
New project: From stereotypes to breakthroughs, Hollywood's history with Asian and Asian American characters is complicated.
This AAPI Heritage Month, dive into the data that reveals whether that's changed: pudding.cool/2025/05/aapi...
A skinny black and white cat on a concrete countertop looking at a Google Home Screen that is playing Cat Stevens’ “All Nights, All Days.”
Cat Stevens, “All Nights, All Days.” Icky is a big Cat Stevens fan (he probably just swipes through “cat” content, but still).
28.05.2025 19:49 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0Also this boss uncle that I found on reddit: www.reddit.com/r/wine/comme...
16.04.2025 23:10 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
A wine label with a golden embossed ferret
I'll never look at wine labels the same again after this project, and I bet you won't either! I'll leave you with this cute golden ferret — the only one we found in our dataset — on Vite Colte's Brachetto d'Acqui Il Furetto.
16.04.2025 23:09 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
Text on a black background that reads: Animal wines by good deal percentage. Wines at or under the overall median price ($29.99) and at or above the overall median rating (4 stars) 16 wine bottle icons representing the animal groups in order from lowest percentage of deals to highest: amphibian/reptile (5.3%), deer (6%), pachyderm (8.3%), cat (9.6%), canine (10.4%), pig (10.7%), rabbit (12%), bear (13%), cattle (13%), horse (13.9%), mythical creature (15.4%), bird (16.5%), marine invertebrate (18.2%), sheep (19.3%), bug (21.4%), fish (24.2%).
I'll forever be on the lookout for the elusive good red fish wine and that one wine with the fly on it that I can't remember the name of. Both fish and bugs had the highest percentages of good deal (at/under median price * at/over median rating) wines we found.
16.04.2025 23:08 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
For the spinning wine bottles I opted not to use Three.js (maybe next time) in favor of Illustrator, my comfort zone. I followed this tutorial, exported 8 different views of each bottle, and combined them in an image sprite for the 360° rotation.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=X0qP...
