1+ hour, 10+ min ago  (136+ words) Infinite Jest by David Foster Wallace was published 30 years ago. To commemorate, Christian Swinehart made Infinite Digest, an illustrated companion to the book: Now, 30 years after its initial publication, I'm revisiting Infinite Jest and exploring those old intuitions about its…...

2+ hour, 8+ min ago  (121+ words) Hi everyone. This is issue No. 383 of the Process, where we aim for data graphics that beat the defaults. I'm Nathan Yau. This week we look for ways to diverge towards the unexpected. To access this issue of The Process,…...

1+ day, 4+ hour ago  (130+ words) It's that time of year again when we hear about how the plants are growing across the country. For the Washington Post, Ben Noll, John Muyskens, and Naema Ahmed have the maps for leaves and flowers. Meteorological spring started March…...

6+ day, 3+ hour ago  (106+ words) After demolishing the East Wing of the White House and rushing into construction of a ballroom, the administration was finally ordered to stop until the plans go through the necessary reviews. NYT's the Upshot made notes on the ballroom design,…...

1+ week, 43+ min ago  (111+ words) For those who want to share small datasets in a more straightforward way, Ziptable by Evan Peck makes quick work of the task with a single link. Ziptable lets you share a small CSV or JSON dataset by sending a…...

1+ week, 2+ hour ago  (118+ words) Hi everyone. This is issue No. 382 of the Process, where we build towards charts beyond defaults. I'm Nathan Yau. This week is about small things adding up to big things. To access this issue of The Process, you must be…...

1+ week, 21+ hour ago  (75+ words) Artemis II launches today, scheduled for 6: 24 pm EDT. Die Zeit mapped the journey to the moon and back (paywalled). Illustrated to scale and focused on the spacecraft while scrolling, it feels like the opening to space documentary. It just needs…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago  (90+ words) Flowing Data A worst-case scenario in a country without vaccines Researchers at Stanford University, epidemiologists Mathew Kiang and Nathan Lo, estimated the number of people who would die or be disabled if vaccines were no longer available in the United…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago  (124+ words) For Bloomberg, Loren Grush, Sana Pashankar, and Stephanie Davidson describe the Artemis II plan for the evening of April 1. The mission is a critical milestone in NASA's ambitious Artemis campaign, aimed at landing humans on the moon once again. In…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago  (105+ words) A large portion of rural hospitals operate at a loss, which causes problems for millions of Americans who need healthcare the most. For Reuters, Sarah Slobin shows the challenging dynamics of rural hospitals with a series of charts and maps....