As I've said before, I love visualizations. After being innodated with month upon months of Election 2008 coverage, this map of where news breaks seems particularly relevant. I think the giant red part of the map that looks somewhat like an uncooked steak is NY. NJ, it's neighbor generates almost no news. And interestingly, very little news comes from Texas, despite a large land area and population. There are many more of maps featured here: http://strangemaps.wordpress.com/2008/04/. 
What I'm reading
John Elder Robison: Look Me in the Eye: My Life with Asperger's
Amazing book about the life of a young boy with undiagnosed Asperger's. From dropping out of school to touring with KISS, Robison's life is an adventure in the extraordinary.Barbara Demick: Nothing to Envy: Ordinary Lives in North Korea
Absolutely amazing. You will be shocked and saddened by this portrait of a country cut off from the rest of the world.Keith Richards: Life
Loved this book - doesn't matter if you are Stones fan or not, Richards will ensnare you in his tale and make you wish you'd done it yourself.Andre Agassi: Open: An Autobiography
Feeding my new addiction to tennis.Arlene Blum: Breaking Trail: A Climbing Life
Seeing Arlene Blum speak last month inspired me to start climbing mountains again. (Kilimanjaro, Spring 2010) If you need a kick in the pants to start believing in the impossible, buy this book.Count Leo Tolstoy: Anna Karenia
Yes, this book is 800 pages and I'm only on page 17, but there is lots of potential.Ayaan Hirsi Ali: Infidel
Please read this - it is so smart and honest.Aravind Adiga: The White Tiger
First book I'm going to attempt to read on the Kindle.- Junot Diaz: Brief Wonderful Life of Oscar Wao Signed
Diaz's first novel that won the 2008 Pulitzer for fiction. My words won't do it justice. Just read it. Bill Bryson: The Life and Times of the Thunderbolt Kid: A Memoir
Reading Bryson's book about growing up in Des Moines is not unlike strolling through my own childhood. Despite the 25 years that passed between Bryson's days in DSM and my own, very little seems to have changed. My grandfather's clothing store, Frankels, also makes a few appearances in the story. Since I never met my grandfather, it is cool to read about him through another person's lens.
Links to My Life
- See Change Happen
Nancy King's blog about using design and advertising to create positive change. - Viva Las Aguas
Nancy King and Crystal English's blog about chucking our jobs in advertising to go on the run! - Business Week
Gilt Story - Flickr Photos
- Twitter
- House of Naked: The Home of Naked Communications NYC
Work Blog - someecards: When you care enough to hit send
Spend lots of time on this site - amazingly written and free ecards for every possible occasion.
Digital things I'm trying to make work
- FriendFeed.com/nanking
- one more
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I realized after posting this would be more interesting if you could filter by subject - e.g remove politics from DC and see what else makes the news.
Posted by: Nancy | May 14, 2008 at 10:09 AM
eew, it does look like a steak. but it's strangely beautiful nonetheless.
Posted by: eric pakurar | June 13, 2008 at 06:48 PM
Good point. I didn't notice the steak. Now it is all I can see.
Posted by: nancy | June 19, 2008 at 12:00 AM