Obstacles to Health Report

http://www.rwjf.org/files/research/obstaclestohealth.pdf

This is a report from the Robert Woods Johnson Foundation. It discusses effects of socioeconomic factors on access to healthcare. It has some beautifully designed graphs.

The New Five Dollar Bill

http://www.portfolio.com/interactive-features/2008/02/New-Five?TID=st092007ab

Malcolm Gladwell on the role of "Genius"

http://www.newyorker.com/online/video/conference/2007/gladwell

Gladwell talks about two types of Genius and how they will play a role in the future advancements of knowledge and research.

The Proxy War — SCHIP and the Government's Role in Health Care Reform

http://content.nejm.org/cgi/reprint/358/9/869.pdf
NEJM article about how SCHIP was fought in Congress.

Aviary

http://a.viary.com/blog/posts/hillary-clinton-sheds-some-skin-in-aviary

The Next Slum

http://www.theatlantic.com/doc/200803/subprime

How the subprime mortgage scandal makes McMansions into McCrackhouses.

LOLdogs

http://ihasahotdog.com/

Funny Dog Pix

Marry Him!

A (sarcastic) article about dating.

Marry Him!

37signals Profiled by Wired

Welcome to America's Favorite Company.

http://www.wired.com/techbiz/media/magazine/16-03/mf_signals

Font Choices of the Candidates

McCain: Optima Black

Hillary: New Baskerville Bold

Obama: Gotham, Perpetua

A cool design graph from the New York Times

This link is about good design. It shows the how movie blockbusters become big hits and then how they die out.

http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2008/02/23/movies/20080223_REVENUE_GRAPHIC.html

Gapminder

This website organizes demographic data in a visual format.

http://gapminder.org/

The First Post

indexed.blogspot.com