Wes Phillips

The Economist has an uncredited article about great charts. They're all familiar to readers of Edward Tufte's The Visual Display of Quantative Information, but they are great charts.

For a cat who only drinks water, Huckleberry certainly does a passable imitation of a drunken stupor.

Now Rolling Stone has noticed the loudness wars.

To see the big picture, go to Astronomy Picture of the Day.

If you're tired of talking to your relatives during this festive season, may I suggest you watch Stardust together? It came out on DVD last week and The Wire doesn't resume broadcast until January 6. Best of all—almost nobody in your family has seen it—unless I've hectored them into seeing it.

Confused about widescreen aspect ratios? I certainly am.Widescreen Museum sets us straight.