I scraped my inbox when I got a bunch of emails on Cyber Monday. It seemed like a lot, but I wondered by how much. It was about five times more than usual, which is a bigger shock to the system when volume a few days before on Thanksgiving was nearly zero.

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When Americans Reach $100k in Savings

It was reported that 1 in 6 millennials have at least $100,000 saved. Is this right? It seems high. I looked at the data to find out and then at all of the age groups.

How Much Americans Make

Median income only tells you where the middle is. The distributions of income are a lot more interesting.

The Best Data Visualization Projects of 2011

I almost didn’t make a best-of list this year, but …

Famous Movie Quotes as Charts

In celebration of their 100-year anniversary, the American Film Institute …