Map of Days Outworn

Figured out the next few days of our trip. Turkey is amazing. I would love to come back to hike the Lycian Way. I would just like to come back.

Indigenous Intoxicants by Haisam Hussein at Lapham’s Quarterly

here. this is lovely. do more of this.

(via fuckyeahcartography)

theatlantic:

Gun Violence in U.S. Cities Compared to the Deadliest Nations in the World

[via The Atlantic Cities]

Detroit is as dangerous as El Salvador. Fuck.

Visiting that giant dot on the far left side for forever. Wish me luck.

peoplecartographer:

I just saw the most recent Hindi film, Jab Tak Hai Jaan! It was a great movie, so much so that it inspired me to choose this Bollywood-related map. The map depicts the countries that provide the Indian movie industry with the most revenue and therefore shows where Indian culture is most influential. Naturally, India is colored in red to indicate that it is Bollywood’s main source of revenue. Eight countries are shown in blue because they are “important and consistent revenue earners.” Pakistan, India’s neighbor to the west, falls under this category; this is unsurprising since it shares so many historical and cultural similarities with India. The United Arab Emirates are also blue, which can be explained by the fact that South Asians make up about half of that country’s population! In Europe, Germany and the United Kingdom are colored blue. As the former ruler of India and home to many Indian immigrants, it makes sense for Bollywood to be prominent in the U.K. I wonder why this is the case in Germany; perhaps there are many Indian immigrants there as well. Canada, the United States, and Australia are all blue, probably because they all have sizable Indian populations. (Interestingly, they also have long historical ties with the United Kingdom.) The last blue country (the islands to the east of Australia) is Fiji, which has a very prominent Indian population. It is quite special that this tiny country is an important revenue source for Bollywood! The third and final group of countries on the map are the “erratic revenue earners,” shown in green. All four of these nations - China, South Korea, Malaysia, and Brunei - are located in either East Asia or Southeast Asia. Since they are relatively close to India, it makes sense that Indian popular culture would have an impact in these countries. But why are they “erratic” sources of income? Does the popularity of Bollywood fluctuate? Why might this be? Although these questions remain unanswered, this map is clearly indicative of Bollywood’s (and India’s) importance in global culture.

Wait, so why isn’t the rest of Canada and the US coloured blue too?!

Reminds me of Sarah’s presentation at Practical Cartography day, which really spoke to me. Cartographers at Nat Geo always inspire, and influence.

The predominating sex, 1890.

NACIS was amazing again this year. Already looking forward to next year.

Upper Canada. Port Dover Museum.

The rum runner’s guide to downtown Port Dover (1924).

so excited for Jen!

wheelyfun:

Criss-cross Europe on a bike.  Yes Please!

(Source: wheelyfun)