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Book Review: ‘Four Points of the Compass,’ by Jerry Brotton

Tue, 12 Nov 2024 10:04:53 +0000

In “Four Points of the Compass,” Jerry Brotton explores the disorienting, dizzying history of our relationship to direction.


How Red and Blue America Shop, Eat and Live

Mon, 04 Nov 2024 18:16:12 +0000

Politics map onto our everyday life in surprising ways, a data set of millions of places shows.


Tim Walz asignó una tarea sobre el Holocausto en 1993 que hoy llama la atención en internet

Mon, 12 Aug 2024 16:13:48 +0000

El candidato demócrata a la vicepresidencia preguntó a sus alumnos de secundaria de entonces cuál era el país con mayor riesgo de genocidio. Su predicción se cumplió: Ruanda.


Tim Walz’s Class Project on the Holocaust Draws New Attention Online

Fri, 09 Aug 2024 20:15:44 +0000

Mr. Walz, now the Democrats’ vice-presidential nominee, asked his high school students in 1993 which country was most at risk for genocide. Their prediction came to pass: Rwanda.


Maps Offer Design Elements for Interiors and Furniture

Mon, 11 Mar 2024 15:33:13 +0000

In the digital age, old-fashioned maps were expected to die out. But just look around the room.


An Extremely Detailed Map of New York City Neighborhoods

Sun, 19 May 2024 21:29:10 +0000

More than 37,000 New Yorkers told us where their neighborhoods start and end. We mapped them all.


BOOK REVIEW: “The Instant” by Amy Liptrot

Tue, 11 Oct 2022 00:59:48 +0000

In her follow-up to “The Outrun,” Amy Liptrot grapples with more urban demons.


Expert GeoGuessr Players Know That Google Maps Spot Instantly

Thu, 07 Jul 2022 09:00:22 +0000

In a game called GeoGuessr, competitors try to pinpoint where in the world a Google Street View image has been taken. Some can do it in seconds.


How The Times Has Mapped the War in Ukraine

Wed, 20 Apr 2022 09:00:25 +0000

Graphics journalists use annotated maps to show readers the current state of the Russian invasion of Ukraine.


The People Who Draw Rocks

Tue, 15 Mar 2022 09:00:33 +0000

The Alps’ glaciers are melting, and these Swiss cartographers have work to do.