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"At least 15 countries are involved in the war. By our calculations, 7.5m people live 1km or less from a reported strike."
Reported incoming Iranian munitions
Reported US and Israeli strikes on Iran
Detected abnormal fires at strategic sites in Iran
Phenomenal work by @sondreus.bsky.social and the data team to quantify the munitions used in the Iran war and their targets
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Yay, Liverpool are playing Wolves again
Does he say whose?
SP--S
What's missing?
Noem's been job-mogged?
...which is why Pixar's "Hoppers", released tomorrow, might struggle to pull in the big bucks. It's a charming, original film though and it's nice to see them taking risks
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In 2024 "Inside Out 2" became the first animated film to take over $1bn at the global box office. Last year "Ne Zha 2" raked in over $2bn and "Zootopia 2" is heading that way too. What's the draw? Being part of a franchise helps...
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Column chart from The Economist showing a rise in the market share of digitally animated films in the US and Canada from 1995 to 2026
This week I wrote about the remarkable rise of animated films since "Toy Story" was released—look away now if you don't want to feel old—31 years ago
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"...just use your discovery+ details to sign in and enjoy your TNT Sports plan on HBO Max. It’s that simple!"
Mate, it's a miracle I've watched any UCL games this season given I have no idea which platform I'm paying to watch them on. Adding a new company into the mix is not going to help.
Book Day was just featured as a major news item on the radio, with a lengthy quote—including dog impression—from the newsreader's five-year-old. It's gone too far.
They'd better say thank you
Did you catch the flash frame during the credits?
So it's a vibes war then
Data/design folks, what is your favorite visual that focuses on the human cost of violence, tragedies and disasters? The most emotionally impactful visualization? The most visually striking?
Please share! I'd like to get as many examples as possible.
You won, Wolves. Enjoy the points. I hope they makes you very happy. Dear Lord what a sad little life, Wolves. You ruined my night. Completely. So you could have the points.
(srlsy, well played wolves, happy for you, not sad at all)
On the plus side, maybe Labour will steal some Green policies now
Don Draper
Moo Deng getting brutally cute mogged by Arizona Zoo pygmy hippo
Trump's war room, in which there will be no fighting
"Okay, who changed it to 'Eric'?"
LFC 5 - 2 WHU
It all came good in the end
Amazing, that's very cool. Loved Houllier.
It was our pleasure, and apologies for last week's Brink's-Mat-level thievery
Two goals Jeremy?!
Making it hard for ourselves by providing two goals for them to score in. Naive from Slot.
I also saw a singular magpie and a broken mirror but they don't mean anything
Car with LFC numberplate
Auspicious numberplate on the walk up to Anfield #YNWA
Bad day to be called Eric Fury
So far in 2026, America has launched a military strike on 22% of Saturdays
Back as Playfair in @economist.com today (subs) with another mildly topical puzzle.
Includes:
Awards show starts to broadcast apologies for Tourette’s activist shouting (6)
Donna married incredibly powerful man (8,4)
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The lyrics ("F'ed in the A with a D") match the notes (F, A and D)
Cheeky example of prosody from Ben Folds, as seen in this interesting video
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