Nathaniel V. KELSO

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Map geek & cartographer. Prior @snap, @mapzen, @Apple, @stamen, @washingtonpost, @nationalgeographic. See http://NaturalEarthData.com! Views my own, boosts != +1.
LocationSF-DC-NULL
Websitehttp://kelsocartography.com/blog/
An Extremely Detailed Guide to an Extremely Detailed Map of New York City Neighborhoods - The New York Times https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2023/10/29/upshot/new-york-neighborhood-guide.html
Silicon Valley Ditches News, Shaking an Unstable Industry - The New York Times https://www.nytimes.com/2023/10/19/technology/news-social-media-traffic.html
Silicon Valley Ditches News, Shaking an Unstable Industry

News organizations are scrambling to adjust to the latest rift in the long-fractious relationship between publishers and tech platforms.

The New York Times
Variable Fonts “concept”: smaller compound font files (especially for faster init project load) thanks @williamscraigm v-fonts.com
Life expectancy in U.S. is falling amid surges in chronic illness - Washington Post https://www.washingtonpost.com/health/interactive/2023/american-life-expectancy-dropping/
The Iconic Harry Beck Map But Make It Aeroplanes

The tube map designer also had a go at air routes.

Londonist
Inside the vast digital campaign by Hindu nationalists to inflame India https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2023/09/26/hindu-nationalist-social-media-hate-campaign/
Inside the vast digital campaign by Hindu nationalists to inflame India

India’s BJP, led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, and affiliated Hindu nationalist groups have perfected using social media to spread of inflammatory, often false and bigoted material on an industrial scale, earning both envy and condemnation beyond India’s borders.

The Washington Post
China’s Coast Guard and the Fight to Control Asia - The New York Times https://www.nytimes.com/2023/06/12/world/asia/china-coast-guard.html
China’s Coast Guard and the Fight to Control Asia

Beijing’s patrol vessels often resemble warships. Now other nations are trying to compete with tougher coast guards of their own.

The New York Times
A Legal Battle Over Political Maps in Alabama, Georgia and Louisiana - The New York Times https://www.nytimes.com/2023/09/21/us/redistricting-alabama-georgia-louisiana.html
A Legal Battle Over Political Maps in Alabama, Georgia and Louisiana

G.O.P. legislatures in Alabama, Georgia and Louisiana are contesting federal orders to redraw congressional maps that disfavor Black voters. The stakes are enormous.

The New York Times
Azerbaijan Reclaims Armenian Enclave, Shifting Region’s Political Dynamics - The New York Times https://www.nytimes.com/2023/09/20/world/europe/azerbaijan-armenia-cease-fire.html
Azerbaijan Says It Will Stop Assault on Armenian Enclave

The government in Azerbaijan said pro-Armenian leaders in Nagorno-Karabakh agreed to a cease-fire, an apparent calming of hostilities that could avert a wider war in the region.

The New York Times
The Animals Are Talking. What Does It Mean? - The New York Times https://www.nytimes.com/2023/09/20/magazine/animal-communication.html
The Animals Are Talking. What Does It Mean?

Language was long understood as a human-only affair. New research suggests that isn’t so.

The New York Times