2011

Dutch economist Jan Pen pictured economic inequality by imagining a parade of people ordered by income, where height corresponds to earnings — it would take nearly 45 minutes for a person of average height to appear.

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Tyler Cowen's article, "The Inequality That Matters," focuses on income inequality within the United States.

via Longform.

Runloop is a jQuery plugin for creating complex animations with custom keyframes and code execution. via GitHub

Artist Xavier Antin's "Just in Time" project uses four printing techniques—dating from 1880 to 1976—to create full-color books, and you can see it in action in the image at the link. via kottke.org

A TSA agent bribed a JetBlue ticket agent to check a suitcase under a random passenger's name. Bruce Schneier's blog post briefly discusses the security implications of this event.

The Milwaukee Art Museum and Carnegie Museum of Art are wagering famous paintings on the outcome of the Super Bowl. via kottke.org