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Are You A Bro, A Buddy, Or A Dude?
Using geocoded Twitter data, a linguist has put together heat maps of how and where we refer to the American man (and, not so infrequently, the American woman). I'm proud to live in a "pal" enclave....

Here's What The Johnny Manziel Effect Looks Like For Fox
The above NFL viewing map, from our friends over at 506sports.com, shows what fans were originally slated to watch for Fox's early game on Sunday. Both the Tampa Bay at Carolina and Washington at New York matchups are trash, so only fans in those markets were scheduled to watch them. Practically...

Your NFL Week 14 Viewing Maps
Week 14 is a week of reckoning in the AFC....

Map: Every State's Most Distinct Thanksgiving Recipe
Consider this your family small talk cheat sheet for this Thanksgiving. The Upshot has a useful new post that presents what it claims are the most distinct recipes in every state, according to some wrangling of Google analytics. ...

Your NFL Week 12 Viewing Maps
There's a clear main event at 1:00, with the 7-3 Lions traveling to see the 8-2 Patriots. Then 4:00 gives us co-main events with the 6-4 Dolphins at the 7-3 Broncos and the 9-1 Cardinals at the 6-4 Seahawks. This is solid....

Your NFL Week 11 Viewing Maps
There are four games today between teams that both have a record of 6-3 or better: Seahawks @ Chiefs at 1:00, Lions @ Cardinals at 4:25, Eagles @ Packers at 4:25, Patriots @ Colts in the night game. There's high-stakes football all day long, so pace yourself....

Your NFL Week 8 Viewing Maps
Morning football feels weird, and I don't understand how you West Coasters have adapted to this....

The NFL Fandom Map Of America, According To Twitter
We've seen this based on Facebook likes, but now Twitter's data team has released released its own interactive NFL fandom map: who each county in America roots for, based on the number of users who follow the team's official account....

Your NFL Week 7 Viewing Maps
The Week 7 early set gives us the Bengals and the Colts, two of the AFC teams that, at this early stage, look to have legitimate Super Bowl aspirations. The only other early game that features two teams at .500 or better is Panthers at Packers. And later, the Giants are the opponent in what seems li...

Your NFL Week 6 Viewing Maps
Two AFC teams play on Fox today, which isn't something I remember ever seeing before. The Bills and Patriots will fight for divisional supremacy under the watchful gaze of Moose Johnston, because of something called cross-flexing. Why I find this interesting, I couldn't tell you....

Your NFL Week 5 Viewing Maps
There's not a lot that stands out on the NFL's early Sunday afternoon schedule this week, save for maybe the duel between the 3-1 teams from Texas. If you're west of the Mississippi, you're probably getting that one. In the later set, the undefeated Cardinals attempt to announce their presence agai...

Your NFL Week 4 Viewing Maps
The highlight of the 1:00 slate is, I suppose, Steve Smith and the Ravens hosting the Panthers. I don't know if it's that intriguing of a game, but I'm pretty sure I heard on ESPN this week that Steve Smith has promised to disembowel several of his ex-teammates on live television. So I'm looking for...