The Nation Confused by Super Tuesday

The confounding results of Super Tuesday continue to resonate through the nation and on The Nation. I missed this cover story, of the February 25 issue, when it first came out.

Apparently they were still attempting to piece together the results...

Another good example of a map used as an "element of design", as opposed to "how to find your way."

Maps and Puzzles at National Geographic

Marilyn at Intelligent Travel also sent some info about new fun features available from National Geographic Magazine online:

Map of the Day, offers map-related news and historical events for each day of the year pulled from the Society's archives. This one caught my eye. It is a hand drawn map of Sutter's Creek, by John Marshall, locating his discovery of gold on January 24, 1848:



For additional fun, play with a map jigsaw puzzle from their atlas:

Bad Trips

Bad Trips: a sometimes terrifying, sometimes hilarious collection of writing on the perils of the road, edited and with introduction by Keath Fraser.

Some of the best-known writers of the twentieth century share stories about "bad trips," and I don't mean on drugs... They're talking about everything from losing their luggage, to getting lost in the wilderness. Authors include: David Mamet, Martin Amis, Umberto Eco, Bob Geldof, John Updike, Paul Theroux and Graham Greene.

Of course, the part of the book that caught my eye, is the map. I especially like combining the metaphors of map, jigsaw puzzle and being set adrift on an ice flow.

Can anyone identify the location of the map on the cover? It appears to be part of Canada's Northwest Territories or Nunavut.

UPDATE: Click on this image to get a higher res view of the map: