I enjoy those minimalist illustrations like below (there are more after the jump) that wraps up the cultural differences between Paris and NewYork. From a cultural perspective, it’s like the top of an iceberg. 

Paris vs. New York: Minimalist Illustrated Parallels of Culture | Brain Pickings via kwout

Those illustrations are taken from the book Paris vs New York reviewed by the excellent Brain Picking blog: Paris vs. New York: Minimalist Illustrated Parallels of Culture | Brain Picking

The infographic referenced below describes 24H in the digital life. Some statistics are also provided. 

24h dans la vie d’un toxicomane du digital via kwout

The infographic available after the jump helps to identify the best time to publish blog posts.

The Science of Social Timing Part 3: Timing and Blogging via kwout

It’s not an example to follow but it’s funny anyway:

Why I don’t cook at home – The Oatmeal via kwout

The 2010 edition of the Technorati state of the blogosphere presentation reveals many interesting trends and fact about blogs and social media. We learn for instance that Facebook and Twitter are the main traffic drivers for blogs. I’m surprised to see that del.icio.us has almost no impact on traffic.

State Of The Blogosphere Presentation 2010 via kwout

A seasonality chart to found the right fruits, vegetables and herbs to eat according the season:

Seasonal food chart | Life and style | guardian.co.uk via kwout

Seasonal food chart | Life and style | guardian.co.uk

Bill Shrink published a nice comparison chart for the most popular smartphones in the market actually: Iphone 3GS, Palm pre, Motorola Droid and Nexus One:

Nexus One vs iPhone, Droid & Palm Pre – Total Cost of Ownership via kwout

Nexus One vs iPhone, Droid & Palm Pre – Total Cost of Ownership

The best artists, albums and song of 2009 according to music bloggers. More after the jump.

Top 50 Albums of 2009 / The Hype Machine via kwout

Music Blog Zeitgeist of 2009 / The Hype Machine

In the post referenced below Seth Godin recall (with style) an idea already highlighted by Tim Ferris in the 4h week: Act before to ask other people what they think. Because most of the time they will prevent you (with their advices) to start anything. 

By the way this post is today the most popular link in delicious.

Seth’s Blog: Without them

I found this picture summary of the past 10 years very interesting. I will just comment one: The 24 logo with the text “it’s too late”. It’s the first time that I saw in a mainstream American TV show that the hero was not able to avoid explosion of a (nuclear) bomb.
More after the jump.

Op-Chart – Picturing the Past 10 Years – Graphic – NYTimes.com