Afternoon Links of Awesomeness: April 12, 2012 | Sojourners

Afternoon Links of Awesomeness: April 12, 2012

Four Square image via Wylio/Creative Commons. (c) Andrew Yee
Four Square image via Wylio/Creative Commons. (c) Andrew Yee

INFOGRAPHIC OVERLOAD:

A complete guide to the birthdays of televisions favorite fictional characters. [Flavorwire]

Discover a little more about chimpanzees with this snazzy infographic. [GOOD]

Some designers/cartographers in Chicago have mapped out a Zombie survival map, charting potential danger zones, but also liquor stores, gun stores, and other zombie hot spots. [Woot]

With the 100th anniversary of Titanic and the release of a 3D version of the iconic movie, here’s chart to accompany some of the lesser-known facts about the voyage. [Visual.ly]

How big is the solar system, you wonder? [BBC]  

Some grad students at NYU have created a Listserve where a million people will receive a daily message from one of the group members. [BetaBeat

April 16 is Four Square Day (4/16 or 4sqDay 2012) and people around the world are celebrating by playing four square. Find a meet up in your area and share some sport with fellow geeks. [4SQDay]

Details emerge for the soundtrack to Wes Anderson’s new film Moonrise Kingdom. [Paste]

Robert Krulwich ponders the interrelated worlds of creativity and scarcity, wondering how much longer we can maintain as a culture of innovators and sustainers. [NPR]

While it's no infographic, we couldn't let National Grilled Cheese Day go by unrecognized. For your salivating pleasure, the 17 Sexiest Grilled Cheese Sandwiches. [Huffington Post]


Joshua Witchger is an online assistant at Sojourners. 

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