Inauguration Around the World:  Sometimes we forget how much coverage American politics gets around the world. Here are pictures of 48 front pages from all the continents (excluding Antarctica) showing the swearing in of our 44th president.

Google Earth and the Prado:  Google Earth has taken up more of my life than I would freely admit. Now the people at Google Earth have added high resolution pictures (1,400 times more detailed than a 10 megapixel camera) of all the artwork at the Prado, one of the world’s most important repositories.

Residents per IKEA:  This is a fun series of maps charting the ratio of residents per IKEA by state and metropolitan area. Poor Riverside CA, with its 4 Million plus inhabitants lacking well designed, cheap furniture as well as the other benefits of Swedish Culture.