Melanie Mallon

Melanie is a freelance editor and writer living in a small town outside Minneapolis with her husband, two kids, dog, and two cats. When not making fun of bad charts or running the Uncensorship Project, she spends her time wrangling commas, making colon jokes, and putting out random dumpster fires. You can find her on Twitter as @MelMall, on Facebook, and on Instagram.
  • Featured

    Bad Chart Thursday: Reverse Twingineering

    In “Time Magazine and the Impending Twin-pocalypse,” Deek takes apart one of the most amazingly bad Time articles in the history of crap, “The Problem With America’s Twin Epidemic,” by Sarah Elizabeth Richards. While reading Deek’s sweet, sweet smackdown, my chart-dar went off, for she presented a perfect example of the quintessential bad chart, followed by a chart that shows…

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  • Random Asides

    Bad Chart Thursday: Heritage Foundation Proves They Owe Me Money

    Matthew Yglesias at Vox recently wrote a post about a misleading chart created by the Heritage Foundation that was intended to demonstrate how horribly unfair the U.S. tax system is to rich people. Here’s the chart in question: At a glance, it looks like maybe wealthy people have a reason to be stomping their Gucci’d feet and shaking bejeweled fists at the…

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  • Meta Stuff

    Bad Chart Thursday: Stand Your Ground

    By now, I’m sure you’ve all seen the Worst Chart in the Universe, created by Christine Chan of Reuters, depicting the number of gun deaths (or murders?) committed using firearms in Florida, with emphasis on the 2005 enactment of the state’s Stand Your Ground law. Here it is for those who haven’t seen it being snickered across Twitter or in…

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  • Events

    Fundraising Auction: Handmade Beer and/or Dildo Cozy

    Cross-posted with Skepchick Events. The SkepchickCon fundraising auctions are back this week with another one-of-a-kind handmade item, a bottle (or large dildo) cozy that Jodi Thibeault crocheted during the Godless Fiends Fabric Arts Hour, part of Freethought Blogs Conscience 2, the online freethought con. You can see the video here, where Jodi not only creates this BEFORE OUR VERY EYES…

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  • Anti-Science

    Bad Chart Thursday: Bra Cancer

    Hey, ladies. Maybe you’ve heard that “scientists” want you to stop wearing a bra. And by “scientists,” I mean this guy. Apparently, wearing a bra gives you breast cancer, according to breaking news from an intrepid reporter. And by breaking news, I mean studies that don’t actually show this, some that are 20 years old, and by intrepid reporter, I…

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  • Activism

    When Corporations Attempt “Autism Awareness”

    This post by Chelsea K originally appeared on Grounded Parents, where you can read the entire article, including updates, and leave a comment. It’s the weekend. You want to go out to eat. You don’t want takeout. You want to sit down and feel fancy, dammit, even if your kids are climbing on you with food smeared on their faces.…

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    Bad Chart Thursday: Healthcare Spin

    You know what would make this feature easy to write? Just basically reprinting every chart Fox News creates on any topic ever. Our own DrRubidium recently shared the latest, originally reported on Media Matters: the VAST GULF between predicted enrollees in Obamacare and actual enrollees as of March 27. Holy hell, would you look at the huge difference in size…

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  • Events

    Auction: Custom Cocktail by Mixologist Anne Sauer

    Cross-posted with Skepchick Events. Anne Sauer’s custom cocktail is back! This very popular item already has bids, so get yours in or put it on your watch list for Sunday, March 30, 9:00pm EDT, when the auction ends. For those not familiar with this bit of personalized deliciousness, the auction itself is for a customized drink recipe made just for…

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