Welp. America is on fire metaphorically, Canada is on fire literally. It’s a rough time here in North America.

Bill Lucey scrutinizes the numbers for hints as to how the 45th president will be.

Hey, now you can pay someone to name your baby. What could possibly go wrong?

The other night, I had a dream that I got in an elevator and it suddenly plunged into a coal mine tunnel (see above for why it may be an anxious time in dreamland). At any rate, FiveThirtyEight has tracked down every elevator and escalator in New York City. Lots of interesting factoids are in this study, such as the answer to why there are so many six-story buildings in the city!