A 30-2 vote by the NFL team owners has approved The St. Louis Rams for a move to Los Angeles for the 2016 season. The San Diego Chargers also have the option to make the move, while the Oakland Raiders have opted to remain in Oakland. Below are visualizations of the Rams’ and Chargers’ franchise wins through history, including the Rams’ years in L.A. from the mid-1940s to mid-1990s.
During his seventh and final State of the Union address tonight, Obama is likely to focus on his legacy as President and the unfinished business that remains rather than give the standard laundry list of policy goals. The speech will also undoubtedly affect the candidates running for office in 2016 by drawing certain issues into the national spotlight.
Below are visualizations showing statistics on number of words used, average reading difficulty, average length of speech, and viewership for past State of the Union addresses
State of the Union Viewership
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Legendary singer David Bowie has just passed away, following an 18 month battle with cancer. He was 69.
David Bowie
The 73rd annual Golden Globe Awards aired last night, complete with controversial wins, such as The Martian taking home best comedy, and jokes about taboo topics.
For the occasion, Graphiq has put together lists of movie and TV show winners, as well as some custom visualizations breaking down Golden Globe winners and nominees.
Winning Film Actors of the 2016 Golden Globes
Winning Television Show Actors of the 2016 Golden Globes
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Ethnicity of Golden Globe Winners and Nominees
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By Darren Paltrowitz
 A Hudson music business staple along with Bar/None Records and WFMU, Water Music Recorders opened in Hoboken over 30 years ago. Based on Madison Street, Water Music may look like a typical non-descript building, but recording history has been made there, right across the street from Shop-Rite. Beyoncé, Shakira, Ryan Adams, Cyndi Lauper, U2, R. Kelly, Taking Back Sunday, and the Dave Matthews Band are among the many artists whose music has been helmed there.
 Owner Rob Grenoble – himself an RCA recording artist before his Water Music life — spoke to RIVER VIEW OBSERVER about his life as a studio owner, which is nowhere near as bleak as music industry critics have led many to believe. In fact, Water Music is currently in discussions to open a satellite studio and artist management firm in 2016.
RVO: What brought you to Hoboken in the first place?
RG: In September 1978, we were dying to get out of Long Branch, where we had moved months before, foolishly thinking it was close to Manhattan. A friend of the band was working as a receptionist at a commercial film production company in Manhattan. One day she turned to Bob Ramos, one of their sales people, and said, “Ramos, my friends want to move to the NY area. They don’t have a lot of money. Where should they go?” Ramos was running out the door. Without missing a beat, over his shoulder he yelled, “Tell them to go to Hoboken. It’s the next big thing.”
Continue reading TALKING WITH ROB GRENOBLE OF WATER MUSIC RECORDERS IN HOBOKEN
TEN INGREDIENTS…with Chef Frank  Roda
 By Sally Deering
 Fame came to Maxwell’s back in the 1980s and it has since become a Hoboken landmark as revered as that other Hoboken celebrity Frank Sinatra. Through the years rock stars and wannabees have set up their amps and drum kits in the small back room reminiscent of the old CBGBs in the East Village. And along with live music, Maxwell’s features a big beautiful bar that dates back to when the place served boilermakers to longshoremen who worked the docks.
Good food has always been a big part of Maxwell’s allure. Whether it’s the Angus beef burgers on the bar menu or the omelets served at brunch, hearty dishes of American fare – nothing fancy – just substantial good food keep Maxwell’s customers nourished and coming back for more.
It’s now 2016 and along with a new year, Maxwell’s Tavern has a new chef (well, he started six months ago). Frank Roda, former owner of Francesca’s in Jersey City, now runs the kitchen at Maxwell’s Tavern where he creates Italian fare with a flair. Continue reading Chef Frank Roda brings Italian Fare with Flair to Maxwell’s Tavern in Hoboken
The largest lottery jackpot in US history continued to grow on Saturday, as the Powerball jackpot hit $900 million before the next drawing. Powerball officials have reported record-breaking sales and there is a possibility that the jackpot hits $1 billion before the10:59pm ET drawing on Saturday.
The Tampa Bay Buccaneers announced tonight that they have fired head coach Lovie Smith. The Bucs went 2-14 and 6-10 over the past two seasons. Below are visualizations detailing how the team has performed relative to divisional opponents in 2015.
