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Abrams Books A look back at the miniature pieces of graphic art that once defined travel.
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Postcard
Cockfighting in Cuba
One of Havana's most popular past times.
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How to Turn a Busy Street Corner Into a Pop-Up Cinema
In Auckland, New Zealand, a micro-theater is grafted onto an existing stoop, transforming stairs into seats.
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The Big Fix
Debating the Local Food Movement
A new book argues that locavores are terrible for the environment, the economy and global food security.
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Preservation Fight of the Day: Islamists Attack Ancient Mosques in Timbuktu
The Ansar Dine have seized the city and hope to "destroy every mausoleum in the city — all of them, without exception."
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The Science of Staring
New research explains why we decide to look at what everyone else is looking at.
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Olympics 2012
Olympics Clean-Up, London Style
One month before the games, the city spruces itself up – plus a few rumblings of resentment under the surface.
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How the Garbage Pickers of Athens Predicted the Greek Economic Crisis
A new documentary sheds light on the Greek city's most vulnerable residents.
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For Sale (on eBay!): A Tuscan Village
Three million dollars will get you 25 cottages and nearly 20 acres of land.
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Why I Love My City
Is Your City Making You Single?
Why where we live determines how we date.
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Photos
Why Is There an Upside Down Airplane in Central Park?
Without context, this is one heckuva scary photo.

