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Yoni Brook For six weeks this spring, an illegal Manhattan cocktail lounge gave 700 strangers a night they'll never forget.
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Surveillance Cameras Could Make Us Better People
New research finds the "bystander effect" can be offset by the presence of public self-awareness.
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Graphic of the Day: The World's Most 'Social' Landmarks
The locations where Facebook users check-in the most.
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Videos
A Global City Mash-Up
Urban landmarks the world over, all squeezed into one work of art.
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Photos
The Insurance Company That Thought Its Buildings Could Save Cities
Why Prudential thought it could save America's downtowns through its own decentralization.
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The Most Terrifying Toilet Paper You Will Ever Use
A Japanese company is marketing an English version of "Drop," a horror story by The Ring author that's printed on TP.
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Postcard
In Bolivia, a Salute to the Sun
A winter solstice celebration gets Bolivia's Aymara Indians up before dawn to salute the first rays.
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A Guidebook for the Urban Age
P.D. Smith's engaging and illuminating new book on the history, evolution and intricacies of cities.
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Re-Read of the Day: An Air Conditioner Probably Won't Kill You
One less thing to worry about as your face melts off during today's record-breaking heat wave.
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Postcard
Times Square Becomes the City's Largest Yoga Studio
It's in celebration of the summer solstice.
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Videos
The World's Biggest Post-It Note Mural
Eduardo Zamarro's "Wall of Happiness" celebrates the little-known "Institute of Happiness" in Madrid.
