Amanda Erickson
Amanda Erickson is a senior associate editor at The Atlantic Cities.
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Videos
Video of the Day: New York's Hidden Basketball Games
Two filmmakers capture pick-up games across five boroughs.
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The Big Fix
Is It Time to Stop Building Convention Centers?
The convention center market is over-saturated, but the race to keep building them bigger and better hasn't slowed.
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Postcard
Scenes From Myanmar's Slums
Crushing poverty has fueled violence between the country's Muslims and Buddhist communities.
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Charts
Chart(s) of the Day: How D.C.'s Infrastructure Is Changing
There are many more apartment buildings, for one thing.
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Postcard
In Spain, a Festival to Ward Off Sea Monsters
Little girls dressed as angels celebrate the Festa da Coca.
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Postcard
What Peace Looks Like to Sana'a's Graffiti Artists
A new initiative encourages young people to paint for peace.
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Guatemala City's Teacher Problems
Students call for reform to the pedagogical schools.
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Number of the Day: 4,700
That's the number of measures the world's 58 biggest cities have passed to fight climate change.
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The Never-Ending Tumult in Cairo
Protesters decried the most recent ruling on deposed leader Hosni Mubarak.
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God Save the Queen
Scenes from the London-wide Jubilee celebration.
