John Metcalfe
John Metcalfe is a staff writer at The Atlantic Cities.
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Spruce Up Dull Alleys With This Rainbow Machine
Beautifying burnt-out cars, wrecked storefronts and other urban blight with the power of colored paint.
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Why Are Swarms of Butterflies Appearing in Indianapolis?
Inside one artist's mission to cover the city with blue bugs.
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Inevitable, But Still Awesome: An Affordable Glow-in-the-Dark Bike Frame
The safety benefit may be debatable, but who cares?
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Videos
Yes, You Too Can Simulate Falling Off a Skyscraper
Many folks would pay not to toe a skinny ledge atop Toronto's CN Tower, but that's the attraction of "EdgeWalk."
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Democracy in America
This Week in Bans: Texas Boy Too Big to Play Pee-Wee Football
Also, zombies are banished in Siberia and Taiwan makes it legal to buy suicide materials.
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Forget Electric Cars, This One Runs on Compressed Air
Tata Motors zero-pollution Airpod is inching closer to becoming a real thing.
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Laurel Roth's Weird, Wonderful Pigeon Sweaters
These bespoke costumes are both cute and acidic, a commentary on all the birds that America has destroyed.
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Palm-Tree Fires: Nature's Tiki Torches
An L.A. firefighter explains how bottle rockets are often to blame when palms catch fire.
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The Bone-Breaking Consequences of Crossing the Street in Baku
A pedestrian's life in the capital of Azerbaijan is about as scary as it gets.
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How To Jump From China's Monstrous Aizhai Bridge (and Survive)
The bridge is the longest and tallest tunnel-to-tunnel bridge ever built. It's a natural magnet for anybody who likes doing improbable things.
