John Metcalfe
John Metcalfe is a staff writer at The Atlantic Cities.
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The 8 Worst Things About Summer in American Cities
Commence fainting... now.
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The 'Longest Bench' in England Laughs at Your Attempts to Sit On It
A hundred bucks to anyone in England who can grind the length of this bench.
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Filling a City With Moving Walkways: Is This a Good Idea?
Is this Spanish walkalator a boon for the old and infirm, or a crutch for the lazy?
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Democracy in America
This Week in Bans: San Andreas Battles Wolf-Dogs
Also, Texas takes aim at drinking beer while tubing and the less said about Kenya's underwear-based moonshine, the better.
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Videos
Happy 4th of July! From the World's Premiere Gunpowder Artist
Cai Guo-Qiang transforms fireworks into eardrum-shattering "smoke paintings" in cities across the world.
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Weirdest Idea to Save Detroit Yet: Zombies
"People just want to live for a day in a zombie apocalypse," explains Mark Siwak, the braaaaains behind Z World Detroit.
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Toilet Tuesday
What Really Happens After You Flush the Toilet
Your waste goes on a magical journey from becoming "mixed liquor" to "sludge cakes," as this photographic tour of Arlington County, Virginia's newly renovated wastewater plant reveals.
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Videos
New York City Fixes Mayhem-Causing Subway Stair
In a blow to the national humor reserve, Brooklyn's 36th Street stop will no longer be wantonly tripping commuters.
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More Renderings of That Skin-Crawling Insect Office Tower
It's even creepier than you might've thought.
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A BBQ Grill Designed to Unify Estranged Neighbors
The "Buurbecue" acts as the food-grade grease that gets friendly chitchat rolling.
