John Metcalfe
John Metcalfe is a staff writer at The Atlantic Cities.
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Welcome to 'Toilet Tuesday,' a Weekly Look at the Loos That Matter
Serving up the latest and most piquant of public bathroom news.
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Videos
Death Served Cold: Revisiting the Bloody 'Glasgow Ice-Cream Wars'
Animosity still lingers among Scottish ice cream-truck drivers long after the infamous gangland battles of the '80s.
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Democracy in America
Introducing Officials Gone Wild: A Blotter of Local Leaders Behaving Badly
It's hard to keep up with all the minor political scandals out there. Let us help you with this weekly list.
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Videos
Famous Glasgow Slum Meets 600 Lbs. of Explosives
The '60s-era Red Road Flats complex was once seen as the solution to urban overcrowding in Scotland; now it's turning to rubble.
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How Ghana's Coffin Builders Inspired 'Zombie Furniture'
Looking for furniture that will both tie the room together and make your guests gag with fear?
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Photos
This Dresden Drainpipe Will Rock Your World
This byzantine downspout would be a deathtrap for Mario and Luigi.
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In Santa Monica, a Sculpture That Aims to Change the Weather
Iñigo Manglano-Ovalle's "Weather Field" installation is designed to create a "microclimate" in the air.
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Democracy in America
This Week in Bans: Moscow Outlaws Gay-Pride Parades for Next 100 Years
Also, California cities binge on foie gras before it's banned; Boston knocks down satellite dishes; you can't dress up like Tinker Bell at Disney World; a British city welcomes back meter maids.
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A Crime Most Slippery: Grease Thieves Plague the Restaurant Industry
Step aside, copper thieves. There's a new weirdly brazen criminal in town.
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Videos
Cash Still Needed to Turn S.F.'s Bay Bridge Into a Giant, Glimmering Lite-Brite
Artist Leo Villereal is still hoping to outfit the iconic span with a carpet of white lights that's 1.5 miles long.
