John Metcalfe
John Metcalfe is a staff writer at The Atlantic Cities.
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Democracy in America
This Week in Bans: New York City's Surge in the War Against Fatty Foods
Also, the first protester is banned from the London Olympics; shameful Japanese bureaucrats can't drink alcohol for a month; a California city outlaws charity.
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Videos
When Automotive 'Drifting' Goes Horribly Wrong, in Saudi Arabia
Could this be the worst car accident ever put to video?
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A Public Sculpture That Moans and Howls in the Wind
Luke Jerram's wind-powered "Aeolus" looks like the result of smashing together a pipe organ and a porcupine.
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Sequoia National Park Is Stuck in Pollution Hell
The fabled home of California's redwoods has the worst air quality of any national park and is full of mysteriously crippled wildlife.
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Photos
Prepare Your Animal Sacrifices: 'Manhattanhenge' Blazes in NYC Tonight
The setting sun is about to click exactly into the city's grid, creating a godlike spectacle of flame and shadow tonight and tomorrow.
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Videos
Journey Through the Intestines of an Airline Baggage System
Ever wonder what an airline stowaway sees when peaking out from within his Samsonite sanctuary?
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Videos
Tiny World of the Day: Miniature, Hyperrealistic Airport
The model Knuffingen Airport in Hamburg, part of the world's largest railway model, has 40 different planes that take off and land hundreds of times daily.
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Democracy in America
Taxpayers Foot the Bill to Protect Rush Limbaugh Statue in Missouri
There's been a lot of human-on-statue violence this week. Could Rush be next?
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Democracy in America
This Week in Bans: Beijing's Public Toilets to Become Fly-Free
Also, L.A. outlaws plastic bags; Lady Gaga ponders violent threats in Jakarta; and much more.
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Videos
Video of the Day: Whole Zoo of Glowing Animals Gets Loose in Cologne
A team of "light painters" make jellyfish, birds and a whale appear in this dazzling video from Germany.
