John Metcalfe
John Metcalfe is a staff writer at The Atlantic Cities.
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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.
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Recycling Old Furniture by Coating It With Black Goop
Designers in the Mexican city of León try to revive an ailing industry with furniture best described as "oil-slick chic."
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Videos
Useless and Defunct City Objects Should Be Called... 'Thomassons'
That's the word that Japanese artist Genpei Akasegawa has assigned to doors leading nowhere and driveways blocked by fences.
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Videos
Visualizing a Full Day of Airplane Paths in the U.S.A.
Data wizard Aaron Koblin is intrigued by domestic flight patterns, and after watching this video you will be too.
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Photos
Solar Eclipse Scenes From the Cities With the Best View
See what Sunday's fearsome "ring of fire" looked like from around the world.
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Videos
Monkeying Around on an Insanely High Bridge, in Russia
Russian kids have fun climbing the Bridge to Russky Island, world-record holder for Highest Pylons Ever.
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Dog Poop Goes In, Free WiFi Comes Out
In Mexico City, new devices give pedestrians an unusual incentive to clean up after their pets.
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Nude Portrait of Canada's Prime Minister Inspires Censorship
Get your eye bleach handy, folks.
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Democracy in America
This Week in Bans: Massachusetts City Plagued by Horrible Saxophonist
Salem has had it up to here with inept jazz musicians. Also outlawed recently: noisy electronica in Santa Cruz, payday lenders in Iowa and the entire vice squad of Salt Lake City.
