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Democracy in America
This Week in Bans: The English and Their 'Extreme' Dog Dancing
Also, Oklahoma City outlaws Michigan sportswear and a face-kicking preacher is turned away from the U.K.
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Photos
Parks Weren't Always for Everybody
A new project in London tries to send that message through a playful, interactive installation.
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Why I Moved Back to the Suburbs
Increasingly, I find fashionable inner city neighborhoods as banal as any suburb, just more expensive.
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The Uncomfortable Politics Behind the History of Urban Fires
A new book offers a sweeping look at how fire – and the way we’ve responded to and manipulated it – has shaped cities in every part of the world.
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Has the London Mayor's Office Been Too Successful?
One columnist believes it has.
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Toilet Tuesday
Grisly Reports From Britain's Worst-Rated Public Toilets
Bathroom users warn of the boogers, blood and unbearable stench in the U.K's allegedly three foulest loos.
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Big Cities, Bad Cities, Beer Cities: The Best #CityReads of the Week
Our weekly look back at the stories you may have missed.
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Videos
A Massive, Infinitely Reshapable 'Toy' in Trafalgar Square
A new piece of interactive design invites community participation.
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The Case for Distinctive Taxi Cabs
What we lose when cities begin copying each other.
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What Makes a Public Space Good for Democracy?
The best world capitals to raise a democratic ruckus.
