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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.
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Democracy in America
This Week in Bans: It's Criminal To Say Men Have 'No Balls'
Also, a British city forbids its own employees from watching the Olympics and a Tennessee burg attacks noisy street preaching.
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50 Years After the Beatles, Liverpool Is Back
England's Detroit has boosted its cultural offerings to become a tourist magnet.
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Photos
Data-Mining a City's Visual Identity
Researchers train an algorithm to tell us why Paris looks like Paris.
