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'If Your Place Needs a Slogan, It Has a Problem': A Conversation with the Creative Director of Manchester
After a career spent designing album covers, Peter Saville talks about his unique role in crafting his hometown's identity.
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Olympics 2012
Are London's 2012 Logos the Worst in Olympic History?
The city is trying to showcase its quirky side. Instead, its Olympic symbols have become a laughing stock.
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London's Next Top Mayor
The race to be mayor of London has devolved into personalities, but serious economic and social issue confront the city and its next mayor.
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Democracy in America
This Week In Bans: Alabama Chokes on 'Dirty Bastard' Beer
Also outlawed around the world: "gay cure" ads in London, discrimination on the basis of sexuality in Indiana, South Carolina yarn bombing.
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Olympics 2012
The Olympics and the U.K.'s Complicated Relationship With Its Rule Breakers
Organizers of the London games have taken unprecedented measures to stop "lone wolves" from wreaking havoc. But that hasn't stopped them from making them a central part of this summer's festivities.
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Flavors We Do Not Want to See in Lickable London Elevators: Jellied Eel, Blood Pudding...
The U.K.'s first "lickable lift" raises horrific questions about what kind of flavors will be gracing the walls.
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Photos
2012's Most Interesting Buildings So Far
Under-the-radar but exciting new buildings.
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Photos
The Warehouse That Made It Cool to Be a Warehouse
How an old building's conversion into a nightclub changed Manchester.
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Charts
Where the Global 1% Live Now
The most important cities for the ultra-rich, and what it might cost those places.
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Olympics 2012
What the Summer Games Will Cost the Queen
The London Olympics will be an equal-opportunity irritant for VIPs.
