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Do Long Commutes Discourage Married Women From Working?
A new study finds that they do — to a very considerable extent.
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Photos
Hilarious, Sad Comics Inspired by Craigslist's 'Missed Connections'
Hey, lady walking your chicken on a leash in Portland – somebody's looking for you.
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To the Lighthouse: You Know, the One in San Francisco Hardly Anyone Seems to Know About
Though tens of thousands of people pass by it every day, the East Brother Light Station is remarkably under the radar.
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Real-Time Transit App of the Day: A Ballet of Buses in San Francisco
The SF Live Bus app adds a bit of whimsy to the highly practical world of transit arrival data.
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How Diverse Schools Could Help Fight the Worst Effects of Gentrification
Done right, they might enable "meaningful social interaction" between a neighborhood's new arrivals and its existing residents.
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Maps
The Frustration of San Francisco's Mass-Transit Riders, Visualized
If one were to somehow take a mental-health reading of commuters at 6:30 p.m. on a Monday, it would look something like this "Frustration Index."
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Toilet Tuesday
Do Obese People Need Their Own Jumbo-Sized Airplane Toilets?
German researchers say the "Big Lavatory Concept" is necessary to accommodate the world's larger body weights.
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Maps
America's Most Post-Industrial Metros
The cities that lead America's transition from a goods-producing to service economy.
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Videos
Watch This Captivating Aerial Video of San Francisco
Swooping shots from extreme sports photographers.
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Maps
4 of the World's Great Cities Like You've Never Seen Them Before
You probably didn't even know that watercolor comes in 3D.
