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9 Utterly Bizarre Museums
Voodoo, skulls, tattooed skin and more oddities from cities around the world.
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Repetitive Debate of the Day: Why Hasn't Washington, D.C. Buried its Power Lines?
After yet another days-long mass power outage, it's naturally time to have the same argument all over again.
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The Big Fix
Debating the Local Food Movement
A new book argues that locavores are terrible for the environment, the economy and global food security.
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Toilet Tuesday
What Really Happens After You Flush the Toilet
Your waste goes on a magical journey from becoming "mixed liquor" to "sludge cakes," as this photographic tour of Arlington County, Virginia's newly renovated wastewater plant reveals.
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Postcard
How East Coasters Kept Cool This Weekend
Turning urban infrastructure into de facto cooling equipment.
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Postcard
Storms Sweep East Coast Cities
Scenes of damage, after the derecho.
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Why I Love My City
Is Your City Making You Single?
Why where we live determines how we date.
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These Transit Riding Politicians Don't Support Public Transit
Members of Congress who spent much of this year fighting over transportation funding should remember they have the sweetest transit system around.
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The Big Fix
Can Solar Panels and Historic Preservation Get Along?
Ideas for rules that balance a building’s historic character with the need for green energy.
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Maps
Watch These American Cities Segregate, Even As They Diversify
No, we have not reached the end of segregation. Something much more complicated is going on.
