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Maps
The Invisible Underworld of London
Artist Stephen Walter maps the city below the surface.
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Postcard
The (Flooded) City as Obstacle Course
Heavy rain has transformed even the most mundane urban tasks into a challenge.
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Democracy in America
This Week in Bans: New York City's Surge in the War Against Fatty Foods
Also, the first protester is banned from the London Olympics; shameful Japanese bureaucrats can't drink alcohol for a month; a California city outlaws charity.
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An App to Help You Lose Yourself in the City
Drift wants you to "unfamiliarize" yourself in familiar places.
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Urban Wonk
Why a Good Bar Is Essential to Sustainable Communities
A "third space" that encourages socialization, its easy access reduces emissions as well as drunk driving.
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Charts
Why Some States Are More Economically Mobile Than Others
The impact of income, class, and religion.
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Videos
When Automotive 'Drifting' Goes Horribly Wrong, in Saudi Arabia
Could this be the worst car accident ever put to video?
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A Tourist's Guide For Your City's Mundane, Obscure Attractions
A handful of new travel companies ask what you'd learn if you approached the mundane in your own neighborhood like a tourist.
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Videos
Can a Rap Video Make Fort Wayne Cool?
Haunted by negative top ten lists, the Indiana city tries to convince kids it's a place worth making a life in.
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Rant of the Day: Washington's Bikeshare Is for Smug Socialists
A local journalist offers a strange diatribe against D.C.'s bikeshare program.
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