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The Worst Public Bathroom in New York
Plans to renovate the New York Public Library best not overlook the loo.
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Videos
A Tilt-Shift Video of Rio de Janeiro's Carnival
A dramatic glimpse of Rio's vibrant street culture, in miniature.
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Rankings
The World's Best Cities for Students
If you're in college, these are the cities where you want to be.
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The Secret Life of India's Slums
What Katherine Boo's new book teaches us about the country's sky-rocketing inequality.
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Videos
Pittsburgh to Get Its Own Burning Man-Style 'Festival of Fire Arts'
The first-ever Pyrotopia will introduce Pennsylvanians to everyone's favorite art – the kind that burns.
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Democracy in America
Can a Town Get By Without Its Public Works Department?
Favoring privatization, a New Jersey mayor’s budget proposes to cut garbage collection, street cleaning, and more.
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Maps
Map of the Day: Happy States
A new Gallup study shows which states are the most and least content.
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Raleigh's Guerrilla Wayfinding Signs Deemed Illegal
With his signs removed by the city, we checked in with the project's founder on his next move.
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Democracy in America
Portland's Mayoral Race Is Full of Delightful Oddballs
Could Oregon's largest city be helmed by a tree-climbing arsonist, a man who holds proof of God's existence, or the guitar genius behind the tweaker anthem, "Mobile Crank Lab"?
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Maps
Tracing America's Urban-to-Urban Migration Through the Recession
An interactive map tracks movement between metro areas from 2004-2010.
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