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A Lapel Pin With a Purpose
After 9/11, every politician in America quickly donned an American flag lapel pin. Even nine years later, the patriotism of public officials who fail to wear the pin is called into question, while others are called hypocritical if they wear the pin while opposing things like legislation to give health benefits to 9/11 first responders. […]
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More reasons why birds are dumb and humans are terrible
Birds falling from the sky -- sign of apocalypse or coincidence? More the latter, but here's what bird deaths had in common: Humans are bad neighbors.
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Birds are dying because of Don't Ask Don't Tell repeal, says prophet
There's nothing mysterious about thousands of dead birds -- at least not for Cindy Jacobs, earthly representative of the Almighty.
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Obamarator
Grist staff receives a special delivery. Hopefully it doesn’t contain pthalates! The Obamarator: your personal stimulus package
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Friday music blogging: Dan Reeder
I'm embarrassed to say I didn't know about Dan Reeder until a week or two ago. His debut -- which he made at home, with homemade instruments in a homemade studio, and mailed to John Prine, who liked it enough to give him a two-record deal -- came out in 2004 and was reviewed favorably on NPR. His third record, This New Century, came out in February of last year. It's a gem.
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The urban landscape from A to Z
We’ve covered a lot of urban ground in the past year, so we thought it would be fun to take a look back (and a couple of peeks forward) by going from A to Z in the urban alphabet. Here are some of the things we’ve been watching, and will continue to school ourselves on. […]
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iPadding into the future
The iPad has been one of the most hyped gadgets of 2010, and I have to say, after just a few days of using one, the buzz is mostly deserved. But what has really grabbed me is the iPad’s potential as a green machine — to the extent it makes the printed page if not […]
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Jerry Brown to live in walkable neighborhood for his new stint as California governor
California's new governor is getting some urbanist love for his choice of dwelling.
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Why we need to encourage telecommuting
Telework saves money, time, and emissions. And it can make cities more resilient -- something we need to be thinking about.
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Friday music blogging: The Secret Sisters
The Secret Sisters are Lydia and Laura Rogers, a duo based in Muscle Shoals, Alabama. Their sweet voices and old-time sensibility caught the interest of the legendary T-Bone Burnett, who took them under his wing, produced their record, and started a label purely to release it.
