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Yelp’s new city maps help you avoid hipsters
Yelp created word maps for 14 cities identifying which areas have the highest mention of "hipster," "PBR," and similar terms.
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Mice have taste receptors in their testicles. Do you?
Have you ever rubbed nuts ON your nuts? Because maybe you should.
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An inner-city neighborhood rallies around a long-neglected park
In a down-and-out corner of Washington, D.C., kids cleaned up a local park. The adults followed, and now it’s a national example of urban renewal done right.
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This weird-looking orca might actually be its own species
The Type D orca has a slightly hooked fin, snoutlike nose, and smaller white spot than other orcas. BUT WHAT WILL ITS RAPPER NAME BE?
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A mixtape love letter to the parks that birthed hip hop
Here are some great rap songs that celebrate the role of parks in city life and the history of hip hop.
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Welcome to the urban jungle: Nature in cities is Grist’s July theme
This month, look at how nature gets into our cities and under our skin, even where we least expect it.
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Follow live tweets from the world’s first tweeting honey badger
Honey badger just don't care ... about anything except live-tweeting from the Johannesburg Zoo.
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“Catastrophic failure”: Adventures in car sharing, part 2
Turns out that, as a business proposition, the sharing economy can be a pretty risky one.
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Floating pool in NYC’s East River is simultaneously cool and stupid
Haven't you always wanted to swim in a pool that's in a river? It's like the turducken of summer.
