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Interested in a little Soviet anthropomorphic factory animation? - The *Public Domain Review* has posted Nikolai Agnivtsev's Vintik Shpintik (*Little Screw Shpintik*), a 12-page children's book, from 1925. Vladislav Tvardo...
Lifehacker

I'm a Deals Writer, and These are the Top 10 Tech Sales This Week - Memorial Day sales have been in full swing this week, with some great deals on tech items in particular.
ProPublica: Articles and Investigations

DOJ Abandons Effort to Address Phoenix’s Treatment of Homeless People - by Nicole Santa Cruz ProPublica is a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power. Sign up for Dispatches, a newsletter that spotlights wrongdoi...
Urban Omnibus

Networked Nursery - Preserving and propagating the city's autochthonous flora, Staten Island's Greenbelt Native Plant Center is at the center of an unseen infrastructure of ...
Streetsblog

Legislative Update: Mostly Positive Results for Active Transportation Bills at Midpoint - Note: The California Bicycle Coalition’s Jared Sanchez put together an update on current bills pertaining to active transportation. Because many of these...
Talking Points Memo

Listen to This: The Race To Ban Abortion - A new episode of The Josh Marshall Podcast is live! This week, Kate and guest host Nicole Lafond discuss the...
Juxtapoz Magazine

Lina Scheynius' Celebration of the Female Body - [image: Lina Scheynius' Celebration of the Female Body] Clasped hands, and softly kissing lips, a bloody condom, breasts filled with milk and mature, wrinkl...
Zealand Falls (Twin Mountain)

Current Conditions : 6.8F / -14.0C, Overcast - 6:19 PM EST Mar. 6 - Temperature: 6.8°F / -14.0°C | Humidity: 55% | Pressure: 30.03in / 1017hPa (Rising) | Conditions: Overcast | Wind Direction: South | Wind Speed: 2mph / 3.2...
Brooklyn, NY Weather

Current Conditions : 25.2F / -3.8C, Mostly Cloudy - 5:13 PM EST Mar. 6 - Temperature: 25.2°F / -3.8°C | Humidity: 99% | Pressure: 30.17in / 1021hPa (Rising) | Conditions: Mostly Cloudy | Wind Direction: SW | Wind Speed: 4mph / 6...
Lovingston, VA Weather

Current Conditions : 34.3F / 1.3C, Clear - 5:09 PM EST Mar. 6 - Temperature: 34.3°F / 1.3°C | Humidity: 27% | Pressure: 30.20in / 1023hPa (Falling) | Conditions: Clear | Wind Direction: NNE | Wind Speed: 4mph / 6.4km/h
Changing the Court

Community Service Participates in Cedar Park Cleanup - August 28th - Bronx Community Solutions' Community Service team spearheaded a park cleanup in Cedar Avenue Park. The crew, along with community service ...
Area Planning and Renewal - Times Topics

David Beckham Closes In on M.L.S. Franchise. Will Miami Care? - Beckham’s long effort to start a team in the city faces little league opposition. But an indifferent fan base and a cramped stadium site are obstacles....
Midtown Lunch

Happy 10th Anniversary to Us - Sooooo… 10 years ago today this happened. It’s kind of hard to believe. Sorry there hasn’t been a lot of action here lately. I’ve been busy with a new ...
Only The Blog Knows Brooklyn

Teaching Blogging at the Metropolitan Expeditionary Learning School - Earlier this week I was invited to speak about blogging to the seventh grade at the Metropolitan Expeditionary Learning School (MELS) in Forest Hills. Acco...
Scouting NY

The Best Construction Fence Ever In New York City - For the past week, I’ve been scouting dozens of construction sites around Brooklyn and Queens, which means I’ve been running […]
Courthouse Confessions

"fuck you, fuck your life, fuck your dreams, fuck your wife." - So I got arrested for peeing and they took my phone, now I'm trying to get my phone back. I went to the precinct, they sent me to property, property sent ...
Bronx News Network

Bronx News Network Now Bronx Bureau! Check it Out! - City Limits has relaunched the Bronx News Network as the *Bronx Bureau* at www.bronxbureau.org. Check it out!
Edible Blue Ridge

lunch break at wild wolf - A fringe benefit of distributing a new issue of *Edible Blue Ridge* to more than 200 locations in the span of a few days is getting to take a breather at...
A Short Story

Pep talk for those of you at work today -
Positive Jam

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The Architects Newspaper

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BEEKMAN IN THE BRONX

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The Colorado Garden Project

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Next American City Daily Report

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Danger Room

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InfraNet Lab

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Travel, Relationships, and The New Twenty

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