Civics and Culture

We get a lot of news-ish emails about ranking cities in lists. Whether it's the best cities for strange hats or the metros that...

This week, Dave Amos over at City Beautiful does an excellent job discussing the history and pitfalls of historic districts. From their early application...

While a non-trivial portion of Emerald City's economy (and, honestly, personality) is coffee based, we don't often take the time to consider what our...

This is a quote from a book and a song, so I can use it as a title. Even with a questionable intensifier. Today is...

Sometimes we feel a modicum of shame that we're not reading enough books. As the pile on the nightstand gets taller, the guilt grows....

In time for Earth Day, a beautiful new game that lets players unwind while unwinding civilization. Terra Nil shows up on the App Store as...

From the sublime (New Mexico) to the ugly charming (Maryland) there are excellent state flags in the United States. Washington's is not one of...

Every one knows there are two things you can't escape in life, death and taxes. While I'd add a few more items to that...