late stage capitalism 20% of New York retail space is sitting vacant Cory Doctorow

The incredible recurring culture loss of San Francisco San Francisco's 'loss of the culture that made the city so great' results in couple buying multimillion-dollar 'suburban' home Jason Weisberger

art Fun "urban blight" popsicle stick and graffiti art project for kids David Pescovitz

Business JP Morgan-Chase paid its billions in fines for mortgage fraud by committing billions in mortgage fraud Cory Doctorow

politics Review: Wolfen (1981) Rob Beschizza

happy mutants Spill Zone: a new free online graphic novel from Scott Westerfeld, creator of Uglies Cory Doctorow

politics Residents of Silicon Valley homeless camp clear 48,000 Lbs of garbage from creek, ask for housing Cory Doctorow

Japan Japan's population decline creates "housing glut" Rob Beschizza

fiction The Man Who Sold The Moon Cory Doctorow

Environment The revenge of the lawn Mark Dery