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elections Orban humiliated: Hungary's crypto-fascist Fidesz party suffers string of municipal election defeats Cory Doctorow

china Chinese urbanization has left 25 million vacant homes in rural villages Cory Doctorow

urbanization What is it like to live in rural Japan Mark Frauenfelder

entomology Educate yourself with The Bee Guy's daily basic bee facts Jennifer Sandlin

texas Watch the Attwater's prairie chicken do his mating dance (he's really going for it) Jennifer Sandlin

politics Jakarta now world's largest city Rob Beschizza

maps Redlining maps show racism and white supremacy "in 1930s technicolor" Elías Villoro

animals Analyzing the evolutionary biology of STAR WARS megafauna Thom Dunn

happy mutants Sarah Pinsker's "Song for a New Day": outstanding dystopian rock-and-roll novel of rebellion and redemption Cory Doctorow

economics Crash ahoy! London real-estate prices stagnate Cory Doctorow

scholarship American regions with high immigration enjoy persistent, long-term higher incomes and lower unemployment Cory Doctorow

Science The Carbon Bubble is about to pop Cory Doctorow

architecture 100 of the coolest buildings in Los Angeles Andrea James

graphic novels The Art of Charlie Chan Hock Chye – But just who is this great Singaporean comic artist? Christine Ro

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