Reading Codrescu's NEW ORLEANS, MON AMOUR Apéritif One of my favorite books is New Orleans, Mon Amour: Twenty Years of Writings from the City by Andrei Codrescu. A poet, essayist, novelist, and professor emeritus at Louisiana State University...

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Spotted in a neighborhood in Doha this morning: rooftop antennas beautified with a symbol of local identity and hospitality (a dallah, the traditional Arab coffee pot).
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What’s the Role of Belonging in Urban Environments? In most urban settings, a sense of belonging is an important foundation for political participation. Political participation (also referred to as political engagement/mobilization) includes actions th...

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Why Paying Attention to the Streets Can Change How You See the City Most of us move through cities on autopilot. We commute, run errands, scroll our phones, and mentally prepare for the next task. It’s functional. But in the process, we miss more than the visual land...

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