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Once operational, the trains will facilitate long-distance commuting, putting urban jobs in reach of exurban and small-town workers. Faster travel will encourage companies to relocate further outside of major cities, where real estate is cheaper and tax incentives are more forthcoming. This would be especially useful for revitalizing...
When You Gotta Go. The name may be somewhat unsavory, but the service could be useful. SitOrSquat.com is a free mobile app for iPhones and BlackBerrys, courtesy of Charmin, which uses GPS to guide you the nearest public bathroom.
The baby boomers were historically fortunate: they missed the Great Depression and World War II, and though they grew up with the hideous ambient hum of potential nuclear Armageddon, until they reached middle age, the only great national trauma was the one - the '60s and Vietnam - in which they were...
A large drapery hangs from the entrance of the Arthur M. Sackler Museum, detailing the evolution of Harvard’s art museums throughout the decades. One word, printed in thick, black letters, spreads out across the center: transformation. The word serves as a harbinger, a visible indicator of the...
Filibusters, in moderation, are a good way for the minority to prevent or, at the very least, delay the sometimes-overreaching ambitions of the majority. That can be a good thing. Indeed, it is particularly useful in times of crisis and populist hysteria to have a braking mechanism that causes...