Suburbs

Up Close and Not So Personal with 50 Shades of Gray author, E L James

Julie Gerstenblatt | Posted 05.14.2012

Read More: Suburbs, Wives, 50 Shades of Grey, El James, Erotica, Porgnography, Book Banning, Censorship, Lyss Stern, Mothers, Divalysscious, Women News

I don't want E L James to be the poster child for my personal understanding of sexuality or for woman's sexual empowerment in a general sense. And the good news is, neither does E L James.

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Design For Suburbia's Forgotten Citizens

| Posted 05.07.2012

Read More: Suburbs, Video, Suburbia, Design, Design for the Suburbs, Suburban Poor, Suburbs Architecture, Saving Suburbia, Suburban Design, Culture News

By Vanessa Quirk (click here for original article) Poverty and violence, boarded windows and weedy lawns, immigrants jammed “by the dozen into h...

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How Asians See America

The Huffington Post | Kathleen Massara | Posted 04.26.2012

Read More: Suburbs, Video, Representation, Race, Slidepollajax, China, Museum of Chinese in America, Teenagers, America Through a Chinese Lens, Boredom, Arts News

In the film "Chungking Express," the actress Faye Wong listens to the Mamas and the Papas hit "California Dreaming" on repeat while she works odd hour...

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Tribeca 2012 Diary: The Playroom Director Julia Dyer

Dan Persons | Posted 05.07.2012

Read More: 1970's, Suburbs, Video, Tribeca Film Festival, Playroom, The Seventies, Sex, John Hawkes, Jonathan McClendon, Julia Dyer, Olivia Harris, The Playroom Movie, Molly Parker, Home News

Capturing a period when innocence was under assault on all fronts, director Julia Dyer (Late Bloomers), shooting from a script by her sister Gretchen, tells a tale old and young facing uncertain futures, not all of them with a suitable measure of grace.

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The 5 Stages of Household-Repair Acceptance

Deborah Gaines | Posted 04.13.2012

Read More: Letting Go, Denial, Acceptance, Deborah Gaines, Suburbs, Daily Life, Accidents, Homeowners, Household Repair, Fifty News

There went the money I was putting aside for a family vacation. And what about retirement? That $1,000 was the only thing keeping me from a lonely, penurious old age.

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A New American Dream?

AP | HOPE YEN | Posted 04.05.2012

Read More: Suburban Growth, Suburbs, Video, American Dream, Business News, Sprawling Suburbs, Urban Growth, Mcmansions, The Suburbs, Robert Shiller, Suburban Sprawl, Business News

WASHINGTON — Living in an outlying Chicago suburb, Jeff Wehrli recalls a heady time not too long ago when city dwellers poured in and developers...

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Our Political Bridges to Nowhere

Thomas Fisher | Posted 04.04.2012

Read More: Suburbs, Budget, Health, Scott Walker, President Obama, Mark Dayton, Cities, Transportation, Transportation Infrastructure, Politics News

We can no longer afford to be so profligate with our transportation infrastructure and if we don't reign in these costs and creatively rethink these systems, the global economy will eventually force the issue. That's a bridge I don't think we want to cross.

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3 Reasons Why You Should Never Have Kids

David Wygant | Posted 04.30.2012

Read More: Suburbs, Marriage, Parenting Hardships, Parenting, Children, Breastfeeding, American Dream, Parents News

The American dream: suburbs, children, after school activities. It sounds good in principle doesn't it? Let me tell you something -- the other night, I slept through the night.

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'HIMYM': Ted's Surprise For Marshall And Lily

Posted 04.28.2012

Read More: TV Canada, Suburbs, Video, Karma, Tv Replay, Himym, How I Met Your Mother, Cbs, Reality-Free, New York City, Ted's Apartment, TV News

After his attempt to rekindle something with Robin failed, Ted went to another extreme on "How I Met Your Mother" (Mon., 8 p.m. EST on CBS), only this...

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Thoughts on MoMA's Foreclosed: Rehousing the American Dream

Guy Horton | Posted 04.28.2012

Read More: Architecture, U.S. Economy, Museum of Modern Art, New York, Economic Crisis, Suburbs, Moma Foreclosure, Moma, Arts News

Foreclosed: Rehousing the American Dream is part of MoMA's Issues in Contemporary Architecture series, in which five architects-in-residence were challenged to "engage in a rethinking of housing... that could catalyze urban transformation."

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Defining Your Own Chaos

Kristal Brent Zook | Posted 04.24.2012

Read More: Suburbs, Manhattan, Living in New York, Long Island, Suburbia, Midtown West, Renting, Couples, Women News

"Why not leave the city?" we asked ourselves. It seemed like a good idea at the time. Get some fresh air. A yard. A real house. It would shorten my commute to Hofstra University out on the Island, and of course, we would be saving all that money.

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A Man At The Bus Stop! Call The Police!

Lisa McElroy | Posted 04.23.2012

Read More: Helicopter Parenting, Suburbs, Police, Neighborhood Watch, Overprotective Parenting, Free Range Parenting, Children in Danger, Parents News

Like any parent, at first, I was alarmed, just as the "alert" intended me to be. There was a man at the bus stop? And a mother noticed him and tried to talk to him, but he didn't respond? What the heck?

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Fashion Week for Suburban Dads: Day Three

Dan Zevin | Posted 04.16.2012

Read More: Suburbs, Style, Fatherhood, Parenting, Fashion Week, Parents, Fashion Week Comedy, Fashion Week Dads, Comedy News

A must-have for chic dads like me who are recovering from medial meniscus surgery, this black adjustable knee brace looks just as good on the greens as it does on the commuter train.

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Virginia Senate Passes Eminent Domain Proposal

AP | Posted 02.13.2012

Read More: Virginia, Suburbs, Video, Virginia Constitution, Virginia Land Use, Virginia Senate, Virginia Eminent Domain, Urban Planning, DC News

RICHMOND, Va. -- An amendment to Virginia's Constitution that would make it harder for governments to take private land has cleared the Virginia Senat...

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Grateful Only Child, The Manhattan Phenomenon

Camilla Webster | Posted 03.26.2012

Read More: Suburbs, Women, Manhattan, Central Park, Siblings, Only Child, New York City, Parents, Family, Only Children, New York News

More often than not being an only in NY means you have your own room, you play with friends, and if your parents have the opportunity you are thrust into a sea of onlys at every minute of your formative years.

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Replacing Lily And Marshall On 'How I Met Your Mother'

Posted 03.17.2012

Read More: Suburbs, TV Canada, Long Island, Doppelgangers, Canada Tv, Video, Tv Replay, Himym, 46 Minutes, Stripper Lily, How I Met Your Mother, Cbs, Reality-Free, TV News

It was an episode of transition and some fun with the intro sequence as "How I Met Your Mother" (Mon., 8 p.m. EST on CBS) celebrates its milestone 150...

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Walkable Neighborhoods Gaining Popularity -- Even in the Suburbs

Geoffrey Anderson | Posted 02.05.2012

Read More: Suburbs, Smart Growth America, Jersey City, Washington DC, Walkable Cities, Smart Growth, Suburban Sprawl, Locus, Green News

More and more Americans want to live in these affordable and accessible neighborhoods -- and the proof is in the prices of homes in these areas.

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The Undercover Mother

Deborah Gaines | Posted 02.04.2012

Read More: Suburbs, Middle Class America, Suburbia, Single Parents, Mothering, Middle Class, Motherhood, Parenting, Mothers, Fifty News

Here in the suburbs, I meet middle-aged people who feel they've sacrificed their "real" selves for a deadening life of Subarus and softball practice. Frankly, I can't relate to these complaints. Take it from someone who knows: It's not that hard to stay poor or make stupid decisions about your relationships.

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Saying Thank You to Those Who Support Detroit

Geoff Young | Posted 01.23.2012

Read More: Detroit Tourists, Suburbs, Detroit Renaissance, Downtown Detroit, Thanksgiving, Detroit, Detroit Impact, Detroit Suburbs, Detroit News

It's time to end this fighting about ownership of Detroit and its future. The more we fight amongst ourselves, the more ownership we all have in the negative image of the city.

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Who Is a Real Detroiter? We All Are

Dean P. Simmer | Posted 01.23.2012

Read More: Suburbs, Detroit Renaissance, Real Detroit, Toby Barlow, Rabbi Jason Miller, Downtown Detroit, Detroit Suburbs, Detroit News

There isn't a reason to battle over who will save Detroit. The reality is that we all need each other. Why do I have to choose between the suburbs and the city?

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Pacific Standard Time At LACMA: The Untold Story

Harris Silver | Posted 01.22.2012

Read More: Suburbs, Military Industrial Complex, Moca, Nuclear Missiles, Mulholland Drive, Malibu, Peterson Automotive Museum, Lacma, Culture, Nuclear War, Infrastructure, Pst, Sci-Arc, Case Study Houses, Highways, Art and Architecture Magazine, The Case Study House Program, Bel Air, 10, California Design 1930-1965: ?Living in a Modern Way?, Charles and Ray Eames, KB Homes, La, Museum Exhibit, Harris Silver, Los Angeles, Eames House, Art, Levittown, Wwii, John Entenza, Freeways, Missile Site, President Eisenhower, Getty, 405, Pacfic Standard TIme, Culture News

Pacific Standard Time is a sprawling cultural initiative with 68 major museum shows and 125 gallery exhibitions including California Design 1930-1965: 'Living in a Modern Way.'

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I'm A Detroiter Too: A Response

Rabbi Jason Miller | Posted 01.22.2012

Read More: Detroit Renaissance, Suburbs, Detroit-Michigan, Dave Bing, Downtown Detroit, Blacks, Race Relations, Kwame Kilpatrick, Jewish, Urban Planning, Detroit, Race, Mayor Coleman Young, Michigan, Detroit Suburbs, Detroit News

There is certainly a revival in the Motor City and we should all be excited about the possibilities. But I want to caution Toby Barlow and anyone who believes that to be part of the renaissance one has to relocate to Downtown Detroit.

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Middle-Class Jobs Disappearing In Workforce Shift: Report

The Huffington Post | Alexander Eichler | Posted 11.21.2011

Read More: Suburbs, Income Gap, Middle-Class Squeeze, Video, Middle Class Jobs, Income Inequality, Occupy Wall Street, Middle Class, Middle Class Poverty, Middle Class Unemployment, Suburban Poverty, Wealth Gap, Middle Class Workforce, Business News

America is increasingly becoming a place of high- and low-skill jobs, with less room available for a middle class. A new report from the Federal R...

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Local Pro Sports Should Showcase Local Music

Ben E. Kessler | Posted 12.19.2011

Read More: Suburbs, Local Music, DC Music Scene, DC Sports, DC News

If you've attended a D.C.-area sporting event with me in recent years, you've heard a familiar refrain a number of times. Our teams need to play more music born of our city: both past and present.

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"Everyone Is Hurting:" In American Suburbs, Poverty Soars

HuffingtonPost.com | Peter S. Goodman | Posted 12.13.2011

Read More: Suburbs, U.S. Economy, Poverty, Unemployment, Suburbia, Unemployment Assistance, Economic Hardship, Employment, American Families, Suburban Poverty, Colorado, Business News

EDGEWATER, Colo. -- Before the unraveling, Selena Blanco and her family felt secure in their hold on middle class life in this bedroom community just ...

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