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Bernie Sanders's Vermont has greatly changed, but can it keep its unique feel?
Bernie Sanders is one of the few politicians I can regularly stomach.
Feb 13
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After starting slow, Wild Dark Shore rages into a classic climate-novel thriller
Wild Dark Shore, written by Australian author Charlotte McConaghy and published in 2025, was a very slow starter for me.
Feb 10
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Paul Mackie
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On the road to how 20th-century architecture got so boxy
This is part 2 of my look at the great author Tom Wolfe’s book about architecture titled From Bauhaus to Our House.
Dec 10, 2025
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Cities and their transportation systems are only as smart as the stories we tell about them
I couldn’t make it to this week’s 82 Alliance Conference in Nashville, but one session’s title grabbed me: “Are we too dumb for Smart Cities?
Nov 13, 2025
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September Pop Culture RIPs: Remembering Redford, Goodall, and many others
With my background at environmental nonprofits, I can say with confidence: only Leo DiCaprio’s death would be a bigger loss to the “green celebrity…
Oct 3, 2025
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August Pop Culture RIPs: Goodbye to stars from WKRP to Led Zeppelin
Many of my buddies will crucify me for saying this, but WKRP in Cincinnati isn’t high on my list of favorite classic sitcoms.
Sep 8, 2025
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Paul Mackie
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Falling trees are one of many outcomes in a warming Maryland
As horrendous and deadly floods sweep through Texas and North Carolina and equally deadly and worsening heatwaves bake the nation in this summer of…
Jul 9, 2025
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Paul Mackie
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The trash waste on your sidewalk is just beginning an epic journey
I love that my house is in a town that separately picks up not just our trash and recyclables weekly, but also our compost.
Jun 6, 2025
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Paul Mackie
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An octopus, the Outer Banks, and Hall & Oates highlight my recent pop-culture intake
I’ve gobbled up plenty of TV and movie pop culture over the past couple of months and, well, not all of it gets a full article dissection here at the…
Apr 9, 2025
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Paul Mackie
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RIP Shelley Duvall, Jim Inhofe, Jon Landau, Judy Belushi-Pisano, and Joe Lee
July so far has been a sadly busy month for pop-culture passings.
Jul 11, 2024
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Paul Mackie
Road ecology is a relatively new science, but it could shape wildlife and highways
Cliff swallows are a bird species that live all over the United States, but nearly all of them live on bridges.
Apr 14, 2024
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Paul Mackie
12 ways developers can guide tenants to better transportation decisions
Originally published at Mobility Lab.
Dec 21, 2016
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Paul Mackie
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