Isolation

A new study looking at neighborhood satisfaction finds that people living in the suburbs are less satisfied than urban dwellers.

Artist Roberto Mollá finds inspiration in the urbanity of Tokyo, and the isolation of city life.

Michael Jackson's life would have been incredibly different (read: more normal) and lasted longer if he lived in New York instead of L.A., argues Gigi Levangie Grazer. She says the isolating qualities of L.A. enabled the downfall of the King of Pop.

After a murder in his neighborhood, writer Peter Lovenheim decided that he needed to become closer to his neighbors. So he packed up his sleeping bag and invited himself over for a sleepover.