Humor

Gentrification has been described as the end of the world before. But not like this.

November 6, 2015 - McSweeney's

Depending on your opinion, hoverboards are some combination of expensive, annoying, or futuristically cool. Maybe these costume ideas will help you sort out your feelings on the matter?

October 31, 2015 - Fusion

The editors at CityLab got creative in conjuring up some urbanism-themed costume ideas. They'll even help you decide which works for you.

October 31, 2015 - CityLab

The online customer review platform Yelp and the New York public transit system: A match made in heaven?

October 30, 2015 - CityLab

Take everything you know about the design and planning of Silicon Valley's corporate offices—but replace tech with pancakes.

October 23, 2015 - The Onion

Reflection on the education provided by the irreverent game called Cards Against Urbanity has led the game's creators to create a new, less snarky version of the game.

October 21, 2015 - Next City

Did you know there's a place called Point No Point, in Hansville, Washington? It's quite pretty, actually, but is that reason enough to go there?

October 9, 2015 - Quartz

The most shocking thing about the recent episode of South Park, "The City Part of Town," was that it took Cartman and company so long to poke fun at the effects of gentrification.

October 9, 2015 - Fusion

The Onion notes the effusive compassion of Pope Francis by imaging that his trip to the United States this week included an act of healing for the nation's infrastructure.

September 27, 2015 - The Onion

The streets of New York lived up to their infamous reputation this week with two viral videos that seemed almost too perfect.

September 25, 2015 - The New Yorker

Yes, the world of urban planning will soon get a star turn of epic proportions—as the focus of an opera currently in development and scheduled to debut in New York City in 2017.

September 22, 2015 - Governing

The satirical site The Onion has been consistently roasting the contemporary conversation about urban living.

September 18, 2015 - The Onion

The only thing as ubiquitous as love letters are break up letters. Now it's even easier to break up with your city, using real data from the U.S. Census.

September 4, 2015 - Tiny Subversions

Maybe it's not funny in the traditional sense, but someone is surely having a laugh.

August 21, 2015 - The Guardian

If you always thought you'd fit in better in Middle Earth than Anywhere, U.S.A., a group of architects and engineers would like to give you a chance to test your theory.

August 14, 2015 - Inhabitat

A fake news report from the fake news site The Onion lampoons the American culture of excess and its disregard for environmental consequences.

August 7, 2015 - The Onion

Everyone has heard about Silver Lake, the Mission, and, of course, Brooklyn. But what about East Village, NuLu, Fondren, and Haymarket? Hipsters are everywhere! These are the top hipster neighborhoods—the Brooklyns, if you will—in all 50 states

July 31, 2015 - Thrillist

A map for good reads and long drives to new places.

July 24, 2015 - Atlas Obscura

Route Fifty created a ranking system to judge the "gravitas" of each of the avenues in the nation's capital named after the 50 states in the Union.

July 18, 2015 - Route Fifty

The game is called INFRA—the action is set in a city where corruption in the private and public sectors has left the city on the brink of collapse.

July 12, 2015 - CityLab