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Monday, April 30, 2012 Can Architecture Save The Suburbs? Poverty and violence, boarded windows and weedy lawns, immigrants jammed "by the dozen into houses conceived for the Cleavers." In "Can this Suburb be Saved?," The New York magazine critic, Justin Davidson, begins by painting a bleak but realistic picture of suburbia today. It's these conditions that are making thousands flee to cities everyday, making headlines predict the "death of sprawl." Culture Forecast: Tony Nominees, OWS, Cinco De Mayo Nude Madonna Photo Hits The Auction Block (NSFW) The Cultural Significance Of Tattoos Controversial Director Wins Prestigious Award The Sigur Ros 'Avalanche' Continues BLOG POSTS Michael Shaw: Reading the Pictures -- Space Shuttle in the Skies of Manhattan: The Healing When the injury is deep, healing doesn't happen in a scene or a moment, but in oh-so-many moments over quite some time... like these. Kurt Ellenberger: The Audience and the Educator: A Study in Blue The education system can certainly expose students to classical music and jazz (hopefully enriching their lives by doing so), but it cannot make them love the music. Karthika Muthukumaraswamy: Introverts Are Joining the Internet Party Being happy can no doubt make day-to-day life easier than constantly going about life in a funk, but there is no evidence suggesting that happiness -- especially feigned happiness -- contributes in any real way to health and well-being. Michael Sigman: The Authenticity of Pretending Pretense can be powerful. Who makes the decision that your work is important? Whether you believe the answer is your boss, the marketplace, your colleagues, your customers or you yourself, the answer is, ultimately, that you decide. Hans Proppe: Sons With Guns (PHOTOS) My original text for accompanying these images was filled with the usual litany of concerns about the gun culture in America. It has all been said before, and said better -- and because this is a photo blog, the images should speak for themselves.

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