Humor

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

Alaska's 11.30 cents per-gallon gas tax, lowest in the United States, increases today for the first time in 45 years. As of July 1, the tax increases to 12.25 cents. Yes, by less than a penny. Percentage wise, though, it looks bigger: 8.4 percent.

July 1, 2015 - Planetizen

CityLab stages a humorous competition for the location of a likely-to-go-horribly-wrong tourist attraction.

June 19, 2015 - CityLab

Henry Melcher reports on a humorous response to the new renderings revealed for the future 2 WTC tower (also the future home of 21st Century Fox and News Corp), designed by Bjarke Ingels Group.

June 12, 2015 - The Architect's Newspaper

The Onion provides a new take on the "San Francisco is over" quip that has been a popular reaction to the rising cost of housing in the City by the Bay.

June 12, 2015 - The Onion

Pop quiz hotshot: can you name the city by looking at silhouettes of their skylines?

May 29, 2015 - The Washington Post