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We live in the suburban era. Well over half of all Americans and two-thirds of Canadians live in suburbs. Tracts of suburban bungalows ring Sydney and Melbourne. Suburban apartments rise on the outskirts of Paris, Prague, Singapore, and Beijing. Nearly everyone has a strong opinion about suburbs. Folks who love dense cities scorn "suburbia," while people who like big yards dislike bustling sidewalks and subways. Social scientists argue whether suburbs are losing their luster or if a supposed back-to-the-city trend is a mirage.

This book is the first anthology to explore the connection between race and the suburbs in American cinema from the end of World War II to the present. It builds upon the explosion of interest in the suburbs in film, television, and fiction in the last fifteen years, concentrating exclusively on the relationship of race to the built environment. Race and the Suburbs in American Film is a stimulating resource for considering the manner in which race is foundational to architecture and urban geography, which is reflected, promoted, and challenged in cinematic representations.

America’s suburbs are not the homogenous places we sometimes take them for. Today’s suburbs are racially, ethnically, and economically diverse, with as many Democratic as Republican voters, a growing population of renters, and rising poverty. The cliche of white picket fences is well past its expiration date. The history of suburbia is equally surprising: American suburbs were once fertile ground for utopian planning, communal living, socially conscious design, and integrated housing. We have forgotten that we built suburbs like these....

Conversations about how to advance more equitable and sustainable U.S. suburbs. suburbfutures.org

Fantasy sports Podcast by 2 Chicago Suburbs kids. We talk fantasy, sports, life as a college football player, and everything in between

The Adelaide suburb of Colonel Light Gardens is like Australia’s answer to Pleasantville. Think wide, winding tree-lined streets, 1920s bungalows, and the odd Stepford Wife-alike. Originally, the land – about 7km south of the CBD – was used for an army camp. Now it’s internationally recognised as a model garden suburb. But it’s what’s behind the suburb’s glossy façade that really makes it interesting … Presenters: Carla Caruso & James Elsby Email us at carla@carlacaruso.com.au Website: https://carlacaruso.com.au This podcast is an independent production. We received a Maggy ...

Single in suburbia? Join us for a happy hour podcast where we discuss the good, the bad, and the downright WTF of modern singlehood. From dating fails to single parenthood and everything in between, grab your favorite drink and pull up a seat!

Gentrification is changing cities across America, forcing people from neighborhoods they have long called home. Call them the displaced. Now those priced out of the Bay Area are looking for a better life in an unlikely place. American Suburb follows this migration to one California town along the Delta, 45 miles from San Francisco. But is this once sleepy suburb ready for them? KQED’s Devin Katayama and Sandhya Dirks explore that question, taking us into the ordinary spaces of suburban life to find extraordinary stories about race, poverty and belonging.

Barefoot and minimalist running advise from a fellow novice runner.

Welcome to "No Sex in the Suburbs." A podcast about marriage, and momming so hard. Join us as we explore what it means to be a modern woman. Topics cover anything that happens after happily ever after, including: being the family breadwinner, divorce, sommelier recommendations for happy hours at home, how to be a good friend to an autism mom, raising a neurodivergent kid and more. Join us!

It was a crime that captured national attention. In the idyllic suburb of Glen Ridge, New Jersey, four of the town's most popular high school athletes were accused of raping a retarded young woman while nine of their teammates watched. What went wrong in this seemingly flawless American town? In search of the answer, Bernard Lefkowitz takes the listener behind Glen Ridge's manicured façade into the basement that was the scene of the rape, into the mansions on "Millionaire's Row", into the All-American high school, and finally into the courtroom where justice itself was on trial.

“There comes a time in each person’s life where you can no longer avoid the divisive controversies of the ages- Lou Feringo Vs Christopher Reeves….Big Mac Vs The Whopper….Bo & Luke Duke Vs Coy & Vance….Hubba Bubba Vs Bubble Yum….Star Wars Vs Empire….Rocky vs Rocky IV….Fruit Loops Vs Trix…New Coke Vs Crystal Pepsi… We are not afraid to take on these Controversial topics of our era - The 1970s and 1980s”

For decades the suburbs have been where art happens despite: despite the conformity, the emptiness, the sameness. Time and again, the story is one of gems formed under pressure and that resentment of the suburbs is the key ingredient for creative transcendence. But what if, contrary to that, the suburb has actually been an incubator for distinctly American art, as positively and as surely as in any other cultural hothouse?

"Eager to Move to the City, but Stranded in the Suburbs" is from the Lifestyle section of The New York Times. It was written by Joseph Berger and narrated by Barbara Benjamin-Creel.