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July 2012: Cyclodrama
2012: Brooklyn Bridge Park, an 85-acre green space spanning several waterfront neighborhoods, might soon be home to a $40 million dollar velodrome, an arena for indoor track cycling. Philanthropist Joshua Rechnitz, an avid track cyclist, offered funding for the velodrome to the park as a gift, and opinions from officials... ...; Where the Men Are
2012: New York women, fed up with the competitive dating scene in Manhattan, are increasingly flocking to upscale suburban communities in hopes of finding a mate. The New York Post interviews several women regularly making the trek to nightclubs and events thirty miles outside the city in the hopes... ...; Mall Madness, No Longer
2012: Is the shopping mall becoming extinct? A recent article at Atlantic Cities points out that no new malls have been built in the US since 2006, and the lack of new highway construction means that building prospects are slim, and extant malls are facing the prospect of closure:
... ...; Hemmed In
2012: A recent rise in hemlines of skirts worn by North Korean women has led some to wonder if loosening fashion standards might be another step toward Western acceptance by the notoriously anti-West nation. Kim Jong-un, the country’s leader, has appeared in public several times with short-skirted women and recently... ...; We Want You
2012: A New York Times editorial by Thomas Ricks, fellow at the Center for a New American Security, proposes that the American government reinstate a military draft for young people. Theorizing that an influx of high school graduates not on a career military track could perform work currently outsourced to... ...; The Happiest Place on Earth
2012: North Korean dictator Kim Jong-un commissioned a stage show featuring well-known characters from Disney films, a sign to some that the country may be heading in a more Western-friendly direction. The show featured background dancers and singers in short black dresses (another shift from the standard North Korean costumes... ...

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