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Shutterstock William Solecki compares the current study of cities to natural history in the 19th century. Back then most natural scientists were content to explore and document the extent of biological and behavioral differences in the world. Only recently has science moved from cataloguing life to understanding the genetic code that forms its very basis.

Thomas Frank wonders what's so vibrant about cultural vibrancy, and posits that "vibrant" is the creative class' code for urban gentrification. My hometown is vibrant. Its status as such is certified, official, stamped on both sides.