See the map: Shaping of America and also read Florida's Atlantic article on how the financial crash will reshape the country. Woe be those regions shunned by the creative class.

maps of great journeys historical and fictional

Fascinating website, but two itineraries are glaringly absent: 14th Century Moroccan traveler Ibn Battuta's travels (from Morocco in the west to China in the east, from the Volga in the north to Zanzibar in the south), and Che Gueverra's motorcycle trip throughout South America.

Richard Florida talks for 45 minutes about his book Who's Your City?

Also check out his fascinating maps and his Place Finder quiz ( Read more... )

or the coupling of Aphrodite and Hermes

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