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Madison at Clark, in the Loop by heyho linda

MetaFilter member heyho shares why she chose to live in Chicago and all the bits of art and architecture that convinced her to stay there forever.

Playing Cards by ccarlstead (cc by)

IceCreamSocialist tells us a story about travel, drugs and a simple card trick.

What 51 stars could look like

You might have heard that Puerto Ricans recently voted in their elections to explore becoming the 51st state in the US. MetaFilter member verdeluz has a good overview of the somewhat confusing vote that took place that puts the possibility of statehood in a more realistic light.

A Light in the Night by Zach Dischner (cc by)

MeFite Homeboy Trouble did some census data analysis of the American Community Survey to see what people were doing when they were working the afternoon/night shift.

Most of these are low paying jobs (19 of the top 20 are in the lowest quintile for wages). The top 10 occupations that are in the upper 60% for wages, by likelihood to arrive at work between 2-6 PM:
Athletes, coaches, umpires and related workers
Extruding and drawing machine setters, operators and tenders, metal and plastic
Dancers and choreographers
Gaming managers
Mail sorters, processors and processing machine operators
Gaming services workers
Entertainers and performers, sports and related workers, all other
Metal furnace and kiln operators and tenders
Other teachers and instructors
Tire builders