The World Darryl Gates Made: Race, Policing, and the Birth of SWAT Editor’s note: In anticipation of what we all believe will be a stellar UHA conference this October 9-12 in Los Angeles, we are featuring Los Angeles as our theme this month. This is our second post; you can see others from this month as they are published as well as past pieces on the city [...]
https://themetropole.blog/2025..../05/07/the-world-dar

Only a Few Know These Seed Germination Hacks (Now You Do! Too) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bqvqYGlpaA0

Sunshine or Noir?: An Overview of Los Angeles History Through an Echo Park Mike Davis Lens Editor’s note: In anticipation of what we all believe will be a stellar UHA conference this October 9-12 in Los Angeles, we are featuring Los Angeles as our theme this month. This is our first piece, you can see others from this month as they are published as well as past pieces on the city [...]
https://themetropole.blog/2025..../05/06/sunshine-or-n

London as Ocean: The Origins and Meanings of an Urban Metaphor Editor’s note: This is the eighth post in our theme for April 2025, The City Aquatic. For additional entries in the series, see here By Christopher Ferguson In October 2015, “Ann C” of Grantham posted a review on Tripadvisor in which she praised Earl’s Sandwiches in Covent Garden as a “Pearl in the Ocean of [...]
https://themetropole.blog/2025..../04/29/london-as-oce

How I Keep Lettuce Crisp for Years (and Preserve My Garden Harvest!) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OFj9H2HeF7c