Metro Section: It’s The Grit That Makes It Good

* The mumbled threats and nonsensical ramblings of crackhead love. [vividblurry]

* We’ll take “Shithole American cities” for $300, Alex. [Rebuilding Place in the Urban Space]

* A walking stereotype is one thing, but a walking stereotype from the “Good Times” era is entirely another. [Soulful of Thoughts]

* Well, fanny pack wearing tourists hate your square-toed shoes and shiny shirts, so there. [The Eternal Freshman]

* “Yes Mr. Ambassador, I am normally this bloated, thank you.” [EJ Takes Life]

* Kelly Ann Collins’s editorial assistant gets some love from Au Bon Pain. [Consumerist]