by Katia Savchuk
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Credits: Image of Burning Man installation from Places.
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- Places reflects on Burning Man and the Metropolis and presents a selection of soundscapes recorded at this year's event.
- Submit proposals for the next edition of Making Policy Public, a series of foldout posters using graphic and information design to explain complex public policy issues, by Jan. 21.
- The "culture of poverty" returns? Not so fast.
- Congo will be first in Africa to provide legal protection for indigenous people.
- HUD grants for research on homeless families.