A Run Around Lake Union The best jogging routes are those that give you something to run from. And turf-fighting waterfowl, mysterious tech-gang tags, and head-scratching public art should do the trick. Matthew Baldwin takes us along his daily jog around Seattle’s Lake Union. Photographs by Kate Bicket.

Alain de Botton Writer Alain de Botton answers the five questions, answering against pessimism, for Stendhal.

Things They Don’t Tell You When You Check Yourself Into a Mental Hospital Don’t believe what the other patients say: the doctors probably won’t try to sleep with you. Chicago’s Chris Sprow brings us a guide for anyone who’s been tempted to check themselves in.

New York City, Part II A city so nice, we had to cover its parks twice. Outsized attention is a given for places like Central Park. But in a city as big and speckled with green spaces as New York, small, local parks are always a quick walk away right when you need them. A look at the city’s unsung heroes.