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Photos
See Frank Gehry's Newest Apartment Building
The twirly 12-story building is his first in Asia.
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Which Cities Have the Most Global Clout?
New York and London top the list in a new ranking of 66 cities around the world.
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This Week in Bans: Miniskirts Outlawed in Indonesian Cities
Also, Hong Kong bans pregnant "birth tourists" from the mainland; New York City's public schools try to avoid using test words like "dinosaur" and "Christmas"; and Britain bans... something.
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City Life, Recreated in the Sky
To Antony Wood's mind, the future of cities is vertical, replete with super-tall buildings, rooftop parks and, yes, lots of skybridges.
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The Odd Link Between Commute Direction and Marital Satisfaction
Couples that travel the same way to work are happier together, a new study in the U.S. and China concludes.
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Charts
Chart of the Day: The Most Livable Cities
New York tops the Economist's new list of competitive cities.
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The Big Fix
Can Hong Kong Solve its Garbage Crisis?
The cramped city-state is only years away from running out of landfill space.
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Postcard
Postcard From Hong Kong
Hospitals brace for a record number of babies in the Year of the Dragon and other news.
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The Challenges of Burying the Dead in Urban Asia
Space restraints have led to new rituals in Far Eastern cities.
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Photos
The City as Urban Whirlpool
A new Google map hack lets you create wild, trippy images of your favorite city streets
