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The Geography of James Bond: Skyfall Edition
An updated map to reflect the newest film.
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Photos
This Atlas of 20th Century Architecture Weighs As Much As a Spare Tire
150 specialists, 750 buildings, 5,500 photographs, 100 years. Plus a crucial carrying case with a handle.
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A Global View of Architectural Conservation: The Best #CityReads of the Week
Our weekly look back at the stories you may have missed.
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Online Grocery Shopping Is Returning to the Physical World
A Chinese supermarket giant has announced plans to build 1,000 "virtual" supermarkets.
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Postcard
Mao Makes a Comeback
Images of the former Chinese leader have been popping up around the country.
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Rankings
Confirmed Stereotype of the Day: Brazilians Love to Dance
The World Cities Culture Report came out today, and most of what you thought is true.
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Postcard
What It Looks Like to Clean the Top of the World
Wild shots of window washers.
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What's Making China Fat?
Obesity rates have skyrocketed in China over the last generation, at the same time that its cities have exploded. A group of researchers is now trying to pin down the relationship between the two.
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Photos
The Elegant History of Shanghai's Rundown Communal Villas
Over the last century, old English villas became de facto apartment buildings, with pasts full of secrets and stories.
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Charts
Where the Global 1% Live Now
The most important cities for the ultra-rich, and what it might cost those places.
