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Skyscrapers

August 14th, 2008 · No Comments

Skyscrapers are redefining urban spaces throughout the world (Spotlight - A Renaissance for Skyscrapers - NYTimes.com) even as the skyscraper museum was trying to redefine the museum on the web (Skyscrapers in Cyberspace: Maps and History Online - New York Times.)

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Tags: cities · landscape · social commentary

Miller-McCune | Article | Pax Americana Geriatrica

July 28th, 2008 · No Comments

Miller-McCune | Article | Pax Americana Geriatrica explores how the aging of the baby boomers will reshape (and the population more broadly) might reshape global politics in coming years. Absolutely fascinating reading and insightful about what makes the United States exceptional in the developed and developing world. I would like to have known more about [...]

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Tags: scholarship · social commentary