Arch Enemies

Comedy Central's Stephen Colbert had fun with skyscrapers the other night when he interviewed New Yorker Magazine architecture critic Paul Goldberger. "We are losing the global battle to build something so high that everyone will wonder what we're compensating for," Colbert said. Goldberger's response: "I didn't know whether mine is bigger than yours is the most important thing."

View the interview (Colbert Report video clip)

Future skyscrapers (New York Times)

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