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Making it easier to party is becoming serious public policy
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Bureaucracy is nightlife’s toughest bouncer

But building a new community is harder than it looks

Local rules prevent their construction. Hyderabad shows why that’s silly

Apathetic teenagers and culture warriors are hobbling venerable state media outlets

Cities struggle to respond to big gatherings of young folk

It’s not easy to satisfy the working class and the super-rich. But do they both just want to have fun?