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Top Links 1002 The ICE bonanza. The foundations of money in democratic societies. Mehrling on Rogoff on chess. Early American art museums.

Chartbook • 500 implied HN points • 03 Feb 26
🇺🇸 U.S. Politics Cultural Institutions
  1. A tough new immigration crackdown is creating a financial bonanza for politically connected small and mid-sized companies that provide related services.
  2. There are deep pieces about how money is built and governed in democratic societies, exploring the political foundations of monetary systems.
  3. The newsletter highlights intellectual debates—like Mehrling’s take on Rogoff framed around chess—and cultural topics such as early American art museums.

Weekend reads: Oh, Canada

Lean Out with Tara Henley • 2044 implied HN points • 28 Jan 24
🌍 World Politics Cultural Institutions
  1. Canada is facing significant and alarming issues, such as illegal government actions and controversial policies.
  2. Recent events in Canada include controversies around medically assisted deaths, the opioid crisis, and pandemic policy.
  3. The country is also experiencing upheavals in its literary and cultural institutions, with debates and conflicts affecting these domains.

Rural Radicals – a path to non-urban revitalisation

City Quitters • 199 implied HN points • 06 Mar 24
🎭️ Culture Cultural Institutions
  1. Rural Radicals helps connect creative people to empty buildings in the countryside, making it easier to turn them into community spaces. This can help both the artists and the villages by bringing new life and activities.
  2. Many rural areas are struggling with declining populations and decaying buildings, so finding ways to revitalize these places is important. Young people often leave for cities, leading to economic issues and less diverse communities.
  3. The initiative aims to avoid gentrification by ensuring newcomers engage with and support the local community. Open dialogue and collaboration between locals and newcomers can help build a stronger sense of community.

Moving Past the Old Urban Order

The New Urban Order • 79 implied HN points • 03 Aug 23
🎭️ Culture Cultural Institutions
  1. Remote work for federal employees is causing low office occupancy rates and potential negative impacts on regional economies and public services.
  2. The idea of place-based workers and professionals being valuable for cities is highlighted, suggesting they are essential for urban civics and progress.
  3. Transitioning to a new urban order requires downsizing or renovating real estate portfolios, empowering better talent in critical entities, and individual support for the desired urban future.
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Mike Pepi: Bad Data

Do Not Research • 0 implied HN points • 15 Feb 22
🎨 Art & Illustration Cultural Institutions
  1. The rise of digital utopianism led to a belief that museums could be replaced by digital databases, but the implications and consequences of such a shift must be carefully considered.
  2. There is a concern that the push to digitize museums with AI, machine learning, and software interactions may not actually democratize the field, but rather empower tech companies at the expense of the museum's autonomy and role in art historical discourse.
  3. Questioning the need to 'datafy' museums highlights a larger trend of tech solutionism and the potentially negative impact of trying to make museum information utilitarian for platform capitalist corporations rather than prioritizing art history and the institution itself.

What's up with ancient cities?

Tom Thought • 0 implied HN points • 10 Jan 24
💾 History Cultural Institutions
  1. Ancient cities were often more urbanized than medieval cities, despite medieval advancements in agriculture.
  2. The density needed for a city can be calculated based on land requirements for family units, which allows for different living arrangements between city and countryside.
  3. Early cities were primarily for collective defense, with amenities and cultural institutions evolving over time; the decline of urbanism in medieval Europe was due to changing values and security situations.