Jane Jacobs’ economic development thinking was not a naive localism as Alter describes. It also wasn’t Sewell’s top-down example — growing from first meeting local demand. 1/2

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She was interested e.g in how, in Japan, a complex network of small scale shops maintaining and repairing imported bicycles developed into the expertise that allowed it to replace imported bikes w/ Japanese designed and built bikes and from there export high quality world-beater bikes globally. 2/2

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@andrecarrilho.bsky.social @nymag.com

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Nicholas Herring's novel, YOUR BREATH IN CHARCOAL, has been longlisted for the 2026 #GillerPrize! gillerprize.ca/giller-spotl... #CravingCanLit #CanLit #canadianliterature

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Behind His Great Novels, an Unbearable Family Secret - ​ ✍️ Giles Harvey @nytimes.com ​ www.nytimes.com/2026/09/29/m...

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We at the Review mourn the loss of Annie Dillard (1945–2026). In celebration of her life and work, we’ve unlocked “For the Time Being,” Dillard's 1998 piece about the life of the French priest and scientist Pierre Teilhard de Chardin, from the archive. buff.ly/SxIquAa

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Think small. Save some praise for the infill storefront. My downtown Nanaimo neighbourhood High Street. Apartments above, an office ‘round the back. The block’s last broken tooth. Quality materials design execution.

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Barry Blitt in the @newyorker.com. Don’t discount the underdog.

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Peter Doig: Paintings That Negotiate the World – Louisiana Channel channel.louisiana.dk/video/peter-...

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After October 7th, it seemed that Benjamin Netanyahu could not possibly survive as Prime Minister—but he could well be reëlected this fall, David Remnick writes. newyorkermag.visitlink.me/oRH67p

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