Category Archives: demographics

Martin Parr’s “The Last Resort”

NEW BRIGHTON, United Kingdom—1985. © Martin Parr / Magnum Photos Magnum Photos has a selection from Martin Parr’s The Last Resort up on Slate. Hope you managed to catch the excellent Parr’s retrospective at City Hall last month (part of … Continue reading

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TED – videos of ideas and lectures online

TED (Technology.Entertainment.Design), a well-known ideas conference, has made videos of its 2007 talks available online and downloadable into your media device of choice. Sponsored by BMW, high profile and polished, which somehow makes me wonder how much of the content … Continue reading

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Kotkin: The Myth of Superstar Cities

In an opinion piece for the WSJ, Joel Kotkin argues that famous, well-known urban centers like New York and San Francisco will probably not continue to see high growth and dynamism. This is because middle-class families have been pushed out … Continue reading

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