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Exploring the Past to Understand the Future: 5 Essays from Italy

Exploring the Past to Understand the Future: 5 Essays from Italy

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Adam Cunningham
Oct 15, 2024
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In a few days, I’ll land in Italy—Venice, Florence, Tuscany, Rome—the usual suspects. Not for tourist checklists or Instagrammable moments (I don’t have Instagram), but to explore a larger question:

What happens to physical space, particularly via travel and tourism, when it’s filtered through algorithms and influencer aesthetics? 

These cities, once cen…

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