Longform links: changing of the guard
Books Dwarkesh Patel talks with Robert Caro about lessons learned from Lyndon Johnson and Robert Moses. (youtube.com) An excerpt from "Edward Hopper: A Life" by Louis Shadwick. (lithub.com) Business How merchant cash advances often spiral into bankruptcy. (wsj.com) American restaurants increasingly rely on Sysco ($SYY). (nytimes.com) How Ireland became a hub for film production. (latimes.com) More women are entering the funeral business. (lareviewofbooks.org) Japan Japan's approach to technology is just different. (noemamag.com) How do older Japanese feel about care robots? (crr.bc.edu) Longreads A profile of Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei. (nytimes.com) Ten takeaways from the midterm elections including 'AI is a big political loser right now. It just is.' (derekthompson.org) Why don't ICE officers quit in protest? (newyorker.com) The job application process feels broken. (nytimes.com) How Russia uses cutouts to engage in cyber sabotage targeting Europe. (bloomberg.com) How Curt Cignetti transformed IU football, the university and surrounding town. (tennessean.com) Do animals grieve? (nytimes.com)