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Writing on culture, intellectual history, literature, and social life.

  • Lisbon and the Economics of Everyday Life
    A week in Lisbon with my girlfriend, a day in Porto, and the economics I kept noticing between buses, cafés, universities and a Gulbenkian concert.
  • Internet Culture
    Browse articles about Internet Culture on Arda Akgül's blog.
  • Renaissance
    Future writing on Renaissance economics, philosophy, architecture, and intellectual life.

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November 5, 2026

Lisbon and the Economics of Everyday Life

A week in Lisbon with my girlfriend, a day in Porto, and the economics I kept noticing between buses, cafés, universities and a Gulbenkian concert.

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