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  "articleBody": "I visited the Museum of the City of New York today and got to see [He Built This City: Joe Macken’s Model](https://www.mcny.org/exhibition/he-built-city), the 50 x27 feet model of the city built over a 21 year period from balsa wood and cardboard.\n\nIt exceeded my already high expectations. The exhibition closes on 12th October so you should absolutely make a priority to see it if you get the chance.\n\n![A wide shot of the model of the island of Manhattan, plus the edge of Brooklyn. It looks so great!](https://static.simonwillison.net/static/2026-09-30/image_crop_4853x3640_w2427_q0.3.jpg)\n\nPosted [30th September 2026](https://simonwillison.net/2026/Sep/30/) at 9:54 pm\n\n## Recent articles\n\n- [OpenAI DevDay 2026 live blog](https://simonwillison.net/2026/Sep/29/openai-devday-2026-live-blog/) - 29th September 2026\n- [2026 in LLMs (so far)](https://simonwillison.net/2026/Sep/27/2026-in-llms-so-far/) - 27th September 2026\n- [Claude Opus 5.5, GPT-6 Sol, GPT-6 Luna, and a new price war](https://simonwillison.net/2026/Sep/22/opus-and-sol-and-luna/) - 22nd September 2026\n\nThis is a **note** by Simon Willison, posted on [30th September 2026](https://simonwillison.net/2026/Sep/30/).\n\n[museums 145](https://simonwillison.net/tags/museums/) [new-york 5](https://simonwillison.net/tags/new-york/)\n\n### Monthly briefing\n\nSponsor me for **$10/month** and get a curated email digest of the month's most important LLM developments.\n\nPay me to send you less!\n\n[Sponsor & subscribe](https://github.com/sponsors/simonw/)\n",
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  "content_html": "<p>I visited the Museum of the City of New York today and got to see <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https://www.mcny.org/exhibition/he-built-city\">He Built This City: Joe Macken’s Model</a>, the 50 x27 feet model of the city built over a 21 year period from balsa wood and cardboard.</p>\n<p>It exceeded my already high expectations. The exhibition closes on 12th October so you should absolutely make a priority to see it if you get the chance.</p>\n<p><picture class=\"article-picture article-picture-fallback\" style=\"--image-ratio:16 / 9\"><img src=\"https://static.simonwillison.net/static/2026-09-30/image_crop_4853x3640_w2427_q0.3.jpg\" alt=\"A wide shot of the model of the island of Manhattan, plus the edge of Brooklyn. It looks so great!\" loading=\"eager\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer\" class=\"progressive-image\"></picture></p>\n<p>Posted <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https://simonwillison.net/2026/Sep/30/\">30th September 2026</a> at 9:54 pm</p>\n<h2>Recent articles</h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https://simonwillison.net/2026/Sep/29/openai-devday-2026-live-blog/\">OpenAI DevDay 2026 live blog</a> - 29th September 2026</li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https://simonwillison.net/2026/Sep/27/2026-in-llms-so-far/\">2026 in LLMs (so far)</a> - 27th September 2026</li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https://simonwillison.net/2026/Sep/22/opus-and-sol-and-luna/\">Claude Opus 5.5, GPT-6 Sol, GPT-6 Luna, and a new price war</a> - 22nd September 2026</li>\n</ul>\n<p>This is a <strong>note</strong> by Simon Willison, posted on <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https://simonwillison.net/2026/Sep/30/\">30th September 2026</a>.</p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https://simonwillison.net/tags/museums/\">museums 145</a> <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https://simonwillison.net/tags/new-york/\">new-york 5</a></p>\n<h3>Monthly briefing</h3>\n<p>Sponsor me for <strong>$10/month</strong> and get a curated email digest of the month's most important LLM developments.</p>\n<p>Pay me to send you less!</p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https://github.com/sponsors/simonw/\">Sponsor &amp; subscribe</a></p>\n",
  "content_markdown": "I visited the Museum of the City of New York today and got to see [He Built This City: Joe Macken’s Model](https://www.mcny.org/exhibition/he-built-city), the 50 x27 feet model of the city built over a 21 year period from balsa wood and cardboard.\n\nIt exceeded my already high expectations. The exhibition closes on 12th October so you should absolutely make a priority to see it if you get the chance.\n\n![A wide shot of the model of the island of Manhattan, plus the edge of Brooklyn. It looks so great!](https://static.simonwillison.net/static/2026-09-30/image_crop_4853x3640_w2427_q0.3.jpg)\n\nPosted [30th September 2026](https://simonwillison.net/2026/Sep/30/) at 9:54 pm\n\n## Recent articles\n\n- [OpenAI DevDay 2026 live blog](https://simonwillison.net/2026/Sep/29/openai-devday-2026-live-blog/) - 29th September 2026\n- [2026 in LLMs (so far)](https://simonwillison.net/2026/Sep/27/2026-in-llms-so-far/) - 27th September 2026\n- [Claude Opus 5.5, GPT-6 Sol, GPT-6 Luna, and a new price war](https://simonwillison.net/2026/Sep/22/opus-and-sol-and-luna/) - 22nd September 2026\n\nThis is a **note** by Simon Willison, posted on [30th September 2026](https://simonwillison.net/2026/Sep/30/).\n\n[museums 145](https://simonwillison.net/tags/museums/) [new-york 5](https://simonwillison.net/tags/new-york/)\n\n### Monthly briefing\n\nSponsor me for **$10/month** and get a curated email digest of the month's most important LLM developments.\n\nPay me to send you less!\n\n[Sponsor & subscribe](https://github.com/sponsors/simonw/)\n",
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