There Is No Shame in the Hustle
Why did I enjoy the Bellagio fountains so much this week, in a fake plastic city where everything’s for sale?
Fallen Monuments, Then and Now
The USSR’s fallen monuments and failed reckoning offer lessons for our own near future.
So You Want to Listen About Race
A rapidly evolving promise and manifesto. Actions to take and not take. Books to read and funds to allocate.
Connections: The Chinese Traveler and the Bus Rider
One morning in a previous era, when international trips and handshakes were still possible, a stranger and I joined forces to assist a traveler from afar.
Connections: The Pastry Sharer
How a fellow pastry lover shut down my mini-tantrum with one simple gesture
Connections: The Guyanese Driver’s Retort
How the phrase “I mean well!” was ruined forever by our Uber driver’s flawless retort
Connections: The Sherut Driver
Jerusalem, 1988: A sherut driver’s heroic act of honesty saved this young traveler from a ruined trip.
The Year in Mysteries: What I Read in 2019
Highlights of my year of great crime reads. (The takeaway: Go get DISAPPEARING EARTH right now.)
The Greenery 