culture

The beach town, the pop star, and me

The Rhode Island neighborhood Taylor Swift and I both love

Jun 25 •

Losing our baggage, but not our minds, at the airport

Lessons from three months of transit, with a surprise ending

Apr 30 •

Taylor, Travis, and the rest of us, singing along to the same song

We shouldn't all like the same things all the time; but once in awhile, we need a monocultural moment

Feb 27 •

Going nowhere and everywhere in The Legend of Zelda

What getting blissfully lost in Hyrule taught me about place and productivity

Nov 17, 2023 •

Confessions of an Applebee's enthusiast

The flattening dullness—or is it a familiar embrace?—of restaurant monoculture

Oct 20, 2023 •

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