Glimpse.org, Travel Writing, and Onbehalfism

When I travel to a foreign country I want to meet local people, taste local food, listen to local music, and read the local newspapers. When I meet people in another country from a different culture who speak a different language then – over time – I begin...

[Review] Lapham's Quarterly: Eros

Eros – that is, love, lust, desire – as the foundation of all humanity only comes into focus when we realize that you, me, and every other human on earth would not exist were it not for a single night of eroticism between our parents. I know, you...
5:25 A.M.

5:25 A.M.

For two years of my life I woke up, more often than not, at 5:25 a.m. It’s only bad when you’re not used to it. After a week of waking up before sunrise nothing could feel more normal. It’s amazing what we adapt to. Anything. My alarm was always set...
[Podcast] Second Annual G5 Summit

[Podcast] Second Annual G5 Summit

The second annual G5 Summit came and went in a blink of an eye. And by blink of an eye I mean a hangover the size of the Bronx. Fortunately the vast majority of photos have been filtered behind a wall of mutual assured G5 destruction. Although … there are rumors...