Bangkok changed the way I think about cities. In its neon streets, crowded temples, and layered history, I discovered what urban texture truly means—and why some places stay with you long after you leave.
A reflection on my daughter turning 16 and how she continues to grow.
A year of change, road trips, shared meals, and learning to be present. From Yukon highways to meditation cushions, this is what 46 taught me about showing up.
Another year full of challenges, but my daughter survived.
I respond to ideas about youth, education, government, consumption, and the possibility of social change through media and schools.
I review Jean-Michel Jarre's Aero, describing synth-driven music, surround sound, and the sensation of being immersed in sound.
I challenge America around community, environmental responsibility, and civic care after the usual Independence Day celebrations fade.
As a Canadian living in America, I reflect on capitalism, 9/11, media memory, and the contradictions surrounding Independence Day.
I write about falling in love with my Kodak DX6490, photography, zoom experiments, and the pleasure of seeing the world through a camera.
I argue against abandoning people who are hurting, asking why kindness and support are so often replaced with harsh self-reliance.
I explain a new online identity inspired by Arabic calligraphy, language, design, and the search for a name that feels personal.
I describe how rediscovering Fraggle Rock pulled me out of a bad night and brought back childhood comfort through music and memory.
I reflect on restlessness, open-mindedness, and the feeling that I may always be searching for the next place to belong.
I announce my Macbeth adaptation project and explain how publishing the work online might help me keep moving through a creative roadblock.
I review Glory as a Civil War film about the 54th Massachusetts, human spirit, prejudice, and sacrifice on the battlefield.
I question the class and wealth behind America's founding ideals while thinking about democracy, power, and who gets represented.
I review City of God, reflecting on its violence, photography, cultural distance, and the pull of stories set far outside my own world.
I praise The Shield for its risk-taking, corruption, explosive writing, and darker view of policing compared with safer television dramas.
I describe losing my laptop charger for a few days and realizing how closely my routines, music, writing, and attention had fused with technology.