Sunday Morning! Traveling with Laurence Sterne and Michel Houellebecq
Two visions of pleasure travel from Laurence Sterne and Michel Houellebecq 230 years apart, offer two very different ideas of being-in-the-word.
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High Sierra Ghost Stories
The past isn’t ever really past, and ghosts don’t ever die. So instead of avoiding them or feeling bad, maybe try confronting them a little bit?
Israel, Cyprus, and a Personal Journey Through the Crusades
While on a trip to Israel and Cyprus with my father this past May, I attempted to see as many of its physical remnants as possible.
Culinary History, Not So Obscure After All
Burt Likko thought he’d found an obscure and delightful piece of Americana. Turns out he was only half right.
Gastrodestination Portland
To the left is a meal I had in Portland, Oregon this weekend. It was not the best meal I had. But it was the gayest. (Read more at NaPP…) Burt Likko is the...
