Happiness is a Matter of Prioritizing: Erich Maria Remarque and the Art of Living
A rumination on Remarque’s lasting legacy on the power of finding happiness in the midst of hardship and an ever-changing landscape.
Art & Culture
Under Siege
An all-American girl finds herself negotiating high-context relationships in Italy... all while wearing borrowed pajamas.
On Solitude
A Marukami-style slipstream riff on the nature of solitude.
Brigitte Bardot and the Emancipation of Female Individuality
Once upon a time in France, far far away from the superficial land of Hollywood and its craftily polished movie stars...
Viktor Tsoi
Revisiting Soviet Counterculture through the Visionary Eyes of Viktor Tsoi
Summer Getaway in Bulgaria
Fichoza - Where the Sunrise and the Sea Embrace
Wonka Wilder
The Lives and Parallels of Gene Wilder and Willy Wonka
Literature
Happiness is a Matter of Prioritizing: Erich Maria Remarque and the Art of Living
A rumination on Remarque’s lasting legacy on the power of finding happiness in the midst of hardship and an ever-changing landscape.
Voices from Chernobyl – The Voices Worth Hearing
Voices echoing from a point in time we cannot fully apprehend and yet time that contains and conjoins us all---be it via radioactive particles that travel in the air for a hundred thousand years, or through fragments of words and expressions that reverberate inside us long after we have turned the page.
Under Siege
An all-American girl finds herself negotiating high-context relationships in Italy... all while wearing borrowed pajamas.
On Solitude
A Marukami-style slipstream riff on the nature of solitude.
Long Live the King
Perhaps the most significant—and often overlooked—reason for Stephen King’s success is the heartwood of his stories. At their core, King’s novels are not about the monsters; they’re about the people.
Arachne of 21 Century
Woven. Yet keep on weaving...
Instructions Upon Opening
Original poetry
Travel & Adventure
Clam Diving in Karadere
This rhythmic pounding was in fact the first sign of trouble—the water was not calm, but rather choppy, dark, and taciturn...
Under Siege
An all-American girl finds herself negotiating high-context relationships in Italy... all while wearing borrowed pajamas.
Full Immersion in History and Culture
Historical Park ulgaria offers immersion, entertainment, and education all wrapped into one experience.
To Catch a Thief in Casablanca
Arriving to Casablanca, I could not have known that it would be precisely here, in this place of cinematic myth, that I would participate in a film of my own, but of an altogether different sort and quite unlike the masterpiece of Michael Kurtis. And yet, for me at least, it was equally memorable.
Coastal Getaways: Shark Dive in Jupiter
There, about twenty feet away, was a large, bulky bull shark swimming directly toward me. It swam up from the depths, a calm specter who seemed purposeful… eager… hungry.
Coastal Getaways: Blue Heron Bridge
A kaleidoscope of wonders await just below the surface of the water.
Style du Monde
Ivan Donev
A Modern Philosopher in the World of High Fashion
The Red Dress
The red dress is femininity, temptation, seduction, magnetism, provocation, and a fiery temperament - all wrapped up into one
The Blue Dress
Colors bear their own code of associations, triggering an emotional reaction.
Noteworthy
Happiness is a Matter of Prioritizing: Erich Maria Remarque and the Art of Living
A rumination on Remarque’s lasting legacy on the power of finding happiness in the midst of hardship and an ever-changing landscape.
Voices from Chernobyl – The Voices Worth Hearing
Voices echoing from a point in time we cannot fully apprehend and yet time that contains and conjoins us all---be it via radioactive particles that travel in the air for a hundred thousand years, or through fragments of words and expressions that reverberate inside us long after we have turned the page.
Botnik: An Artistic AI
Challenging the Way We Think of Creativity, Originality, and Intelligence
Guest at the Pub
Ivan Donev
A Modern Philosopher in the World of High Fashion
Vox Solaris Chamber Choir
Singing Excellent Music Excellently.
Behind the Curtain
Wonka Wilder
The Lives and Parallels of Gene Wilder and Willy Wonka
The Classical Revolution of Glenn Gould
Just like many fictional superheroes, he possessed genius of a quality that few were able to comprehend