Now that we’re all more or less armchair travelers it’s fun to reflect upon the places we’ve been before things … More
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The mask’s the thing
In Greek theater, the mask was the thing. The actors wore them to convey tragedy and comedy alike. Ironically, when … More
Remembering Florence
When you’ve been spending a lot of time home-bound in these COVID-19 times, you begin to think about the places … More
Declaration of Independence
When in the course of human events it becomes necessary… I am an American patriot. I have been to war … More
Optic delusions
On Thursday I repeatedly called a telephone number for one of the city pools hoping to talk to a live … More
More autoAmerican anarchy
“How bad might the post-pandemic carpocalypse be?” asks Streetsblog USA. Well, let’s take a look, shall we? Should it surprise … More
The four hundred steps
It is a climb of 400 steps to the top of San Francisco’s Telegraph Hill. Through vertical neighborhoods of quirky … More
You say you want a….
A most lyrical president
Just give us 800 ft.
San Francisco’s Market Street and New York City’s 14th Street are now off limits to most cars. This, according to … More
Art and the Anthropocene
Ange can’t sleep. She tosses and turns and worries. About her daughter Lily’s grim future. About the dead chicks they … More
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