It’s peaceful on the alleyways of Boyds, Md., where a little substance studded with bird feeders…
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Cold-Plunging With Maine’s ‘Ice Mermaids’
When I satisfied Ida Lennestål for a plunge on a cool January day, she was pulling…
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Sharing Stories, as well as a View, Aboard the California Zephyr
I got up around 5 a.m. to a perpetual yet low roaring. Faint hints of daytime…
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A Refreshing Look at Egypt’s Ancient Pyramids
“Yallah, yallah, yallah! Woooo!.?.!!”I was going to the pyramidsof Giza, Egypt, in the company of Mark…
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Documenting India’s Distinctive Birdhouses
Some years ago, while checking out Bhuj, a tiny city in Gujarat, India’s western state, I…
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A Herd in Exile: Riding Horses on Mozambique’s Bazaruto Archipelago
With a map in one hand and a cold beer in the various other, I sat…
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Lay eyes on the Lionfish, as Transfixing as It Is Destructive
The silence underwater is overwhelming. Time passes rapidly. Having spotted my target, I focus on it…
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A Woman Alone in Oman: Three Weeks Along the Arabian Coast
I could barely tell where the salt ended and the sky began. I was on my…
Continue ReadingThe World Aflame Uses Color to Make Us See History’s Darker Moments
Marina Amaral and Dan Jones’ new book colorizes early to mid-20th century war photos to draw…
Continue ReadingImages of Empty Cities Shouldn’t Define This Pandemic
At some point, everyone seemed to have changed the terminology. “Social distance” became “physical distance.” Already,…
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