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Travel writing about places near and far, mixing on-site photography with scholarly reflection
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What I’m reading,
Nov & Dec 2024:

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TikTok

Globally Amusing Ourselves

December 11, 2024
Tags: cairo, globalization, amusement park, TikTok, t-shirts, sign

Waiting for the Future

September 22, 2024
Tags: cairo, Egypt, TikTok, mall, future, wealth

Bowling Alone

July 13, 2024
Tags: Egypt, sports, TikTok, personal

Power Alignment

April 11, 2024
Tags: japan, view, TikTok, shrine, photography, nation, symbols

Following Well-Worn Trails

March 22, 2024
Tags: Japan, tourism, TikTok, mountains, globalization

Azaleas in Bloom

January 30, 2024
Tags: Japan, view, TikTok, Internet, shrine, shinto, flower, season, tokyo

Some Japanese Power Spots

December 29, 2023
Tags: Japan, sacred space, TikTok, religion, nature, view, instagram

The Popular Theology of Power Spots

December 29, 2023
Tags: Japan, sacred space, TikTok, language, tourism

Explaining How to Pray

December 20, 2023
Tags: Japan, ritual, TikTok, globalization

Living in the Future

October 10, 2023
Tags: tokyo, Japan, TikTok, sign, advertisement, future

All Seeing the Same Things

September 30, 2023
Tags: tokyo, TikTok, street scene, travel, tourism

Subway on TikTok

September 26, 2023
Tags: tokyo, TikTok, Internet, memes, map, design