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Travel writing about places near and far, mixing on-site photography with scholarly reflection
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View fullsize The Fountain of Neptune in Bologna in the grand plaza.. from the 16th century. The logo for Maserati cars comes from the tip of that trident! 🔱

What I’m reading,
Winter 2026:

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Modern Living on the Internet (3)

September 25, 2024
Tags: cairo, wealth, class, bar, Egypt, gender, clothing, globalization

Left Coast Feeling

February 22, 2024
Tags: Japan, american culture, globalization, California, restaurant, bar, tokyo

The Deer District from Up North

March 28, 2023
Tags: Northwoods, screens, crowds, identity, pro sports, bar

What Brought Us Out

March 27, 2023
Tags: Northwoods, pro sports, bar, vacation, self

A Northwoods Pub

March 27, 2023
Tags: Northwoods, bar, business, vacation, sign
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The Nash Bach Parties

August 06, 2021
Tags: nashville, bar, city, ritual, wedding, street scene, instagram, public space, women
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Proud to Be an American

August 01, 2021
Tags: nashville, music, audience, patriotism, interpretation, performance, bar
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Cell Phones in the Honky Tonk

August 01, 2021
Tags: nashville, music, cell phone, performance, audience, bar, interior scene, sign
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Good Time Sounds

August 01, 2021
Tags: nashville, music, bar, performance, race
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Honky Tonk Row

July 31, 2021
Tags: nashville, music, bar, performance, celebrity, pilgrimage, color, identity, place