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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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signs

The Maxed-out Aesthetic

September 26, 2023
Tags: tokyo, Japan, aesthetic, design, signs, street scene, people

Signing to the Interstate

January 16, 2023
Tags: sign, road, landscape, signs, google earth, church

Citizen of the Cross

January 15, 2023
Tags: museum, catholic, Native Americans, story, signs, tree, forest

Bodies and Sex Cards

November 02, 2022
Tags: dubai, sex work, signs, nation, Internet, street scene