Time Well Spent
The life-affirming pleasure of childcare
The Joys of Outdoor Drinking and Public Nudity
Berliners enjoy small freedoms that most Americans do not
The Abolition of Boredom
Idle moments are few in the digital age—and that’s okay
Service With a Scowl
In France, the customer isn’t always right
Just for Kicks
The peculiar French aversion to shoeshines
In Praise of Working From Hotels
Even freelancers deserve some creature comforts
Less Is More
The life-affirming pleasure of culling your shelves
Keep Your Enemies Close
And they just might become your friends
“Sit down, be humble”
The inspiring example of one of rap’s modest and thoughtful heroes
Solar Escape
How Spain helped cure my winter blues
