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Measuring Balls in Seattle, and a Quick Look at Old Tech

I passed by the Amazon Headquarters in Seattle. It takes a pair to name your own place Invictus, but they in fact, have three large balls. I’m not sure what the statement is—two giant balls at the base of a

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Gold and Red Decorations for Chinese New Year

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Canceling Chinese New Year, Hell No.

A New Years celebration is a huge waste if I have to end it, hungover and saddled with resolutions that are as realistic as digital-privacy in China. Even resolutions that are on-point upset me because they're an exercise in self-hate—so

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Lahaina Surfer

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Riding Waves of Unexpected Change in Lahaina

I met an old surf instructor named Fred near the end of summer tourist season. His wrinkled, sun-weathered hands have seen change, but not recently. Between waves, he told me about the change that came to Lahaina, a little surf

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People in Karachi, Pakistan going about their lives at night.

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You Don't Change Pakistan - Enjoy Diversity with New Friends Instead.

I haven’t been to Pakistan, and I don’t have an invitation to visit either—not that you need one. I could hop a few planes to Karachi, but I don’t get off on tourist packages. Instead, I need to meet someone

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A fast ride through the desert.

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Beautiful Murals, Sexy Hot Sauce and Dodging Immigration in Tucson

This story is going to end in the ruined parking lot of a small hispanic market, surrounded by cacti and abandoned store fronts. Harsh, mid-day sun beat down on me. My arms were full of little glass bottles and a

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Warsaw, Poland. Ukraine's next door neighbor.

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Think You Know Warsaw? Don't Assume, There's a Witch to Burn

There had been a city, where a lot of people lived. There would have been some problems—things like alcoholism, organized crime or drugs, there may even have been a few fascists. But they didn’t need the next nation over

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Chinese choices, where will you eat?

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Yes, They're Communist, Why Are They Having More Fun?

An enticing scent wafts through the air. You draw it in slowly, savoring the heady sensation for as long as possible before you exhale. You do it in private because America has hangups when it comes to legalities. We don't

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The Temple Bar, Irish pub.

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St. Patrick's Day—Pinch Me, I Feckin' Need This

Think about last year’s St. Patrick’s Day for a moment—you probably didn’t even wear green since the asshole who pinches everybody was also working from home. If you’re like me, you knocked back a few bottles of Guinness and called

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St. Louis, Missouri. Always reinventing itself, open to newcomers.

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St. Louis—Come and Go, It's All Part of the Same

At first glance, St. Louis seems like a city that can’t decide what it wants to be. The Arch is a symbol of opportunity, but people that come to love the city move on to chase other dreams. It’s a

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Protesters welcome to visit D.C. but stay to the right.

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D.C. Travel—Don't Care Why You're Here, Tip your Server

For those who live in DC, the following is for tourists. You can go on by, and yes—we’re going to stand to the right. Everyone in America thinks they know DC, partly because we hear about it constantly. The politics and

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Turkish breakfast drinks, black tea and hazelnut roasted coffee.

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On the Breakfast Menu in a Place Now Called Istanbul.

Long ago, a Roman emperor sailed forth to bring his newfound faith in Christ to the unbelievers in the East. He came to rest in the City-Between-Continents, which he promptly renamed after himself. He surrounded it with a wall

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World Culture—Dining, Music, Life and Everything In between.

And Now Destroy Life the River Gives

An F150 towing an old pontoon boat came to a stop on a rundown gravel slipway. There wasn’t anyone around
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St. Louis—Come and Go, It’s All Part of the Same

At first glance, St. Louis seems like a city that can’t decide what it wants to be. The Arch is
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Save the Mississippi River Ecosystem—One Amazing Meal at a Time

The Mississippi River System has a big problem with invasive carp. Figuring out where they came from is a question
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Illicit Dining in the Stress Capitol of the World

The following note describes a complete lack of professional behavior on my part, and could easily get me fired or
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D.C. Travel—Don’t Care Why You’re Here, Tip your Server

For those who live in DC, the following is for tourists. You can go on by, and yes—we’re going to
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Ethiopian Spicy Sauce—Appreciate Respectfully and Smother On Everything

D.C. is unique in the world for its international street-food and you can smother it with any number of tasty
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