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An outsider’s inside history of the Beat Generation, as told by Charles Plymell
“To me the term Beat was like, “Hey man I’m beat,” after all night on Benzedrine. I never considered myself a Beat. But my...
Author Pam Houston on the joys of creating home amid a lifetime of travel
“How do we become who we are in the world? We ask the world to teach us.” – Pam Houston Pam Houston (@pam_houston) is...
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Andrew McCarthy on storytelling, celebrity, and how travel changed his life
“I was unaware of my fear’s existence until the moment of its first absence.” – Andrew McCarthy Andrew McCarthy (@AndrewTMcCarthy), who rose to fame...
Major Jackson on the poetics of time (and how best, in life, to spend it)
“The act of creating is a way of stopping time.” – Major Jackson Major Jackson (@Poet_Major) is an American poet, professor, and author of...
White Zombie guitarist J. Yuenger on music, expat life, and long-term travel
“Travel feels like a generational signifier the way rock music was when I was a kid. The whole idea of having experiences as opposed...
Traveling Russia onboard the Trans-Siberian express: A 2018 case study
“I can’t imagine what the Trans-Siberian train would be like if you knew what time it was. That was the ongoing fun of the...