Arts & Culture
Seeing Cuba from a Parking Lot in Miami
I used to think Miami was a kind of carbon copy of Havana. But I was wrong. We are not a copy, but a conversation.
Two-Player Mode: Me, My Brother, and Our Gaming History
We spent hours, whole evenings, whole weekends, absorbed in ‘World of Warcraft.’
The Night a Grieving Phantom in the Everglades Changed My Life
The land that was previously seen as harsh and brutal by colonial forces was actually a site of survival, new life, and renewal.
Learning to Live with Durians Again
Was my rejection of the durian, Southeast Asia’s King of Fruits, a betrayal of my cultural identity, of my life in Singapore?
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Longing for the Netherlands, Stroopwafels, and the Real Thing
We don’t crave the things we’re close to, even if they’ve shaped us into who we are.
Confessions of a Little Mermaid
The taste of silence and salt heavy on my tongue.
I Can’t Go Home, So I Go to the Indian Grocery
Each time I contend with the reality of another month—season, year—apart from extended family, I drive my ennui to Namaste Plaza.
‘Persona 5 Royal’ and the Case for Suffering
Their choice is between what is unearned and what’s been hard-won. What would you choose?
Matthew Shepard Bought an Engagement Ring
I knew about Matt’s legacy, but I didn’t know much about his life.
What Would It Mean to Live in the Clouds?
If one can dream up a better future for humanity or for whatever species humans evolve into, why replicate the past?
