This photo is evidence of my nerdy travel habits over the last 10 or so years. I always like to have at least one book to read and usually another to listen to. If you laud the tangible pleasures of physical books, I wouldn’t argue. However, when you’re traveling frequently…

Old Joke: Q: Why did God create WASPs? A: Someone has to buy retail! If so, WASPs (this rather dated term means White Anglo-Saxon Protestant) may be an endangered species. …

Marcus Collins straddles the worlds of marketing and academia, as the head of strategy at Wieden + Kennedy while also a professor of marketing at the University of Michigan. In For The Culture, he shares a combination of scholarship and personal insights based on his experiences. You can read For…

Vengeance, the 2022 comedy-mystery drama starring and directed by B.J. Novak, is a surprisingly compelling and thoughtful film. Based on the title and seeing the trailer, you’d be forgiven for assuming it’s another thriller in the desert entry, with the usual Tarantino, Coen Brothers, and other 90s, 2000s influences. …

I was not familiar with Kat Timpf before listening to her audiobook, You Can’t Joke About That. This isn’t really significant or surprising, as she’s best known as a Fox commentator and I haven’t watched any cable news programs in over a decade. She’s also a comic but unless someone’s…

It may seem strange to review a book, especially nonfiction, written over a half-century ago. The topics covered by Jane Jacobs (1916–2006), however, are just as relevant today as when she started covering them in the mid-20th century. In that respect, I find reading her today equally fascinating and depressing. …

“Remembrance of things past is not necessarily the remembrance of things as they were.” — Marcel Proust Nostalgia is something that most people experience to one degree or another. You can be nostalgic about lots of things -your hometown, relationships that ended due to partings or death, old songs, old…

I use Grammarly with quite a few reservations. I’m comparing this popular proofreading software to dandelions, which can be pretty and even useful –dandelions even have medicinal benefits. Yet dandelions can also get out of control and take over your yard or garden. …

You’ve probably heard the advice “stay hydrated!” a million times by now. Just as popular is “drink more water!” But how is the best way to do this in a busy, expensive, and polluted world? Here are some top hydration solution tips for everyday life. Is Tap Water Safe? The quality of tap water…