We’re away until January 4, but we’re re-posting some of our favorite pieces from 2015. Please enjoy, and have a happy New Year!On the obsolescence of guidebooks; traveling in Myanmar.Several years ago in New York, I told Wim Wenders how much I’d l…
On the obsolescence of guidebooks; traveling in Myanmar.Several years ago in New York, I told Wim Wenders how much I’d liked his film about musicians in Lisbon; he grabbed me by the lapels. “You should go,” he said, “before it’s too late.…
We’re out until January 5, but we’re re-posting some of our favorite pieces from 2014 while we’re away. We hope you enjoy—and have a happy New Year! * A forgotten Midwestern religious sect and the strange novel it inspired.The most confusing thing …
A forgotten Midwestern religious sect and the strange novel it inspired.The most confusing thing about the rural Midwest is the importance placed on being normal. Perhaps this comes from demographic homogeneity: there’s a comforting stability in be…