The Downtown Epps Hardware store once thrived. Now vines are climbing on the brick façade doing the initial reclamation work of the forest. Across the street a sign hangs with…
Never Look Back: Tijuana Urbanism in 2025
As a boy I had a skyline calendar that declared San Diego as “America’s Finest City.” At the time, I didn’t understand the positionality that San Diego enjoyed in order…
Olmec Archaeology at Tres Zapotes
I grew up with my dad being able to change a contact lens while barreling down the 5 Freeway in Downtown Los Angeles, and now he’s sitting next to me…
PC America: Cahokia
Pre-Columbian America explores the splendor of the Americas before Christopher Columbus’ fateful arrival in 1492, while juxtaposing colonial attitudes towards Native Americans and their achievements. From the opening lines…
Parisian Perceptions
Fucking hated Paris. The worst part is that Paris knows its Paris. On the other side of that self-realization are the bounty of things that spill out of that…
The New York I Was Searching For
The frigid salty air blowing in from the bay clawed at my lungs and invigorated my mind as I looked out over Boston Harbor. A contained yet proud…
Monta Toro
We were driving around on a balmy Saturday evening on the Nicaraguan Island of Ometepe. I’d been blabbing about nothing, I can’t even remember what. As we came around…
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