Apr 15, 2026
Goodbye Raghu Rai, the Great Photojournalist of India
A personal farewell to Raghu Rai and the photographs, memories, and human presence his work carried.
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Apr 15, 2026
Alain de Botton on Love, Friendship, and Finding Oneself
A reflection on Alain de Botton’s challenge to romantic ideals, friendship, and the work of knowing oneself.
Mar 15, 2026
Goodbye, Ricky Café
A farewell to a Miami café that held fragments of friendship, memory, and ordinary ritual.
Dec 15, 2025
Babies Without Diapers: What the Amazon Teaches Us About Care
Along the vast arteries of the Amazon River, Indigenous societies have raised infants for millennia without what the modern world considers indispensable: diapers. This is not an absence born of…
Jan 15, 2025
A Simple Path to Happiness
A medical-anthropological reflection on self, society, false prophets, and the search for a simple path to happiness.
Mar 15, 2024
HUMAN TOUCH WHERE YOU DO NOT EXPECT IT, EXCELLENT CARE AT THE OUTPATIENT RADIOLOGY CLINIC OF UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI
I had a fantastic encounter at the University of Miami Outpatient Radiology clinic, an experience that one could describe as truly exceptional in a medical setting! As part of my…
Feb 15, 2024
TREAT OTHERS WITH RESPECT AND RESPECT WILL COME YOUR WAY
Treat others with respect, and respect will come your way. During my recent visits to the East, two incidents notably stood out, echoing the words of my dear psychologist friend…
Feb 15, 2024
THE HISTORY OF THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE
I like my language very much and fascinated by the etymology of the myriad of words that has entered the English language through conquest of and conquest by the British…
Nov 15, 2023
IRAN BURMA CUBA. AND I LOVE THEM
I PROBABLY LOVE THESE THREE FAVOURITE COUNTRIES FOR SIMILAR REASON THEIR CITIZENS LACK FREEDOM I have lived in Cuba, have visited Burma/Birmanie/Birmania/Myanmar numerous times (I have even been given a…
Jun 15, 2023
AMERINDIO. THE CULTURAL CONTRIBUTIONS OF INDIGENOUS MEXICANS TO MEXICAN CULTURE
When you are in Mexico, it does not take very long to realise the contribution of the indigenous people to the culture of Mexico. Unlike the predominantly protestant immigrant country…
Apr 15, 2023
WHERE IS MUZIRIS in books and at the archeological site
The only Biennale in all of India is held in Cochin and is currently on. I recently made a visit to Fort Cochin to check out certain friendships and visiting…
Mar 15, 2023
I AM THINKING OF YOU MY DEAR FRIENDS BROTHERS SISTERS AND LOVERS IN IRAN ON THIS CHAHARSHANBEH SURI
Chaharshanbeh Suri or Charshanbeh Suri ( Persian : چهارشنبهسوری , romanized : Čahāršanbe suri ; [ lit. 'The Scarlet Wednesday'), is an Iranian festival of the fire dance celebrated on…