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Oct 15, 2024
Fear-Mongering Journalism and the Scared Americans
A critique of health journalism, fear, and the American habit of turning every study into alarm.
Aug 15, 2024
Gran Hotel: Mérida’s Oldest Still-Functioning Hotel
A travel note on Mérida’s Gran Hotel, history, architecture, and the people who passed through its rooms.
Aug 15, 2024
How to Prolong Your Life by Travel
A reflection on travel, Miami, escape, and the health of changing one’s surroundings.
Aug 15, 2024
A Note to Migrants: Which English-Speaking Country Is the Healthiest?
A note for migrants and health professionals considering where population health and wellbeing are strongest.
Aug 15, 2024
Goodbye Cuba and the Memories
A multilingual farewell to Cuba, friendship, memory, and the emotional tattoo left by Havana.
Aug 15, 2024
It Took Me a While to Fall in Love with Paris
A multilingual reflection on Paris, delayed affection, and the gradual education of attention.
Jul 15, 2024
GRACIAS MI HERMANO FELIX DE MERIDA YUCATAN
Fernando Pessoa, the great Portuguese writer well known for his personal insecurities, once wrote: “If one of the faces that I pass daily on the streets disappear, I feel sad,…
Jul 15, 2024
HUEVOS MOTULEÑOS AND ITS LEVANTINE CONNECTION ?
Huevos Motuleños: A Culinary Fusion with Middle Eastern Roots Huevos motuleños, a vibrant and flavorful Yucatecan dish, is a testament to the rich tapestry of cultural influences that have shaped…
Jul 15, 2024
HOW ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE EDITED MY WRITING AND ADDED TO THE MAGIC OF WRITING ABOUT BARACOA
Dr. Yehuda Kovesh leaned against the worn wooden railing of his clinic's veranda, staring out at the bustling streets of the coastal town of Baracoa. The salty breeze carried whispers…
Jul 15, 2024
ARDALAN SARAFAZ THE SONG SOUVENIR SOGHATI HAYEDE SHAKILA YASMIN LEVY
On a recent Moment Story, I misattributed a quote to Molana. When you are coming, the sound of your footsteps comes from all roads It is not like it's coming…
Jul 15, 2024
AN INTERACTION IN MIAMI.. CUBANS IN THE ISLAND OF CUBA ARE WELL AWARE OF HEALTH AND PHYSIOLOGY
I had gone to pick up my luggage at the Rimowa Store in Miami Design District. The attendant at the Valet parking station was a Cuban, who had arrived in…