The real roadtripping
Living on video at Jacket Copy. I think I’m going to like playing with this digital video stuff. Toy! Fun!
Category Archives: Travel
Literary roadtrip
I’m driving across the country, as you might have noticed, and blogging about the literary aspects of my trip at Jacket Copy. So far I’ve managed to write about Ohio…
When I was little I lived in this house
Haven’t seen it since I was three. My parents say the pine trees all around were shoulder height; now they tower. Tallahassee, Florida: I’ve finally learned to spell it.
The last of Istanbul
I’ve posted the last of my Istanbul photos, including a graffiti piece that made me think Banksy (altho I couldn’t find any documentation that he’s been to Istanbul, so I…
Istanbul days
I’m in Istanbul. Today I took a ferry across the Bosphorus river to another part of Istanbul… the part that is in Asia. It was my first time on the…
If the next table is speaking French, does that make the food court more glamorous?
Hello from JFK’s Terminal One, home to several international airlines, including Al Italia. Soon I will be able to check in for my flight, which will take me to Rome,…
I have my start but I don’t have a part
Some elements of a road trip you can plan, some you can’t. Among the latter: – the price of gas – inclement weather (15 degrees below average) – evil, tenacious…
Where I’m blogging from
If you look really closely in the rearview mirror, you might be able to see Pittsburgh. For the summer I’m on the road, with a few clothes, a couple of…
Being moved by art
Today Gloria Fisk writes about Orham Pamuk’s role in her move to Turkey in n+1; her students aren’t nearly as charmed by him. Her essay will conclude tomorrow. A work…
Wheee NYC
Meet Ron Hogan, of Beatrice and Galleycat. He’s also the author of The Stewardess is Flying the Plane!, which we talked about yesterday over drinks at the Hudson Hotel. Of…
