David Moscrop reflects on his time teaching in South Korea, looking at the disturbing hatred of Japan harboured by a number of his students, and offers some thoughts on how young hatred might be overcome.
Four Questions for The Human Orchestra
posted by Thought Out Loud
The day after the digital release of their newest EP, Hamilton-based indie supergroup sat down with TOL to answer Four Questions about making money as musicians, coordinating song writing between nine band members, meatballs, and the Traveling Wilburys. They've also graciously given TOL readers a free download from the EP.
On culture, colonialism, and budding in line
posted by Jovana Jankovic
Jovana Jankovic spent the summer in Weimar, Germany. When she wasn't drinking cheap beer or strolling in lush/picturesque/perfect riverside meadows, she was quietly fuming about losing her place in line. Again and again. Also, her travel advice rhymes.
Dear Occupants of Seats 14 H and 14 J
posted by Shannon Gormley
We've all been there, right? A long-haul flight has just begun, the cabin lights are dim, the sun is setting or rising in the east or west, and the horny couple beside is going completely wild in an R-rated make out. Wait, that's only ever happened to Shannon Gormley? She didn't like it.
Four Questions for Lorie Karnath
posted by Thought Out Loud
"…I have again found myself venturing forth towards some indefinite location, towards some unspecified adventure." Explorers Club President Lorie Karnath answers Four Questions about why exploration matters.
The misimagined life...
posted by David Moscrop
David Moscrop challenges the myth of the graduate school life of boundless leisure time by outlining the darker, tougher aspects of the undertaking. Maybe it's not all pizza, video games, and torturing undergrads after-all.
The nomad’s curse
posted by Drew Gough
As the Home Issue draws near its close, Drew Gough revisits the time he spent living abroad and argues that once you leave, you're always gone. He calls this modern, privileged affliction the nomad's curse.
How to stay home and...
posted by Bradley Prouse
The Home Issue continues with an important lesson: home can be a vacation, too. Bradley Prouse tells us all about what a few days of self-enforced idleness can bring. You know, stuff like a wine rack and an answer to the question "If we’re all good and want to be productive, why are people shitty and lazy?"
Ten years later
posted by John Mullin
On the 10th anniversary of the 11 September, 2001 attacks in the United States, John Mullin finds time to reflect -- from his new home, 90 minutes from Baghdad -- on how his life and the world have changed.
Young Israel, part 2...
posted by John Mullin
John Mullin completes his series on "Young Israel" with an examination of the competing drives of Israeli politics: the conflicting desires of maintaining a Jewish state and opening up Israel as a multicultural democracy.