Ryan Pyle is a Guinness World Record holder. He’s also a documentary photographer whose work has been published in Newsweek, TIME, The Wall Street Journal, and The New York Times; a presenter; an author; an entrepreneur; and the owner of a production company that makes “insane adventure films.” He answered Four Questions.

Actor and documentarian Charley Boorman takes a break from adventuring to sit down with Thought Out Loud, sort of, to talk about life on the go, his recent visit to Canada, and his dream trip.

It's been a week of reflection here at Thought Out Loud. As Remembrance Day draws near, the editors try to make sense of our military history and, generally, of remembering.

Throughout the week, our correspondent in Israel will be sending photos and updates from a tour of the country. Check back regularly for new images and stories.

Dr. Dimitry Anastakis chats with Thought Out Loud about a global 1960s (in the 2010s!), Obamamania, the changing world of academia, and how you should get off of Facebook in class, Steve. Yes, you, Steve.

Indie star Jaymay produces music that cuts across several genres, strings together lyrics that bands like the Red Hot Chilli Peppers probably couldn't understand, and can play a guitar better than your grandma bakes pie. And she joins Thought Out Loud for our latest installment of Four Questions.

Author Jonathan L. Howard started as a video game designer in the 1990s before -- thankfully for his readers -- also taking up fiction writing. His books follow the adventures and misadventures of Johannes Cabal, "necromancer of some little infamy."

We've all been there. And by "we," we mean "the editors of Thought Out Loud." And by "there," we mean "living abroad," but also that hard-to-define moment when, while living abroad, something familiar has triggered an unpredictable onrushing of emotions: homesickness, absence, loss, longing. Often, these triggers are brands. Why do we connect ourselves to brands? We try to think it out.