PHOTO ESSAY: The Pope visits Philadelphia, The week before
The pope visits a city and for two or three frenzied days we receive updates on our timelines about highlights of speeches and photos of crowds. I know this, because I’ve […]
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Berlin, 25 years after the Wall came down
I had the good fortune to be in Berlin, Germany last week on 9 November, 2014, the 25th anniversary of the “fall” of the Berlin Wall. I use the word […]
Legendary Sleepy Hollow is perfect in October
Nestled thirty miles north of the New York metropolis area lies a tiny village blanketed by a legendary literary lore. Nearly two hundred years after Washington Irving brought to life […]
I went to Graceland
Like any other average Paul Simon fan, I naturally spent a good number of years obsessed with the idea of going to Graceland. Now, I shall endeavor to spend as […]
How Travel Almost Killed Me: What All Women Should Know About Flying, Birth Control, and the Pill
The words I am about to write have been bouncing between the walls of my skull for the past year. They never rest, though they do get quiet during periods […]
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