Saturdays Are For The Planet
Ever since I was in middle school, I’ve known that climate change would be one of the defining issues of my generation. Yet like so many, I was often paralyzed by doom and gloom, unsure of what I could do….
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Searching For Catalan In Perpinyà (Perpignan)
Since embarking on my Catalan language learning journey in Barcelona two years ago, I’ve grown curious about the areas outside politically-defined Spanish Catalonia where the language persists. One of these regions is known as “Catalunya Nord” or Northern Catalonia, a…
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We Need More Bricks
Note: This originally appeared in my newsletter in March, 2024. If you like what you see, you can subscribe here. Hello friends, Greetings from dreary, beautiful London, England. I’m in a cafe this morning in a lovely off-the-touristy-path neighborhood called…
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Meet Art Halfway
In today’s short-form world, the content flooding our feeds seems to focus on “hooks” and “accessibility.” I think poet Mark Strand got this right, decades before the emergence of TikTok or Instagram. “If you try too hard to be immediately…
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My Top 5 Reads of 2023
Note: This article originally appeared in my monthly newsletter, creatively titled David’s Newsletter. You can subscribe here. Harry Potter: You talk about wands, as if they have feelings, can think. Garrick Ollivander: The wand chooses the wizard, Mr. Potter. That much has always…
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Annoyance, a Virtue
The simple truth is, I annoy people. I think the people closest to me would call me annoying at my core. In fact, the better they know me, the more annoying they think I am. I’ve come to realize this is…
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How to Be ‘Rich with Less’ (Why I Got Rid of All My Crap)
Note: this originally appeared in my monthly newsletter, creatively titled “David’s Newsletter.” If you’d like to receive emails like that help you become a better reader, learner, and thinker (or just better at life), then subscribe here. “By all means continue…
