I don't know why this photo resonates vis-à-vis this post, but it did. It doesn't matter if they're locals or immigrants -- more...

Sometime around 1916, my great-great grandfather converted to Islam.  Five generations later, nobody in the family knew about it. It wasn...

Something about this sculpture from Thailand being just a few body parts feels apropos Content note: this post contains some descriptions of...

Looks scary but ultimately it's just two guys in a lion costume "My daughter was going to go to the US, but her flight was canceled...

Taking a bit of a risk with my weird graphic, but I like it.  I don't think of the Economist as an accurate source of news on Taiwan. Th...

Greetings from the northeasternmost part of the United States! I’ve been aggressively trying not to blog, and surprisingly, recent news rega...