The Myth: Effortless European Body

… and What Both Sides Get Wrong I have seen this topic around a few times, and as a European living in Brazil I felt something was off. There’s a glossy narrative that makes the rounds on social media: European men drink wine, eat bread, and chain-smoke, yet somehow outlive the average American, who is apparently drowning in seed oils and XXL sodas. It’s a … Continue reading The Myth: Effortless European Body

From Dial-Up to GPT-5

How the AI Moment Rhymes with the Internet’s Dawn Or Does it? Going back for the summer to Spain to visit family, I found myself in my mom’s basement—dust motes in the sunbeams, the faint smell of cardboard and old paper, and boxes labeled in my younger handwriting. In one, under envelopes of old photos from my photo-journalistic period and the detritus of a pre-cloud … Continue reading From Dial-Up to GPT-5

The Moment

On May 1st, I lost a key anchor in my life.Almost 30 years of friendship.She wasn’t just a friend — she was a mirror, a compass, a teacher. She introduced me to meditation before it was cool.To gratitude before it was gamified.To kindness as a quiet form of strength.She showed me how to notice my mind, how to question it,how to sit with discomfort — … Continue reading The Moment