We had a traditional relationship with animals. We had many pets we adored living alongside our fur coats and hunting trophies. It’s a...

Cars are good and useful tools that I enjoy. No one on Earth can parallel park a GMC Suburban in Beverly Hills like I can. And no one...

One of the odd aspects of my childhood is that moving around so much means I’ve taken part in the cultural celebrations of many different...

In America, I was an awkward child. It’s because I’m a time traveler. Opera singers, more than many other artists, spend their entire...

[Sam–smelly backpackers can still be stylin’–Chardin , Bremen, Germany 2001] When you are a child, there are a lot of firsts that pass by...

I spent part of my childhood in Denmark and picked up on some good techniques for dealing with inclement weather. When I had my own child...