It’ll Always Be Burma To Me (Part 2)I got off the bus and stood, alone, bags in hand, on the deserted street that leads to Chaung Thar Beach, Myanmar. It was 3 am, pitch...
It’ll Always be Burma to Me (Part 1)When I first saw that there was a cheap, direct flight from Vietnam to Myanmar, I had to look up where Myanmar was on a map and confirm...
Enemy At The GateJack Donaghy once said, “A nemesis can be anyone… or anything.” He was, as always, spot on. I know this better than anyone. Since moving...
My Neighbors, The GhostsI spend a lot of time thinking about the differences between Japan and America. Not because I am an anthropology enthusiast and not...
In Defense of The ChickenStop me if you’ve ever heard anyone ever say something positive about a chicken…. That’s what I thought, because no one ever has. If...
Belated T.V. Reviews: The Office, Who’s The Protagonist?To start out with the obvious, The Office is a great show. In terms of all-time sitcom hierarchy, I would go 1. Arrested Development 2....
Review of Things We Hate: Big Bang TheoryIf I could come back to live the life of any person in history, Chuck Lorre, the creator of Two and a Half Men and The Big Bang Theory,...
How to Escape a Submerged CarHopefully you will never be in a situation where you have to escape from a sinking car, but should you find yourself dying, watch this...
Online Dating Profiles: Historical FiguresEver wonder whether you could have dated Gandhi or Amelia Earhart? Or Hitler? Well, today is your lucky day. Their long hidden online...
Behind The Scenes: Red's Apple AleQuestion: What do you get when you put an acclamied director, an actor who hates the product he's supposed to sell and a documentary...