The Overlooked SultanBayezid II, who ruled the Ottoman Empire between 1481 and 1512 doesn’t generally get a lot of ink. He’s kinda lost between his father…Sep 6Sep 6
Will there ever be another city like Lyon?I’ve been to Paris several times. Never have I ever thought to myself “well this would be a nice place to live.” Lyon, on the other hand…Jun 28, 2023Jun 28, 2023
What Long Covid Taught Me About my ADHDIt wasn’t the first time I found a smelly gym bag days after going swimming, having forgotten to put it away. But my reaction to the…Jul 7, 20223Jul 7, 20223
Cat Warrior Diplomats and Star Trek Ministers: Taiwan’s Cute Power PlaybookSurvival of the cutest? Up against an increasingly belligerent China, Taiwan is creating space for itself with an usual diplomatic tactic.Oct 16, 2020Oct 16, 2020
The boy who didn’t get into JG HighThe relentless Tiger Moms and Dads of Taiwan pretty much have one goal for their high-school bound kids: JG High (for the boys) and TF…Jul 31, 2020Jul 31, 2020
We didn’t forget: How SARS helped Taiwan fight COVIDClose your eyes and picture the coronavirus. What does it look like?Jul 14, 2020Jul 14, 2020
XNXPs and the drive to optimizeXNXPs have the reputation of being some of the messiest bitches of the MBTI. So much idea generation, so little output. As perceivers, we…Jul 4, 2020Jul 4, 2020
On the Hoarding of PossibilitiesMy mother was, and is, a hoarder. I grew up amidst her miserable stream of accumulation. I was oppressed by stuff. Suffocated by stuff…Jul 4, 20201Jul 4, 20201
All about his mother: A Jungian analysis of Persona…what emerges is a startlingly personal story of a little boy, now grown, trying to unpack the enigma of his rejecting mother.May 21, 20191May 21, 20191
America’s Shadow: A Jungian analysis of ‘Us’Students of film knows how profoundly the works of Freud influenced the greats in cinema…look no further than Hitchcock. However, I would…Apr 11, 2019Apr 11, 2019