The Night the Fjord Disappeared
Fog, whales, and the icebergs of Disko Bay, met one at a time. We were given his name months ago, the way…
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The Town Called Icebergs
Ilulissat, Greenland. A place whose name means exactly what it says. We checked, from a boat, at midnight. Most of the names…
A Homecoming, More or Less
Copenhagen → Nuuk → Ilulissat The icecap through the window, a language we don’t speak, and a first night with no night.…
Nobody, for a While
Brisbane → Singapore → London → Copenhagen The long way to the top of the world. We left from the coast, the…
The Long Way Round
Before a month on the other side of the planet, we came home to Yamba. The same stretch of coast we've been…
The Anchor: Why This Generation Is Choosing Destination Weddings in Japan
A generation that has grown up watching the world rearrange itself constantly is choosing destination weddings in Japan for a deeper reason…
A Wedding in Two Registers: Inside a Hakuba Winter Wedding Film
The film opens in silence. A cedar forest ceremony in falling snow. Then the music changes completely and the rest of the…
Dee: The Light That Holds It All Together (Happy Birthday)
Some people walk into a room and change the temperature. Dee changes the weather. She doesn’t need to be the loudest, or…
Komorebi: What It Means That Japan Has a Word for This
Japan has a word for sunlight filtering through leaves. Komorebi. English does not. A language that names this is a language that…
She Was Buried by an Avalanche and Kept Climbing
Junko Tabei was four feet nine. She was told to stay home and raise children. She founded Japan’s first women’s climbing club,…
The Village That Time Forgot
A mountain village of 700 people. A 150-year-old Japanese residence. A bride in a Sailor Moon headdress. Studio Ghibli scores playing through…