newsletters20 views2 minute read What subtitles can teach Big Tech about how real human beings work.Peter Crosby03/01/2024 There are so many ways tech could make my life better, and VR isn’t any of them. View Post
blog87 views4 minute read My ongoing, obsessive search for the world’s best alarm clock radio of 2022.Peter Crosby07/13/2022 It’s now five years later, and a lot has changed in the world of alarm clockery. View Post
newsletters41 views2 minute read As a child, I came perilously close to having a career in music.Peter Crosby12/01/2021 It’s a good thing I didn’t have any musical talent, in retrospect. View Post
africatravel88 views9 minute read Africa’s Sahara Desert is hot, dry, and sandy AF.Peter Crosby03/13/2020 We go glamping on the last exit for civilization. View Post
europetravel73 views13 minute read Lisbon is the city San Francisco could’ve been if the Internet hadn’t totally effed it up.Peter Crosby03/03/2020 Do you long for the old San Francisco? Well, friend, let me tell you about Lisbon, Portugal. View Post
north americatravel54 views6 minute read 3 sights in Oaxaca Mexico that almost make up for it not being on a beach.Peter Crosby12/19/2017 Oaxaca, Mexico is a full eight-hour drive from the nearest coast. What the hell, right? View Post
blog11 views1 minute read Film director saves travelers the trouble of ever visiting Turkey.Peter Crosby10/10/2014 Turkey is on my list of Destinations To Visit (just not anytime soon). View Post
blog200 views2 minute read Freddie Hubbard dies, leaves jazz world stuck with [shudder] Wynton Marsalis.Peter Crosby12/31/2008 On December 29th, 2008, Freddie Hubbard, one of the last great jazz trumpet players, died after a heart attack at age 70. It was a great loss to his family,… View Post
asiatravel51 views16 minute read Beijing China: San Francisco’s Chinatown doesn’t hold a candle to it.Peter Crosby04/22/2005 I had no idea how many Chinese you could fit in one city. (Hint: a lot.) View Post
north americatravel25 views3 minute read Gilroy, California: The garlic capital and most vampire-free city in America.Peter Crosby09/05/1998 Do you like garlic? I mean, really like garlic? View Post
north americatravel30 views5 minute read Palm Springs, California: Now we can say we went there.Peter Crosby05/14/1998 We’d gone to Palm Springs for its warm, desert climate, but stayed for its Mid-Century Modern vibe. View Post