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From the Faroe Islands: translator Matthew Landrum on how place informs art
Art introduces us to places before we go there (live from the Faroe Islands)
Travel can be a way to see the future (and experience the past), with Kevin Kelly
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“”I wasn’t partying. I wasn’t relaxing on the beach. I was photographing – working – every minute of the day. That was a means to see as much as I possibly could. And to keep looking.” –Kevin Kelly In this episode of Deviate, Rolf and Kevin discuss the ambitions and connections that led Kevin to Asia…
“Kansas: Shall We Civilize Her or Let Her Civilize Us?” by Irvin S. Cobb (1923)
By Irvin S. Cobb I. From time to time, as I stated in a preceding booklet of this series, it is customary for Bill Al White to strum his typewriter and burst into rhapsody on the merits of his State. “I shall sing a few stanzas A-touchin’ on Kansas,” he cries, or ringing words to…
The best age to travel is whatever age you are now (an online book club remix)
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A remix of Rolf’s first discussion of The Vagabond’s Way with The Nomadic Network book club
Seek out global connections while you’re still at home (with Kristin Van Tassel)
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On the joys of getting lost, learning languages, and interacting with distant cultures at home.
Six of the best Deviate podcast episodes about sports (so far)
One of the reasons I created my Deviate podcast was to occasionally explore cultural and intellectual themes that go beyond the travel issues I typically write about. Since I’ve been intrigued with sports since my preschool days on a summertime swim-team (and, later in my youth, soccer teams and running clubs) in Wichita, many Deviate…
A Native American football team beat the 1927 NFL Giants: The story of John Levi
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Native American football star John Levi takes on the 1927 New York Giants
Why you go someplace is less important than just going (with Tony Perrottet)
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Travel writer Tony Perrottet on the idiosyncrasies of ancient Roman tourists.
Justin’s “Grateful Acre” fable, from Will Arbery’s “Heroes of the Fourth Turning”
The grateful acre was created when God created the Earth. The grateful acre was grateful to wake up one day and realize that it was an acre. God smiled upon it and the grateful acre was grateful. It was grateful when dirt appeared upon it. Even though the dirt made the acre feel heavier, the…
Integrating love of travel & love of home (with philosopher Chloe Cooper Jones)
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“Easy beauty” versus “difficult beauty,” and how it affects the way we see things on the road.
A few thoughts on the merits of taking an extended break from social media
As 2023 gets underway, I’ve resolved to be less “virtually present” on social media, and more emotionally present in my own life. Hence, it’s unlikely I’ll be adding many new posts to my Instagram, Twitter, or Facebook accounts in the coming months. Lowering one’s social-media profile might seem like a peculiar choice in 2023, given…