New York Times

Whatever you no longer think about the American West is partly because of Richard Avedon.


New York Times
A profile of Geena Davis and her spreadsheet

WiredOn Six Feet of Separation, the kid pandemic newspaper I started.

Wired

On Six Feet of Separation, the kid pandemic newspaper I started.


New York Times

A shooting, a life turned around, and about how we think about our lives in the first place.

Outside
I paid for the tweely virtuous curation of nature so you don’t have to.


New York Times Magazine.A scribble on a slip of paper becomes a mystery.

New York Times Magazine

A scribble on a slip of paper becomes a mystery.




Alta Journal


A cosmic clock-stopping experiment on Bayshore Blvd.

The New YorkerA summer camp for grownups in need of digital detox.

The New Yorker

A summer camp for grownups in need of digital detox.

AfarInside Tokyo’s rent-a-friend industry.

Afar

Inside Tokyo’s rent-a-friend industry.



AfarSingapore to Bangkok by rail.

Afar

Singapore to Bangkok by rail.


SalonA profile of Lou Reed.

Salon

A profile of Lou Reed.

AfarA Caribbean paradise from outside the resort walls.

Afar

A Caribbean paradise from outside the resort walls.

OutsideGreed, nature, fear, change, large dogs, violent golfing and river rights.

Outside

Greed, nature, fear, change, large dogs, violent golfing and river rights.

(Republished in Best American Science & Nature Writing)

AfarTraveling while sad.

Afar

Wrote about a blessedly brief rough patch, and why Western Ireland is made for traveling sad.

The California Sunday MagazineBusing through the Deep South with the San Francisco Gay Men’s Chorus

The California Sunday Magazine

Busing through the Deep South with the San Francisco Gay Men’s Chorus

California Sunday MagazineSamin Nosrat’s bid to become the Iranian Martha Stewart.

California Sunday Magazine

Samin Nosrat’s bid to become the Iranian Martha Stewart.



California Sunday MagazineIn the mountains of Peru, an ayahuasca retreat tailor-made for the startup set.

California Sunday Magazine

In the mountains of Peru, an ayahuasca retreat tailor-made for the startup set.




New York TimesNever trust a stranger with $50.

The New York Times

Never trust a stranger with $50.

Afar Magazine

Got on a f**king Proud Boys for this story about decolonizing Hawaiian tourism.

The AtavistThe tragic, miraculous and then unbelievable true story of Hollywood producer Simon Lewis.

The Atavist

The tragic, miraculous and then unbelievable true story of Hollywood producer Simon Lewis.

Afar All you need is gezelligheid.

Afar
All you need is gezelligheid.

AfarNew York is for children.

Afar

New York is for children.



Pacific StandardA defense of FOMO.

Pacific Standard

A defense of FOMO.

San Francisco Chronicle / SFGate.comIn a straighter realm, a Bay Area wanderer is lost for good.

San Francisco Chronicle / SFGate.com

In a straighter realm, a Bay Area wanderer is lost for good.

The New YorkerThe tiny Irish village where Barack Obama will always be president.

The New Yorker

The tiny Irish village where Barack Obama will always be president.


New York Times

EIGHTIES ROCK. Get it?


New York Times

Covid, Walmart, and the thin line between an essential and disposable workforce.
(A NYT Great Read)

New York Times

First story in the NYT’s lovely Never Too Late series. Come for Vijaya, stay for the photos of Vijaya.

OutsideCan the outdoors save guys from themselves?

Outside

Can the outdoors save guys from themselves?

(Winner of Lowell Thomas Award)


Alta Journal


On the nature-othering X-Treme Sport that is our contemporary imagination of Death Valley.

New York Times

If you click my penguin story it will be black and white and read all over. 

WiredYelpification, ubiquitous appraisal and our culture of critique.

Wired

Yelpification, ubiquitous appraisal and our culture of critique.

AfarIn a square mile of West Texas, vanishing roots of a wilder America.

Afar

In a square mile of West Texas, vanishing roots of a wilder America.

AfarA week in Iceland’s capital gets freaky.

Afar

A week in Iceland’s capital gets freaky.

SunsetInside the secret world of private train travel.

Sunset

Inside the secret world of private train travel.

WiredMillions, billions, goodness and the gospel of wealth according to Marc Benioff.

Wired

Millions, billions, goodness and the gospel of wealth according to Marc Benioff.

Wired

Psychedelic harm reduction, existential first responders and a little self-mortification.

SaveurHiking 20 mountainous Sardinian miles in the dark for the world’s rarest pasta

Saveur

Hiking 20 mountainous Sardinian miles in the dark for the world’s rarest pasta.

New York Times

Behind-the-scenes guided tour of a NYT piece I wrote

WiredWealth and poverty and tech and dirty needles and church.

Wired

Wealth and poverty and tech and dirty needles and church.

(Winner of Society for Professional Journalists Award)


The New York TimesLooking for a stolen horse.

The New York Times

Looking for a stolen horse.

San Francisco Chronicle Book Review

Dick pics, doxing exes, every war ever and other man things, reviewed.

California Sunday MagazineDirector Mike Mills hunts for his past.

California Sunday Magazine

Director Mike Mills hunts for his past.



San Francisco Chronicle / SFGate.comThe former president’s biggest hater — and employee.

San Francisco Chronicle / SFGate.com

The former president’s biggest hater — and employee.


MediumIn which I open a restaurant in my house, for a night.

Medium

In which I open a restaurant in my house, for a night.

San Francisco Chronicle / SFGate.comLearning to stop being a loser and start getting the big bucks.

San Francisco Chronicle / SFGate.com

Learning to stop being a loser and start getting the big bucks.