My first story in a year, an op-ed for the Canadian Jewish News on how patrilineal Jews are still Jews. Read it at the CJN!
A Jew is a Jew is a Jew
Okinawa: Japan’s Mad, Mad Salad!
My front page story for Outpost on Okinawa, first published in 2016, now available online! From awamori and pig ears, to the Ryukuan Kingdom and the U.S. marines, all that’s good, bad, and ugly in the tropical Japanese islands. Read it at Outpost!
Sin City Seoul: Welcome to the New Side of South Korea
My first major travel feature, on Seoul, this one was print-only at Outpost for three years. But here it is, in all its pre-Olympic glory! Read it at Outpost!
Where to Drink in Belfast, Northern Ireland
Belfast is a fine place to drink, as I discovered while putting together this piece for Beer Advocate.
Dead Sober at 40,000 Feet!
It’s a horror! Which is why the airport bar is so essential, even if it’s so awful. Read the full investigation at Modern Drunkard Magazine!
The Qingdao Beer Festival Is Evil…
…and must be destroyed! My (satirical but still truthful) review of the Qingdao Beer Festival of 2015. Read it at Modern Drunkard Magazine!
An Icy, Sober Death Is No Way to Go
Brennivin — it’s what makes life in Iceland that much richer. Check it out at Roads & Kingdoms!
Chicken Soup: The Cure for Traveling Man Flu?
Possibly my final Breakfast column — Chicken Soup for the Sick Traveller’s Soul. Read it at Roads & Kingdoms!
Canadian Rum: It’s a Thing
Newfoundland Screech — it’s what’s on the cod-filled Newfoundland menu. Read about it at Roads & Kingdoms!
A Visit to Europe’s Last Dictatorship
Nevermind the pithy headline — Minsk is the place to go in Eastern Europe! Read all about it at VICE!