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Plagued: Misreading Camus in the Age of Covid-19 and Black Lives Matter
A pandemic is the time to lift up and care for an underclass, not to erase it further. Yet Camus's famous novel does just that to native Algerians.
The Confusion Compounds the Contagion: 10 Lessons about our World from Covid-19
How could we know so little? Here's 10 things we *have* learned from the Covid-19 crisis—and about what's coming next.
Bourexit in the Time of Coronavirus
Seeking certainty, departing Algeria, and writing a book amid the coronavirus pandemic.
Tadrart: The Mystique of No Man's Land
Deep in the Algerian Sahara, vast expanses leave space to ponder life's great questions.
Andi Hulm - I Have A Dream
Watch me host Andi Hulm ("I Have A Dream"), Algeria's first entrepreneurship reality television show.
Give Me a Home Where the Buffalo Roam
Encounters with the American West in the Rocky Mountains of Colorado
Much To Love in MTL
On the pleasures of exploring cities that lean into their diversity rather than running from it.
Glimpses of London on the Eve of Brexit
Reflections from two visits to London in the lead-up to Brexit
Snow Devils Lurk and Daredevils Soar in an Alpine Wonderland
A perfect week of winter skiing and local culture in the Austrian Alps
2019: The Year in Review
Looking back on events in the world, in Algeria, and here on Ibn Ibn Battuta in 2019, and ahead to 2020.
Just for Fun: A Weekend in Bou Saada
An entertaining weekend with friends in the desert town of Bou Saada, Algeria.
San Francisco: Analog Observations from the Center of our Digital World
On my first visit to San Francisco, time to see what all the fuss is about.