Archive - Wild Things

Was that Photoshopped?

The reality of photography today. Some real Christian heroes. And a timeless ode to joy.

May 12 •

April 2025

The ties that bind

The Cambodian donut ladies and me. Plus a tribute to a murdered singer by a Khmer hip-hopper.

Apr 28 •

A zany antidote for alienated teens and Latin letters for the Turks. Plus some new photographs and a tariff-ic satire.

Apr 14 •

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March 2025

February 2025

In a crisis, solace can take unexpected forms. Plus: The Sun King commissions a font and a band asks what's going on.

Feb 17 •

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Boy flower or girl flower?

What is a freesia? Plus Grandfather's gaffe, and a beaver obsession.

Feb 3 •

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January 2025

An African aloha

A Kenyan cowboy evokes sounds of Hawaii. Plus a short history of Russians in the West, a type contest, and announcing a new photography collection…

Jan 20 •

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Who gets to speak?

On the prevalence of world languages. Plus a shorn sheep and a new tongue twister.

Jan 6 •

December 2024

The Wildest Things

Ten of our popular stories this past year.

Dec 30, 2024 •

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Wild Pictures & Words

IN THE SUMMER of 2024, I started a new column, Picture & Words, in which I post and write about one photograph (most of the time).

Dec 30, 2024 •

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