Your Town Is A Paradise
Norwich Is a Paradise
On family holidays, I had the pleasure of experiencing Norwich's impressive historic sites, coastal appendages and low crime rate long before I began studying there. Later, in my high teens, I lost sight of its quaintness in the dark.
Berlin Is a Paradise – Part 2
Here are a couple things you might see in Berlin: a jacket placed on the ground while its owner digs through a gutter, black umbrellas being used to protect right-wingers from flying gloves of piss, and young couples fondling romantically on shattered...
Seaside Heights, New Jersey, Is a Paradise
There's a lot to read into in Seaside: the destruction of the middle class, the psychological effects of climate change, what Fireball Cinnamon Whisky can do to a community. But there's an undeniable kind of humanity in this degeneration.
Saskatoon Is a Paradise
There's an old adage that Saskatoon, in central Saskatchewan, Canada, has "got nothing but hookers and hockey players," but there's also a simmering underbelly of pure rock n' roll debauchery at a level that only people from backwater towns can...
Los Angeles Is a Paradise
I have, at various times, loved LA and hated LA. Right now, I'm on an up-swing, and I can't imagine myself living anywhere else.
Chicago Is a Paradise
Winters in Chicago are too cold and too long for its people to survive without getting fucked up all the time. Similarly, the summers in Illinois are so painfully short that living there means you have to squeeze all of your outdoor fun and debauchery...
Kitchener Is a Paradise
Kitchener is a moderately sized town in southern Ontario. The few things it's known for are brutal 80s band Helix, the world's second largest Oktoberfest parade, and lonely old men.
Perth Is a Paradise
Some people claim that Perth is one of the most isolated cities on Earth, but they almost always fail to mention one thing: what generations in the middle of nowhere will do to a place.
Milan Is a Paradise
My perception of Milan has changed ever since I came to England. In the past year, I've had the opportunity to reevaluate the city, its people, and its dynamics and come to love and miss so many things I despised before.
Reno Is a Paradise
Once the gambling capital of the US, bursting with glitz and glamour that assured its prosperity and fortune, Reno has in later years suffered a downturn in the industry that once made its name.