Some cities are beautiful. Some cities are interesting. And then there are cities that flirt with you. You know the difference almost immediately. You can admire a place without wanting to have an affair with it. You can appreciate the architecture, visit the museums, eat a respectable dinner, take photographs, and leave thinking, Well, that [...]

I sometimes suspect dogs understand life better than we do. Not everything. My dog has, on occasion, barked furiously at a plastic bag. So I am not proposing canine governance. But dogs seem to have solved several problems humans continue making unnecessarily complicated. For example: They are excellent at joy. Completely shameless about it. If [...]