Disney Sells Us an Idealized Derivative of Reality (and That’s Not All Bad)
The real Disney World—the physical space we enter—is an idealized derivative of imagined pasts, futures, and fantasies of the actual world.
The Kiddy Pool: Summertime, and the Livin’ Ain’t Easy
Reflecting on summer vacation prompts me to consider just how ordinary poverty is for so many of my neighbors, literal and figurative.
Don’t Look Down: Vacations and Why We Like to Escape
Why have vacations become a means of escaping present circumstances?
Who’s Paying for Your Vacation?
When we vacation, are asking underpaid workers, their families, and the ecosystems that sustain them to foot our bill?
Who Said Travel Must Be Sexy?
Idolizing travel amazement can rob us of appreciating the ordinary amazement found in our familiar surroundings.
