Beirut: Bring the Noise

I contemplated my old life there and my new one, my Beirut and New York selves — were they the same? — and tried to get to the bottom of what we talk about when we talk about home.

Literary Excerpt: "Jasmine and Fire"

BEIRUT — I'm starting to feel like I own the city again. I'm memorizing it physically, learning the routes. Route/routine. It hits me that this is what a routine is — a kind of route.

In Focus: Ina May Gaskin at The Farm

SUMMERTOWN, Tennessee – Behind the scenes of the new documentary Birth Story: Ina May Gaskin and The Farm Midwives with filmmakers Sara Lamm and Mary Wigmore.

Fathom Questionnaire: Waris Ahluwalia

I always bring home a girlfriend. If I never return to Pluto, it'll be too soon because it was really cold.

Mom and Me: Two Pilgrims Hiking in Spain

GALICIA, Spain − We traveled through forests, farmland, and tiny medieval villages. We and ate anchovy sandwiches at the cafe where Hemingway hung out during the running of the bulls.

Hometown Debrief: London by Herb Lester Associates

LONDON – Map makers Ben Olins and Jane Smillie divulge their top London destinations.

First Impressions: Copenhagen

COPENHAGEN, Denmark – Fathom's assistant editor explains the hygge phenomenon, the 7-11 phenomenon, and why Danes love their badass queen.

Just Back From: Copenhagen

COPENHAGEN – Kodak moment? This sounds creepy, but walking through Assistens Kirkegård, a cemetery where Hans Christian Andersen and Søren Kierkegaard are buried.

Fathom Questionnaire: Ilaria Urbinati

Everywhere I go, I drive around looking at real estate. I like to fantasize about all my future vacation homes.

Just Back From: Washington D.C.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Not sure what the official local specialty is, but the trip's culinary highlights include homemade brown sugar and cinnamon pop tarts eaten at breakfast at Ted's Bulletin.

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