Roots and Grubs

On Friday, our last full day in Japan, my friend Kristin Yamaguchi invited us to meet her and her three kids on Odaiba, an artificial island in Tokyo Bay. There are a couple of ways to get to Odaiba. We were hoping to take a boat down the Sumida River. Specifically, this boat, the Himiko, […]

The other day I got a call from a reporter for the Huffington Post, who wanted to talk to me about my book. Because it was the Huffington Post, I got the sense that she wanted me to be as controversial as possible. I doubt I lived up to this expectation; usually when I try […]