Adventures in Antarctica
The tropics may be fire, but the world ends in ice.
Nov 2008
Articles by Andrew Solomon: Food, Travel & Design
Jan 2008
Madagascar: A Safari Tour
The bizarre flora and fauna seem to be the result of a mad collaboration among Dr. Seuss, Jim Henson, and God.
Oct 2005
A Culinary Tour of China
In the past five years, Chinese cooking has risen phoenixlike from the ashes, and divine food is now to be found in the country's unnumbered restaurants.
Jul 2005
I Came, I Saw, I Haggled
When I walk through the memory palace in which I live, my past seems to be with me.
Sep 2003
A Silver Ball
All that glitters is not gold. Some of it is silver.
Aug 2003
Song of Solomons
How often do you find a South Pacific island nation with your name on it? And how often does it turn out to be just what Herman Melville said it would?
Jun 2002
Museum Without Walls in Japan
Benesse Island is not just a museum. It is certainly not just a hotel. It is a synthesis of the two, and that synthesis feels very Japanese.
May 2002
My Dinner in Kabul
I did not go to Afghanistan for the food... Dinner my first night in Kabul, however, was a revelation.
Apr 2002
Flight of Fancy
Architect Ettore Sottsass designs a house and aviary around client Ernest Mourmans's obsessions with exotic stone, wood and birds.
Jan 2002
The Kitchen Shrink
When anxiety strikes, you can try talk therapy — or you can try kitchen therapy.
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