June 14th, 2011 by Nathan | 2 Comments
It can be hard to judge the reach of this humble blog. Yes, we know we have some readers (we love you madly, by the way). But are we, to use that shiteating buzzword of the day, influencers? Well, yes. At least, that’s what I’m going to assume, given this news from MSNBC.com today: Interior [...]
February 1st, 2011 by Matt | 3 Comments
Just over six years ago, I decided I’d had enough of work. I saved some money, quit my job at New York Magazine, and decided to go traveling for a while. Then I got lucky—I made a contact at the New York Times travel section, and quickly found myself in freelance heaven. In the time [...]
January 5th, 2011 by dadwagon | No Comments
Matt Gross–cheap traveler, hipster douchebag, loving father and husband, and now, a new role: arch-prognosticator. Matt recently appeared in a video over at DadLabs as part of a panel of “New Year’s Resolution Experts.” Experts! Do they have degrees in New Year’s resolutions perchance? Or are they just good at resolving to lose weight and work [...]
July 21st, 2010 by Matt | 1 Comment
From some guy who writes for some paper comes this harrowing tale of semi-public transportation along the South American highways—what happens when, in a shared minivan, a little boy says, “Mommy, I’m going to throw up.” Mom groggily tried to roll down the half-open window, but rolled it up instead. In the nick of time, [...]