culture

where did all my male friends go?

i listened to some stories about male friendships recently, on the modern love podcast by nyt

Oct 7, 2025 • Frank Chen

A younger version of myself never understood why people got memberships to museums.

Apr 8, 2025 • Frank Chen

integrating travels

I got into the habit of writing a reflective post after traveling to help me integrate the inspirations, habits, and bits of life that I picked up…

Mar 30, 2025 • Frank Chen

finding lost relatives

asia series 4, searching, serendipity, place of origin

Nov 7, 2024 • Frank Chen

old school taiwanese chive box

asia series 3, recording, chive boxes

Oct 8, 2024 • Frank Chen

the courage to be yourself

asia series 2, straight through the hedgemaze, mediocrity as a sure thing

Sep 9, 2024 • Frank Chen

beauty is a muscle

paris series 6, extrinsic beauty, intrinsic beauty, practicing

Aug 5, 2024 • Frank Chen

when it's you and not the world

paris series 5, rudeness is a response

Jul 25, 2024 • Frank Chen

fattening the tail end

asia series 1, the parent trap, seeing extended family, humans are timers

Jul 17, 2024 • Frank Chen

through the looking glass

paris series 4, cafés & people watching

Jul 11, 2024 • Frank Chen

bready, set, go

paris series 3, bread culture

Jul 5, 2024 • Frank Chen

the truthfulness in pretending

paris series 2, digital detoxes, pretending to be a local

Jun 27, 2024 • Frank Chen

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