Eric Smillie is a freelance journalist covering art, travel, food, and culture for GOOD, Make, VIA, Wired, and other publications.
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Even in these times of layoffs, shrinking page numbers, and general gnashing of teeth, new magazines are born. Here to the right is the cover of the first issue of Afar, a new international travel publication. What’s the story? This magazine caters to travelers who search for the local character of the countries they visit. [...]
Kinetic artist Matt Jones, who I profiled in Make Vol. 8, turned up this, um, remix of my article on him. I can only assume the authors of this transformation used a program that replaces words with their synonyms to create a copy that is like, and completely unlike, the original. The title of the [...]
Welcome to the Internet, a convenient place to find my new blog and news about the articles I’ve written. I was on NPR talking about my latest story today — a guide to hot ecodisaster travel destinations in the United States, published by GOOD magazine. It’s a roundup of five super fascinating spots like the [...]
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