Thousands ascend Quillacollo's Cerro Calvario each August, breaking stones and purchasing miniatures for rituals mixing Catholic and Andean beliefs.

Tickets for True Nature: Lance Richardson with Sam Anderson in New York from NYPL. The author of the first biography of Peter Matthiessen discusses the trailblazing novelist, naturalist, and Zen roshi...

Nature writers, desperate for a glimpse, trek toward lofty goals—and away from uncomfortable realities.

Some notes on mountains in the Book of Deuteronomy

Arc'teryx's mountain fireworks display ignited more than controversy—it exposed our cultural ignorance.

The Genius Loci Newsletter for August 2025

Having read several of Byung-Chul Han’s small philosophical books, I was eager to read his Vita Contemplativa: In Praise of Inactivity (see on Amazon). For readers looking for practical guidance on im...

Having read several of Byung-Chul Han’s small philosophical books, I was eager to read his Vita Contemplativa: In Praise of Inactivity (see on Amazon). For readers looking for practical guidance on im...

Some notes on mountains in the Book of Numbers

After one of Jeffrey Archer’s minor tangles with the absolute truth, his friend the late Barry Humphries remarked: ‘We all invent ourselves to some degree. It’s just that Jeffrey has taken it a little further than most.’ The remark came to mind last week as the media storm over the veracity (or otherwise) of the

Some notes on mountains in the Book of Leviticus

Aatish Taseer and I speak about his new book "A Return to Self: Excursions in Exile" for the Creative Journeys podcast.

On Mountains Podcast Episode 003

Some more notes on the symbolic nature of mountains in the Book of Exodus