Archive - Carpetblogger

A Gold Medal in the Attention Olympics

Attention is a limited resource. So much is not worthy of attention that it can be hard to recognize when something is. What should we look at? What…

Aug 11 •

April 2023

Death of the Euro-Remont

Thirty years on, it’s getting increasingly difficult to find visual evidence of the Soviets. That's a good thing.

Apr 14, 2023 •

September 2021

A New Relationship

Our bodies are banana shaped now

Sep 6, 2021 •

August 2021

30 Years Later: A Failed Coup

I miss everything

Aug 19, 2021 •

May 2021

Is knowing better than not?

May 15, 2021 •

April 2021

It's all I ever was

Apr 14, 2021 •

September 2020

It's Melon Season in Central Asia. Everyone should have a good melon story. Maybe you were poisoned by a melon or your stomach exploded from mixing…

Sep 7, 2020 •

July 2020

Carpetblogger Weaponizes Her Honor

in pursuit of victory over French bureaucracy

Jul 31, 2020 •

Plague Tourist: Naples

Europe has no tourists. What are you waiting for?

Jul 18, 2020 •

#nojs-banner { position: fixed; bottom: 0; left: 0; padding: 16px 16px 16px 32px; width: 100%; box-sizing: border-box; background: red; color: white; font-family: -apple-system, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol"; font-size: 13px; line-height: 13px; } #nojs-banner a { color: inherit; text-decoration: underline; } This site requires JavaScript to run correctly. Please turn on JavaScript or unblock scripts