ESSAYS/NEWS
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The People Who Stayed
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The People Who Stayed A city remembers who was here. On July 14, 2026, the United States quietly let expire a declaration that Hong Kong,…
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The Drip
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On leaks, blame, fruit baskets, and the vertical negotiation of living on top of seven million people. The ceiling is not a boundary. If you…
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A.P. Moller’s Star
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On the constant care of a captain’s prayer, the company it built, and the cost of what was saved. In December 1883, off the west…
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The Fixed Point
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Memory The Fixed Point A restaurant closes. A life stays there. There is a legal concept called a fixture. It means something affixed to property…
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J.B. Hunt’s Scroll
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On the people who etched their names in it, and the company that is erasing them.
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The Queue
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On lines, waiting, and the quiet agreement that other people exist. In Adams, Massachusetts, where I am from, where the population hovers around eight thousand…
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Nobody Asks Singapore About Democracy
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I have been writing about Hong Kong for a while now. About democracy, about the Basic Law, about what it means to live in a…
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DHL’s Suitcase
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On the people who packed it, the company it built, and the ones being told to pack their own. In 1969, in a city where…
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The Number: Hong Kong’s Favorite Weather Event
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The Number In most cities, a storm is a nuisance. In Hong Kong, it’s a spectator sport. I want to tell you about the first…