Tom Lewin

Tom Lewin

Jan
19
A Collective Memory

A Collective Memory

There is a collective memory on this planet forgotten somewhere in the archaic recesses of our story. An amnesia birthed
2 min read
Jan
18
Religion: The Antithesis of Art

Religion: The Antithesis of Art

Religion is a mastication. It makes reality more digestible, and palatable. It is the great distraction of the masses. Organized
4 min read
Jan
03
Egypt: A Guide

Egypt: A Guide

Ah, Egypt. Often misunderstood, under-appreciated, and glossed over with superficial, half-baked assumptions trivializing its socio-cultural complexities. It's a
8 min read
Jan
02
This Sludgy Maze of Perspectives

This Sludgy Maze of Perspectives

In the end, what actually matters when we consider how quickly we are ripped from this world? How soon this
3 min read
Dec
27
Travel As Far As You Can

Travel As Far As You Can

My advice to people in their 20s is always this: TRAVEL. Travel as far as you can. For some, that
2 min read
Dec
27
Kingfishers and Keats

Kingfishers and Keats

Joe was a pirate. It felt like he'd stumbled straight out of a Dumas novel. Fully formed and
4 min read
Dec
15
We Are Visitors Here

We Are Visitors Here

We are visitors here. We are guests passing through this flicker of experience between two unfathomable doors. This should humble
2 min read
Dec
09
Life is Not Meant To be Serious

Life is Not Meant To be Serious

We have been duped by the idea that living must be serious. Duped by a picture of existence that posits
4 min read
Dec
05
Tangier: Ode to Moroccan Kif

Tangier: Ode to Moroccan Kif

Ah, Tangier. Morocco's seedy, bohemian wonderland. Originating as a Phoenician trading port, the Greeks claimed that the city
4 min read
Dec
05
The عاهل of Luxor

The عاهل of Luxor

We never saw his eyes, yet he was the self-acclaimed king (eahil/aahl; عاهل) of Luxor, and by the end
6 min read