The uneasy privilege of having the freedom to leave.

Lessons from three years of trying to fill a room at the world’s biggest arts festival.

A week in the capital showed me what happens when a city that normally hums on purpose starts to go quiet.

Is it devotion? Or delusion?

A review of my trip to Washington DC's museum on language.

A performer-reviewer's look at the world's largest arts and culture festival. And why anyone would sign up for this circus.

Reviews of Amanda Montell's blend of social science, memoir, and cultural critique.

A review of writer & linguist Amanda Montell and her book Cultish

An extraordinary life told in an ordinary way. Fascinating premise, but the CIA-vetted vagueness and flat writing keep the story from reaching its potential.

How an Excel-themed stand-up show sold out its full Edinburgh Fringe run - and what that means for the rest of us.

Two powerful Fringe shows that center female complexity—and don’t ask for your comfort.

GENDAI and Daniel Cainer prove there’s more to Edinburgh than comedy and theatre—if you know where to look.

How multimedia deepens and disrupts storytelling on stage

When screens on stage help you tune in, not zone out

Two shows still on the burner, and worth keeping an eye on

How two comedians use stand-up to negotiate identity across countries and languages.

Two solo shows that dig deeper than the usual praise-worthy crumbs.

What makes a stand-up set stick in your memory? It’s not just the punchlines - it’s who's telling them.

A human rights lawyer’s son and a psychotherapist’s daughter trace three generations of Jewish history- with strikingly similar storytelling instincts.

Incoming! 19 reviews from the Edinburgh Festival Fringe