Brantley MichaelHow and why we evacuate for hurricanesWe’d been watching the weather channel all week. Back then the predictions for the path of the storm were general at best, and came far…Oct 13, 2017Oct 13, 2017
Brantley MichaelClaire Wagner: Yoga Teaches Us EmpathyAfter living the life of a popular yoga teacher and studio manager in NYC, a relocation to the countryside taught her crucial life lessons.Jul 22, 2017Jul 22, 2017
Brantley MichaelAnthony Bourdain’s Parts Unknown: a reviewI spent the afternoon today at a friend’s place — I’m dog sitting — listening to Anthony Bourdain wax poetic on Scottish and English…Jul 7, 2017Jul 7, 2017
Brantley MichaelWhat to respect when planning to go to ThailandWhat should I do when I go to Thailand? is a question often posed to me, mostly from people I haven’t spoken to in years. Having spent a…Jun 22, 2017Jun 22, 2017
Brantley MichaelBoko Haram: the terrorist organization no one talks aboutMost people would be shocked, perhaps even angry, to hear that ISIS is not the single greatest Muslim terrorist organization in the world…Jun 7, 2017Jun 7, 2017
Brantley MichaelHomosexuality in Chechnya: a step backwards for humanityOn April 4th 2017, Russian news outlet Novaya Gazeta published an article containing allegations against the Republic of Chechnya —…May 5, 2017May 5, 2017
Brantley MichaelJane Kivnick: Yoga Makes Room in the Mind for ClarityCalifornia native, transplanted to NYC, shares how yoga helped balance her life — both while growing up and now as a social worker.Apr 22, 2017Apr 22, 2017
Brantley MichaelWaiting for the Barbarians — A reviewJ.M. Coetzee’s Waiting for the Barbarians employs all the elements of literature one would expect from a Nobel Laureate. Thrusting the…Apr 10, 2017Apr 10, 2017