Lucas Kuan5/24/2023 — Leaving ParisAuthor’s Note: I used to read fanfiction occasionally, which is on brand for anyone posting to Medium, and I now finally understand why…May 25, 20231May 25, 20231
Lucas Kuan3/19/2023 — James JoyceOf the numerous famously dense books, James Joyce’s Ulysses may be the first that pops into mind for many. This doorstop brick of a tome…Mar 25, 20231Mar 25, 20231
Lucas Kuan2/20/2023 — London“Ben wasn’t kidding when he said the tube is small,” I remarked, watching the oversized Pringles can come to a screeching halt in front of…Mar 11, 2023Mar 11, 2023
Lucas Kuan3/4/2023 — EU-NATO SeminarThe last few days have been an American XL blue raspberry movie theater slushie where every individual piece of ice blends in with each…Mar 6, 2023Mar 6, 2023
Lucas Kuan2/10/2023 — Trash ReceptaclesThroughout Paris, you will find mysterious, large, gray, vaguely nautical, helmet shaped bins. These bins are for recycling glass. You…Feb 14, 2023Feb 14, 2023
Lucas Kuan1/30/2023 — Chinese Lunar New YearIn Paris, the Chinese Lunar New Year seems to have been adopted as a city wide tradition rather than something reserved exclusively for…Feb 1, 2023Feb 1, 2023
Lucas Kuan1/24/2023 — La grèveIn one of the first French classes I took at University, we had a unit about leisure activities. The workbook included numerous example…Jan 26, 2023Jan 26, 2023
Lucas Kuan1/16/2023 — GradientsGradients have a tendency to pop up in unusual places. They accompany you on the hill up and down a city. They cover the side of your…Jan 18, 2023Jan 18, 2023
Lucas Kuan1/9/2023 — The Impossibility of Swiss TrainsIn season three episode three of Emily in Paris, Emily makes a remark on the uncanny similarity of dogs and their owners. While this is…Jan 9, 20231Jan 9, 20231
Lucas Kuan12/14/2022 — A Third of the Way ThroughThe saying “If you copy from one book, that’s plagiarism: if you copy from many books, that’s research,” is ironically unattributable. The…Dec 16, 2022Dec 16, 2022
