PinnedMatthew ClaphaminA-CulturatedThe Hardest Phrase in the World to Translate: ‘A Nice Cup of Tea’There is far more cultural content in that ceramic vessel than just a hot beverage·7 min read·May 14, 2024--128--128
PinnedMatthew ClaphaminIberosphericalAlpargatas — the Holiday Fling I Always Go Back ToHow the perfect footwear transports me to a cyclical summer idyll·6 min read·May 6, 2024--24--24
PinnedMatthew ClaphaminIberosphericalWatering the Farmland of Spain: Storied Past and Troubled PresentThe dilemma facing the country that is both Europe’s fruit and vegetable garden, and home to the continent’s only desert·6 min read·May 3, 2024--37--37
PinnedMatthew ClaphaminIberosphericalThe Shifting Ebb and Flow of Transatlantic MigrationOne family’s generational journey there and back again, and how it questions contemporary certainties·6 min read·Apr 10, 2024--21--21
PinnedMatthew ClaphaminEllemenoWhat Makes Fire So Alluring?I never feel as alive or as contemplative as when staring into and stoking flames·4 min read·Dec 3, 2023--59--59
Matthew ClaphaminIberosphericalMust Tourism Always Kill the Goose That Lays the Golden Egg?Even in towns off the beaten track, it doesn’t take much to disrupt the appeal of the local way of life·6 min read·12 hours ago--6--6
Matthew ClaphaminAll About MHow Does Medium Distribution Work?No answers inside, but plenty more questions. And scientifically statistical analysis! Kind of…·7 min read·3 days ago--22--22
Matthew ClaphaminBabelShould English Remain Europe’s De Facto Lingua Franca After Brexit?And if so, who shapes terminology in the language in a rapidly changing world?·5 min read·5 days ago--18--18
Matthew ClaphaminAll About MHave I Really Been Here a Year?It feels longer, or shorter (or both?) as I look back down the tracks·6 min read·May 26, 2024--33--33
Matthew ClaphaminIberosphericalThe Iberospherical Month of MayA look back at the past month on the pub·4 min read·May 26, 2024--15--15