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Sam Martin: Claim your "manspace"
Sam Martin: Excentrica lume a "spaţiilor bărbaţilor"
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Autorul Sam Martin arată fotografii ale unei neobişnuite pasiuni globale care se îndreaptă către setul XY: "spaţiul bărbatului". (Sunt construcţii personalizate pentru petrecerea timpului, unde un bărbat poate revendica o parte din teritoriul lui pentru a munci, a se relaxa, a fi el însuşi.) Ia o bere rece şi savurează.
Sam Martin - Writer
Sam Martin is the director of digital strategy at Texas Monthly magazine, and the author of "Manspace: A Primal Guide to Marking Your Territory." Full bio
Sam Martin is the director of digital strategy at Texas Monthly magazine, and the author of "Manspace: A Primal Guide to Marking Your Territory." Full bio
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So, I am indeed going to talk about
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Deci, voi vorbi într-adevăr despre
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the spaces men create for themselves,
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spaţiile pe care bărbaţii le creează pentru ei înşişi.
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but first I want to tell you why I'm here.
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Dar mai întâi vreau să vă spun de ce sunt aici.
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I'm here for two reasons. These two guys
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Sunt aici din două motive. Aceşti doi băieţi
00:24
are my two sons Ford and Wren.
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sunt fiii mei Ford şi Wren.
00:27
When Ford was about three years old,
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Când Ford avea vreo trei ani,
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we shared a very small room together,
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împărţeam o cameră foarte mică,
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in a very small space.
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într-un spaţiu foarte mic.
00:33
My office was on one half of the bedroom,
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Biroul meu era într-o jumătate de cameră.
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and his bedroom was on the other half.
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Şi dormitorul lui era în cealaltă jumătate.
00:37
And you can imagine, if you're a writer,
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Şi vă puteţi imagina, dacă eşti un scriitor,
00:39
that things would get really crowded around deadlines.
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că lucrurile pot deveni foarte aglomerate în preajma termenelor limită.
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So when Wren was on the way,
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Deci când Wren era pe drum,
00:44
I realized I needed to find a space of my own.
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mi-am dat seama că aveam nevoie să găsesc un spaţiu personal.
00:46
There was no more space in the house. So I went out to the backyard,
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Nu mai era spaţiu în casă. Aşa că am mers în curte.
00:49
and without any previous building experience,
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Şi fără experienţă anterioară în construcţii,
00:51
and about 3,000 dollars and some
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şi cu aproximativ 3.000 de dolari şi nişte
00:53
recycled materials, I built this space.
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materiale reciclate, am construit acest spaţiu.
00:55
It had everything I needed. It was quiet.
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Aveam tot ce aveam nevoie. Era linişte.
00:58
There was enough space. And I had control, which was very important.
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Era suficient spaţiu. Şi aveam control, ceea ce era cel mai important.
01:01
As I was building this space, I thought
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În timp ce construiam spaţiul m-am gândit
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to myself, "Surely I'm not the only guy
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"În mod sigur nu sunt singurul bărbat
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to have to have carved out a space for his own."
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care şi-a făcut un spaţiu pentru el."
01:08
So I did some research.
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Aşa că am făcut puţină cercetare.
01:10
And I found that there was an historic precedence.
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Şi am descoperit că existau precedente istorice.
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Hemingway had his writing space.
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Hemingway a avut propriul spaţiu de scris.
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Elvis had two or three manspaces,
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Elvis a avut două sau trei spaţii personale,
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which is pretty unique because he lived with both his wife and his mother in Graceland.
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ceea ce e destul de unic pentru că trăia şi cu mama sa, şi cu soţia în Graceland.
01:20
In the popular culture, Superman had the Fortress of Solitude,
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În cultura populară, Superman a avut Fortăreaţa de Solitudine.
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and there was, of course, the Batcave.
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Şi apoi a fost, desigur, Peştera lui Batman.
01:27
So I realized then that I wanted to go out on a journey
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Deci mi-am dat seama că vroiam să plec într-o călătorie
01:31
and see what guys were creating for themselves now.
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şi să văd ce-şi făceau băieţii acum.
01:34
Here is one of the first spaces I found. It is in Austin, Texas,
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Acesta e unul din primele spaţii pe care le-am găsit. E in Austin, Texas.
01:36
which is where I'm from.
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De acolo sunt.
01:38
On the outside it looks like a very typical garage, a nice garage.
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Pe dinafară arată ca un garaj foarte obişnuit, un garaj frumos.
01:41
But on the inside, it's anything but.
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Dar pe dinăuntru, este orice altceva.
01:43
And this, to me, is a pretty classic manspace.
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Şi ăsta e, pentru mine, un spaţiu bărbătesc clasic.
01:45
It has neon concert posters, a bar
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Are postere cu neon, un bar,
01:49
and, of course, the leg lamp,
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şi, bineînţeles, o lampă cu picior,
01:51
which is very important.
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care e foarte importantă.
01:53
I soon realized that manspaces didn't have to be only inside.
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Mi-am dat seama curând că spaţiile bărbaţilor nu trebuiau să fie doar în interior.
01:56
This guy built a bowling alley in his backyard,
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Acest om şi-a construit o popicărie în curte,
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out of landscaping timbers, astroturf.
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din cherestea şi gazon sintetic.
02:01
And he found the scoreboard in the trash.
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Şi a găsit tabloul de marcaj în gunoi.
02:04
Here's another outdoor space, a little bit more sophisticated.
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Aici e un alt spaţiu exterior, puţin mai sofisticat.
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This a 1923 wooden tugboat,
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Acesta e un remorcher de lemn din 1923,
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made completely out of Douglas fir.
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făcut în totalitate din brad Douglas.
02:11
The guy did it all himself.
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Omul l-a făcut singur tot.
02:13
And there is about 1,000 square feet of hanging-out space inside.
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Şi aici sunt aproape 93 metri pătraţi de spaţiu interior pentru lenevire.
02:17
So, pretty early on in my investigations
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Deci, destul de devreme în investigaţiile mele
02:20
I realized what I was finding was not what I expected to find,
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mi-am dat seama că nu găseam ce mă aşteptam să găsesc,
02:23
which was, quite frankly, a lot of beer can pyramids
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şi asta era, sincer, piramide din cutii de bere
02:25
and overstuffed couches and flat-screen TVs.
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şi canapele ticsite şi televizoare cu ecran plat.
02:28
There were definitely hang-out spots.
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Erau în mod sigur spaţii de petrecere a timpului.
02:30
But some were for working, some were for playing,
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Dar unele erau pentru muncă, altele erau pentru joc,
02:33
some were for guys to collect their things.
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altele erau pentru ca oamenii să-şi colecteze lucrurile.
02:36
Most of all, I was just surprised with what I was finding.
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Mai mult decât toate, am fost surprins de ce-am găsit.
02:39
Take this place for example.
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Să Iuăm ca exemplu acest loc.
02:41
On the outside it looks like a typical northeastern garage.
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Pe dinafară arată ca un garaj tipic din nord-est.
02:43
This is in Long Island, New York.
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Acesta e în Long Island, New York.
02:45
The only thing that might tip you off is the round window.
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Singurul lucru care l-ar putea da de gol e fereastra rotundă.
02:48
On the inside it's a recreation of a
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În interior e o recreare a unei
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16th century Japanese tea house.
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case japoneze de ceai din secolul 16.
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The man imported all the materials from Japan,
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Omul a importat toate materialele din Japonia,
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and he hired a Japanese carpenter
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şi a angajat un tâmplar japonez
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to build it in the traditional style.
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să o contruiască în stil japonez.
03:00
It has no nails or screws.
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Nu are cuie sau şuruburi.
03:02
All the joints are hand-carved and hand-scribed.
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Toate încheieturile sunt sculptate şi montate manual.
03:05
Here is another pretty typical scene. This is a suburban Las Vegas neighborhood.
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Aici e o altă scenă destul de obişnuită. Ăsta e un cartier sub-urban din Las Vegas.
03:08
But you open one of the garage doors
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Dar deschizi una din uşile garajului
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and there is a professional-size boxing ring inside.
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şi înăuntru e un ring de box de mărime profesională.
03:14
(Laughter)
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(Râsete)
03:15
And so there is a good reason for this.
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Şi deci există multe motive bune pentru asta.
03:17
It was built by this man who is Wayne McCullough.
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A fost construit de acest om care este Wayne McCullough.
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He won the silver medal for Ireland
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El a gâştigat medalia de argint pentru Irlanda
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in the 1992 Olympics,
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la Olimpiada din 1992.
03:23
and he trains in this space. He trains other people.
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Şi se antrenează în spaţiul ăsta. Antrenează alţi oameni.
03:26
And right off the garage he has his own trophy room
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Şi chiar lângă garaj are propria cameră a trofeelor
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where he can sort of bask in his accomplishments,
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unde se poate încălzi în realizările sale,
03:31
which is another sort of important part about a manspace.
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ceea ce e o altă parte importantă a spaţiului bărbaţilor.
03:34
So, while this space represents someone's profession,
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Deci, în timp ce acest spaţiu reprezintă profesia cuiva,
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this one certainly represents a passion.
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acesta reprezintă în mod sigur o pasiune.
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It's made to look like the inside of an English sailing ship.
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E făcut să arate ca interiorul unei corăbii englezeşti.
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It's a collection of nautical antiques from the 1700s and 1800s.
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E o colecţie de vechi obiecte nautice de artă, din anii 1700 şi 1800.
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Museum quality.
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Calitate de muzeu.
03:47
So, as I came to the end of my journey,
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Deci, în timp ce am ajuns la capătul călătoriei mele,
03:49
I found over 50 spaces.
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am găsit peste 50 de spaţii.
03:51
And they were unexpected and they were surprising.
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Şi erau neaşteptate şi erau surprinzătoare.
03:53
But they were also --
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Dar erau şi --
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I was really impressed by how personalized they were,
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am fost foarte impresionat de cât de personalizate erau,
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and how much work went into them.
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şi de câtă muncă a intrat în ele.
03:59
And I realized that's because the guys that I met
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Şi mi-am dat seama că asta e pentru că oamenii pe care i-am întâlnit
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were all very passionate about what they did.
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erau toţi foarte pasionaţi de ce făceau.
04:03
And they really loved their professions.
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Şi că îşi iubeau profesiile cu adevărat.
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And they were very passionate about their collections and their hobbies.
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Şi erau foarte entuziasmaţi de colecţiile lor şi de pasiunile lor.
04:07
And so they created these spaces
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Şi aşa au creat aceste spaţii
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to reflect what they love to do,
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pentru a reflecta ce le place să facă,
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and who they were.
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şi cine sunt.
04:14
So if you don't have a space of your own,
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Deci dacă nu ai un spaţiu personal,
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I highly recommend finding one, and getting into it.
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îţi recomand cu căldură să găseşti unul, şi să intri în el.
04:18
Thank you very much.
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Mulţumesc foarte mult.
04:20
(Applause)
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(Aplauze)
ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Sam Martin - WriterSam Martin is the director of digital strategy at Texas Monthly magazine, and the author of "Manspace: A Primal Guide to Marking Your Territory."
Why you should listen
As Sam Martin tells the story: "After surviving the writing of his first book at a desk in the living room of his house while his 2-year-old son played in the background, he decided enough was enough. ... He built a backyard manspace -- 168 square feet of freedom where he called the shots and controlled the guest list." A manspace (for the uninitiated) is defined by Martin as a den or hideaway where a man can claim a piece of territory for himself. The experience introduced him to a thriving subculture surrounding these obsessive projects, which are documented in his book Manspace: A Primal Guide to Marking Your Territory.
Martin is author of seven books, a number of magazine articles and a television documentary. An expert on men's issues, green building, residential arthictecture, parenting, travel and spiritual pursuits, his writing has appeared in Dwell, Metropolis and Natural Home. In the summer of 2011, he led an Inside Out Project action in Bastrop, Texas, celebrating a community's resilience after a series of deadly wildfires.
The former director of publishing at frog, he is now the director of digital strategy at Texas Monthly magazine.
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