“Why the Dalai Lama Continues to be a Counselor to Us All”—an essay on the Dalai Lama’s 90th birthday, published in Time, July 5, 2025.
A curated set of 10 Favorite Movies for Galerie.com, July 31, 2025.
“The Gospel According to Matthew”—a long review of Matthew McConaughey’s Poems & Prayers, published in Air Mail, September 6, 2025.
A long, rich conversation with Nathan Gardels on how the world has changed—and hasn’t—since Video Night in Kathmandu, for the Berggruen Institute’s Futurology podcast, broadcast on September 16, 2025.
“Our Common Global Humanity”—an extended essay on the work of Steve McCurry, to introduce a new book of his images, from Artika Press—September 16, 2025.
“The Lone Seabird”—a review of True Nature, the new biography of Peter Matthiessen, run in Air Mail, September 27, 2025.
“How to find Calm in a World on Fire”—an interview with Dan Harris on his Ten Per Cent Happier podcast—October 8, 2025.
“The Unspoken Space We Share”—a short essay on the “ma” of conversation, written for Ma, a book published by Tuttle, October 2025.
“Matter of Faith”—an essay on the spirit of pilgrimage for the 15th anniversary edition of Conde Nast Traveller India, November 2025.
“The Depth of Simplicity”—a long essay on Michael Mandapati’s collection of kilims to introduce the new book Kilims, Warp & Weft, published by Hali, November 15, 2025.
“Time Out of Time”—an essay on Bhutan to introduce the volume Bhutan: Portrait of a Kingdom, with a Foreword by Her Majesty Jetsun Pema Wangchuck, and featuring photographs by His Majesty King Jigme and ten others, published in November 2025.
“Flow Zone”—a long essay on Yamanaka Onsen and Fukui-ken, two overlooked treasures in Japan, for Conde Nast Traveller (U.K.), December 2025.
“The Zarafshon Parkside Hotel, Samarkand”—a short piece on my Discovery of 2025 (and the Disappointment, Bali) for the Financial Times, December 6, 2025.
“Pico Supreme”—An interview with Santa Barbara Film Festival Director Roger Durling on appearing in the movie Marty Supreme, run in The Santa Barbara Independent, December 11, 2025.
A small part as Ram Sethi, opposite Timothee Chalamet’s Marty, in Josh Safdie’s film Marty Supreme, released by A24 on December 25, 2025
“Peace Be With You”—a short but lavishly illustrated essay on seeing Japan through its three Aman properties, published in Air Mail, December 27, 2025.
“Naoshima and Teshima”—a tiny piece on Japan’s art islands for a short collection of tributes to cultural pilgrimage, Financial Times, December 27, 2025.
“Silence, the Universal Medicine”—the closing talk at the TED Annual Conference in Vancouver, delivered on April 11, 2025 and posted online on January 6, 2026.
“How a Travel-Writer Became Timothee Chalamet’s Ping-Pong Nemesis”—a Guest Essay on acting in Marty Supreme for The New York Times, January 9, 2025.
“Our Unseen Sanctuary”—a long essay on an imaginary place for the 30th anniversary issue of Outlook, published January 21, 2026.