Publications

Interviews & Profiles

Here, you'll find interviews and profiles with restaurant owners, service members, translators, doctors, and more. 

Arts and Culture

Explore my writings on art, books, food, architecture, and culture. 

West End Brutalism

One of the world’s most famous examples of brutalist architecture is Boston’s City Hall, a hulking concrete structure whose bold form stands in contrast to the city’s traditional architecture. Notorious for its unconventional style, City Hall has prompted powerful reactions from the public. Detractors disparage City Hall as an oppressive eyesore, but admirers value its commanding presence.   
Not far from City Hall and situated in Boston’s West End, Government Service Center is a complex that in...