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As we enter an era of rapid technological change, artificial intelligence (AI) and robotics are at the forefront of a new revolution,...

The middle seat is aviation's cruelest joke. It's the compromise nobody wants, the consolation prize of air travel, the seating equivalent of being the third wheel on a date. You get no armrest sovereignty, no window view, no easy bathroom access. You're wedged between two strangers who are both secretly annoyed that you exist while simultaneously using you as a human barrier to avoid acknowledging each other's presence.

Adventure travel is essentially a laboratory for failure. You can plan meticulously, prepare extensively, research every possible variable, and still find yourself dealing with situations that don't match anything you anticipated.

Don't get me wrong, winning awards is fantastic. But the gap between expectation and reality is vast enough to drive a small vehicle through.

After years of traveling for film projects, I've developed what I call the "controlled chaos" approach to packing. It's part strategic...

There I was, standing in the hallway of a mid-tier hotel in at 2 AM, staring at a carpet pattern that seemed designed by someone having a...

Mountains don't engage in small talk. They don't tell you they're "fine" when they're clearly having a geological crisis. They don't pretend their weather patterns are more predictable than they actually are to make you feel better about your hiking plans. If a mountain is dangerous, it looks dangerous. If it's going to be a difficult climb, you can see that from the bottom.

Here's what they don't show you in behind-the-scenes footage: for every moment of creative brilliance, there are approximately seventeen moments of people standing around trying to figure out why the camera won't turn on, where the backup hard drives went, or whether that suspicious smell is coming from craft services or the location's plumbing.

The emotional power of science fiction lies in its ability to make the strange familiar and the familiar strange. It reminds us that the human condition is both universal and utterly unique, both fragile and resilient.

Let me say something controversial: beaches are overrated. There, I said it. Well, sand is overrated. Beaches are fine if they don't...

There are two types of travelers in this world: those who trust technology implicitly and those who've been burned badly enough to know...

I've spent enough time in theaters on both sides of the Atlantic to have developed a theory: the difference between Broadway and West End...

I hit a wall last year. Not literally, though that wouldn't be surprising, but creatively. My ideas had started to taste like reheated...

I approached "The Great Gatsby" musical with excitment. Not just because Kaite Kerrigan who wrote the book is a friend of mine. Not just...

We're living through what I believe will be remembered as a transformative era in musical theater. One that both honors tradition and...

There's a moment in almost every musical when the theater gets quiet. Not silent, never silent, but the kind of quiet that feels like the...

I was ten when I first watched "The Thing." Way too young, obviously. But when you grow up with a mum who's let you watch Child's Play,...

There's this curse that comes with making films for a living: you can never just watch movies anymore. Never. What should be a two-hour...

Let's talk about "The Studio." If you haven't caught it yet, it's that new series about a dysfunctional Hollywood Studio trying to make...

I've been thinking a lot lately about storytelling structure. About how we build narratives, layer them, and ultimately deliver them to...