A traveling third space might be an adaptation against a dense city, where space is scarce and contested. But it might also reflect the shortsightedness in the all-too-common assumption that third spaces guarantee belonging, community, and a happy society.

When did bars, malls, and gyms ever guarantee community, anyway? Shared values and interests d... See more

For our community, the pandemic was an inflection point in the latent sense of disconnection that had been simmering for a generation. We awoke from the fever dream of Covid to find that the city had transformed around us, offering no shortage of trendy spaces to photograph a perfect matcha latte or sip a $25 dirty martini. But amid this abundance ... See more