The Gen Z Report

What My Travel Friend Taught Me About Growing Older

Turning 30 and transcending time

Apr 2 • Ben Ulansey

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March 2026

Drones, Planes, and the Democratization of Awe

What modern technology can teach us about our smallness

Mar 13 • Ben Ulansey

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We Were Attacked by Fire Ants in the Amazon

Ants, bridges, and the ambitious trek to Macchu Picchu

Mar 6 • Ben Ulansey

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February 2026

My Consequential Country

Traveling the world as a United States citizen is a strange burden to bear

Feb 26 • Ben Ulansey

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‘Akeelah and the Bee’ Is a Tenderhearted Reminder of Why I Love Words

20 years on, Akeelah and the Bee serves as a coming-of-age parable and a wonderfully soulful rendering of the mentor-protegé relationship

Feb 18 • Ben Ulansey

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‘Death by Astonishment’ Tackles the Ineffable and Falls Forgivably Short

Andrew Gallimore’s most ambitious work to date can’t quite achieve all of its aims, but deserves praise for the attempt

Feb 7 • Ben Ulansey

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January 2026

‘A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms’ Is a Refreshingly Novel Reminder of Why I Love Westeros

And how the ‘Game of Thrones’ world first pulled me in

Jan 29 • Ben Ulansey

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Escapist Delights w/ Josh Porter: The Travel Edition

A recording from Ben Ulansey and Walter Rhein's live video

Jan 23 • Ben Ulansey, Walter Rhein, and Josh Porter

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‘28 Years Later: The Bone Temple’ Bucks One of Hollywood’s Most Frustrating Trends

And reinforces a couple others

Jan 20 • Ben Ulansey

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Venezuela, ICE, and How Renee Good Became the New Gabby Petito

A brief reflection on current events

Jan 16 • Ben Ulansey

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The Game That Shall Not Be Named

… Unless you make it beyond my opening anecdote

Jan 14 • Ben Ulansey

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‘Avatar: Fire and Ash’ Is Visually Stunning and Narratively Underwhelming

James Cameron’s third installment in the Pandora saga doesn’t reinvent the wheel, yet still builds one of the greatest arguments for the virtues of…

Jan 6 • Ben Ulansey

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