Many of the Pa’li have never set foot on solid land. And yet they have seen more of the world than almost any land dweller. Their city atop the waves never stops moving. It consists of many enormous bipyramids made from an alloy - the bottom pyramids, called the lii, extend down beneath the waves, while the top halves, the paa, tower into the sky, the widest part keeping the shape upright and stab...

If I’d known it was going to be the last night of my life, I would have eaten more cake. And I would have worn something nicer, or maybe more comfortable. No, definitely something nicer. Instead, because I wasn’t that close to Alyssa and her boyfriend and because I didn’t have a date or expect to get chatted up, I picked a basic skater swing dress from about 2014. Floral print. And flats. My plan ...

If watching cartoons has taught me anything, it’s that there is really no reason to ever leave my bed. I mean, except to go to the bathroom and get food. I guess I could get a mini fridge. And a bedpan. Or a urinary catheter.

Okay, so maybe this life lesson isn’t turning me into Gandhi or anything. But here’s the thing: no matter what time you wake up in the morning, there will be cartoons on. And...