Karen Gardiner
@karendesuyo.bsky.social
Scottish writer based in Northern NY, via Japan and elsewhere. Work in Condé Nast Traveler, BBC, Nat Geo, Washington Post and more. https://karengardiner.contently.com
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The BBC Scotland commentary for Kenny McLean’s halfway line goal is glorious. Stuff of dreams. 🔥
Congratulations #Scotland, see you at the World Cup.
Congratulations #Scotland, see you at the World Cup.
November 18, 2025 at 10:00 PM
The BBC Scotland commentary for Kenny McLean’s halfway line goal is glorious. Stuff of dreams. 🔥
Congratulations #Scotland, see you at the World Cup.
Congratulations #Scotland, see you at the World Cup.
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“Against the noise.” 🤡
September 17, 2025 at 5:55 AM
“Against the noise.” 🤡
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Owen Cooper, 15, becomes the youngest male actor to win an outstanding supporting actor Emmy. How lovely to hear a young northern working class talent speaking so eloquently on the biggest stage after being given a chance in the industry
September 15, 2025 at 7:13 AM
Owen Cooper, 15, becomes the youngest male actor to win an outstanding supporting actor Emmy. How lovely to hear a young northern working class talent speaking so eloquently on the biggest stage after being given a chance in the industry
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If you want to dress well this fall, imagine yourself as Big Jim Collie, a Scottish crofter in the 1970s who lived alone in a bothy and rode a rickety old bicycle through the Lairig Ghru, the highest mountain pass in the highest mountain range in Britain, while sustaining himself on a bit of dram.
September 13, 2025 at 8:10 PM
If you want to dress well this fall, imagine yourself as Big Jim Collie, a Scottish crofter in the 1970s who lived alone in a bothy and rode a rickety old bicycle through the Lairig Ghru, the highest mountain pass in the highest mountain range in Britain, while sustaining himself on a bit of dram.
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Mads, and also Mads. Two great options.
September 7, 2025 at 3:55 AM
Mads, and also Mads. Two great options.
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Kurosawa and Mifune had that shit on
September 2, 2025 at 1:44 AM
Kurosawa and Mifune had that shit on
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A personal bugbear is cities commodifying the aesthetics of sex work while also pushing sex workers out. I wrote about this phenomenon in Montréal where tourism marketing has the cheek to use red lights to wink at tourists while making life difficult for SWs m.sevendaysvt.com/guides/montr...
Montréal Used to Be Canada's 'Sin City.' What Happened?
Montréal's red-light district once beckoned those seeking pleasure and vice. That era has passed, but the city's tourism industry still leans on its sexy spirit.
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August 15, 2025 at 6:03 PM
A personal bugbear is cities commodifying the aesthetics of sex work while also pushing sex workers out. I wrote about this phenomenon in Montréal where tourism marketing has the cheek to use red lights to wink at tourists while making life difficult for SWs m.sevendaysvt.com/guides/montr...
A personal bugbear is cities commodifying the aesthetics of sex work while also pushing sex workers out. I wrote about this phenomenon in Montréal where tourism marketing has the cheek to use red lights to wink at tourists while making life difficult for SWs m.sevendaysvt.com/guides/montr...
Montréal Used to Be Canada's 'Sin City.' What Happened?
Montréal's red-light district once beckoned those seeking pleasure and vice. That era has passed, but the city's tourism industry still leans on its sexy spirit.
m.sevendaysvt.com
August 15, 2025 at 6:03 PM
A personal bugbear is cities commodifying the aesthetics of sex work while also pushing sex workers out. I wrote about this phenomenon in Montréal where tourism marketing has the cheek to use red lights to wink at tourists while making life difficult for SWs m.sevendaysvt.com/guides/montr...
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🚨Delighted to say my new book #SmallEarthquakes is published today by @hurstpublishers.bsky.social.
Blending travel writing, history & reportage, it uncovers Britain’s lost connections with South America, from the Atacama to Tierra del Fuego, Easter Island to South Georgia.
➡️ tinyurl.com/2wy8j9df
Blending travel writing, history & reportage, it uncovers Britain’s lost connections with South America, from the Atacama to Tierra del Fuego, Easter Island to South Georgia.
➡️ tinyurl.com/2wy8j9df
July 31, 2025 at 8:06 AM
🚨Delighted to say my new book #SmallEarthquakes is published today by @hurstpublishers.bsky.social.
Blending travel writing, history & reportage, it uncovers Britain’s lost connections with South America, from the Atacama to Tierra del Fuego, Easter Island to South Georgia.
➡️ tinyurl.com/2wy8j9df
Blending travel writing, history & reportage, it uncovers Britain’s lost connections with South America, from the Atacama to Tierra del Fuego, Easter Island to South Georgia.
➡️ tinyurl.com/2wy8j9df
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For Food & Wine, I write about Hurtigruten’s new culinary ambassador, Máret Ravdna Buljo, and her mission to reinvigorate and bring more visibility to Sámi food, and show that it can be eaten cross-legged on a lávvu floor, as well as seated at a table: www.foodandwine.com/hurtigruten-...
July 17, 2025 at 7:05 PM
For Food & Wine, I write about Hurtigruten’s new culinary ambassador, Máret Ravdna Buljo, and her mission to reinvigorate and bring more visibility to Sámi food, and show that it can be eaten cross-legged on a lávvu floor, as well as seated at a table: www.foodandwine.com/hurtigruten-...
For Food & Wine, I write about Hurtigruten’s new culinary ambassador, Máret Ravdna Buljo, and her mission to reinvigorate and bring more visibility to Sámi food, and show that it can be eaten cross-legged on a lávvu floor, as well as seated at a table: www.foodandwine.com/hurtigruten-...
July 17, 2025 at 7:05 PM
For Food & Wine, I write about Hurtigruten’s new culinary ambassador, Máret Ravdna Buljo, and her mission to reinvigorate and bring more visibility to Sámi food, and show that it can be eaten cross-legged on a lávvu floor, as well as seated at a table: www.foodandwine.com/hurtigruten-...
I’m just wondering why someone would attend puppypalooza, a dog adoption event, wearing a “fuck your feelings” t-shirt.
May 26, 2025 at 11:30 AM
I’m just wondering why someone would attend puppypalooza, a dog adoption event, wearing a “fuck your feelings” t-shirt.
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Over 60% of people in publishing are from middle-class backgrounds, with fewer than 20% of working-class origin. And 47% of authors and writers are from the most privileged social starting points, contrasting with only 10% from working-class backgrounds.
May 5, 2025 at 9:06 AM
Over 60% of people in publishing are from middle-class backgrounds, with fewer than 20% of working-class origin. And 47% of authors and writers are from the most privileged social starting points, contrasting with only 10% from working-class backgrounds.
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We're launching The Bee magazine today because the UK publishing and writing industries have a bit of a class problem.
May 5, 2025 at 9:06 AM
We're launching The Bee magazine today because the UK publishing and writing industries have a bit of a class problem.
Just wonderful. Give yourself 10 minutes with this www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
A Closer Look at Pope Francis’ Favorite Painting
Caravaggio was an artist of rare directness, whose naturalistic pictures brought the heavens down to earth. Our critic Jason Farago shows you what Francis may have seen in them.
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April 25, 2025 at 4:51 PM
Just wonderful. Give yourself 10 minutes with this www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
Just been paid for a story that I didn’t even have to invoice - or navigate some idiosyncratic onboarding platform - for! 🤯 this is way
April 24, 2025 at 1:59 PM
Just been paid for a story that I didn’t even have to invoice - or navigate some idiosyncratic onboarding platform - for! 🤯 this is way
But do I really need this Susan Meiselas Carnival Strippers print?
Magnum Square Print: Susan Meiselas
The star and the new girl at work. Casa del Rio, Tunbridge, Vermont, USA, 1975. © Susan Meiselas / Magnum Photos This print is hand-signed by the photographer on an archival label to ensure quality an...
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April 23, 2025 at 5:06 PM
But do I really need this Susan Meiselas Carnival Strippers print?
I had a lovely autumn trip to Nasu last year and reckon it’s as beautiful in the spring. I wrote about Nasu’s natural wonders, craft culture and food for this weekend’s Times: www.thetimes.com/travel/desti...
April 8, 2025 at 3:50 PM
I had a lovely autumn trip to Nasu last year and reckon it’s as beautiful in the spring. I wrote about Nasu’s natural wonders, craft culture and food for this weekend’s Times: www.thetimes.com/travel/desti...
Creating Wajima-nuri lacquerware requires more than 100 steps. The technique builds resilience in the wood and its craftspeople, an attribute they’ve had to draw on since the city was devastated by an earthquake: www.cntraveler.com/story/how-ja...
How Japan’s Wajima-nuri Artisans Are Bouncing Back After the Earthquake
A year after a natural disaster, the resilient artisans of Japan’s Noto Peninsula are forging ahead—with great help from the city of Kanazawa.
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March 14, 2025 at 5:57 PM
Creating Wajima-nuri lacquerware requires more than 100 steps. The technique builds resilience in the wood and its craftspeople, an attribute they’ve had to draw on since the city was devastated by an earthquake: www.cntraveler.com/story/how-ja...
Lots of people travel to Izumo to pray for love. Personally I plan to go back to join the heavy drinking god party in November 🍶 www.bbc.com/travel/artic...
Looking for a match made in heaven? This Japanese city is for people seeking love
If you pray for love in Izumo, there's a good chance you'll be heard. Every year, eight million gods gather in this seaside city to decide the fate of humans' relationships.
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February 17, 2025 at 1:45 PM
Lots of people travel to Izumo to pray for love. Personally I plan to go back to join the heavy drinking god party in November 🍶 www.bbc.com/travel/artic...
Overcame one of my biggest fears and skated 10k along the Rideau Canal ⛸️
February 15, 2025 at 9:24 PM
Overcame one of my biggest fears and skated 10k along the Rideau Canal ⛸️
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"Unlike the West, "belief" or "disbelief" doesn't really factor into Japanese spirituality," explains @hirokoyoda.bsky.social in @karendesuyo.bsky.social's article for the BBC. "In Japan, religions are not based in dogma. They co-exist with modern society." www.bbc.com/travel/artic...
Looking for a match made in heaven? This Japanese city is for people seeking love
If you pray for love in Izumo, there's a good chance you'll be heard. Every year, eight million gods gather in this seaside city to decide the fate of humans' relationships.
www.bbc.com
February 13, 2025 at 11:15 PM
"Unlike the West, "belief" or "disbelief" doesn't really factor into Japanese spirituality," explains @hirokoyoda.bsky.social in @karendesuyo.bsky.social's article for the BBC. "In Japan, religions are not based in dogma. They co-exist with modern society." www.bbc.com/travel/artic...
ICYMI and are wondering why so many freelancers are utterly burned out on pitching these days.
December 30, 2024 at 12:57 PM
ICYMI and are wondering why so many freelancers are utterly burned out on pitching these days.
Any excuse for Fair Isle puffins.
December 22, 2024 at 2:26 PM
Any excuse for Fair Isle puffins.
The lovely Range magazine now has an online home so I’m taking the opportunity to share my cover story from the current issue. It’s about one of my favourite cities, a place that is obsessed with crafts: www.rangetravel.com/stories/kana...
Inside Kanazawa's World of Traditional Crafts
Artisans in Kanazawa, Japan’s epicenter of crafts, are preserving traditional ways by reinventing them for modern life — and visitors have a role to play.
www.rangetravel.com
December 19, 2024 at 5:21 PM
The lovely Range magazine now has an online home so I’m taking the opportunity to share my cover story from the current issue. It’s about one of my favourite cities, a place that is obsessed with crafts: www.rangetravel.com/stories/kana...