Published in Curbed by Vox, January 2020. Story link / Archived link. Sound and the city Urban silence is increasingly endangered—and primarily available to those who can pay for it InIn London’s Kew Gardens grows the Encephalartos woodii—a cycad brought from South Africa in 1899. It’s the only member of its species ever found, but my thoughts about theContinue reading “Sound and the city”
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My house was my marriage
Published in Curbed by Vox, August 2018. Story link / Archive link. How marriage—and divorce—changed my relationship to home Living in an expensive city sometimes leads to different life choices never cared much about buying a home. I know all the reasons why you should if you possibly can, but as I spent my 20sContinue reading “My house was my marriage”
Our fridges, ourselves
Published in Curbed at Vox, July 2017. Original link / Archived link. Our fridges, ourselves Moving in with an expat taught me that what we prefer in our homes is culture, not nature The first time I saw a tumble dryer was on an episode of Baywatch, when the clothes of a would-be drowning victim wereContinue reading “Our fridges, ourselves”
The color of your city
Published in Curbed at Vox, November 2017. Original link / Archived link. The color of your city As neighborhoods change over time, color is a bridge between tradition and invention When you think about your city, what colors come to mind? When I think about London my head fills with an image of the grayContinue reading “The color of your city”
Why Lush Stores Smell Like That
Published in Racked at Vox, April 2017. Article link / Archived link. Why Lush Stores Smell Like That You can smell it from a block away, but what’s going on with that scent? You’ll know the Lush smell — even if you’ve never stepped foot inside a branch, you’re probably familiar with it, as theContinue reading “Why Lush Stores Smell Like That”
At bedtime, nothing soothes like a YouTube video about space
Published in Well+Good, November 2023. Original article link / Archived article link. Struggling To Fall Asleep? Watching a Video About Space Could Help You Drift Right Off Into the Dreamy Ether As I’m getting ready for sleep, the distant murmur of London traffic is a permanent part of the soundscape in my bedroom. Equally omnipresentContinue reading “At bedtime, nothing soothes like a YouTube video about space “
Åttebladsstjernens universelle tiltrekningskraft
Aftenposten Innsikt, november 2025. PDF her. Les nettversjonen her.
“When the tide’s at full force there’s no chance you can swim against it”
Men’s Health, November 2025. PDF here. Nigel Walley, 61, has been swimming in the Thames since he was a boy and now regularly tackles the iconic river’s tidal section. He explains what it’s like to be in the water as the tide surges. As told to Jessica Furseth . We went for an hour and aContinue reading ““When the tide’s at full force there’s no chance you can swim against it””
Brev fra Europa
Uncertain States Scandinavia #25 “Europa”, september 2025. Original her (side 2). Brev fra Europa Jeg vokste opp i en liten verden, i ei norsk bygd med flere kyr enn folk – naturskjønn, men utrolig kjedelig for meg som tenåring. Vi begynte å lære engelsk på skolen da jeg var ti år, og jeg husker ennå hvorContinue reading “Brev fra Europa”
The fourth meal
The Simple Things, September 2026.
Jessica Furseth 