Jonathan Smith

1 month ago | thenanjinger.com | Jonathan Smith

August in Nanjing defies expectations: extreme heat replaces mild warmth, disrupting normalcy and comfort. Nanjing’s summer is unbearably hot, surpassing other global hotspots with its intense, humid 38°C (feels like 48°C). Winter in Nanjing offers little relief, as indoor heating makes it feel hotter than summer, creating a paradoxical climate. The essay reflects on Nanjing’s heat as a metaphor for global stress, climate change, and life’s relentless pressures.

2 months ago | theinfatuation.com | Jonathan Smith

The menu at Dear Annie doubles as a zine with a grainy cover photo of Tina Turner and David Bowie sharing a swig from a bottle of wine. It’s a fitting image for a New American restaurant that encourages mingling both with people you know and those you don’t. At the massive 16-seat communal table in the center of the room, taper candles flicker on faces and someone is always just a glass of trousseau away from swiping the deck of Tarot cards on the table and reading your future.

2 months ago | theinfatuation.com | Will Hartman |Molly Fitzpatrick |Jonathan Smith |Anne Cruz

SoJo Spa Club’s food hall is as pristine as its facilities. They have everything from cheeseburgers to bulgogi, but here, we like to order like we're at a wellness retreat in Wyoming, not across the Hudson River in Edgewater, New Jersey. That means getting a green smoothie and a tuna poke bowl (with brown rice, naturally).