I once spent 24 hours in a Denny’s for the Daily Bruin. My editors had seemingly pitched the idea as a gag, not quite expecting me to embrace the concept for a magazine story. But just a couple weeks ...

“This is where people of today’s world hang out,” explained Bill Preston, a student, to Socrates. Mr Preston was not your typical member of the Socratic circle. The year was 1988 and they were riding ...