A Cabo San Lucas vacation gets off on the wrong foot when an airport escalator eats Corey Levitan’s flip-flop—and refuses to give it back.

What happens when online conversations move into the real world? Corey Levitan invited Facebook strangers to dinner and discovered unexpected friendship, civil debate, and a surprising lesson about human connection.

In his latest STNDRD Deviations column, Corey Levitan chronicles his obsessive quest to eliminate plastic from his home—and the mounting costs, sleepless nights, and marital commentary that followed.