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A Brooklyn transplant critiques her surroundings through her obnoxious search for authenticity every Monday.

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How to make a great first impression

How to make a great first impression

Not ironic

Jan 19, 2026

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20 min read

My solution to New York's gentrification problem

My solution to New York's gentrification problem

Hint: it involves a rival

May 19, 2025

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29 min read

Aritzia is womanhood

Aritzia is womanhood

How one store encapsulates the feminine experience and forces me to examine my gender

Jun 9, 2025

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31 min read

This book will make you a better person in every way (pt. 1)

This book will make you a better person in every way (pt. 1)

My experience reading "The Power Broker" (with actual literary analysis to come next week)

Mar 4, 2025

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27 min read

Bonus: Walking through Manhattan on Christmas Eve

Bonus: Walking through Manhattan on Christmas Eve

My odyssey from Manhattan's tip to its tail

Jan 3, 2024

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33 min read

The Bailers' Society

The Bailers' Society

The special brand of making and breaking plans in New York

Oct 23, 2023

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24 min read

Some of the latest

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Happy 3rd Birthday, Gentrifier Olympics!

Three years of writing my newsletter!

Aug 10, 2026

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8 min read

Happy 3rd Birthday, Gentrifier Olympics!

I took a 12-hour Amtrak from New York to Toronto. Here’s how it went

It ended up being 13 hours, actually!

Aug 3, 2026

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31 min read

I took a 12-hour Amtrak from New York to Toronto. Here’s how it went

Bottom to top

Not a switch story, unfortunately!

Jul 28, 2026

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16 min read

Bottom to top

...hey

It's been awhile!

Jul 22, 2026

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17 min read

...hey

Customer support should only be reachable through phone calls

Why we should ban chat-based support

May 11, 2026

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10 min read

Customer support should only be reachable through phone calls
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A Brooklyn transplant critiques her surroundings through her obnoxious search for authenticity every Monday.

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