Sydney Brown

This is my bio for my newslettor :PPPPPPPPPPPP

Aug 24, 2026

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4 min read

Both sides of coastal elitism

As in...east and west

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Aug 19, 2026

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4 min read

Got too distracted

Spewing my Current Fixations instead

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Happy 3rd Birthday, Gentrifier Olympics!

Aug 10, 2026

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8 min read

Happy 3rd Birthday, Gentrifier Olympics!

Three years of writing my newsletter!

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

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

It ended up being 13 hours, actually!

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Jul 28, 2026

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16 min read

Bottom to top

Not a switch story, unfortunately!

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Jul 22, 2026

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17 min read

...hey

It's been awhile!

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Customer support should only be reachable through phone calls

May 11, 2026

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10 min read

Customer support should only be reachable through phone calls

Why we should ban chat-based support

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May 4, 2026

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19 min read

No longer a gentrifier

I'm moving to a nicer neighborhood

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I am choosing eating a sandwich over writing today pt. 2

Apr 27, 2026

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1 min read

I am choosing eating a sandwich over writing today pt. 2

It happens...again

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I am choosing eating a sandwich over writing today

Apr 20, 2026

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1 min read

I am choosing eating a sandwich over writing today

It happens

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Hating crappy pop music makes you a poser

Apr 13, 2026

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17 min read

Hating crappy pop music makes you a poser

Why Kohls pop is good for the soul

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New York

Apr 6, 2026

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18 min read

Knowing when it's time to move on

Bye Bye Bushwick

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The Self

Mar 30, 2026

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12 min read

Getting older > getting old

10 things this week that made me feel older, not necessarily old

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Career

Mar 23, 2026

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39 min read

In like a lion, out like a lamb

Back on the horse!

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The Self

10 things keeping me from talking to you

Mar 16, 2026

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2 min read

10 things keeping me from talking to you

Sorry to keep pushing you off!

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Mar 9, 2026

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1 min read

Can't send; Florida sun melted my brain

Will orally return next week

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New York

Mar 2, 2026

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14 min read

Do try these things

Condensed tips I learned this past week

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Relationships

Feb 23, 2026

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14 min read

Copping an invite to your dad's wedding

Or whatever

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Relationships

How to be my friend's boyfriend without me hating you

Feb 16, 2026

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17 min read

How to be my friend's boyfriend without me hating you

In 25 easy steps!

Sydney Brown, +1

New York

Seeing an indie movie while people protest outside the theater

Feb 9, 2026

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22 min read

Seeing an indie movie while people protest outside the theater

A quintessential Gentrifier Olympics experience

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New York

Feb 2, 2026

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20 min read

I'm 27! Here's what I learned from 26

And recapping my party because I can

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Culture

Competitive 'Smash Bros.' and the male power fantasy

Jan 26, 2026

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20 min read

Competitive 'Smash Bros.' and the male power fantasy

Our first guest entry!

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Career

Jan 20, 2026

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39 min read

Beignets, bagels, and more (pt. 2)

One week enjoying New Orleans, one week working in my mom's new bagel shop, one week trying to write about all of it and taking forever!

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Career

Jan 19, 2026

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20 min read

How to make a great first impression

Not ironic

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Family

Jan 12, 2026

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13 min read

Boring? Get a pet

Musings after catsitting for a week

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