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Friendships

The links that sustain us

Relationships

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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
Allie Vogt
Sydney Brown, +1

Career

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How to make a great first impression

Jan 19, 2026

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20 min read

How to make a great first impression

Not ironic

Sydney Brown
Sydney Brown

Friendships

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AUSomesauce

Oct 20, 2025

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35 min read

AUSomesauce

Part 1 of my week in Austin because I am verbose

Sydney Brown
Sydney Brown

Relationships

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You don't have to be around them that much if you don't want to

Sep 22, 2025

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20 min read

You don't have to be around them that much if you don't want to

On men

Sydney Brown
Sydney Brown

Relationships

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The sexual tête-à-tête of ordering a shared meal

Sep 8, 2025

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16 min read

The sexual tête-à-tête of ordering a shared meal

I copied the word from Google so I wouldn't forget the accents

Sydney Brown
Sydney Brown

Friendships

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50 noteworthy items at my Vermont Airbnb

Aug 18, 2025

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13 min read

50 noteworthy items at my Vermont Airbnb

Goats, unicycles, and...KMS?

Sydney Brown
Sydney Brown

Friendships

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Old and new loves in New England

Jul 7, 2025

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51 min read

Old and new loves in New England

Road tripping through New England and watching my friends be in love with it, too

Sydney Brown
Sydney Brown

New York

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Doing the thing I love that also makes me mad

Jun 16, 2025

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30 min read

Doing the thing I love that also makes me mad

My third walk from the top of Manhattan to the very bottom!

Sydney Brown
Sydney Brown

Friendships

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Barceloners

Apr 14, 2025

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43 min read

Barceloners

Part two of my trip to Spain because I can't stop writing too many words

Sydney Brown
Sydney Brown

Friendships

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Mad Rizz in Mad Rid

Apr 7, 2025

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47 min read

Mad Rizz in Mad Rid

Part one of my trip to Spain because I can't stop writing too many words

Sydney Brown
Sydney Brown

Family

+3

Regressing, relaxing, and resolutions

Jan 7, 2025

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50 min read

Regressing, relaxing, and resolutions

Travel diary in Pittsburgh + Florida, New Year's's' stuff

Friendships

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Beignets, bagels, and more (pt. 1)

Dec 9, 2024

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45 min read

Beignets, bagels, and more (pt. 1)

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!

Friendships

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Back on the horse, or at least on a horse

Nov 19, 2024

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49 min read

Back on the horse, or at least on a horse

Trying to come back in!

New York

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Goings and goodbyes

Aug 26, 2024

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13 min read

Goings and goodbyes

This is about goodbyes in general; this newsletter is very much saying hello!

New York

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Walking through Manhattan on Father's Day

Jun 18, 2024

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33 min read

Walking through Manhattan on Father's Day

Sorry I'm late! This just took forever to write.

New York

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How and how not to make friends at a bar

May 20, 2024

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23 min read

How and how not to make friends at a bar

Friends might be a strong word

New York

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The highways of our youth

May 8, 2024

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30 min read

The highways of our youth

A childish weekend in the Catskills

Friendships

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Palm reading

Feb 19, 2024

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35 min read

Palm reading

Recap of South Florida...so far

New York

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Party lines

Dec 18, 2023

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23 min read

Party lines

How the parties we host reflect our maturity...whatever that means

New York

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Gentrifier Retreat

Dec 4, 2023

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23 min read

Gentrifier Retreat

This is just me talking about my weekend away-ish

New York

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The best day of the year

Nov 6, 2023

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19 min read

The best day of the year

Somehow, it involves runners?

New York

+3

The Bailers' Society

Oct 23, 2023

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24 min read

The Bailers' Society

The special brand of making and breaking plans in New York

New York

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New York University

Oct 9, 2023

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22 min read

New York University

And I'm not talking about the one around Washington Square Park

New York

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A night on the town

Aug 28, 2023

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21 min read

A night on the town

Checking in about alcohol consumption and what it means to have a good night out

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