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minute thoughts 2.13.20
minute thoughts 2.13.20

On the delights of geomapping and the difficulty of reading as an adult

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minute thoughtsjayemseyParasite, the Oscars, Bong Joon-ho, Vulture, Architectural Digest, YouTube, West Village, Apartment Therapy, The Washington Post, Lily Lines, The Disposables, Kristen Bell, photography, travel, memory, New York, New York City, linguistics, subway, what3words, UCSB, Storke Tower, Year in Review, alcohol, drinking, snow, climate change, Zadie Smith, Swing Time, reading, representation, Barnes & Noble, Panda Express, orange chicken, hot and sour soup, '90s, the '80s, playlist, Asian AmericanComment
minute thoughts 12.15.19
minute thoughts 12.15.19

On the psychological implications of microcopy and the usefulness of holiday gift guides

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minute thoughtsjayemseyholiday, gifting, Deadspin, Drew Magary, Williams-Sonoma, Amanda Mull, The Atlantic, For Him, For Her, curation, The Cut, New York, New York City, Humans of New York, Guy Fieri, Diners Drive-Ins and Dives, Esquire, Q&A, Hot Ones, Food Network, cooking, Marie Kondo, celebrities, influencers, KonMari, VICE, racism, Gwyneth Paltrow, Goop, Google Calendar, friendship, breakups, Dear Data, data visualizations, data, microcopy, strategy, psychology, UX, purchasing behaviors, WIRED, Target, Mailchimp, Slack, tea, exoticism, Ronan Farrow, Tarana Burke, Megan Rapinoe, Sports Illustrated, politics, 5 Love Languages, Quality Time, Acts of Service, Words of Affirmation, Physical Touch, Receiving GiftsComment
minute thoughts 8.14.19
minute thoughts 8.14.19

On the joy of foreign grocery stores and the cult of productivity within WeWork

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minute thoughtsjayemseyNew York Magazine, grocery store, 7-Eleven, travel, Quartz Obsession, food, food for thought, brag document, The Cosmos, résumé, career, shift responses, support responses, emotional labor, emotional intelligence, Reddit, gun violence, gun control, Gilroy, Dayton, El Paso, '90s, WeWork, Silicon Valley, entrepreneurship, startups, consciousness, culture, America, Britain, election, 2016 election, How I Met Your Mother, thunderstorm, Jane the Virgin, Minute Thoughts, compassion, mass shootingsComment
minute thoughts 5.23.19
minute thoughts 5.23.19

On kitchenware lust and the challenges of a zero-waste lifestyle

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minute thoughtsjayemseyGong Cha, Street Food, street food, Netflix, Southeast Asia, Hong Kong, Kuala Lumpur, Taiwan, Delhi, Singapore, hawker center, Apartment Therapy, Clever, IKEAhacks, kitchenware, KitchenAid, Met Gala, Camp: Notes on Fashion, Susan Sontag, Notes on 'Camp', aesthetics, fashion, popcorn, Stephen Curry, NBA, data, data visualizations, The Pudding, design, redesign, Tan France, Queer Eye, YouTube, roti prata, zero-waste, privilege, environmentalism, composting, perfectionism, imposter syndrome, Ira Glass, creativity, creative strategy, Twitter, Bill Gates, AMA, Reddit, mean world syndrome, abortion, Alabama, Georgia, Brass Monkey, New York, New York City, Jenna Spurlock, Pixar, SVA, Material Girl, campComment
minute thoughts 3.17.19
minute thoughts 3.17.19

On the joy of tiny love stories and who is entitled to natural wealth

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minute thoughtsjayemseyrecipes, viral, homebody economy, self-care, Girls' Night In, Instagram, snacks, Black Forest Gummy Bears, Crash Bandicoot, Mission Impossible, The New York Times, Modern Love, Tiny Love Stories, compliments, catcalling, Michelle Yeoh, Lana Condor, Crazy Rich Asians, To All The Boys I've Loved Before, representation, visibility, capitalism, Silicon Valley, baking, bread, The Perfect Loaf, self-optimization, blogging, lifestyle blog, Molly Yeh, my name is yeh, Valentine's Day, Valentine's Day Almond Cake, French fries, McDonald's, Five Guys, Shake Shack, pop culture, The Nanny, pop music, Carly Rae Jepson, millennials, Millennial Whoop, Bo Burnham, Repeat Stuff, A Night of Philosophy and Ideas, music, Call Me Maybe, Asian AmericanComment
minute thoughts 2.10.19
minute thoughts 2.10.19

On the reason my family is no longer welcome at the Carlsbad strawberry fields and the appeal of Ina Garten

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minute thoughtsjayemseyWealthfront, investing, money, finance, purchasing behaviors, Gen X, millennials, Dollar Shave Club, Quip, Casper, Away, aesthetics, social signaling, Vox, The Best of Everything, direct-to-consumer, Summer Palace, St. Petersburg, Carlsbad U-Pick Strawberry Fields, Hallmark, stock photo, child model, MacBook Pro, Apple, John Saito, Medium, innovation, Edible Arrangements, gifting, Paris, sexuality, PornHub, OkCupid, data, Ina Garten, Barefoot Contessa, Good Eats, Iron Chef, Samin Nosrat, Salt Fat Acid Heat, Marie Kondo, Queer Eye, Antoni Porowski, Jonathan Van Ness, Bobby Berk, Tan France, Karamo Brown, Fab Five, Chrissy Teigen, soup group, clam chowder, bread, KitchenAid, dinner party, New York, New York CityComment
minute thoughts 8.8.18
minute thoughts 8.8.18

On Venmo storytelling and lonely space robots

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minute thoughtsjayemseyFrench tuck, big dick energy, Christina Tosi, The New York Times, Momofuku Milk Bar, Masterchef, Chef's Table, desserts, candles, florals, gardenia, freesia, jasmine, Diptyque, Magic Tree House, Jeff Bezos, Amazon, NASA, space exploration, Curiosity, Space Race, small talk, 36 Questions That Lead to Love, intimacy, love, jazz, Ultra Miami, burgers, In-N-Out, Shake Shack, Ben & Jerry's, blog, ice cream, Queer Eye, Netflix, Fab Five, toxic masculinity, Tan France, Jonathan Van Ness, Karamo Brown, Bobby Berk, Antoni Porowski, data, big data, privacy, Facebook, Google, Venmo, Public By Default, elote, UCSB Comments
minute thoughts 2.19.18
minute thoughts 2.19.18

On solo performance anxiety and authentic pasta-cooking technique

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minute thoughtsjayemseyTeam USA, Facebook, tea, Trader Joe's, Irish Breakfast Tea, Earl Grey, Jasmine Green Tea, tea party, Winter Olympics, figure skating, Kristi Yamaguchi, Michelle Kwan, Sasha Cohen, Stars on Ice, Champions on Ice, Nathan Chen, Vincent Zhou, Adam Rippon, Maia Shibutani, Alex Shibutani, ShibSibs, Vox, Chloe Kim, halfpipe, immigrants, life, liberty, pursuit of happiness, Georges Bizet, Carmen, Aragonaise, Les Toréadors, oboe, solo, SDYS, dim sum, high tea, The Incredibles, The Incredibles 2, Pixar, Quartz Obsession, diamonds, gin, square dancing, Birkin bag, Drake, Valentine's Day, love, relationships, Medium, pastaComment
minute thoughts 1.10.18
minute thoughts 1.10.18

On catcalling response strategies and the separation of art from artists

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minute thoughtsjayemseyJane the Virgin, telenovela, abortion, slut-shaming, bisexuality, postpartem depression, flights, hugs, Black Mirror, Arkangel, parenting, catcalling, Food Network, Guy Fieri, Gordon Ramsey, Alton Brown, Cutthroat Kitchen, Masterchef, Masterchef Junior, Chopped, get it on the plate!, advertising, Justin's, Apple, iPhone, coffeeshops, soup dumplings, truffle fries, #MeToo, That '70s Show, Woody Allen, Weinstein Company, Chris Brown, Spotify, Lyft, Uber, #DeleteUber, Coachella, Chick-fil-A, woke, conscious consumerism, consciousness, Golden Globes, Oprah, Natalie Portman, Time's Up, Christmas card, Java, Fiji, Google Maps Comments