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the stolen history of new york

Examining the stories of the people and places lost in time to uncover the legacy of slavery and colonialism in modern-day Manhattan

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minute thoughts 2.13.20

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

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year in review: 2019

My year & decade in review and 2019 favorites

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lifejayemseyYear in Review, blogging, Y2K, millennium, San Diego, Singapore, New York, New York City, love, travel, oral history, working holiday visa, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Thailand, Taiwan, Cambodia, France, London, Scotland, Costa Rica, Chicago, Portland, LA, mass shootings, democracy, kitten, graduation, Big Bear, Super Mario Odyssey, Arrowhead Village, Nintendo Switch, Super Mario Galaxy, Mandarin duck, hot duck, waterfall, La Fortuna Waterfall, Alajuela, La Fortuna, Monteverde, Chapman University, Asian Pacific American Heritage Month, Gov Ball, Randall's Island Park, ZHU, Florence and the Machine, Fyre Festival, The Strategy Super Sizer Megaclass, Julian Cole, Mark Pollard, Maine, anniversary, sunrise, Alaska, Baltic Sea, Mendenhall Glacier, silent disco, weddings, KAABOO, influencers, Snoop Dogg, Long Island City, LIC, Pepsi-Cola, Mia, Fish, Christmas, Instagram, housewarming, Samin Nosrat, Salt Fat Acid Heat, scallion pancakes, Molly Yeh, my name is yeh, Bouchon Bakery, laser tag, Ramen Ishida, ramen, Chinatown, How Sweet Eats, Shu Jiao Fu Zhou Cuisine, Bar Pa Tea, Oscar Wilde, tea, Burp Bowl Café, KitKat, Between the World and Me, Ta-Nehisi Coates, Obama, The Immortalists, Chloe Benjamin, Educated, Tara Westover, Intimations, Alexandra Kleeman, The New York Times, Trick Mirror: Reflections on Self-Delusion, Jia Tolentino, Evicted: Poverty and Profit in the American City, Matthew Desmond, The New Yorker, millennials, gentrification, San Francisco, The Pudding, happiness, Ariana Grande, cultural appropriation, E. Jean Carroll, gaslighting, sexual assault, Central Park Five, grocery store, taxi, Aperol spritz, culture, pop culture, Gamergate, Allbirds, Uniqlo, Krave Beauty, Great Barrier Relief, Kale-lalu-yAHA, Stratia Liquid Gold, gua sha, Lauren Singer, zero-waste, Great Jones, Dutch oven, Secret Eyelash NYC, Dyson, Decrypto, Los Espookys, Booksmart, Hustlers, The Hustlers at Scores, The Haunting of Hill House, Cambodian Rock Band, Cambodian Genocide, Fleabag, Parasite, Luigi's Mansion 3Comment
minute thoughts 12.15.19

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

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minute thoughts 5.23.19

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

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pocket philosophy 2019

My second all-night philosophy festival

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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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year in review: 2018

My year in review and 2018 favorites

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lifejayemseyYear in Review, blogging, relationships, postcard, Brooklyn, Crown Heights, Manhattan, aliveness, New York City, winter, Middle Branch, Baltic Sea, Copenhagen, Stockholm, St. Petersburg, Tallinn, Kiel, Mia, Bombay, Brooklyn Animal Action, Little Panthers, ZHU, #cravingsfest, Twitter, Chrissy Teigen, John Legend, Cravings, Cravings 2: Hungry For More, Luna, California, Korinne, LA, Santa Barbara, Big Sur, Sonoma, San Francisco, Morro Bay, The Arboretum, peacock, Isla Vista, Ripplewood Resort, Bixby Bridge, Hawaii, Japanese Tea Garden, Fisherman's Wharf, Golden Gate Bridge, Washington D.C., Gwendolyn, Spy Museum, Newseum, Smithsonian National Portrait Gallery, Obama, Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum, George Washington, Michelle Obama, Brothers & Sisters, Line Hotel, Molly Yeh, my name is yeh, Syndicated Brooklyn, Madwell, 72andSunny, Love Actually, Street Food Cinema, 5K, Roscoe's, Museum of Death, Museum of Tolerance, Heaven's Gate, The Wolves, Shoo Shoo Baby, Paris, Croix Me A River, Disneyland, California Adventure, Guardians of the Galaxy, Incredicoaster, Toy Story Midway Mania, Radiator Springs Racers, Space Mountain, Pirates of the Caribbean, Haunted Mansion, Indiana Jones, brunch, Christmas, xiao long bao, Ruby's Café, matcha, Brooklyn Ball Factory, Trader Joe's, cold brew, butter toffee pretzels, KazuNori, Momosan, Daikaya, Sonoratown, Seabutter, Jongro KBBQ, Bad Blood: Secrets and Lies in a Silicon Valley Startup, Theranos, Elizabeth Holmes, Bill Gates, The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo, The New York Times, #MeToo, Domino's, creativity, F*ck Off Fund, negotiation, long distance, Griefbacon, Bloomberg, America, venture capitalism, Ta-Nehisi Coates, college, Minute Thoughts, heroin, addiction, white supremacy, white nationalism, The White Flight of Derek Black, I.AM.GIA, Uniqlo, Fenty Beauty, Mix No. 6, Hourglass, C.O. Bigelow, jasmine, Pat McGrath, KitchenAid, Neogen, Acwell, NARS, Glow Recipe, Bliss, Swisch, MoMA Design Store, TOKiMONSTA, Shanghai Asian Manor, A Night of Philosophy and Ideas, Asian AmericanComment
postcards from new york, no. 2: happy one-year anniversary to me!

365+ days later. Still happy to be here.

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