The field school made me realize both how difficult it is to find a job in publishing but also, strangely, how sometimes easy it can be—it seems like a lot of the hiring process comes down to luck, good timing, or good personal encounters. From the outside looking in, the whole corporate hiring thing looks […]
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How to do an open mic at KGB
So you want to expose yourself to strangers in a dark, cramped room? Say less! First, a history of the bar and its significance. KGB is a well-known dive bar in the East Village. Before it was KGB, it was a speakeasy operated by the Italian mob member Lucky Luciano. (He was in the Five […]
New York as Palimpsest
I thought it was important that the city is trying to acknowledge its Dutch and British colonial origins. Outside of St. Mark’s church, there was a sign recording all of the unmarked enslaved people buried there. At the Museum of the City of New York, the main exhibit made a point of detailing Lenape indigenous […]
Day in New York – May 9, 2023
This was our first full day in the city, and the day we did our walking tour of Greenwich Village. I started by getting a latte (with caramel syrup and oat milk, always!!) at Le Café Coffee by the YMCA. I went here almost every day—the baristas and coffee are amazing. We took the train […]
Museum of the City of New York
On Friday, I visited the Museum of the City of New York, a modestly-sized museum on the eastern side of Central Park. It’s in a beautiful old building and has a permanent exhibit on the city through the ages. I really like to try to imagine New York before all the insanity of skyscrapers and […]